USA TODAY Launches Best American Destinations Sweepstakes

MCLEAN, Va., May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY announces the launch of an online sweepstakes called the "Best American Destinations" with travel prizes provided by Orbitz.com.  Kicking off on May 28, the sweepstakes will crown the U.S. travel destination champion through a brackets-style competition. Sweepstakes entry as well as all details and rules can be found at www.americandestination.usatoday.com.

The "Best American Destinations" sweepstakes will start with 32 American destinations and through a series of weekly votes destinations can advance to the next round of play. During the five-week sweepstakes period, readers may vote once a week for their favorite destination. Each time a reader votes, they're eligible for a weekly prize of a $500 Orbitz.com airfare credit. Readers who enter the final round of voting will be eligible for the grand prize of a $2,000 Orbitz.com airfare credit.

The sweepstakes begins as USA TODAY expands its travel Web site, Travel.USATODAY.com. The redesigned and enhanced site is a one-stop destination for travelers looking for expert travel-planning information, news you can use, actionable advice and tips, best-of-breed tools and apps, and community and conversation. It inspires readers, guides them through the travel process and helps them travel better, smarter and cheaper.

USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of more than 1.8 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site which launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.9 million readers daily. The USA TODAY news and information brand also includes: USA TODAY Education, USA TODAY Mobile, and USA TODAY Sports Weekly. USA TODAY is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

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