Click ‘n Save! Click ‘n Celebrate! Click ‘n Win! Southwest Airlines Celebrates 10 Years of Click ‘n Save With Online Contest

DALLAS, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Southwest Airlines celebrates the tenth anniversary of the weekly special offers email, Click ‘n Save, with an online contest open to everyone called Click ‘n Celebrate! This online contest will give one lucky winner a Grand Prize trip for themselves and up to nine friends to Denver, Phoenix, Florida, or Chicago. To make a stylish statement while having a good time, the fabulous group of winners will receive ground transportation from Avis Rent A Car with a WeDriveU chauffeur, a $1,000 gift card from Chase, and five rooms for three nights (double occupancy) at Hilton Family Hotels.

Beginning in 1998, Southwest Airlines’ Click ‘n Save emails broke new ground by offering online airline offers. Southwest Airlines revolutionized the industry by being one of the first airlines to use email as a way to update customers on fare specials. Now, ten years later and more than seven million members strong, the Click ‘n Save email updates provide Customers with hot travel deals each Tuesday–and joining is painless, we promise! Click ‘n Save subscribers receive fantastic travel deals on air fare, car rentals, hotel offers, cruises, and specials before everyone else!

To sign-up for Click ‘n Save and receive the best fares in the airline industry click on: http://www.southwest.com/email/emailSubscribe.html?ref=cns_info

Entering the Click ‘n Celebrate online contest is just a click away. Visit www.southwest.com, or click on any Southwest online banner to register. Once registered, participants can play to win the Grand Prize and can also instantly win a Southwest Airlines tote or travel coffee mug.

“We are thrilled to celebrate 10 years of giving our Customers the best fares directly to their email inbox,” said Michael Van Houweling, Southwest Airlines Director of Online Marketing. “And, we believe that the winners will have the trip of a lifetime thanks to our partners, Chase, Hilton HHonors, Avis Rent A Car, and WeDriveU.”

The contest runs through January 31, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. central standard time. The administrator will randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winner, from all eligible entries on or around February 2, 2009.

About Hilton HHonors

Hilton HHonors(R) is an esteemed guest reward program that gives frequent travelers a fast way to earn the rewards they want most. It is the only guest reward program to offer Points & Miles(R) and No Blackout Dates with no capacity controls at more than 3,000 hotels. Enrolled members can Double Dip(R) to earn HHonors points and airline miles for the same stay, at nearly any rate, at participating Hilton(R), Conrad(R) Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations(TM), Homewood Suites by Hilton(R) and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection(TM) hotels around the world. In addition to redeeming HHonors points for complimentary nights, Hilton HHonors members can also redeem points for merchandise, vacation packages, unique experience rewards and more.

Membership in HHonors is free. Travelers may enroll online by visiting HiltonHHonors.com. Consumers in the U.S. and Canada can enroll instantly in the program by calling 1-800-HHONORS. Outside the U.S. and Canada, travelers may call the Hilton Reservations and Customer Care office in their area. Travelers also may enroll at any Hilton Family Hotel. For further information, visit HiltonHHonors.com.

Hilton HHonors(R) membership, earning of Points & Miles(R), and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions.

About Avis

Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and its subsidiaries operate one of the world’s leading car rental brands, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services at approximately 2,200 locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Latin American / Caribbean region. Avis is one of the world’s top brands for customer loyalty, as ranked in the 2008 Brand Keys(R) Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR). For more information, visit www.avis.com.

About WeDriveU, Inc.

WeDriveU, Inc. is the leading chauffeur staffing company specializing in professional chauffeurs who drive you in your car. We make the time you spend in your car more productive and enjoyable at home and when you travel. As a proud partner of Avis Budget Group, we offer Avis Chauffeur Drive by WeDriveU in over 600 cities in 25 metropolitan areas across the United States. Since 1988, WeDriveU chauffeurs have set the industry benchmark for quality and professionalism, serving more than 3,500 corporate and individual clients and 500 events. Visit www.wedriveu.com or www.avis.com/driver. For reservations call 1-800-272-5839

For official rules access: http://southwest.promo.eprize.com/clickncelebrate/display_page?page=rules

SOURCE Southwest Airlines