Holiday Inn Eases Woes at the Pump

Guests Earn $50 Gas Cards for Three Night Stays

ATLANTA .- Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts and Holiday Inn Express® are teaming up to help travelers forget their pain at the pump.

Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, guests can earn a $50 American Express® gas gift card - the equivalent to a full tank of fuel for most standard vehicles. The gift cards are available to new and existing Priority Club® Rewards (PCR) members who book and stay three consecutive nights at any Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express in the U.S. from Aug. 18 - Sept. 30, 2008 with a “Best Flexible Rate.” To register for the offer; view complete terms and conditions; and sign-up for PCR, guests can visit www.holidayinn.com/freegas50 or call 1-888-4800-GAS (427).

And for tips on how to make the most of their free tank of gas, travelers can check out the popular travel Web series “The Smart ShowTM” (www.hiexpress.com/thesmartshow) by Holiday Inn Express. Each week, the show takes a look at a hot topic - such as rising gas costs - through the smart and clever lens of the Holiday Inn Express brand. In the Webisode titled “Free Gas: Weigh Your Trunk” (episode # 206), viewers learn quick tips and techniques for saving gas, as well as the truth about common fuel usage myths.