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North Pole Woman Wins Trip to Anchorage During Rondy : Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alaska Airlines and Hilton Anchorage Announce Sweepstakes Winner

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Feb. 21, 2008 – Karen Denny, of North Pole, Alaska, has won a free trip for two to the state’s largest city during Fur Rendezvous and the Quad 08 festival, Feb. 28 – Mar. 2, 2008, as part of the Rendezvous with Rondy Sweepstakes sponsored by Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB), Alaska Airlines and Hilton Anchorage.

“My husband and I were just talking a couple of nights ago about how nice it would be to go to Anchorage,” says Denny. “We have been seeing the commercials for Fur Rendezvous on TV, wondering what it was all about. Now we get to find out! We are very excited!”

While in the city, Denny and her husband will enjoy a jam-packed weekend of fun-filled activities in Anchorage’s Big Wild Life™ that includes: the Alaska Native Arts Market, the Miners & Trappers Ball, Rondy on Ice, the Ceremonial Start of the 36th Annual Iditarod Sled Dog Race®, Tour of Anchorage, the WILDfest ice castle and the Alaska Sound Celebration Melodrama.

Denny has won:

• Two (2) round trip tickets to Anchorage from anywhere in Alaska that Alaska Airlines flies (Limited to published dates of travel for Rendezvous with Rondy sweepstakes)
• Accommodations for two at the Hilton Anchorage.
• Two (2) tickets to the Alaska Sound Celebration Melodrama (Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, 8 p.m.
• Two (2) tickets to the Miners & Trappers Ball (Saturday, March 1, 2008, 7:30 p.m., Egan Center)
• Two (2) tickets to Rondy on Ice (Sunday, March 2, 2008, 5 p.m., UAA Wells Fargo Sports Center)

There’s still plenty of time for travelers to plan their trip to Anchorage for Quad 08. For a complete list of upcoming events and travel deals, explore www.Anchorage.net.

Other Quad 08 Events:

36th Annual Iditarod Championship Sled Dog Race®

You can’t compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1,100 miles through the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. Jagged mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast will challenge more than 100 sled dog teams as they vie to be first through the burled arch in Nome, Alaska. Danger lurks around every corner with temperatures plummeting far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of river overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous mountain pass climbs. The Iditarod is truly a race extraordinaire, possible only in Alaska.

Tour of Anchorage

See all of Anchorage in a 50k, 40k, or 25k route across town. Billed as a premier ski marathon, the Tour of Anchorage is part of the American Ski Marathon Series, North America's longest running and largest citizen's racing and touring series. There are actually 4 races, a 25 k classical race, and a 25k, 40k and 50k freestyle. Special rates and packages available for participants and spectators.

WILDfest

New this year, WILDfest will offer a “teaser” event in 2008. Anchorage residents and visitors will have a chance to climb inside WILDfest’s sparkling ice castle near Anchorage’s Town Square. The full festival will premiere in 2009, offering an expanded range of events, including Alaska’s first-ever winter triathlon, a pond hockey tournament, three free evening outdoor concerts and an enormous snow maze.

The Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau’s mission is to attract and serve visitors to the Municipality of Anchorage. ACVB’s marketing functions are funded by one-third of the bed tax collected by the lodging association. One-third goes to the Municipality’s general fund and one-third goes to the Anchorage Civic and Convention Center construction project. ACVB receives no state or federal funds. For more information, explore www.Anchorage.net.

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Media Contacts:

Shelly Wozniak
Public Relations Manager
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
swozinak@anchorage.net
(907) 257-2331 direct
(907) 250-5285 cell
(907) 222-3752 fax

Nance Larsen, APR
Vice President, Communications & Marketing Programs
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau
pr@anchorage.net
(907) 276-4118
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