[November 20, 2009]

VEGAS.com Unveils Winner of "Vegas Experts Exposed" Contest and Names Marie Osmond as Vegas' Favorite Expert

LAS VEGAS, NV, Nov 20, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Over the past several weeks, 30 of VEGAS.com's most famous "employees" -- such as Penn & Teller, Carrot Top, Lance Burton, Marie Osmond, Terry Fator, Chippendales and more -- have competed for the public's attention in the "Vegas Experts Exposed" online video contest and Vegas trip sweepstakes. After a thrilling public vote with tens of thousands of entrants, the wait is over. VEGAS.com officially congratulates Charles (Chuck) Mowery from Bedford, Ohio on winning the Vegas trip and Marie Osmond for receiving the most votes and earning the title of favorite Vegas Expert.

"This contest was a really fun way to illustrate our close relationships with Strip headliners, who come in each week to interact with the staff here at VEGAS.com," said Howard Lefkowitz, President of VEGAS.com. "Now Chuck gets a chance to live like our Vegas Experts by having a VIP vacation experience in Vegas with the chance to meet Marie Osmond." On his trip, Mowery and his wife will enjoy: -- Round-trip airfare -- Four days and three nights' accommodations in the Penthouse Suite at Mirage, provided by The Mirage -- $1,000 shopping spree at either of Fashion Show Mall, Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian or The Shoppes at the Palazzo provided by General Growth Properties -- Two tickets to "Donny & Marie" at Flamingo Las Vegas Casino Hotel, followed by a meet and greet with Marie Osmond, and a night on the town with some of the Vegas experts from VEGAS.com -- Limo transportation from and to McCarran International Airport provided by The Mirage -- $100 dining credit and $100 spa credit at The Mirage For those who want more "Vegas Experts Exposed," VEGAS.com will be documenting Mowery's visit with a series of short online videos. In addition, VEGAS.com will use portions of the top videos as the basis of its upcoming TV ad campaign.

All 30 video clips are still available to view on www.vegas.com/exposed and through the company's established social media pages on Facebook (www.facebook.com/vegas), Twitter (www.twitter.com/vegascom), and YouTube (www.youtube.com/vegas). Each video clip depicts a humorous look at familiar Vegas headliners assisting (or participating) in a myriad of job functions, ranging from employee training, accounting, customer service, human resources, web design, marketing, content creation, programming and more. The "Vegas Experts Exposed" campaign was shot on-location in the Southern Nevada offices of VEGAS.com, the world's largest city travel website, and captured un-scripted interactions between Vegas celebrities and VEGAS.com employees.

About www.VEGAS.com VEGAS.com is the largest city destination travel website in the world with extensive, constantly updated information and a full range of travel products including hotel rooms, air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours and golf. A state-of-the-art contact center provides customer support, expert information and sales 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to complement the information on www.VEGAS.com and espanol.VEGAS.com. VEGAS.com, through its Casino Travel & Tours unit, operates retail and concierge desks at more than 70 locations including the Palms, Paris, Harrah's, Bally's, Mandalay Bay, Excalibur, New York-New York, Luxor and more. The company also offers a variety of excursions including city tours, the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. VEGAS.com is a member of the Greenspun Family of Companies, privately owned and operating in Southern Nevada for more than 60 years.

Media Contact: Michelle Kruczynski / Terri Maruca Kirvin Doak Communications Email Contact / Email Contact 702-737-3100 SOURCE: VEGAS.com http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=98D4D3E0992D18BB http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=E5421B9A36D65EE3

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