OAKLAND, Calif.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--May 5, 2005--Get ready to hit the open road this summer! Lonely Planet and Volkswagen have teamed up to enable college students to experience the gift of travel by offering a nationwide sweepstakes whose grand prize is a 2-year lease on a Volkswagen Certified Pre-Owned Jetta and a Lonely Planet customized road trip itinerary and travel pack, including a $1,000 pre-loaded American Express Travelers Cheque Card.
US residents who are students and/or employees of accredited university in the USA may enter for a chance to win by visiting www.winaroadtrip.com before May 31, 2005. Terms and conditions apply, limit one entry per person. Complete rules and regulations are found at www.winaroadtrip.com.
Working with local Education Abroad Offices, Lonely Planet and VW will be visiting three college campuses in Southern California in May. Students will be able to visit a Lonely Planet table, have their travel questions answered by a spirited team of experts and learn about Certified Pre-Owned VWs.
Lonely Planet will host a free panel discussion at each campus, featuring a Lonely Planet author, a Lonely Planet editor, and other travel experts. The events are open to the public. Topics to be discussed include: different experiences and rewards offered when traveling via road trips, travel writing as a career, how travel is enabled by the university, and a special look inside the making of Lonely Planet`s new USA & Canada on a Shoestring guide!
The schedule of visits:
University of California, San Diego
May 10th and 11th
Panel discussion and reception, Tuesday, May 10th, 7pm-9pm in Center Hall #119.
University of California, Los Angeles
May 12th and 13th
Panel discussion and reception, Thursday, May 12th, 7-9pm in Moore Hall, Room 100.
University of California, Santa Barbara
May 16th and 17th
Panel discussion Monday, May 16th, 7-9pm at Embarcadero Hall in Isla Vista.
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Lonely Planet creates and delivers the most compelling and comprehensive travel content in the world, giving travelers trustworthy information, engaging opinions, powerful images and informed perspectives on destinations around the globe. While known primarily for its 600+ travel guidebooks published in 15 languages, Lonely Planet also offers an award-winning website, photographic image library, television production and distribution and digital travel content licensing. With a global staff of over 400, Lonely Planet is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and has regional offices in London and the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information about Lonely Planet, visit our website at www.lonelyplanet.com
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