ward Johnson International today announced it has contributed the grand prize in the Nick@Nite Family Vacation Sweepstakes in an effort to increase brand awareness among the leisure travel market for its nearly 500 franchised hotels worldwide.

Now through April 27, consumers are invited to celebrate the launch of the television series Wings on Nick@Nite by entering the sweepstakes online at nickatnite.com and clicking on the airplane

Grand prize is a vacation for four to a destination of the winner`s choice in the continental United States, including round-trip coach airfare, four-night accommodations at a Howard Johnson hotel and $500 in cash.

“The Howard Johnson brand is committed to leisure travelers and offering promotions that provide value to our customers,” said Howard Johnson president, Ken Greene. “We believe this promotion will reaffirm the brand’s family-oriented personality in the mind of the consumer.”

Wings, a 1990’s sitcom about two pilot brothers who operate a charter company based in Nantucket, Mass., will join the Nick@Nite lineup April 6. Coinciding with the launch, Nick@Nite is running a weeklong Wings marathon through to April 3 dubbed A Celebration of 100 Years of Flying.

Howard Johnson International Inc. franchises 479 hotels in the United States, Argentina, Canada, China, Colombia, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Mexico, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Venezuela. For more information or to make a reservation at any Howard Johnson location, call toll-free in the United States (800) I-GO-HOJO‰ or visit the Web site at www.howardjohnson.com. Howard Johnson is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD).

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