Philly, Megabus partner on overnight package

August stays include two nights' hotel, two roundtrip bus tickets from 14 cities

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA TOURISM MKTG. CORP.:

PHILADELPHIA, July 13, 2012 – For one month only, the popular Philly Overnight^® Hotel Package is going mega. Visitors who book the Mega Philly Overnight Hotel Package for a stay in the month of August get accommodations for two nights and free hotel parking as usual, along with a voucher for two roundtrip megabus.com tickets for a return trip to Philadelphia. The package is available at more than 45 hotels in the city and region, and it’s bookable at visitphilly.com/phillyovernight.

The free megabus.com tickets to and from Philadelphia are valid through March 15, 2013 from the following 14 cities: Boston, MA; Buffalo, NY; Buffalo Airport, NY; New York, NY; Syracuse, NY; Harrisburg, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; State College, PA; Secaucus, NJ; Baltimore, MD; Washington DC; Hampton, VA; Richmond, VA; and Toronto, Canada. Some restrictions apply.

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) makes Philadelphia and The Countryside^® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region’s vitality.

For more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit visitphilly.com or uwishunu.com, where you can build itineraries; search event calendars; see photos and videos; view interactive maps; sign up for newsletters; listen to HearPhilly, an online radio station about what to see and do in the region; book hotel reservations and more. Or, call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Historic Philadelphia, at  (800) 537-7676.