PRNewswire

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau is giving five lucky winners $10,000 in cash and prizes that include customized beach vacations.

To kick off the summer travel season, this award-winning destination on the Gulf of Mexico beckons with the “REAL. FUN. BEACH.” travel personality video contest. Launching on Memorial Day, and continuing through Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2009, this one-of-a-kind competition offers five epic prize packages tailored to the winner’s travel personality. Every package includes a five-night stay in plush, waterfront accommodations, plus customized vacation experiences, cash prizes and more.

“We’ve had a tremendous outpouring of interest in our new online contest,” says Dan Rowe, CEO, Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Since its soft launch last week, traffic to our new Web site has jumped more than 55 percent. Web visitors hail from near and far – Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Canada, the U.K., Germany and France – to learn more about Panama City Beach’s unique contest and offerings.”

For more information, log onto www.realfuncontest.com or www.visitpanamacitybeach.com.