NEW YORK From February 12 through March 14, frequent-stay points earned at Inter-Continental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and other Bass Hotels & Resorts properties can buy a ticket to the NCAA men s basketball championship tournament. A spokesman for Holiday Inn says 4,000 tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis via the Internet.
Early-round seats will cost 30,000 points each, while the “Ultimate Final Four Package,” including three pairs of tickets to the March 31 finals, plus airfare and hotel accommodations in Minneapolis, will cost about 450,000 points. (1/26/01)
SOURCE:Wall Street Journal