Share Your Humorous Holiday Stories

CLEVELAND, Oct. 23 -- Author Rose Cherin once said, "Heirlooms we don't have in our family. But stories we've got." Whether it's a funny story about a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner or trying to accommodate 10 visiting relatives with only one working bathroom, these family stories often become the thread of humor that connects our generations.

Now there is an outlet for your funny holiday stories - one that may even let you win free hotel nights for you or your overnight visitors. For the second year in a row, Americas Best Value Inn is asking visitors to its website, http://www.AmericasBestValueInn.com, to post their funny holiday stories at the "Too Close For Comfort - Holiday Edition!" link.

The top 10 winners, voted on by the public, will each win $150 in free room nights, making Americas Best Value Inn their 'spare guest room' the next time they travel or host overnight guests. The room nights are redeemable at any of the brand's participating 750 inns, hotels, and suites throughout North America.

Last year, a woman from New Jersey posted a story about the time she visited friends, only to find the host's escaped boa constrictor in her bed. "They all thought it was funny," she wrote, "I'm just glad that snake was not hungry."

Visitors to the site may read the postings and vote for their favorite story. Participants in the voting process are eligible to win prizes from sponsors HBO and Thrifty Car Rental.

By using humor as a tool, Americas Best Value Inn hopes to remind everyone to take the time to relax, laugh, and enjoy their family and friends. "Most of our hotels are family owned and operated," said Peter Frantz, Marketing Director, "so we want to create an interactive channel for our guests to share their funny stories about staying with relatives and friends."

The promotion runs now through January 31, 2008. Visit http://www.AmericasBestValueInn.com for more information.