Middleton man wins three-night stay in Las Vegas

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A Middleton man has won a three-night stay in Las Vegas after entering a competition to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Manchester Airport.

Andrew Taylor has been given a three-night stay at Las Vegas Strip Hotel and two tickets to Cirque du Soleil provided by Las Vegas Tourist Board and a £1,500 travel voucher from Manchester Airports Group (MAG).

Andrew said: “As an aeroplane aficionado from a very early age, I first visited Manchester Airport in 1983 to watch my uncle take off to Naples.

“Shortly after this visit, I flew to Ibiza on my very first flight, and since then have been fortunate enough to travel far and wide for both business and pleasure. The vast majority of these trips have begun at Manchester, a place I am proud to call my local airport.

“As Manchester Airport celebrates its 85th anniversary, it seems fitting that I can win this fantastic prize to celebrate my 40th anniversary of flying around the world from Manchester. And what better place to celebrate a special anniversary than the party capital of Las Vegas.

“I am absolutely thrilled to have won this prize and cannot wait to get airborne from Manchester once again, for what should be a wonderful experience in the entertainment capital of the world.”

The competition launched on Monday 26 June – the day after the airport’s official birthday – and the winners were drawn as part of the celebrations for Manchester Day, which the airport sponsored, on Saturday 29 July.

Manchester Airport Managing Director Chris Woodroofe said: “We are really proud to have been connecting this region to the rest of the world for 85 years as the UK’s global gateway in the North.

“One of the special things about international travel is making memories and it gives us great pleasure to be able to play a part in that for millions of passengers every year. The winners in our competition are getting prizes that we hope they will remember for the rest of their lives so it’s fantastic to have been able to work with our partners to do that.

“We wish all the winners the very best on their travels.”

Other prizes awarded to entrants included VIP tours of the Runway Visitor Park, including tours of Concorde, food and drink vouchers, airport lounge passes, duty free vouchers, travel currency and goody bags containing vouchers, gifts and more.