Puerto Vallarta Gives Five-Star Accommodations at GBK Luxury Gift Lounge Gustavo Rivas-Solis - Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board
February 25, 2013

The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board participated in this year's gift room as part of the celebrations taking place for the 85th Oscar Academy Awards.

Puerto Vallarta is the only destination that participated in the GBK-produced Exclusive Pre-OSCAR 2013 Gift Lounge where they gave away 95 luxury stays in properties including: Barcelo Premium • Casa Velas • Fiesta Americana • Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa • Sheraton Buganvilias • Gran Miramar • Buenaventura • Hilton Puerto Vallarta • Villa Premier Hotel • Golden Crown Paradise • Secrets Vallarta Bay • Now Amber • The Westin Resort & Spa.

These gift packages were given to Oscar nominees and celebrities like "Flight" star Bruce Greenwood, Emmy-Award nominated actress CCH Pounder and "Django Unchained" star Dennis Christopher and others.

Puerto Vallarta has long been a Hollywood favorite, from its conception as an international tourism destination, with the arrival icons like Richard Burton and Ava Gardner who went to Puerto Vallarta to film John Huston’s “The Night of the Iguana” in Mismaloya, located in Vallarta’s southern coast, as well as then superstar Elizabeth Taylor and author Tennessee Williams.

Since then, hundreds of stars have descended on Puerto Vallarta’s shores to enjoy this unique destination, most recently Sofia Vergara, Eva Langoria, as well as Academy Award Winner Kate Winslet and this year’s nominee Bradley Cooper.