MELBOURNE, Fla.—May 1, 2009—Making good on their promise to reward prospective home buyers, Holiday Builders announced today George Gentry and his family of Irbo, South Carolina are the first of three lucky winners to be chosen for a paid vacation to Costa Rica.



"We are always looking for incentives to encourage home buyers to experience our affordable homes that uphold their value," said Rolando Ramos, Marketing Vice President of Holiday Builders. "We are so excited the Gentry family took the simple steps to register for our giveaway, ultimately winning the opportunity to explore the beautiful country of Costa Rica."



Holiday Builders sent out personalized direct mail pieces, encouraging recipients to visit a personalized URL, complete registration and fill out a survey describing their home buying situation. The Gentry family was one of 859 registrants who participated in the first phase of this promotion.



"Of course we never expected to win," George Gentry said. "We weren't even in the market to touring the grand opening and purchasing a home."



The Costa Rican dream vacation giveaway is scheduled to run through the end of the summer and will be awarded to prospective home buyers who have registered and followed the easy process. Winners are selected randomly from the pool of online registrants. The next winner will be announced later this summer.



About Holiday Builders



Based in Melbourne, Florida, Holiday Builders was founded more than 25 years ago. Entirely employee owned, Holiday Builders’ reputation for building high-quality, affordable homes has enabled the company to grow not only throughout Florida, but also throughout the Southeast. To date, Holiday Builders has helped more than 30,000 home buyers realize their dream of home ownership throughout Florida, Texas, Alabama and South Carolina. For more information, call 800-719-4208.