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(Charlottetown, PE, July 16, 2008) -Tourism Charlottetown along with the title sponsor the Confederation Bridge is honoured to announce that Jack Frost Children's WinterFest has been awarded 2008 up! magazine Value Award [Kim Green] as voted upon by West Jet clients nationwide. up! magazine is the in-flight WestJet publication, published monthly.

Value Award winners were voted on by thousands of WestJet guests who turn to up! magazine for vital destination information about places, businesses and events that deliver excellent value and provide a high-quality and unique travel experiences to the travelling public.

"We are honoured to have the Jack Frost Children's WinterFest recognized as a leading festival within Canada" states Kim Green, CEO of Tourism Charlottetown & the PEI Convention Partnership. "It is even more significant that it was voted on by the people, and that it is an event that takes place when many believed that a festival with visitor drawing power could not be possible."

The 2008 up! Magazine value awards guide, published in July 2008, is the first annual guide featuring the top 200 travel experiences in WestJet's destinations.

It should be noted that proceeds from the Festival of Lights are used to support the continuation of the Jack Frost Children's WinterFest.