If you were a celebrity, you could be here. Bora Bora.

Free Vacations: Yes, Celebrities Get Them

Not that they NEED them. But they get them. Just like you thought. You know, the absolute dream vacation that you always want to do, but feel like you'll never be able to afford? They got one. Free. As a gift. From the Starwood Resorts. Yup. They did.

Included at the Backstage Retreat by Backstage Creations at the SAG Awards was this:

THE $10,000 VACATION GETAWAY TO TWO OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE RESORTS ON BORA BORA THAT WAS PART OF BACKSTAGE CREATIONS CELEBRITY RETREAT AT THIS YEAR’S SAG AWARDS.

Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa

A Member of Starwood’s Luxury Collection

February 1 – July 30, 2006

or

St. Regis Resort, Bora Bora

Opening April 2006

August 1, 2006 – January 30, 2007

• Six days, Five Nights in a Luxurious Overwater Villa in the newest and most lavish resorts on Bora Bora.

• 80-minute “Tahitian Blessing” Spa Ritual for Two

• Assistance with Booking Non-Stop Flights from LAX or JFK on

Air Tahiti Nui, the national airline of Tahiti.

• Jewelry from Robert Wan Pearls, the most exclusive

Tahitian Black Pearl Jeweler in the World.

What Presenters and Winners said about this gift:

• Patricia Arquette, nominee for Best Actress in a TV Drama for MEDIUM – “I’m going! My partner loves to scuba dive!”
• David Strathairn, nominee for Best Actor for GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK – “Is this really true?”
• Matt Dillon, nominee for supporting actor & winner for ensemble cast in a motion picture for CRASH – “I’m in!!”
• HUSTLE & FLOW star Terrence Howard put his finger in the sand that was part of the display and posed for a picture and said “I’m going…I”ll call you TOMORROW to book the trip!”
• Sandra Oh, Winner for Best Actress in a T.V. Drama for GREY’S ANATOMY – posed in front of a picture of a large picture of the interior of a overwater bungalow villa at Starwood’s Luxury Resort in French Polynesia and said “I’m going to Bora Bora!”
• Marcia Cross from DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – which won a SAG for ensemble acting for a TV show – was all ears about the new St. Regis Bora Bora opening in April 2006…since it is being designed with private villa estates -- especially for secluded VIP getaways -- and since Bora Bora is one of the top honeymoon destinations in the world.
• Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Shirley Temple Black said thinking of French Polynesia makes her sentimental, since it was one of her late husband’s favorite places to visit.

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