$55K Luxe Trip to Israel Included in Oscars Swag Bag
A 10-day, first-class trip to Israel is one of the gifts that will be offered in the swag bags of this year’s Oscar nominees.
The trip, valued at $55,000 by Distinctive Assets, the company that put together the gift bags, is just one gift in the bag that total’s $200,000 worth of luxurious gifts, the Daily Beast reported.
Among the other gift items are: a Lifetime supply of skin creams from Lizora, valued at $31,200; Ultherapy—a laser skin-tightening procedure courtesy of 740 Park MD, valued at $5,530; a year’s worth of unlimited Audi car rentals from Silvercar, valued at $45,000; and a 15-day walking tour of Japan valued at $45,000.
The bags are only given to nominees in the main acting and directing categories, according to the Daily Beast.
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