Elvis Presley's Graceland Announces Relief for Travelers With 'Tank you, Tank you very much' Campaign

Elvis Presley's Graceland Announces Relief for Travelers With 'Tank you, Tank you very much' Campaign

With Gas Prices All Shook Up, Graceland Offers Help With Cash Off Platinum Tour

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With gas prices rising as fast as an Elvis hit on the charts, Graceland (http://www.elvis.com/ ) is helping visitors offset their increased travel costs. Through June 30, 2006, visitors to Elvis Presley's Graceland will save $3.00 off their Platinum Tour ticket when they present a gas receipt and a coupon downloaded from the free online Graceland Trip Planner. http://www.elvis.com/gracelandtours/

The new program called "Tank you, Tank you very much" was developed as a way to help visitors planning a trip to Memphis and feeling the pinch of increased gas prices around the country. "Over 75% of the visitors to Graceland arrive by automobile, so we want to let them know we understand the prices are high, and thank them for coming," stated Graceland spokesperson Kevin Kern.

About ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERPRISES, Inc.

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit Elvis.com. EPE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ National Market System (NMS) under the ticker symbol CKXE.

About CKX

CKX, Inc. (NASDAQ:CKXE), a company controlled by Robert F.X. Sillerman and affiliates, is engaged in the ownership, development and commercial utilization of entertainment content. To date, CKX has focused on acquiring globally recognized entertainment content and related assets, including the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis Presley and the operations of Graceland. CKX has also acquired proprietary rights to the IDOLS television brand, including the American Idol series in the United States and local adaptations of the IDOLS television show format which, collectively, air in over 100 countries around the world. CKX plans to continue to make strategic acquisitions of, or partner or align with, companies or individuals that control various forms of established entertainment content, which may include intellectual property rights in music, film, television programming, written works and characters, rights to names, images and likenesses, video games, corporate brands and other related assets For more information about CKX, Inc., visit its corporate website at www.ckx.com .

Source: Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.

CONTACT: David Beckwith, david@thebeckwithcompany.com , or Jason
Wanamaker, both for Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., +1-323-845-9836

Web site: http://www.elvis.com/
http://www.elvis.com/gracelandtours
http://www.ckx.com/

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