British Airways to award free trips

Small businesses with good ideas about growing their business internationally could win free trips to London and beyond in a new contest sponsored by British Airways.

The airline plans to award 250 trips to U.S. small-business people and entrepreneurs in its 2010 Face-to-Face program. Details about how to enter the contest are available at www.   ba.com/facetoface  .

The airline is awarding the trips to promote international business travel and face-to-face contact between small business owners and potential customers overseas.

British flies nonstop from Sea-Tac to London.