In February, PBS is airing a documentary by Ken Burn’s called “America’s Best Idea: The National Parks.” In celebration, the National Parks Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are giving away a free trip to one of America’s most popular national parks.
Participating is easy – just share with the world one, or all, of your favorite spots in America’s national parks. Anytime during the month of February, visit http://thisisyourland.nationalparks.org to explore America’s 392 national parks online, and then mark your spot by sharing your favorite moments, stories and experiences. Individuals that add their spot to at least one park will be entered to win a three night trip for two, including lodging and airfare, to their choice of the following destinations located in, or within close proximity to, some of America’s most beloved parks:
Shenandoah National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Denali National Park
Glacier Bay National Park
Yellowstone National Park & Grand Teton National Park
Olympic National Park
The grand prize winner will also receive a $300 resort credit to use towards meals and/or activities (cannot be used towards lodging, retail, fuel, or any non-ARAMARK managed operations), and an official ”America’s Best Idea” book signed by filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. In addition, twenty runner-up winners will receive an “America’s Best Idea” poster signed by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, and a limited edition National Park Foundation “America’s Best Idea” t-shirt.
American Airlines is pleased to help customers travel in style this ski season with the Other Side of Vail and Beaver Creek sweepstakes, showcasing three great opportunities for winners and their guests to enjoy the Vail and Beaver Creek complete resort experience.
Running now through Jan. 15, 2010, the Other Side of Vail and Beaver Creek sweepstakes will feature three events in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colo. One grand-prize winner will get the opportunity to attend all three events with three guests, while three first-prize winners will each get to go to one of the events with a guest. Customers may enter for a chance to win by registering online at www.aa.com/vaileventspromo.
Featured events for the sweepstakes include:
The “Master Chef Classic” presented by Bon Appetit, featuring a chef competition and Grand tasting, held on Beaver Creek Mountain.
“Carnivail,” which celebrates Fat Tuesday with a studded parade, crawfish boil, and concerts on Vail Mountain.
The “Spring Back to Vail” event – the last big party of the season – with the World Championships of Pond Skimming and concerts on Vail Mountain.
The Other Side of Vail and Beaver Creek sweepstakes grand prize winner will win a trip for four to all three events and three first prize winners will win a trip for two to one event. Each trip includes:
Enough AAdvantage® miles for round trip domestic tickets
Lodging in a luxurious Vail or Beaver Creek resort
An Adventure Session that will offer a guided ski tour around the mountain
Ski lift tickets and ski rentals
Ground transportation
Customers can receive one sweepstakes entry by registering at www.aa.com/vaileventspromo. Registrants may also earn additional entries by purchasing a flight to Eagle County and/or Denver on AA.com during the promotional period, and by referring a friend to the sweepstakes. Up to five total entries are permitted.
Experience the event of a lifetime: Celebrity Eclipse’s journey to sea…Thousands will cheer as Celebrity Cuise Line’s newest ship, Celebrity Eclipse, makes her way from the shipyard in Germany to the North Seain The Netherlands. Win your way onboard this exclusive, once-in-a-lifetime voyage and rare behind the scenes opportunity. 10 winners and their guests will be the first individuals outside of the cruise line’s employees to board the Celebrity Eclipse when it sets sail for the first time…the first to be led and hostedthroughout the ship by Celebrity’s President and CEO Dan Hanrahan; first to nestle into the ship’s AquaClass staterooms, first to sample the ships innovatice cuisine created by the line’s VP of Culinary Operations and Chef Jacques Van Staden and the first to have the chance to interact with the ship’s senior officers. The sailing is scheduled for March 13, 2010. The Eclipse of a Lifetime prize package includes a night in Dusseldorf, one of the hippest cities in Germany, prior to boarding the ship and a night in freewhaling Amsterdam after departing the ship. Each “Eclipse of a Lifetime” winner also receives coach-class air fot 2 from each winner’s nearest gateway, all meals and activities onboard the ship; all pertinent gratuities and ground transfers from airport and hotel in Europe.
Entries must be received December 7th through January 4th, 2010. Ten lucky winners will be chosen for this exclusive event! Register to win.
Whether you are a wine connoisseur or just an enthusiast, expand your horizons on a tour or France river cruise through the Burgundy Wine Region.
Most of the vineyards in the Champagne region can be found in Epernay and Reims. In Reims you will also find the amazing Louis XV Palace, the Roman Porta de Mars, and many museums dedicated to the art of making effervescent wine. The 13th century Reims Cathedral is a famous jewel of Gothic architecture. The cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was destroyed in World War I, but was restored with its stunning facade, interior and stained-glass windows. Try to make time to visit Moet Chandon and Taittinger vineyards as well as Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Beaunne, is the wine capital of Burgundy, and an ideal base to explore the vineyards. The burgundy region is known as the meeting place of civilizations. Located in the center of France, it is easily accessible via the high speed TGV train and numerous highways winding throughout.
Below is a video compliments of the France Tourist Board. You can also click to register with the France Tourist Board to win a trip to Alsace, Burgundy and Champagne region.
Do you have amazing pictures of Italy you would like to share?
Fodor’s has partnered with Princess Cruises for the “Show us Your Italy Photo Contest.”
First-time visitors to Italy come in search of la dolce vita (the good life) and they quickly learn just how easy it is to escape completely. A romantic gondola ride in Venice. A walk in Caeser’s footsteps in ancient Rome. A meal of fresh tortellini in Bologna. There are thousands of discoveries to be made and places to explore, which provide travelers with plenty of reasons to visit again and again. Share the moments and photos that made your trip to Italy special for a chance to have your photograph featured in Fodor’s Italy and receive a suite of Fodor’s latest full-color guides (ARV = $130).
Runner-up winners will have their photographs featured in a slideshow on Fodors.com and will win two (2) Fodor’s guides of their choice (ARV = $45). In addition, if any photographs are selected to be included in a future Fodor’s guide, those entrants will also receive a complimentary copy of the guide in which their photo appears.
Enter today and tell friends and family who have traveled to Italy to enter as well. The “Show Us Your Italy” contest closes November 26, 2009.
Can a picture inspire a vacation? Southwest Airlines thinks it can! Southwest Airlines is looking for your “Vacation Inspiring Photos,” or VIPs – original, jaw dropping, grab-your-bags-right-now-because-It’s-On! photos to feature on the Southwest Airlines Travel Guide.
Southwest is looking for inspring photos and is offering great prizes for the best one’s submitted. Enter between October 20th and November 13th. Each week the airline will select one winning photo and the winner will receive a new digital Kodak camera. One Grand Prize winner will receive two roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines and the photo will be featured in the airline’s onboard magazine, Spirit.
Now through November 22nd, when you stay at any of the 670- participating Courtyard by Marriott hotels throuhgout the US and Canada, and you will receive a $25 Certificate to NFLShop.com or TicketsNow.com –All Guests will also be entered to Win a Trip to Meet Football Commentator James Brown. Other prizes include a 50-inch flat screen TV and Courtyard gift cards. *For terms and conditions, visit www.courtyard.com/biggame.
RCCL’s “GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT – AND WIN!”
Do you have a incredible photo from a recent Royal Caribbean cruise vacation? We want to see them! Enter your best photo in the Crown & Anchor® Society Member Photo Contest for your chance to win the grand prize of a 7-Night Caribbean cruise of your choice, or a number of other great prizes.*
*Contest is open to Crown & Anchor Society Members only (past passengers can sign up at no charge.) Log in to the Crown & Anchor Society online member area for full contest details.
In celebration of Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream, the company today announced the Virtual Book of Dreams contest, inviting residents in the U.S. and Canada to participate in a call for entries. Children between the ages of 7 to 12 have the opportunity to share their awesome dreams online at www.carnivalbookofdreams.com for a chance to become the world’s first-ever cruise ship waterslide Godchild, and travel to New York City to christen the spectacular Carnival WaterWorks aqua park on the Carnival Dream. The winning family will also receive a cruise on the Carnival Dream when the ship makes its North American debut in November.
In an effort to remind people why it’s important to dream, Carnival Cruise Lines also announced it will make a $2 donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for every entry received and $1 for each vote on the Virtual Book of Dreams web site www.carnivalbookofdreams.com, with a maximum contribution of $25,000 donated to St. Jude. St. Jude is one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Dream Big, Win Big
To enter the Virtual Book of Dreams(TM) contest, children must complete the thought “I’m always dreaming up fun stuff. Wouldn’t it be awesome if … ” in 250 words or less. From August 18, 2009 until September 18, 2009, parents or legal guardians of children between the ages of 7 to 12 can submit their child’s written dream entry and corresponding hand-drawn illustration online at www.carnivalbookofdreams.com.
Dream submissions will be judged upon creativity and originality of the dream, expression and emotional content. In late September 2009, Carnival will announce four finalists chosen by a panel of judges, in addition to one Wild Card finalist who will be selected via public online voting at www.carnivalbookofdreams.com. Each of the finalists will be featured in a final round of public online voting that will run through the beginning of October.
The virtual Book of Dreams Grand Prize Winner will be chosen via the voting process in mid-October, named the Godchild of the Carnival WaterWorks water slide aboard the Carnival Dream and invited to participate in a ship christening ceremony in New York City in mid-November 2009. The winning family will also receive a two-night cruise aboard Carnival Dream. All other finalists will receive digital cameras and other prizes from Carnival.
About Carnival Dream
Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream, is a new class of vessel for the line and ushers in an exciting new era in “Fun Ship” cruising. The 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream will offer a host of innovations including a stunning indoor/outdoor cafe and entertainment venue called Ocean Plaza, a two-level Serenity adults-only retreat, a wrap-around promenade encircling the ship, the cruise industry’s largest water park that features the Carnival WaterWorks waterslide, and a 23,750-square-foot health spa – Carnival’s largest to date. Several new accommodation categories, including five-berth, two-bathroom staterooms that will hold particular appeal for families, will also be offered on the Carnival Dream.
Twenty lucky winners will receive an AHAVA Frequent Flyer Travel Set Giveaway. The prize contains travel-size containers of Mineral Shower Gel, Mineral Hand Cream, Mineral Foot Cream, Purifying Mud Mask, Cleansing Cream and Smoothing Moisturizer in a deluxe vinyl travel tote. Approx. retail value: $39;
In February, PBS is airing a documentary by Ken Burn’s called “America’s Best Idea: The National Parks.” In celebration, the National Parks Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are giving away a free trip to one of America’s most popular national parks.
American Airlines is pleased to help customers travel in style this ski season with the Other Side of Vail and Beaver Creek sweepstakes, showcasing three great opportunities for winners and their guests to enjoy the Vail and Beaver Creek complete resort experience.
Whether you are a wine connoisseur or just an enthusiast, expand your horizons on a 
Can a picture inspire a 
Now through November 22nd, when you stay at any of the 670- participating Courtyard by Marriott hotels throuhgout the US and Canada, and you will receive a $25 Certificate to NFLShop.com or TicketsNow.com –All Guests will also be entered to Win a Trip to Meet Football Commentator James Brown. Other prizes include a 50-inch flat screen TV and Courtyard gift cards. *For terms and conditions, visit 
RCCL’s “GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT – AND WIN!” 
In celebration of Carnival Cruise Lines’ newest and largest ship, the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream, the company today announced the Virtual Book of Dreams contest, inviting residents in the U.S. and Canada to participate in a call for entries. Children between the ages of 7 to 12 have the opportunity to share their awesome dreams online at 
