The Best Travel Contests Winter 2009

Luz: Hi and welcome to “Trip on a Deal”. I’m Luz. John: And I’m John, skip right up, spin that wheel and you could win big. Travel to the four corners of the earth with our copulation of the best travel content available right now. Luz: Why pay for a fabulous vacation when you can just win one. Her we go, get your pen and your globe and let’s get right to this. The Thailand tourism authority is sending five teams to explore Thailand’s hot destinations. John: Teams will win $10,000 in cash, five thousand in prizes. Now what do you have to do? Luz: Go to UltimateTalentExplorer.com for details and where to send your 60-second video showing how awesome you would be promoting Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Pattaya or Kau Sembuh. John: You have until January 8 to show what you have to offer. You’re judged on overall enthusiasm, you have that. Charisma you definitely have that, communication skills and your social media savvy as well. You should do this. No, you’re doing pretty good. Luz: We can still win that. John: Absolutely. Well, let’s get cracking them. Luz: In my humble opinion, there is an entry right now that’s an obvious win so there’s time for you to show up your creativity, you’re maybe heading for Thailand. John: Next up are you tired of doing all the work yourself aboard your yacht? Luz: Oh, I so am. John: Yeah, it’s just so hard. Well here’s your chance to win a personal crew yacht through the British Virgin Islands includes round trip for four worth almost five grand. Now you do have one choice to make though. Luz: Are you a 47-foot powered cannon type or a 45-foot sailing yacht type? Both come with a captain a chef and provisions. What are you John? John: Captain sailing yacht catamaran, I don’t know it's so tough. What you have to do? Do you have to make a video or you have to write a poem? Luz: Nothing. John: Nothing? Luz: You’re filling a form. John: That’s still like 20th century. Luz: You don’t want to make too hard in there. John: Now here’s a contest you might find worth winning. How about a trip to the 2010 Grammy awards? Luz: The Grammy’s? John: The big old Grammy’s or the big G. That’s right. Where do they record? They’re going to fly you to LA or New York next March depending on where the show actually will be held but they’re going to get you into the VIP Grammy party. You can hop now with the music industry elite. Not bad. You fill out the form again on RainyDayRecord.net by January 10th. Luz: Wow, what to wear. John: You're going to look great no matter what you wear but you know I got to tell you they’re all be not going to stage anyway, sorry. Luz: You know that’s what I always tell myself but I really like this one, are you ready. National Geographic is giving away a trip to Xiang China for two. This contest coincides with the arrival in DC of the historic terracotta warriors. Remember those guys? John: Dead cool. Luz: They guarded China’s first emperor over 22 hundred years ago. John: They just discovered them about like 30 years ago I think. You and your guest get to visit the site where they were first discovered and it includes round trip air and a 12-day cruise tour of the sights and sounds of China. Now how do you enter? Luz: Simply go to NationalGeographic.com/terracottawarrios and fill in the forms. There’s no excuse for you guys really, everybody should be winning out there. John: Marriott Resort Hawaii is giving away 25 five-day vacation retreats for two to the 49th state. Each week they give away tickets to different gorgeous destinations. Luz: What do I have to do? John: Fill in on the forms at MarriottHawaiitweets.com. Now you have a Twitter account and you’re in. Luz: If you want a little more a challenge than just the form you’re feeling creative make a video showing why you love Hawaii and you can a trip for and 11 friends. Now that’s a trip. It includes air fare, hotel and leeway for you guys and a choice of the two for the major islands. So get those cameras rolling. John: Eleven friends that’s an amazing trip. Do I even know 11 people that I want to be on vacation with? Luz: Not that I know. John: That is a tough one. Luz: It’s called demagogue [ph] John: Here’s one more Hawaii giveaway to increase its circulation of Arts Weekly Magazine is giving away a first class trip for two to Hawaii at a luxury spa resort with food, fun, sun and pampering. Luz: Yes and if you get one of more of those other Hawaii trips you never enter because you don’t win anything. You do in this trip you can bag it and take 25 grand in cash instead. John: That doesn’t suck. Luz: No, it does not. John: They got the fish and you can still stay to the floor. The studio behind the Vince Vaughn comedy couples retreat wants to give you a weekend Tahiti. What do you have to do? Create a video about why a trip to Tahiti will “invest in your love” They’re phrase you figure it out. That’s right. Tap your inner self and share it on YouTube and you maybe heading to the Tahiti. We should enter how would a trip to Haiti invest in our love? Luz: Trust me, you win us a trip to Tahiti and your investment will pay off in dividends even in this economy. John: Well, I guess I have to control on my broker on that one. Luz: Well, go to the link for the entry form and contest rules, get them at TripOnADeal.com. John: And good luck to and if you win be sure to let us know. Now follow us on Twitter.com/triponadeal for these updates and other great updates on contest and deals. Luz: And tune in next week so you can trip on a deal.