Win a Staycation: Ride the Capital Wheel

The Capital Wheel at National Harbor
The Capital Wheel at National Harbor

Here’s a contest that caught my eye, mostly because of the chance to ride the brand new Capital Wheel.

The Maryland Office of Tourism is running a sweepstakes for a staycation at National Harbor, right on the Potomac River in Prince George’s County.

National Harbor is a multi-use riverfront development with outlet shopping, dining, entertainment and lodging.

I call this a staycation sweepstakes, because it includes hotel, meals, and entertainment, but not plane fare to Washington, DC.

Enter the National Harbor Summer Getaway sweepstakes by June 25, 2014, for a chance to win this prize package:

In addition, the grand prize includes four offers from the Potomac Riverboat Company:

  • Two VIP boarding passes (each pass admits two):  Alexandria – National Harbor Water Taxi;
  • Four VIP vouchers: National Mall Water Taxi;
  • Four VIP boarding passes:  George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens Cruise;
  • Four VIP vouchers:  Washington Monuments Cruise.

I entered this contest.  I think it would be a blast to stay on the other side of the Beltway and get around via water taxi for a couple of days.  Does it tempt you?

 

Win an Entire Year of Family Nights Out!

Fandango Family Movie Night Sweepstakes

Okay, here’s another sweepstakes offer I couldn’t help but share.

Fandango is offering a chance to win everything you  need to have the perfect family movie night every week, for a whole year!

The grand prize winner will receive:

  • Four Fandango movie tickets per week
  • Dinner out for four
  • Concessions
  • Gas money to cover your trips to the theater

Fandango is valuing this prize at $13,000 — it’s kind of astounding to think that that’s the cost of family entertainment these days.

They are also offering twenty weekly prices of $100 each in Fandango promo codes.

The sweepstakes runs from 5/28/14 to 6/27/14

You can enter online here.

Win a Year’s Worth of French Chocolate and a Trip to Paris!

Hipmunk Paris Sweepstakes Here’s a travel sweepstakes with a bonus:  it’s a contest for a trip to Paris and it comes with a year’s worth of chocolate!  Hard to pass on this one!

The Grand Prize includes:

  • Vosges Haut-Chocolat years worth of chocolate (value of $400)

    Hipmunk Paris Sweepstakes
    Vosges Haut Chocolat
  • 3 nights at Pavillon De La Reine on the Place des Voges, including breakfast (value of $1500)
  •  Curated weekend itinerary by Fathom (value of $100)
  • A private driver via Uber
  • $2500 for airfare for two roundtrip economy class tickets from anywhere in the continental U.S. to Paris,provided by HipMunk.

You can enter the contest here, by June 13, 2014.:  Travel the World Through Chocolate Paris Sweepstakes.

Remember to uncheck the tiny boxes on the bottom of the entry form if you do not want to receive adverts from the contest sponsors.

Japan Dreaming? Stop By New York’s Grand Central Terminal March 6-8

Japan Week 2014 Grand Central Terminal

If you are dreaming of a trip to Japan, like I am, you may want to stop by Grand Central Terminal in New York City for the annual Japan Week events March 6th through 8th, 2014.

The theme this year is “Discover the Past and Future in the Present,” a celebration of Old and New Japan.  

Japan Week is a public-private partnership organized by the Japan Tourism Agency and Japan National Tourism Organization, supported by the General Consulate of Japan in New York.

The festival will take place at Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall from March 6 – 8, 2014.  Half of Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal will transform into early 20th century Japan, and the other half will represent Japan’s present and future.

The event aims to introduce people to the unique features of Japan via cultural events, technology, art and music exhibits, food and beverages.

There will be a virtual reality theatre to guide visitors through Japan’s culture heritage, and a special appearance by a master of amezaiku, who transforms candy into marvelous sugar sculptures, and who is one of only a few people left in Japan who still perform this art.

There is also sweepstakes for free roundtrip tickets to Japan from JFK to Narita, sponsored by Delta Airlines, that you can enter online.

The only aspect of the festival that requires tickets is the Pop Up Bar, a replica of a 100-year café with servers dressed in Taisho era costumes, featuring exclusive sake from regions throughout Japan.

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Win a Trip to the Winter Olympics Every Four Years, for Life

Win a Trip to the Winter Olympic Games for Life

Have you enjoyed watching the winter Olympics this year?

If so, you’ve probably noticed that Visa is a corporate sponsor.

Wouldn’t if be fabulous to attend the games in person?  It would be a once in a lifetime experience!  What if you could attend every Olympic Winter Games for as long as you live?

To promote its association with the Olympic games, Visa is running a contest to win a trip to the Olympic Winter Games for life!

Every time you use your Visa credit card from January 1 through February 28, 2014 and you will be automatically entered to win a trip to the Olympic Winter Games for life, every four years beginning in the winter of 2018.

One grand prize winner of the Visa Olympic Winter Games Trip for Life Sweepstakes and one guest will receive round-trip airfare and accommodations for two, round-trip event transportation, and tickets to Olympic events.  

Official rules are available at online.  

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Details for mailing in an entry are available online.  

 The odds of winning are less than 1 in 6 billion, but what the hey?  

I love the ice skating events and the free ski, and the scenery in Sochi is absolutely spectacular!  And you?  

Win a 2014 Mustang Convertible and Hit the Road!

I’m not big on travel sweepstakes … but with summer vacation coming up, this one was too good to pass up!  Enter the Ultimate Road Trip Sweepstakes sponsored by Hilton HHonors, Alamo, Enterprise, and National Car Rental by July 31, 2013 for a chance to win the ultimate road trip!

2014 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible
2014 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible

One Grand Prize winner receives:

  • 2014 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible
  • Certificate for five nights at any hotel or resort in the Hilton HHonors portfolio
  • $500 Hilton HHonors Gift Card

Five First Prize winners receive:

  • Certificate for two nights at any hotel or resort in the Hilton HHonors portfolio
  • $200 car rental gift coupon
  • $100 Hilton HHonors Gift Card

Are you tempted to take a chance?

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