tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32352908538408821892024-03-07T21:35:20.151-05:00TRAVEL SWEEPS | TRAVEL SWEEPSTAKES, TRAVEL CONTESTS AND SPA SWEEPSTAKES, TOOA Blog About Travel Sweepstakes by Barbara Benham About Trying to Win a TripUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-48945091438672973362013-05-18T22:30:00.003-04:002013-05-18T22:32:12.111-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-63403299188533078722013-03-21T15:19:00.002-04:002013-03-26T17:08:53.080-04:00i blog over at tumblr these days<a href="http://travel-sweeps.tumblr.com/">Travel-Sweeps.tumblr.com</a><br />
<span style="color: #76a5af;">_____________________________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-82960159608361665712012-07-09T11:46:00.009-04:002012-08-10T16:45:21.576-04:00my latest post on tumblrRead it <a href="http://travel-sweeps.tumblr.com/post/26711376465/sweeps-five-nights-in-rome-plus-a-few-thoughts-on">HERE</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">____________________________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-33436708858429240602012-06-30T16:07:00.012-04:002012-08-10T16:46:20.997-04:002 RT TICKETS FROM IBERIA AIRLINESAnother coincidence! Yesterday we got the name of my son's host family in Zaragoza, Spain. He's studying there this coming academic year. It's quite exciting, this. I plugged the address into Google Maps and could see his street and neighborhood. More on all that to come. Later that same evening, I saw a tweet about a sweeps for round-trip tickets to Spain from Iberia Airlines. This one's on Facebook, not my favorite, but I entered anyway because I am definitely going to Spain at least once, and maybe twice, when he's there.<br />
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To enter, click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IberiaEN/app_410267055650463">HERE</a>. Have a second browser open so you can make sure you choose the correct answer! Note: I'm going to tweet Iberia Airlines because I'm having trouble entering today. It's supposed to be a daily sweeps. I'm thinking it could be a time-difference thang.<br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">____________________________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-70350272797420468142012-06-28T20:07:00.007-04:002012-06-28T23:57:44.730-04:00TUMBLR POST: A WEEK IN TOBAGOAs long-time readers of Travel Sweeps know, I love coincidence. Last evening, when I was heading to an event at the Hay Adams Hotel, my cab happened to pass the Embassy of Trinidad and Tobago .... <a href="http://travel-sweeps.tumblr.com/post/26078264124/sweeps-6-28-12-as-long-time-readers-of-travel">MORE AT THE JUMP</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">____________________________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-36681325526853203512012-06-24T22:20:00.015-04:002012-06-29T14:01:51.569-04:00I NEED A NEW SUITCASEI checked my suitcase the last time I flew, and it got crunched and slashed good. Which means I need a new suitcase. It has to be a large suitcase, a sturdy suitcase, but not a suitcase about which I will care, since it too will eventually get crunched and slashed good. Such is the fact of checked suitcases. I have several lovely suitcases which I shall never check on a commercial flight. They are for car trips. Or trips taken by train. One is black and as big as a coffin. It's a Diane von Furstonberg. The other, from Liz Claiborne, is gray and tufted. They were both impulse purchases, bought because we had so many Christmas gifts to take home on the train. That's my modus operandi, it seems, since I once bought a suitcase because I'd done so much Christmas shopping in Savannah. It was navy, an American Tourister me thinks, and I packed it to the brim with gifts for my little guy. Then the next time I bought a suitcase was in Bologne, when the blue suitcase broke. Now this time, for the first time in ages, I will do research, I shall contrast and compare.<br />
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As for my beat-up suitcase, I don't blame the airlines for this suitcase abuse. It comes with the territory. As awful as flying is these days, I am grateful to live in a time when we can fly. It always feels like a miracle, Leonardo da Vinci's prognostications notwithstanding. UPDATE: By coincidence -- you know I love coincidence! -- here's a fantastic piece on <a href="http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2012/06/travel-tips-best-baggage-luggage-suitcase">shopping for a durable suitcase</a> from Conde Nast Traveler's The Daily Traveler! "Durable" is the operative word!<br />
<span style="color: #93c47d;">_________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-252019459293832892011-11-03T22:28:00.006-04:002012-06-30T13:27:48.632-04:00I NOW BLOG ON TUMBLRPlease visit <a href="http://travel-sweeps.tumblr.com/">TRAVEL SWEEPS</a> on Tumblr. I post regularly there, usually once a week, sometimes more, sometimes less, as the sweeps move me.<br />
<span style="color: #93c47d;">_________________________________________</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-30071644168121507642011-09-21T11:55:00.004-04:002011-09-21T11:58:15.747-04:00FIVE NIGHTS IN BELIZE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Here's a sweeps for five nights in Belize, posted on my Tumblr blog. </b></span><br />
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</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-53744037542208243262011-08-12T11:39:00.010-04:002011-08-12T13:39:45.416-04:00SWEEPS: FOUR NIGHTS AT THE HOTEL HASSLER ROMA<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">Talk about location. <a href="http://www.hotelhasslerroma.com/">The Hotel Hassler</a>, one of Rome's finest, is practically situated on the Spanish Steps. This sweeps, from Lucky Magazine, comes with an assortment of goodies, including round-trip airfare, dinner for two at Il Palazzetto, shopping sprees worth $1,000 at the fashion house Krizia and at Lucia Odescaldchi's jewelry boutique (Italian jewelry is exquisite, if you haven't noticed), Max Mara sunglasses (so Italian, Italians are seriously into sunglasses!) and a collection of soaps, lotions and candles from Ortigia.</div><div class="MsoNormal">To enter, click <a href="http://www.luckymag.com/magazine/sweeps/0811_rome/entry/long">HERE</a>. One entry per person. Closes on August 29, 2011. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-39532739066309100002011-04-18T09:16:00.004-04:002011-08-12T10:48:30.126-04:00six nights in hawaii<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SWEEPS |</b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>This comes from <a href="http://www.libertytravel.com/">Liberty Travel</a>, the travel agency. The prize is three nights in ocean view rooms at two Fairmont properties: <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/orchid">Fairmont Orchid</a> on the Big Island and the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/kealani">Fairmont Kea Lani</a> in Maui. This sweeps does <u>not</u> include airfare. If you win, make sure you note the blackout dates. And that the Fairmont Kea Lani will be undergoing renovations between 8/15/11 - 12/15, 2011. Travel must be completed by June 30, 2012. To enter, click <u><a href="http://www.libertytravel.com/contests/hawaii/?leadsourceid=">HERE</a></u>.</b></span> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-80283136071063706982011-04-15T12:53:00.005-04:002011-08-12T10:50:10.126-04:00seven nights in follina<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SWEEPS | </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Another subscribe and enter sweeps, this time to Bon Appetit, though you can enter the sweeps without subscribing to the magazine. To be sure, I did subscribe, I'm trying to support magazines in this world of virtual content. This one is for seven nights at the <a href="http://www.villaabbazia.com/en.aspx">Hotel Villa Abbazi</a>a in Follina, Italy, with airfare. (I love <a href="http://www.kiwicollection.com/hotel-detail/villa-abbazia">this photo</a> of the villa, from the Kiwi Collection listing.) This sweeps is co-sponsored by Luxury Link, and there are fixed travel windows: July 1 - September 30, 2011; November 1, 2011 - January 5, 2012 and the trip must be taken by January 5, 2012. Other than that, it's a gem. To enter, click <u><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3qo9m8m">HERE</a></u>. <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-53492800714318440792011-04-13T10:03:00.002-04:002011-08-12T10:50:42.333-04:00three nights in st. martin<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">SWEEPS |</span> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Oh, I want to go to the French Caribbean! Here's a sweeps for three nights in St. Martin, sponsored by the Official French Government Tourism Office. Ooh la la. Though, per the accompanying video, more people speak English than I'd realized. To enter, click <u><a href="http://us.franceguide.com/edito.html?nodeID=2105">HERE</a></u><b>.</b></span> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript">
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</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-39046467586132678402011-04-11T10:41:00.001-04:002011-04-11T17:41:47.146-04:00uber-wonderful: four urban hotel stays<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: large;">SWEEPS | </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://tablethotels.com/" style="text-decoration: underline;">Tablet Hotels</a> is my absolute favorite hotel collection. And they sponsor one of my absolute favorite sweeps. Every month, it's a new hotel. This month, it's four! Yes, three-night stays in four uber-wonderful urban hotels: The <u><a href="http://www.xvbeacon.com/">XV Beacon</a></u> in Boston, <u><a href="http://www.theanglersresort.com/index.php">Angler's Boutique Resort</a></u> in Miami, <u><a href="http://www.hoteloceanasantamonica.com/">Hotel Oceana Santa Monic</a></u>a in Los Angeles and <u><a href="http://hotelandra.com/">Hotel Andra</a></u> in Seattle. The co-sponsor is <a href="http://www.thrillest.com/">Thrillest</a>, they're throwing in $1,500 in cash for airfare and other incidentals. All you have to do is sign up for the Tablet Hotels' newsletter. If you're already receiving it, like I am, you sign up again. This runs through the end of the month. To enter, click <u><a href="http://www.tablethotels.com/newsletter/Sweepstakes?sweepscode=THRILLIST">HERE</a>.</u></span> <a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-84274847924058612192011-04-07T09:56:00.002-04:002011-04-07T10:25:08.273-04:00surfing, hawaii, u.s.a.<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SWEEPS | </b></span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Here's a little place-name cognitive dissonance for you. <a href="http://oldlondonfoods.com/products.php%20"><u>Old London Food</u></a>s is sponsoring a sweeps to Oahu, Hawaii. After scratching my head, I realized that Old London Foods, a purveyor of crackers, flat breads and melba toast, has little to do with London these days, except that one if its top products, melba toast, was first created in London by Escoffier, for Dame Nellie Melba when he was working with Cesar Ritz at the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/savoy?cm_mmc=icppc-_-Branded%20-%20Savoy-SVY%20-%20The%20Savoy%20-%20UK%20-%20E-_-google-_-the+savoy+london&OVMTC=Exact&site=&creative=7400086260&OVKEY=the%20savoy%20london&url_id=106019886&gclid=CJe669zNiqgCFQhy5QodthlcDQ"><u>Savoy Hotel</u></a> in London. So, that's the London part. Now, the Hawaii element. This sweeps includes three nights at the <a href="http://www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com/"><u>Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa</u></a> plus dinner, a massage, private cooking lesson at <a href="http://chefmavro.com/"><u>Chef Mavro</u></a> restaurant, surf lessons on Waikiki Beach. Ah, bliss.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a Facebook sweeps. I'm still trying to figure out the whole Facebook sweeps paradigm. You're entering via Facebook, and giving the sweeps administrator permission to access your information. Apart from that, I am not detecting any difference with a traditional website entry sweeps. Facebook changed its rules and no longer allows sweeps entries through "like" clicks, entrants have to provide the usual personal information, name, contact information. As to privacy, well, based on past transgressions, it's safe to say only Facebook knows for sure. </span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To enter, click <u><a href="http://www.facebook.com/OldLondonFoods."><u>HERE</u></a></u>. The sweeps runs through June 30, 2011.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3235290853840882189.post-62560657801099731652011-04-06T14:26:00.000-04:002011-04-06T14:26:24.536-04:00trip to london<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>SWEEPS |</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span>I've been a busy bee! I just entered a sweeps for a trip to London sponsored by Betty Crocker. You have to register in order to enter. To do that, click </span><a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/Home/Coupons-Promotions/Sweepstakes/SpringCelebrationsSweeps" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>HERE</u></a><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span>.<span style="font-size: large;"> Go for it! </span><a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript">
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It's promotion Purina pet food. The theme, For the Love of All Pets, is right up my alley. Over the years, my son has had fish, crabs, birds, snakes, tortoises and let's forget the standard cats and dog! You know the missing snake at the Bronx Zoo reminds me of the three times our corn snake went missing. His name is Ripley for Ripley's Believe It or Not. He escaped in the car on the way home from the pet store, we thought we'd never see him again, we could exactly put a sign up in the building about a lost snake, and five days later he fell into my son's lap while I was driving him to the doctor's to make sure he did not have strep throat. This is one of the great stories of my son's childhood. We went to the 7-11 and put the snake in an empty coffee cup with a lid and then went to the pediatrician's. There were these new parents with days-old twins in the waiting room and I didn't want them to know we had a snake with us so I kept coughing and clearly my throat because the snake was sure moving around in that coffee cup. </span><a class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="TravelSweeps" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a></div><script src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" type="text/javascript">
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