You Gotta Be In It To Win It
Thursday, January 3, 2008The best luxury travel is that which you didn’t pay for.
We’re sure that doesn’t happen too often and when it does, it usually has a price (sycophantic vendor/sales rep? annoying great-aunt? you get the drift). But over at Travel Sweeps, a blog published by veteran travel writer Barbara Benham, we’ve happily come across a treasure trove of sweepstakes, all nicely compiled by Benham, that could get you on your way to Jamaica/Spain/the Keys without having to suffer the presence of an annoying but deep-pocketed host.
Benham’s picks aren’t necessarily child-inclusive, but more often than not the destinations and hotels tend towards the top of the line, and we always say, win the prize and then pay for the kids to come along with airfare and any necessary upgrades if you like; you’ll still net a great trip at an amazingly fair price. Benham combs sites like Luxury Link, mags such as Marie Claire and any number of travel sites/tourist boards and what-have-you, so that you don’t have to, and provides links to online entries. Really – could it get any easier?
Still not convinced? Too bad for you. We’re off to enter a contest sponsored by Piperlime. Grand prize? A 5-night stay at the all-suite Regent Palms Resort (right) in Turks & Caicos. We’d pay to go there – but if Piperlime is paying, that’s even better.
