Celebrating 1 year with 1 million points – get ready to win!

It’s been a great first year on Boarding Area and so I’m celebrating by giving away 1 million points in October! Keep reading to find out how you can enter.

VeryGoodPoints has actually been around for 2 years now, but I joined Boarding Area around this time last year. Since moving to BoardingArea, I’ve seen a great increase in readership – and I’d like to say thank you!! When I started blogging, I would write about almost anything. In the past year, I’ve tried to narrow my focus and will continue to do so over the next year. I’ve started a new feature, called “Technology Meets Travel”, where I’ll talk about how technology is influencing the traveler’s experience. I’ll continue to write about hotels – because it’s one of my passions – and I’ll focus on trip reports that include some aspect of philanthropy or giving back to the local communities I visit. One thing you won’t find on my blog are credit card offers – I’m still not getting into the credit card game.

During each week in October I will blog about a specific theme. During each week, you’ll have up to 3 chances to enter the give-a-way for a total of 12 chances to win during the entire month! Each week you’ll be able to enter by: 1) Tweeting something that will be included in the weekly blog post, 2) posting a picture related to the week’s theme on my Facebook page, and 3) commenting on the weekly blog post. There will be one opportunity for 1 bonus entry. The entry method for the bonus entry will be announced during the promotion period. The contest will run for 4 weeks in October 2012 staring October 1, 2012 through October 28, 2012, at 8pm EST.

Weekly Prizes –

Week 1 – Oct 1^st – Oct 7^th – blog post will be dated Oct 1^st and deadline will be October 7^th 2012, 8pm EST

• Weekly prize – 20k Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints

Week 2 – Oct 8^th – Oct 14^th blog post will be dated Oct 8^th and deadline will be October 14^th 2012, 8pm EST

• Weekly prize – 50k Hyatt Gold Passport Points

Week 3 – Oct 15^th – Oct 21^st blog post will be dated Oct 15^th and deadline will be October 21^st 2012, 8pm EST

• Weekly prize – 20k Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints

Week 4 – Oct 22^nd – Oct 28^th blog post will be dated Oct 22^nd and deadline will be October 28^th 2012, 8pm EST

• Weekly prize – 20k Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints

Each participate may enter up to 3 times per week (1 entry via Twitter, 1 entry via Facebook and 1 entry via www.VeryGoodPoints.com)

Grand Prizes – two grand prizes will be given away based upon all entries submitted during the 4 week contest period (starting Oct 1 2012 through Oct 28^th 2012 at 8pm EST). There will be one bonus entry announced during the contest period and that will count as 1 additional entry. Any participant who enters more than 3 times per week is be disqualified.

Grand Prize #1 –

• 300k Delta Sky Miles
• 200k Hilton Honors Points

Grand Prize #2 –

• 240k US Airways Dividend Miles
• 100k Marriott Rewards Points
• 50k Hyatt Gold Passport Points

Terms & Conditions

• Promotion Period: The contest runs from October 1 – October 28, 2012 at 8pm EST. Any entry posted prior to or after that period will be disqualified
  
• Eligibility: To enter, you must be a legal resident of the United States (void in Rhode Island and Puerto Rico) or Canada (void in Quebec) 21 years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law. Immediate family members of VeryGoodPoints and the judges and their immediate families are not eligible to win.
  
• Prizes: Limit of one weekly prize per household or per person for the entire promotional period. Weekly prize winners are eligible to win 1 of the grand prize awards. Recipient will be responsible for taxes where applicable. The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of entries. Each participant is limited to a maximum of 13 entries (3 entries per week for 4 weeks and one bonus entry). There is no cash value.
  
• Winner Selection: Entries will be judged by a panel of three judges. Winners will not be selected at random – rather based on creativity. The judges will select one weekly winner and two grand prize winners from all eligible entries.
  
• Winner Notification: Once notified, the recipient will have 10 business days from the date of notification to claim the prize. Prizes may be claimed by emailing verygoodpoints@gmail.com . If the prize is not claimed within 10 business days after notification, the recipient forfeits the prize
  
• Other Conditions: No purchase necessary to win. Recipient must have valid rewards account to accept the prize (it is free to join the Starwood Preferred Guest, Delta Sky Miles, Hilton Honors, Marriott Rewards, Hyatt Rewards and US Airways Dividend Miles Programs). Please read the terms of each reward program to determine what constitutes a valid rewards account. Commenting on this blog post does not constitute entry. VeryGoodPoints is not affiliated with Starwood, Delta, Hilton, US Airways, Marriott or Hyatt companies. This promotion is in no way sponsored or administered by Facebook, Twitter, Starwood, Delta, Hilton, US Airways, Marriott or Hyatt. By posting a picture on the wall of VeryGoodPoints, you hereby grant VeryGoodPoints the rights to republish that picture on www.verygoodpoints.com.
  
• Privacy: Information collected from participants is used only for the purpose of determining eligablity and awarding the prize(s) and will not be re-used, sold, or shared in any manner.
  

   

COMMENTING ON THIS POST IS NOT A VALID ENTRY! Contest begins October 1^st 2012 and runs through October 28^th 2012 at 8pm EST.