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If You Can Design A T-Shirt, You Can Win 11 Days In Australia

November 6, 2009 at 10:42 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Tired of the colder temperatures and all the leaves to be raked already? It's spring in Australia! But of course, heading Down Under costs a pretty penny, and for creatives it most likely remains a dream destination. That's where Threadless and STA Travel step in with their "Threadless Loves Travel II" contest. Last year's winner got a trip to Iceland, $2,000 in cash, and slew of other perks. This year they're looking to a warmer destination by giving away an 11-day trip to Australia, new luggage, headphones, a $500 Threadless gift card, and the $2,000 in cash.

So how do you enter and win? Break out your best graphic design, drawing, or photoshopping skills to create a T-shirt inspired by travel. If it wins the most votes, it's Australia here you come. So far only six designs have been submitted, so the odds are good. Here's the design that won last year, for a little inspiration, but we know you can do better with Australia at stake. Submissions are accepted until December 2, so get brainstorming!

Related Stories:
· Threadless Loves Travel II [Threadless]
· Threadless Loves Travel I (Winner) [Threadless]
· Travel Contests coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: winning design for Threadless Loves Travel I]

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Relive 'Carmen Sandiego' With Lufthansa's 'Virtual Pilot II' Game

November 3, 2009 at 3:59 PM | by JetSetCD | 4 Comments

Were you a huge fan of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Or maybe you just have a thing for geography? Well, Lufthansa totally understands and they're rekindling a bit of the Carmen Sandiago adrenaline with their second version of the geography trivia web game "Virtual Pilot."

In Virtual Pilot 1, you'd be given a city name and you'd have to click on a map in order to "land your plane" as close to there as possible. The first round showed city dots and country borders, the second round only had country borders, and the third round only gave you land masses to go by. We fared pretty well on it, but Virtual Pilot II is kicking our butt hardcore.

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Hate Paying A Lot (Or At All) For Rental Cars? This Contest Is For You

October 26, 2009 at 11:04 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Alright, so we might be winging our way to St. Lucia right now Jetblue, but we swear they didn't tell us to tell you about this contest; that's just what we do—pass on news about free travel stuff to you. And you might want to consider entering the airline's new "Jet & Drive Giveaway," if you like the idea of possibly winning free travel.

The contest, which just barely began and runs through January 31, 2010, is the fruit of a partnership between Jetblue and Hertz, and Marriott and Starwood to a lesser extent. The deal is: you enter your info on their contest page and the page keeps a running tally on how many have entered. Each day, Jetblue will give away a $100 Hertz certificate, but if the day's tally manages to pass 2,500 or even 5,000, then they'll tack on giveaways of a $2500 Hertz certificate and a $500 Jetblue gift card, respectively. But the prizes just get sweeter from there...

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YSL Will Send You To Paris For New Years, If You Prove 'Parisienne'

Where: Paris, France
October 22, 2009 at 4:38 PM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

Ahh, New Years in Paris, what a fantasy trip that would be. Although we got the dream New Years vacation out of the way a few years ago in Venice, it doesn't mean that we can't lust after the combination of fashion and free travel that the new contest from Yves Saint Laurent offers.

Here's the details, for all you wannabe holiday jetsetters: YSL is launching a new fragrance called Parisienne and they've devoted a mini-site to it, complete with a blog of Paris travel tips. To win a trip for two to Paris for New Years, you must also share a story and photos, specifically "about how you have experienced the spirit of Parisienne in your own life." There's also a chance of winning a YSL handbag and Beaute products, but we'll just take the trip thanks.

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Brits Can Win Their Dream Break With 20 Words Or Less

October 16, 2009 at 8:59 AM | by amandak | 0 Comments

We like winning stuff, so we pricked up our ears when we heard that UK-based travel booking site superbreak is running the Build Your Dream Break contest. You could win the chance to create your own short vacation—up to the value of £1,000 ($1,600), anyway.

The contest closes on October 31 and involves describing what your dream break would be like in 20 words or less. It might sound simple, but we think that it'd take us a few more sentences than that to explain our dreams. Although if you check the terms and conditions it sounds like the winner will be drawn at random, so perhaps the quality of your 20 words isn't all that important.

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Folgers' Coffee Contest Wants To Send You On A Holiday Vacation

September 23, 2009 at 4:03 PM | by egw | 0 Comments

Got your ticket for Thanksgiving (American or Canadian varieties) yet? Making holiday plans with your folks? What are you doing on New Year's, New Year's Eve? The last six weeks of the year may be the most wonderful time, but the risks of it going all "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" are many.

That's why as much as we enjoy playing the naysayer, we love Folgers' new "Home For The Holidays" Contest starting September 30. The coffee company is giving five lucky travelers seven-day trips within the lower 48 for themselves and three other guests in December—flight, hotel, rental car and $1,000 pocket money to spoil the ones you love. All you have to enter is go to Folgers.com next week and whip up your entry on "the best part of wakin’ up at home during the holidays" by November 7th. Then pack your bags and your presents!

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And The Winner Of The Virgin America Companion Pass Is...

August 14, 2009 at 5:25 PM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

A big jet set congratulations to @techlifeweb, who was randomly selected as the lucky winner of a Virgin America companion pass!

If you missed out on our 24-hour Twitter contest this time, follow us on Twitter @Jaunted and keep watch for more in the future. We're not only all over the globe, but all over social networking.

Wonder what we're even talking about? See the original contest post here. A big Thank You to all of you old and new followers, and have a great weekend!

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· Jaunted on Twitter [Twitter]
· Win A Free Companion Ticket On Virgin American From Jaunted [Jaunted]
· Virgin America Coverage [Jaunted]

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Win A Free Companion Ticket On Virgin America From Jaunted

August 13, 2009 at 5:27 PM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

Update 08/14: We've selected our winner! Thanks for entering and stay tuned in the future for more awesome stuff!

Are you aching to fly Virgin America, especially now that they've announced their SFO and LAX direct routes to the sandy shores of Fort Lauderdale? Well, warm up those twittering fingers because to celebrate our reaching 3,000 followers on Twitter, we're giving away a free companion ticket on Virgin America.

And we're giving it away 24 hours from now, so pay attention:

How to enter:
Follow us on Twitter at @Jaunted and retweet this contest tweet. That's it; we'll randomly choose a follower who has retweeted the contest and send you a code to be used to score a 2-for-1 deal on VA.

The Prize:
A Buy-1-Get-1-Free code on valid for one round-trip of two people to anywhere Virgin America flies. Choose to fly in the main cabin or main cabin select, but sadly it doesn't apply to First Class.

Continue on for the Terms & Conditions ...

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'Best Job In The World' Winner Ben Southall Looking For Four Assistants

August 13, 2009 at 9:29 AM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

We're already almost two months into Brit Ben Southall's six-month term as "Island Caretaker" of Queensland's Hamilton Island, and he's definitely received more criticism than praise for his work showcasing his travels around the islands of the Great Barrier Reef. This privilege to travel around, live in, and document a paradise on earth is the result of his winning Tourism Queensland's contest to fill the position dubbed "Best Job In The World."

Apparently, the hours have been long and the fun too time-consuming, and Ben hasn't been the best at his job requirements of blogging, twittering and vlogging his experiences. So he's seeking four assistants! It's your second chance at "The Best Job In The World," even if it's really just the second best job in the world.

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Tweet Every Minute Of 3 Days In Sydney To Win Round-The-World Tickets

August 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

Rejoice, fellow Americans! V Australia hasn't forgotten about us and they're actually reversing their 4320 Twitter contest of last month to send some us Yanks down under.

Here's a little background on the contest: Only a month ago, V Australia decided to draw attention to their Sydney to Los Angeles route by running a contest to send some Aussies to LA if they'd promise to Twitter every minute of their time there. The amount of tweets, equal to the amount of minutes spent in LA, was 4320, and a trio of guys successfully completed the mission a little over two weeks ago, winning around-the-world tickets for themselves.

Now it's our turn, with 15 more days to tweet an entry on their website before they choose another group to tweet 4320 times over three days in Sydney. Obviously the opera house will be involved, and probably some shrimp on a barbie, but we'll most enticed by the promise of those around-the-world tickets. Take us along if you win? We're pretty good at twittering already.

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· 4320 Sydney Contest [V Australia]
· V Australia Invites American To Tweet Down Under [Adverblog]
· V Australia Coverage [Jaunted]

[Image: V Australia]

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British Airways' Contest Tests Your Entrepreneurial Prowess

July 28, 2009 at 1:09 PM | by kjb | 1 Comment

There’s nothing better than a free trip somewhere, especially when that somewhere is a location overseas. British Airways is running their The Face of Opportunity contest through July 31, in which they ask what you’d be able to get done with a face-to-face meeting. For a 1,000 lucky entrepreneurs, a freebie could be in their cards, but only if they have a killer business idea.

If BA selects your idea, you’ll be awarded a roundtrip ticket to anywhere the airline flies, so if London isn’t where your business plan will succeed, don’t worry. Winners will be departing in the fall from either Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago, but the return date is left wide open—if you’re busy wheeling and dealing they’ll let you stick around.

Take some time to craft a decent 500-word entry, because they are looking to see what you would take advantage of if awarded the chance to conduct meetings abroad. Writing about how their in-flight food is quite tasty isn’t probably going to help you win this thing, so make sure you really play up the importance of a handshake. Also be sure to brush up on your business etiquette because if you score the prize, you’ll want to bring your A-game when it comes to networking.

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·BA - The Face of Opportunity [Official Site]
·British Airways Offers 1,000 Free Business Trips [OC Register]
·British Airways coverage [Jaunted]

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Fly to Virgin Mobile's FreeFest For Free, Of Course

July 17, 2009 at 8:57 AM | by JetSetCD | 2 Comments

We hope you were listening when we announced, at the end of last month, that the Virgin Mobile Music Festival would now be the "Virgin FreeFest," and that tickets for the now-free Baltimore-area show were up for grabs that moment.

You see, since then, all 35,000 free tickets have been gobbled up by fans hungry to bands like Weezer, Blink-182, Public Enemy, and Franz Ferdinand, and we totally don't blame them for jumping on free stuff. Still, if you're stuck on the west coast, drooling over the potential awesomeness of attending such a concert, there is now a way to make it happen thanks to the generosity of Virgin America.

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