Sherman's Travel

Airlines, bloggers, cruise lines, and resorts flood our inboxes daily with travel contests and sweepstakes. The prizes are always tempting, but it’s tough to figure out which giveaways are worth your valuable time (and contact information) and which you should demote to the spam folder. To up your odds of scoring a free vacation, we’ll feature one travel contest each week – and say why it’s worth your while.

Contest: Funjet Vacations’ Fairy Tale Adventure contest sends three families on a three-night, all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World for four, but just one clan will score a stay in the elusive, by-invitation-only Cinderella Castle Suite atop the park’s palace. A Facebook photo contest selects the three families (two chosen by popular vote, a third elected by Funjet), and the winner of an in-park scavenger hunt nabs a night in the castle – on 11/11/11, to make it all even more magical.

Ease of Entry: Easy. Just “like” the Funjet Vacations Facebook page, and upload a photo that showcases your Disney fanaticism.

Value: Priceless: Disney opens the Cinderella Castle suite by invitation only.

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Airlines, bloggers, cruise lines, and resorts flood our inboxes daily with travel contests and sweepstakes. The prizes are always tempting, but it’s tough to figure out which giveaways are worth your valuable time (and contact information) and which you should demote to the spam folder. To up your odds of scoring a free vacation, we’ll feature one travel contest each week – and say why it’s worth your while.

Contest: The trendy Hotel Jules in Paris’ 9th Arrondissement is giving away a five-night stay to one Facebook fan. The trick: You have to speak – or be eager to learn – some French.

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Airlines, bloggers, cruise lines, and resorts flood our inboxes daily with travel contests and sweepstakes. The prizes are always tempting, but it’s tough to figure out which giveaways are worth your valuable time (and contact information) and which you should demote to the spam folder. To up your odds of scoring a free vacation, we’ll feature one travel contest each week – and say why it’s worth your while.

Contest: Angry Birds aficionados will attest that the mobile game is crazy addicting, and eight lucky gamers will get to prove it onboard Finnair’s Angry Birds Flight from Helsinki to Singapore September 20. The entire plane will be decked out in Angry Birds paraphernalia – think game-inspired entertainment, Angry Birds-themed crew uniforms, and a real live Angry Bird – and each seat equipped with a mobile tablet to master the game. When the plane reaches cruising altitude, the Angry Birds Asian Challenge commences; the highest-scoring players, as well the eight Finnair contest winners, advance to the final competition.

Winners receive not only a seat on the Angry Birds flight but also transportation from their home airport to the appropriate destinations; Finnair will also provide accommodations in Helsinki and Singapore, if necessary.

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