Want to be in the path of totality during the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024?
Cleveland will be one of the prime viewing locations, with unobstructed views over Lake Erie and more than three minutes of total darkness.
And Destination Cleveland has created an interactive game where you can enter to win an overnight stay to witness the celestial event.
The interactive Road Trip to CLE game races you through Cleveland with a mission to make it Downtown before the moon totally blocks out the sun.
The prize includes and overnight stay for up to four people at a Downtown Cleveland hotel on April 8, 2024; tickets to two Cleveland attractions, a $50 gift card to a Downtown Cleveland restaurant, and up to four pairs of Solar Eclipse glasses.
To enter: Play the Roadtrip to CLE game. Share your score to either Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #SolarEclipseCLE by the end of the contest on Friday, May 26, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. The winner be will be randomly chosen on or about Monday, June 5, 2023, from among all eligible entries.
One of the best art addition to an airport this past year is a 21-foot-tall flamingo in the main terminal at Tampa International Airport (TPA).
While the artwork by Mathew Mazzotta is named Home, the flamingo itself arrived nameless. So a few weeks back, Tampa International Airport invited the public to come up with some suggestions.
And, wow, they did.
The panel of judges was faced with more than 65,000 entries. And, after an initial delay, has now settled on three finalists: Cora, Finn, and Phoebe.
IT'S FINALLY TIME TO NAME THAT BIRD!!! After a panel of judges reviewed 65,000+ entries and the reasons behind them in our Name the Flamingo contest, three finalists have been selected. And those three names are…
Cora – Submitted by Glorianne P.: “Because the official name of the art piece is ‘Home’, we can expand on that and consider the phrase ‘Home is Where the Heart is.’ Cora is short for Corazon, which translates to heart in Spanish.“
Finn – Submitted by Braxton W.: “Finn the flamingo has the perfect ring to it. Every time I see a flamingo, it looks like they have fins on their feet that they forgot to take off. It always makes me laugh.”
Phoebe – Submitted by James M.: “A play on Phoenicopterus – the flamingo’s scientific name ‘Phoebe’ is also a playful alliterative to flamingo and means brilliantly inquisitive. The overall ‘Home’ sculpture is literally brilliant and reveals the flamingo’s inquisitiveness as it hunts for food in the shallows.”
Want to vote on the winner? You’d better hurry.
To vote for your favorite, go to NameTheFlamingo.com by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 2, 2023.
The winning name that receives the most votes will be revealed after January 2.
The flamingo’s prize will be a name. The person whose suggestion is chosen will be awarded a variety of prizes including roundtrip tickets for 4 on Silver Airways and a VIP Experience package for four to Busch Gardens.
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is hosting a contest to pick a name for the impossible-to-miss, 21-foot flamingo that now lives in the airport’s main terminal.
The artwork is by artist Matthew Mazzota and is officially titled “HOME.” But TPA would like the flamingo to have its own name. And they’ll give a nice prize to the person who proposes the best name for the big bird.
Along with christening TPA’s big pink bird, the contest winner will win 4 nonstop, roundtrip tickets for themselves and 3 companions on Silver Airways. The prize also includes a VIP Experience package to Busch Gardens, including 4 single-day admission tickets, 4 All Day-Dining passes, 4 Quick Queue Unlimited passes, and preferred parking.
Here’s how the contest works:
From Tuesday, November 29 until Tuesday, December 6, anyone may submit a suggestion for the flamingo’s name at www.NameTheFlamingo.com. One entry per person.
Contest participants will need to briefly explain on the online form why they chose the name they are submitting.
After the contest closes, TPA will select the top three names. And starting December 12, the public will be able to vote on their favorite name. The winning name will be revealed on Friday, December 16.
Have any great ideas? Something better than Spot or Freddy Flamingo?
Hawaiian Airlines hosts a ‘window activation’ in Austin
Hawaiian Airlines operates thrice-weekly flights between Austin and Honolulu and to promote the service the airline is hosting a contest with a grand prize of enough HawaiianMiles to fly First Class roundtrip between Austin and Honolulu. Plus a five-night stay at The Prince Waikiki Hotel.
The contest runs September 30 and October 1. To participate, entrants must visit Austin outdoor shopping center The Domain, peer into a series of virtual airplane windows that will give the illusion of landing in Honolulu, and then complete a scavenger hunt to find other airplane windows.
One grand prize winner of The Window Seat activation will win the equivalent miles for two First Class roundtrip tickets and a stay at The Prince Waikiki Hotel. Other prizes include fresh flower lei, Hawaiian Airlines travel swag, and 120,000 HawaiianMiles. And everyone giving the scavenger hunt a try will be offered complimentary shave ice. See contest details here.
Make an Origami Maple Leaf
Courtesy National Archives
Getting ready for some leaf peeping? Get in the mood with this 39-step maple leaf origami project from the pages of Origami Odyssey, by Peter Engel.
Delta Air Lines will deliver the first arriving flight at MEM Concourse B at 6:18 pm on Tuesday. Departing flights kick off in the concourse on Wednesday, February 16.
The multi-year $245 million project features the modernization of the spine and east leg of MEM’s B Concourse as well as consolidation of all airline, retail, and food/beverage operations. Included in the redesign are wider corridors, moving walkways, larger boarding areas, higher ceilings, increased natural lighting, and seismic upgrades.
Travel Contests: You can’t win if you don’t play
Virgin Atlantic is hosting a Valentine’s Day “Tickets to Love” contest, offering the opportunity for single Americans a chance to apply to fly across the Atlantic to find romance in London.
Through February 13, 2022, interested participants can pitch their stories and explain why they deserve a trip to the U.K. to find long-term love.
Eight winners will be selected to fly from New York to London in Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class cabin on March 11, 2022.
Recreation.gov is hosting the second annual “Share Your Story” adventure writing contest.
Visitors to America’s federal public lands are invited to submit stories detailing their experiences exploring and spending time in the great outdoors.
Experiences must have taken place between January 1, 2020, and April 30, 2022, within the facilities of participating agencies: National Park Service; U.S. Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Archives; and NOAA Marine Sanctuaries.
Submitted stories can be between 900 and 3,500 characters and include photos.
Categories include Traditions (Old and New), RV/Campbervans, Family Trips, and Activities and Adventures.
Deadline: April 30, 2022. Winners announced May 15, 2022.
Participants can enter up to two stories during the contest for a chance at winning one of 29 different prizes includingmerchandise from an outdoor retailer and America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands passes.
