Hi there Jauntaristas!  It’s May now and we thought it would be fun to have a Scavenger Hunt!  Remember those from when you were a kid?  So here are the rules:

- Follow The Clues: Below is your first clue, but you’ll have to figure out where the next clues are!  Many are in the “Fun Facts” Section that shows up when you search for a destination on Jauntaroo.com.  Others are on Destination Detail Pages or other Pages of Jauntaroo.  You’ll have a clue each time though so you can figure it out!


Clue # 1: Find a “Park” that has 290 Waterfalls! 


- Track The Clues: Make note of each Destination page you visit

- Send Us The Results: Send an email to support@jauntaroo.com with the list of all the Destinations you visited (In Order) as well as the Final Secret Word!

- Get Your Reward: Everyone that gets all the clues right will receive an Amazon Gift Card via email! Winners will receive a gift card of varying value between $1 and $10.

That’s It!  Now on with the game!!



Good Luck!




Fine Print: No purchase necessary.  Participants must be registered users on Jauntaroo.com.  Clues to the game may change through the promotion.  Check tumblr page or facebook page for the latest clue in order to participate.  Limit 1 Amazon Gift Card per person per registered Jauntaroo account or email address.  Gift cards will vary in value between $1 and $10.  At least 1 winner each day will receive a $10 gift card.  Gift Cards will be sent via email within 72 hours of the close of the promotion.  Promotion runs through 11:59pm EST Wednesday, May 9.  Void where prohibited. 

Happy Super Tuesday! Instead of delving into politics today, let’s focus on something more fun! How about free Amazon Gift Cards and Vacations! To celebrate, we are giving free Amazon Gift Cards to EVERYONE that tests out some of the cool features on Jauntaroo.  When searching on Jauntaroo, you can read all sorts of information about each destination.  You can also share your Dreamed About Vacation Spot with others via Facebook and Twitter!

So here’s the game.

1) Use Jauntaroo’s Vacation Finder to search for any kind of destination you like (Beach, Casino, Mountains, City, whatever!)
2) Select the 1 Destination you have visited before and 1 Destination you want to visit
3) Click the Facebook Share or Twitter Tweet logo just above the name of the destinations to post to your Facebook or Twitter page.  Post it to your wall or Twitter feed
4) Send us a link to your Facebook page or Twitter feed at admin@jauntaroo.com.
5) Make sure you have “Liked” Jauntaroo’s Facebook Page or followed our Twitter Page

That’s it!  We’ll check your page to see what you selected and send you an Amazon Gift Card!  As an added bonus, the person that gets the most likes on their post each day will receive a $25 Amazon Gift card!  Just post on Jauntaroo’s Facebook Page how many likes you have, if you think you’re one of the tops!  We will run this contest through Friday, March 9 with a $25 Gift Card winner each day!

Happy Super Vacation Tuesday!

Details: Limit to 1 Gift Card per Registered Facebook account in good standing.  Post on Facebook wall should remain until at least Sunday March 11 at 11:59pm EST to be eligible for a gift card. Users may ask friends to “Like” their posts in order to gain more likes and win the daily $25 gift card.  To be considered for the $25 gift card, entrants must post their daily total on Jauntaroo’s Facebook page.  The person with the highest number of likes, as submitted on Jauntaroo’s Facebook wall and verified by Jauntaroo, will received a $25 gift card.  Limit 1 $25 gift card per user.  Gift cards will be emailed no later than Wednesday March 14.

You asked for it, so here it is! Another chance to win an Amazon Gift Card! We’ll keep this one simple.

1) Like Us On Facebook (so we know who our friends are!)

2) Go to www.jauntaroo.com and look at our Vacation Finder and tell us (via email at jauntaroo@jauntaroo.com) your top 5 Search Terms you look for in a vacation.

That’s it!  More details at jauntaroo.tumblr.com. EVERYONE that likes our Facebook Page and sends us an email with their top 5 Vacation terms will received an Amazon Gift Card of at least $1

BONUS: For every 250 likes, we’ll give away a $25 gift card as well!  That way the more people you tell, the more chances at a larger gift card!

There are over 50 search criteria on jauntaroo.com  Just tell us what you like best!  It could be beaches, romantic, surfing, fine dining and night life.  We’ll take your feedback and make Jauntaroo even better at suggesting amazing Vacation Destinations!  Contest ends Friday night, February 24, at 11:59pm EST.

Happy Jaunting!

Details:
- Entries that come via email must be from unique email addresses (cannot be minor variations that all feed to same email address.  Eg. jauntaroo@jauntaroo.com and jau.ntaroo@jauntaroo.com)
- Users must include the same name in their email as their Facebook account in order to qualify
- Users must both like Jauntaroo’s Facebook Page and visit Jauntaroo homepage to select search criteria, then Email jauntaroo@jauntaroo.com with their top 5 Search Terms
- Emails must be received by 11:59pm EST Friday, February 24 to be considered for the contest
- Gift Cards will be sent out by Wednesday, February 29 and will be sent via the email address used to send the request to jauntaroo @jauntaroo.com
- Jauntaroo reserves the right to verify any email addresses that appear to be fraudulently created for the purposes of this contest.
- One $25 Amazon Gift Card will be given away for every 250 Facebook likes.  Winners of the larger gift cards will be chosen at random and notified via the same manner as others listed above. 

New Jauntaroo Game: Bragging Rights & Wished For Sights!! Free Gift Cards!

We have a fun new game for this week.  One of the cool features on Jauntaroo is the ability to Select “Where You Have Been” and “Where You Want To Go.”  Just browse the Jauntaroo Destinations and go to the Details Page to find the Box to click “Been There” or “Want To Go.”  Each person that does so this week will receive a FREE AMAZON GIFT CARD!

Details: Value will range from $1 to $10 with random winners selected each day to win $10 gift cards.  You must select at least 5 places you’ve been and 5 places you want to visit (but come on, who hasn’t been to at least 5 places before?).    Promotion ends Friday, February 3.  Only unique user email accounts will be accepted (i.e. no variations of emails that all feed into 1 account.  Yes, we know about the gmail tricks :)  ).  Entrance gift cards will be sent to email accounts listed on registered Jauntaroo accounts within 1 week of the contest end date.  At least 10 destinations must be listed as either “Been There” or “Want To Go.”  Most users will receive $1 gift cards.  Random users will be selected daily to receive $10 gift cards.  Contest void where prohibited.

Jauntaroo’s Users can now rate and review destinations! Every 4 destinations rated by Jauntaristas (our registered users) will receive an Amazon Gift Card worth up to $25*! Destination ratings must include at least three evaluation aspects (i.e. Romantic, Beaches and Going Out).
 
Every day, one secret destination will be chosen at random as the “Golden City.” All Jauntaristas who happened to complete a qualifying rating for the day’s Golden City will automatically receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card!

Log onto Jauntaroo.com, register, RATE & RECEIVE! You must be a registered Jauntarista to rate destinations and receive Amazon Gift Cards. Not signed up yet? Join and you’ll also be entered to win a trip to the Bahamas!

The “Rate & Receive” contest runs from Friday, December 16, 2011 through 11:59pm on Monday, December 19, 2011. Gift cards for qualified ratings (at least three evaluation aspects) or Golden City reviews will be sent to Jauntaristas no later than Thursday, December 22, 2011.

Visit Jauntaroo for more information or see us on FaceBook, Twitter and Tumblr.

*Gift Cards will range in value from $1 to $25. One lucky winner will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries.

Golden Cities:

Friday, December 16, 2011:

Saturday, December 17, 2011:

Sunday, December 18, 2011:

Monday, December 19, 2011: 

Wow, honestly, that was more fun than we could have ever imagined! We just wrapped up the December Easter Egg and could not have been more happy with the response.  Thank you to everyone that participated!

We will be matching the email responses with registrations on the Jauntaroo site.  We’ll then be sending out the Amazon Gift Cards via email.  If you sent an email and registered, you’re all set!  It’ll take us a couple of days to sort through it all because the response was enormous, but we’re not complaining!

Fun Facts From The Contest:
Entrants From 17 Countries
Largest Participating Country: US
Largest Participating State: California
Largest Participating City: San Francisco 

Thanks everyone for playing and Happy December!!


Team Jauntaroo 

Happy December Jauntaristas!

12/2 5:00pm EST Update: We just re-hid the eggs.  See if you can find the theme too.  You have until 11:59pm tonight to enter.  Happy Hunting!

12/2 8:30am EST Update: Good Morning Jauntaristas! We just re-hid the eggs for the last day of the contest.  Look for “Easter Eggs” again.  Contest ends tonight at 11:59pm EST.  Happy Hunting!

12/1 8:30pm EST Update: It’s that time again!  We re-hid the Easter Eggs! These are fun ones (and really know how to carry a sleigh).  Happy Hunting!

12/1 3:30pm EST Update: We re-hid the eggs again and even changed them up a bit! Think Global!  Good Luck! 

12/1 11:59am EST Update: You guys are still doing amazing! We just re-hid the eggs again.  Good luck!

12/1 12:30am EST Update: You Guys Rock! We just re-hid the eggs again.  Happy Hunting!

To celebrate the start of December, we thought we’d play a little game.  On some of the Destination pages of Jauntaroo we have hidden little Easter Eggs.  No, not actual hard-boiled eggs, but secret words hidden in the description paragraphs.  These words may move around to different pages throughout the contest, so search carefully!  You will see the words “Easter Egg:” then the secret word listed.

Log on to Jauntaroo and search.  If you can find all 3 Easter Eggs, send us an email at feedback@jauntaroo.com with the secret words in the subject line.  Every single person that identifies the 3 hidden words correctly will be sent an Amazon Gift Card worth up to $20*!  You must be a Registered Jauntarista.  Not signed up yet?  Join and you’ll also be entered to win a trip to the Bahamas!  Easter Egg Contest ends at 11:59pm EST on Friday, December 2.

Happy December and Happy Hunting!!

Jauntaroo Team 



 

*Gift Cards Will range in value between $1 and $20.  One lucky winner will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card.  Odds of winning depend on the number of entries.  Good Luck!

St. Thomas - Caribbean Flair, Island Hospitality, No Passport Required

Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean lies an island about as beautiful and entertaining as you will find anywhere else in the world.  St. Thomas is part of the United States Virgin Islands which means a couple of things.  1) Beautiful year-round beach weather and 2) No need for a passport!

While in St. Thomas, you can enjoy a number of spectacular activities.  Here are just a few suggestions:

1) Day Trip to St. John Island - Just a 20 minute ferry-ride away, most of this gorgeous island is a US National Park with protected forest areas.  This means lots of open, natural space and not too many people.  Trunk Bay is believed by many to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
2) Sunset from the Mountain Top - Take a taxi to the top of the mountain on the east side of St. Thomas.  The view at sunset is simply magnificent.
3) Snorkel or Scuba - The water surrounding St. Thomas are a crystal-blue color and offer amazing diving.  Many coves along the coast offer calm waters and perfect visibility.

Check out the St. Thomas page on Jauntaroo and learn more about why this island is a must-add to anyone’s Travel Bucket List.

http://www.jauntaroo.com/destinations/view/st-thomas

Welcome to Jauntaroo!  We are so excited about the launch of our new website that we are immediately giving away a trip to anyone that registers with our site.  Simply go to http://www.jauntaroo.com/users/signup and register as a user of the site.  This will allow you to track the destinations of interested to you.  Anyone that registers by December 31, 2011 will be entered to win a trip for 2 to Nassau Paradise Island, Bahamas, including airfare!  See Below for Terms & Conditions.

Jauntaroo Nassau Paradise Island Trip Giveaway

This promotion is intended for play and participation in the contiguous 48 United States and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. Open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States 18 years or older. Void where prohibited.

Official Rules:

Entering the Giveaway: No purchase necessary to enter or win.

Beginning October 12, 2011, every customer that registers a new Jauntaroo account at http://jauntaroo.com/users/signup will be entered to win this prize. Limit one nomination (“entry”) per person (“entrant”), even if you have more than one account with a particular site.

Submit entries in the following way:

Visit www.jauntaroo.com and enter by creating a profile at http://jauntaroo.com/users/signup. Simply create a user account at Jauntaroo and you will be entered to win.

Please note: Each registrant will receive one entry to the contest. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to Jauntaroo (Vacation Travel Match LLC), and not to Facebook.

All entries must be received by December 31, 2011 via online entry as described above. If you wish to enter, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your entry is submitted by the designated date. Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, late, damaged, stolen, or misdirected online entries.

Giveaway Period: The Giveaway begins at 8:00 am Pacific Time on October 12, 2011 and ends at 11:59pm Pacific Time on December 31, 2011 (the “Giveaway Period”)

Prize Details:

Roundtrip coach airfare for two persons to be provided by Vacation Travel Match LLC (Doing Business as Jauntaroo).  Travel valid from any major airport in the continuous 48 States to NAS International Airport, Bahamas.  Airfare subject to blackouts and availability of hotel.

Three-night stay at 3-Star or better hotel on Nassau Paradise Island on a complimentary room rate basis. All other charges including transportation, food and beverage, taxes, gratuities, and incidental expenses are the responsibility of the winner. Blackout dates apply and room is based on availability.

Prize is valid until November 1, 2012. Winner must be at least 18 years or age and sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release. Prize has no cash value and is non-refundable, non-transferable, non-endorsable and may only be used at designated hotel. The prize winner and all participants in the prize agree to sign a waiver discharging, releasing and holding harmless designated hotel and their affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents, and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, claims, rights, causes of action, equity, whether known or unknown, asserted or non-asserted, arising from or in any way relating to such winner’s participation in the Promotion, or winner’s acceptance or use of any prize (or portion thereof) won in the Promotion. All travel and lodging is at the individual’s risk.

Prize and Approximate Retail Value:

One (1) Grand Prize: 2 roundtrip coach class airfare vouchers valid for travel in the domestic United States with an Approximate Retail Value of $700.00.  Three (3) Night stay at 3-Star or better Nassau Paradise Island Hotel with an Approximate Retail Value of $1,000.  Actual value may vary based on airport, hotel fluctuations, and points of departure. Winner will not receive the difference between actual and approximate retail value. Travel dates may be selected by the winner, but are subject to availability and blackout dates, and the terms and conditions of the contest. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. All federal, state, and local taxes and fees are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor will comply with all income tax reporting obligations.

Grand Prize Winner Prize Selection and Notification:  

This is a game of chance. Odds of winning are based on eligible number of entries. Winners will be selected at random using an independent auto-generated selection process. Prize notification will be completed on or about January 15, 2012. Potential Grand Prize winners will be notified via the email entered into their Jauntaroo profile. If any winner notification remains unanswered for more than forty-eight (48) hours, the prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate winner will be selected. The Grand Prize is not transferable; no prize substitutions or cash alternatives are allowed except as may be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. 

Eligibility: The Giveaway is open to legal residents of the forty eight (48) contiguous states of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of Sponsor, affiliates, agents, directors, officers, advertising, promotional, or fulfillment agencies of or contracted by any of the foregoing individuals or entries (“Giveaway Entities”), and immediate family members and/or persons living in the same household of any of the foregoing individuals are not eligible.

The winning Jauntaroo profile must include entrant’s name, address and contact email. The winning entries also, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for Sponsor and its designees to use entrant’s name, city and state of residence, entry, and/or other prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known to hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval.

The Giveaway Entities are not responsible for any unauthorized use of any entry by a third party. The Giveaway Entities also are not required to post any entry and do not guarantee that any particular entry will be posted.