MARCH MADNESS: THIS IS IT

Today the day got away with me.
I’d hoped to post a reminder about the sweeps that close at one minute to midnight tonight (EST) much earlier in the day. Here we are, past the dinner hour. Here’s the list, with just over four hours to go.
For more details on each, see my earlier entry http://travelcontests.blogspot.com/2006/03/march-deadline-madness.html
I feel like Cinderella.

Go for it.

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HONG KONG 5-NIGHT GETAWAY
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.continentalflyaway.com/EntryForm/
THE DIGS: www.miramarhk.com
ARV: (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $3,000
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LAS VEGAS: 2 NIGHTS AT PARIS LAS VEGAS
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.GQConnects.com (Go to Sweepstakes column on the right, it’s the Cinco de Mayo one)
THE DIGS: www.caesars.com/paris/lasvegas/
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of California, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. possessions (e.g., Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands)
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $4,500
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3 NIGHTS AT WATERMARK HOTEL & SPA SAN ANTONIO
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.concierge.com/destination/austin
(Click on the Texas It’s a Whole Other Country ad to the right.)
THE DIGS: www.watermarkhotel.com/
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of Texas
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $4,950
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DATE A HOT SCOT: 3 NIGHTS IN EDINBURGH AND AIRFARE
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.dateahotscot.com
SPONSOR: Visit Scotland
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): Not specified.
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WEEK IN MEXICO FOR DAY OF THE DEAD
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.cinearts.com
THE DIGS: Not specified.
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions, overseas military installations.
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $7,600
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3 NIGHTS IN JAMAICA
TO ENTER, CUT AND PASTE: http://www.nbc4.tv/travelgetaways/6656066/detail.html
THE DIGS: Not disclosed.
THE INELIGIBLES: Florida, New York and Rhode Island
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $2,600
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ANDALUCIA: 7 NIGHTS WITH RENTAL CAR PLUS AIRFARE FROM NEW YORK

TO ENTER, CUT AND PASTE: www.andalucianaffair.com/cgi-bin/sweeps.cgi
THE DIGS: Various 4/5-star hotels
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of Florida and Puerto Rico
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $4,900
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SOUTH AFRICAN WINE COUNTRY/SAFARI TOUR: 8 NIGHTS TOTAL, INCLUDES 3 NIGHTS AT MAKALALI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE AND AIRFARE
TO ENTER, CLICK: www.kumalausa.com/sweepstakes
THE DIGS: www.makalali.co.za (among others)
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of Hawaii, Alaska, California
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $10,000
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15 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WILDLIFE SCIENTIST (Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Northern Territory Outback, Tasmania)
TO ENTER, CLICK: http://efxmedia.net/ngaustralia0510/sweepstakes.html
THE DIGS: Various
THE INELIGIBLES: Residents of Florida and Puerto Rico
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $20,000
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CHOOSE FROM FIVE LUXURY PACKAGES TO ST. LUCIA, CRETE, RIMINI, SEYCHELLES, MAYA RIVIERA
TO ENTER: www.luxurylink.com/LL/home_win_trip.php?save=1&suppress_email=all&WT.mc_id=TLEmail
THE DIGS: Winner selects one from five. My choice: www.thejalousieplantation.com in St. Lucia
AVR (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): TBD
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