We LOVE contests.

So we’re thrilled to bring you a chance to win a $5,000 travel credit to explore Canada, compliments of KANETIX.ca and GMS!

To enter, just head on over to the contest on KANETIX.ca, and do a Visitors to Canada Travel Insurance quote.

Think about what you could do with a $5000 travel credit to explore Canada.

You could head off on an epic road trip across country, just like these guys…

You could hop on a plane to visit family, and even take them with you on a great vacation!

Have friends or family that are Canada bound this year and need ideas on things to see or do?

Maybe you could splurge on a luxury hotel with a view of Toronto’s spectacular skyline.

What about visiting the polar bears in Churchill, and watching the Northern Lights?

How about spending your days cruising BC’s beautiful Sunshine Coast?

You could take the kids and spend your days walking along the ocean in the tidal pools.

Now, the fun part – your chance to enter to win $5,000 towards a dream vacation!

Here’s how to enter

Entering is easy.

To enter the contest, just go to KANETIX.ca and complete an online Visitors to Canada travel insurance quote. Eligible Canadians will automatically be entered into a draw to win a 5,000 travel credit.

Visitors to Canada Travel Insurance is emergency medical coverage designed for tourists travelling to Canada. Have family or friends visiting this summer? Ensure they have the proper coverage.

What could you win?

The lucky winner will receive a $5,000 travel credit.

Contest details

The contest starts July 6th, 2015 and closes August 31, 2015. Terms and conditions apply. See the official contest webpage on KANETIX.ca for contest details.

The Contest is open to Canadian residents only, excluding residents of Quebec and New Brunswick, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the contest opening date. Non-residents of Canada, individuals visiting Canada on the parent or grandparent supervisa, or visiting on any form of visa, are not eligible to participate in the contest and cannot assign their entry to another person.

Just click here to go to the contest webpage on KANETIX.ca and complete a Visitors to Canada Travel Insurance quote to enter to win $5,000 toward your dream vacation!

About KANETIX

Launched in October 1999, KANETIX was Canada’s first online insurance marketplace and today provides over a million quotes per year to consumers looking for insurance, as well as comparisons for mortgage rates and credit cards.

The KANETIX comparison service is a one-stop shopping environment for consumers. Each day, thousands visit KANETIX to comparison shop their various financial needs. Shoppers choose what they want to compare, obtain a quotation and complete an online application or, with the help of KANETIX connect with the provider to purchase or apply for the product over the phone.

Through its Software as a Service team, KANETIX is also the leading provider of online insurance quotation technology, developing online quotation systems, mobile solutions, actuarial tools and websites for many of Canada’s largest insurance brands.

This post was sponsored by the folks at KANETIX.ca, but our love of travel and contests is all our own.

And the winner is…….. Edmund Szeto.

Congratulations Edmund and we hope you have a great stay wherever you happen to be!

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’re thrilled to give you a chance to win 200 Euros in accommodation (that’s around a whopping $270 USD!) with either HostelBookers.com or Hostelworld.com.

We found some fantastic, romantic hostels and hotels on HostelBookers when we were setting up this giveaway. The private double room in the photo below is from the Hôtel Taylor, and comes with free WiFi, breakfast and a flat screen TV for around 80 Euros a night in the heart of Paris. (Check out our post, eight of the world’s most romantic budget hotels and hostels, for more proof that romance can be found on a budget.)

Now the fun part. Your chance to win!

The Details: The prize is 200 Euros worth of accommodation that you can use either on HostelBookers.com or Hostelworld.com. FYI, you can use the credit after Valentine’s Day, however since it falls on a weekend this year why not treat yourself and make it a Valentine’s Day to remember.

It’s simple to enter.

Just leave a comment on this post telling us where you’d love to stay on Valentine’s Day then go to the Rafflecopter form below and enter your name and email, or log in with Facebook. The contest runs from January 7th, 2014 to Midnight (PST) on February 1st, 2014. The winner will be contacted via email. And the best part?

This contest is open worldwide!

With rooms available around the globe, the possibilities are endless! Imagine watching the sun set in Fiji or painting the town red in Rome before heading back to your free, romantic room for the evening. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclosure: HostelBookers.com graciously supplied us with the 200 Euro prize for this giveaway. As usual, all opinions are our own. 

Update: As of July, 2017, Roomorama is no longer in business.

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It was a tough call, however, Larissa from Changes in Latitude edged out the competition and snagged the extra entries for our favorite comment. Larissa, great use of the word fracking!

Without any further ado. Here are the contest winners.

First Place prize of $100 in Roomorama Accommodation Credits goes to Sofie from Wonderful Wanderings!

Second Place prize of $50 in Roomorama Accommodation Credits goes to Larissa from Changes in Longitude!

Thanks to all our entrants and especially Roomorama for helping us set this up. It was a fun way to kick off our European adventure and we look forward to sharing more prizes with everyone in the coming months!

Roomorama

For the last few months, we’ve been yearning for churros con chocolate for breakfast, Turkish ice cream, Greek appetizers and walks along the Italian seashore. And now it’s almost here.

We’re headed to Europe for the very first time as a family this month! No firm itinerary. No must do lists. Just the four of us, and a continent to explore.

But why should we have all the fun?

To celebrate our European adventures we’ve teamed up with the folks at Roomorama to give away $150 of accommodation credits. 

What is this wonderful and mysterious Roomorama creature, you ask?

Just one of the best websites for short term apartment rentals in the whole internet. As a family, we love renting condos and apartments. We can usually get a stylish apartment with a separate bedroom or two with a full kitchen (and free WiFi!) for less than the cost of a hotel room. Check out this beauty in Madrid, our first stop.

There are two prizes up for grabs:

• A 1st prize of a $100 Roomorama credit
• A 2nd prize of a $50 Roomorama credit

Open to: 18+, Worldwide

Giveaway period: Starts at 12:00 am on February 12th, 2013 and continues until 12:00 am on March 5th, 2013. All times are Eastern.

So how do you enter? It’s easy.

See the Rafflecopter widget below?

To enter, all you have to do is log in to the widget by email or Facebook and leave us a comment on this site telling us where you’d like to stay if you win.

Check out the other options as well to earn more chances at winning a prize.

More chances to win!

To gain more chances to win, while on the form above, you can also:

• Join our fun email tribe (Worth a whopping five extra entries, plus you’ll get some great travel discounts in your inbox)
• Like our The Barefoot Nomad Facebook page (If you’re already a fan, enter your Facebook name and just click I’m a Fan)
• Follow us on Twitter (If you already follow us, enter your Twitter name and click I Follow on Twitter)
• Spread the word about the giveaway by sharing it on Twitter (You can do this as often as once a day for the length of the contest!)
• Write a blog post about our site or this giveaway (We don’t actually expect anyone to do this but it would be cool to see. Make sure you include the URL in the proper field)

And just for fun… 

We’ll be giving an extra 15 entries to the comment that our esteemed and educated judges (Ha! that would be the four of us) find the most inspiring, funniest or just plain silliest.

Be creative. Have fun!

Not sure what to say?

Here’s a hint:  Outrageous flattery and references to ice cream, superheroes, coffee or kitten videos are all a good way to get our attention. If you can somehow make use of the words frack, mega, monkey or banana then all the better.

So… go ahead. You know you want to…