Travel Guard seeks ‘World’s Unluckiest Traveller’

[Bulldog]

Throughout 2010, Travel Guard will span Canada and the US in search of the “World’s Unluckiest Traveller” -- the vacationer who has survived a true-life tale of unintentional travel adventure and has the scars to prove it. If you have ever experienced a one-of-a-kind travel travail, been the victim of a startling vacation mishap, or simply been an unwilling participant in a downright strange occurrence during your travels, Travel Guard wants to hear your story. Those sharing their travel tales in this special promotion will be entered into a year-long contest and drawing for prizes, including a $10,000 dream vacation and a Flip MinoHD camcorder. The winner will be determined by popular vote, and in addition, one randomly selected person who votes for the winning entry will also win a dream vacation prize; voting opens Jan. 1, 2010 for all December entries.
Travellers can tell Travel Guard their stories by logging on to http://www.travelguard.com and uploading a video, or a series of photos, in which the traveller relates his or her travel tale. Each month, Travel Guard will give away two Flip MinoHD camcorders -- one to the entry that receives the most votes, and one to a randomly selected person who votes for the winning entry. At the end of the year, each of the monthly winners will be posted for a final round of voting to decide the winner of the $10,000 ultimate dream vacation.
“Travel mishaps come in all shapes and sizes, and can happen at any time,” said Dan McGinnity, vice-president of Travel Guard. “‘The World’s Unluckiest Traveler’ takes a whimsical look at the very real problems travellers face daily, emphasizing that preparation is the best remedy for unanticipated travel difficulties.” (http://www.travelguard.com)

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[flopnfly]

this should bring out some interesting stories.   

[Bulldog]

I have two I could put forward, one for Coz and one just last month 

[flopnfly]

Put them in, we'll vote for you.

I'm sure Steve must have some good stories to put in   

do they allow Cuba?

[Bulldog]

 "Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. (except Maine), 21 and over, and residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) over the age of majority in their province/territory"

Why not Maine, I mean I understand Quebec  

I would assume it's for ANY travels  

http://www.worldsunluckiesttraveler.com/prizes.asp

[LindaBT]

   What's up with that?  What do you mean BD "I understand Quebec" ?  Are they afraid someone would submit their experience in French  ? Probably something to do with rules of lottery in this province. 

[Bulldog]

What up with that is,   

[flopnfly]

I understand why Quebec is excluded.  They are always excluded from contests, and I'm assuming that's because of the different laws??

But I don't understand why Maine is excluded.