Love is the Heart of Virginia’s New Family Vacation Giveaway

Richmond, Va. (March, 2010) Families who love to vacation together will now have the chance to win one of four, over-the-top trips from the Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes. Beaches, water and theme parks, hands-on museums, exciting history and outdoor adventure await four lucky families who enter to win at www.Virginia.org/family.

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The contest runs through August 3, 2010 and each prize trip includes airfare for four, four nights of accommodations, a rental car, dining certificates and passes for activities and admission to nearly a dozen Virginia icons and sites. U.S. citizens 21 and older are eligible to win.

“Virginia is for Lovers is about love – pure and simple,” said Alisa Bailey, President and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation. “For families, a Virginia vacation means more time to spend with those you love and completely connect while visiting iconic historic sites, outdoor activities and traditional favorites. This sweepstakes showcases what makes Virginia an ideal family destination.”

The Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes features four prizes, each with a different theme and regional focus. Prize trips are for four people. Highlights include:

Love Shines Bright – Prize drawing April 9, 2010
Two nights at Great Wolf Lodge, with indoor waterpark
Admission to Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestown, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center
Passes to Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA
$50 Prime Outlets Williamsburg Gift Card, VIP Coupon Book and Food Court vouchers
Yankee Candle “Wax Works Experience”; includes wax hands, wax art, tin of Popcornopolis, and lunch at Mrs. Claus Bakery and CafГ©
Two nights at Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center
$300 in Virginia Beach Restaurant Association Gift Certificates
Admission and behind the scenes tour of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Museum
Kayak tour of the Back Bay Wildlife Refuge
Love Americana Style – Prize drawing May 14, 2010
VIP tour and lunch at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
Admission passes for the IMAX Theater and flight simulator at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
One day admission and food vouchers at SplashDown Waterpark in Manassas
Two nights at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
Timeless Tickets providing admission to nine of Fredericksburg’s historic museums and attractions, including Kenmore, the Mary Washington House and George Washington’s Ferry Farm
Lunch at Goolrick’s Pharmacy and Soda Fountain in Fredericksburg
Two nights at Courtyard Marriott – Fredericksburg Historic District
Love of Discovery – Prize drawing June 18, 2010
Admission passes to Kings Dominion Amusement Park
Admission to 30 Richmond area attractions including: Science Museum of Virginia, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Maymont, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Richmond’s Children Museum.
Two nights at the Richmond Doubletree Downtown hotel
Tickets to a Richmond Flying Squirrels Baseball home game
Dinner at Tarrant’s Cafe in Downtown Richmond
Dinner at Bottoms Up Pizza in Downtown Richmond
Admission to Charlottesville area icons Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Ash Lawn-Highland, and Michie Tavern Museum
Tubing trip from James River Runners, LLC in Charlottesville
Two nights at the Holiday Inn Monticello in Charlottesville
Love of the Great Outdoors – Prize drawing August 3, 2010
Two cabin nights at Hungry Mother State Park in Southwest Virginia
Choice of guided horseback tour, hike or bike trip along the Virginia Creeper Trail.
Two nights at Break’s Interstate Park Lodge – the Grand Canyon of the South
Choice of horseback riding, whitewater rafting or golf at Break’s Interstate Park
$200 credit for meals
Admission to Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Music Center in Clintwood, part of The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail.

The Virginia Tourism Corporation launched the sweepstakes at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, one of the many destinations that winners will visit as part of the prize trips.

Visit www.Virginia.org/family to enter to win the Virginia is for Lovers Family Vacation Sweepstakes and for a complete list of contest rules.

Love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation. Visit www.Virginia.org to start planning a visit. Or call 1-800-VISITVA to request a free Virginia is for Lovers travel guide.

www.Virginia.org/family

March 9, 2010   Posted in: United States West