Tell us what would be your most enjoyable Unexpected Holiday.
HOW TO PLAY: Enter into Facebook and choose your best option for an Unexpected Holiday.
HOW TO WIN: We will choose 1 winner through a random raffle between all users that managed to recruit 3 or more new fans for Iberostar English.
PRIZES: We will raffle a travel kit with Iberostar products
LINK TO PARTICIPATE: http://www.facebook.com/IberostarHotelsEnglish/app_154581087931912
GOOD LUCK!
A script, perfume, a tablet…Tell us what you think stars pack in their suitcase and win a fantastic suitcase Samsonite.
How to play:
1- You have to follow Iberostar_eng on twitter
2- Send tweets with the things you think a star will pack in their suitcase. You will have to add the
Hash tag #starsuitcase
3- Ask your friends and users to to retweet your tweet.
User with the most re-tweets wins a fantastic suitcase Samsonite.
Good Luck!
Many tried but only the quickest won! We want to congratulate the winners that found Paradise!
Casey Kurth, Christopher Munson, Karina Tsymbal, Leonor Blaya Martinez & Ashley Thomas !
We hope you’ll tell us all about your trip!
And the rest of you, don’t despair, guys. Stay tuned, because we’ve got a lot more great contests coming soon!
Yesterday one of our swingiest weeks came to a happy close with the conclusion of our #MusicalDestinations contest. We received more than 3,500 tweets pitching all manner of tunes for our different destinations. It’s been a real treat to see your energy, enthusiasm, and love of good music… not to mention love of winning an Iberostar vaycay!
Some we should’ve seen coming, like “Montego Bay” by Bobby Bloom, but we admit others left us frankly perplexed (really, what does “The Time of My Life” have to do with Cape Verde?) But it’s been a fun ride, and we sincerely thank you all for participating. We wish you all could win! But… only one can, and before you break through the screen and throttle us for dragging out the announcement, here’s the winner of #MusicalDestinations, chosen on Random.org:
The lucky winner is @ErinCBallinger, who has conquered all with Demus’ mega-fun hit “Rum Junkie”. Chaka Demus hails from – where else? – Jamaica, the country Erin identified with the song, which also happens to be an Iberostar destination. Please join us in extending Erin a hearty congratulations, mon!
Didn’t win? Don’t despair: there are more contests to come!
Let’s start out the week with a bang (or at least a song)! Yes, we’re belting out a new travel contest, this time on Twitter, so that for the next seven days you guys can boogy to the beat of our #MusicalDestinations. the first thing you’ll need to do is follow us on Twitter (if you already do so, big thanks, you rock!). Then the idea is to tweet song titles relating to destinations with Iberostar resorts, including the hashtag #MusicalDestinations, the destination – and of course don’t forget to mention us, @iberostarusa.
Every tweet that includes a correct song title and accurate destination along with the hashtag and @iberostarusa mention will be entered in a random drawing on random.org to win a flight and stay for two at one of our resorts.
To give you an even better idea, here’s an example:
#MusicalDestinations @iberostarusa Jamaica “No Woman, No Cry.”
No sweat, right? So get crooning and tweeting – the more you do, the more chances you have to win! Check out the contest rules here.
First of all, we’d like to thank all of you for your enthusiasm! Participation in this contest totally rocked. There were so many bonbons pouring in, if we had to actually eat them all we’d be in a sugar coma! :-S But seriously, folks, on this one we can honestly say you were all LoveStars.
But we could only pick one top winner, and we’re sure you want us to get right to it. The lucky gal, chosen via random.org, is none other than Rita Sams. We’ll be in touch with Rita via email to get her details so we can issue travel documents. If we don’t hear back from Rita within 4 days, we’ll contact the first runner up, Kristen David, and if she doesn’t answer in four days, the second runner-up, Susan Ellen. In the unlikely event we can’t reach any of these folks, we won’t be able to award the prize, so please check your e-mails!
As for the rest of you, as we always say, don’t give up – you just know we’ve got plenty more contests on the way! In fact, we can tell you that the next one starts this coming week. But it’s a whole different ballgame – for starters, it won’t be on Facebook but on Twitter. So sure, we’re definitely looking forward to the weekend – but even more so to next week. How about you? 
Valentine’s Day is around the corner! We celebrate it on February 14, but not all countries do – in Brazil, for example, it’s June 12. But why do we celebrate this holiday at all?
The holiday’s origin isn’t completely clear. Some trace it back to the ancient Romans, which prayed and made offerings to the famous god of love Cupid, with his bow and arrow, asking him to send them their ideal mates. Others hold that the idea of Valentine’s Day comes from northern Europe, where birds begin to mate around this time of year. Then, of course, there’s the day’s namesake himself, Saint Valentine, a Christian priest who married couples in still-pagan 3rd-century Rome (on the down-low, of course).
Wherever it came from all those centuries ago, here in 2012 we’re going to celebrate by looking for our LoveSTAR, because that’s what we’re calling our latest Facebook contest! It’s simple: just fill out your box of chocolates with your friends’ names, and each time one of them accepts your invitation, another bonbon gets added to your box. You’ll need at least 10 candies in order to qualify to get entered for our prize drawing – but don’t stop there, because the final winner will be drawn from a group of whoever racks up the most pieces of candy.
And what is that prize, you’re wondering? The girl or guy who becomes our winning LoveSTAR gets a trip (for two, of course) to our Royal Cupido resort in Majorca, Spain (if the winner lives in Europe), or the Iberostar Bávaro in the Dominican Republic’s beautiful Punta Cana resort area (if the winner lives in the Americas).
Sweet…
‘Tis the season to be jolly, indeed: with our new and totally fun ChristmaSTARS travel contest, you have another chance to earn a fabulous Iberostar beach getaway for two, with flights included!
Here’s how it works: through the tab on our Facebook page, you trim your Iberostar tree by inviting your friends to hang a star. Each time a friend accepts your invitation, a new star appears on your tree. It’s that easy!
You may invite as many friends as you wish, and it’s necessary to have at least 10 stars (friends who have accepted) to enter the final prize drawing, which will take place among the 20 trees that have the most stars (and that have at least 10 stars). The winner will be selected through a random drawing on random.org.
And the prize!! One lucky resident of the Americas will win one round-trip flight for two people to Cancún and an all-inclusive 5-night stay for two at our paradisiacal Paraíso resort (not including the Grand Hotel). In Europe, one lucky winner will get one round-trip flight for two people to Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands and a 5-night stay for two at the Iberostar Anthelia on the Costa Adeje, on a breakfast-only plan.
Let’s be honest: if you’re just a wee bit tired of wrapping presents and the crowds at the mall, shouldn’t you take a quick break right now and start trimming your Iberostar tree?
At last, the long-awaited day so many of you have been asking about is finally here: December 1, 2011. Today, after four months of renovations, our new star in the Mexican Caribbean opens to the public: Iberostar Cancún.
After a top-to-bottom refurb in which we have invested more than $100 million, Iberostar Cancún starts to welcome lovers of Mexico today. Our goal has been to reach the very highest standards of quality and satisfaction, focusing on our three pillars: fine cuisine, entertainment and service. To this end, we have built a new Grand Buffet and specialty restaurants (gourmet, Japanese, steak house and, naturally, Mexican); a stage/amphitheater for our shows; a Mini Club with its own water park; and a Teen Club, among others.
Its location right on the spectacular Caribbean beach is but one of its many appeals. There’s also more than 100,000 square feet of outdoor space, where you can choose among no less than seven infinity pools (like the one in the picture above), perfectly integrated into the surrounding tropical gardens. Sports lovers will get a “kick” out of the professional soccer field, two tennis courts, gym, and a golf course overlooking the sea (how cool is that?). In fact, this golf course is one of the reasons why Iberostar Cancún is truly one-of-a-kind in Cancún, as it’s the only resort that has both a golf course and spa on premises.
As of today, then, you have one more star to enjoy in our 100+ Iberostar galaxy. And, if you want to experience its sybaritic charms without paying a penny, don’t forget to enter our “A Suite for Banderas” travel contest on Facebook. If you win, you’ll enjoy an all-inclusive one-week trip for two, including flights and lodging, to the new Iberostar Cancún. Still thinking about it? Just do it, the contest expires on December 7th!
