Where were you in the 1950s? If the answer is “not yet born” you probably have no idea what it was like 70 years ago when creative marketers looked for new ideas to attract more consumers. It was colorful era that saw the birth of the humble contest, notes blogger Retro Dee whose fascination with the past belies her young age! Dee describes the advent of the contest as a post WWII idea that engendered so much excitement from men and women, “Everywhere you looked, it seemed there was an advertisement for a nifty new contest,” she adds.
Her research was so thorough, she dug up 1950s ads that included a Folger’s Coffee barbeque giveaway that was endorsed by the author Ernest Hemingway, and the sky was the limit when it came to cars, vacations, and mega-prizes that made contest entering a hobby for so many. The desire to win has remained in our DNA ever since.
One contest you will want to enter right now
Nostalgia notwithstanding, you’re invited to take a short survey that tells the world—or at least the travel world where Conde Nast Traveler magazine has maintained a stellar reputation—that you’ve been to Manta Island Resort off the Belize Coast and share your enthusiasm for this property by casting your vote. Manta Island was named Best of the Best in 2022 and 2023 and there’s room on the walls of the island’s offices for this year’s accolade.
By casting your 2024 Conde Nast Readers’ Choice contest vote, you need only answer a few questions about your Manta Island experience, at which point, and you will be automatically entered into a contest offering a prize any tourist would covet: A Viking Cruise Lines experience to either the Antarctic or the U.S. Great Lakes. Everyone completing that survey can win, and it may as well be you!
Voting is fast, easy, and fun
When you visit the Conde Nast Readers’ Choice website page, you’ll be asked which category you’d like to select from a menu of options. Select the Resorts icon. Once on that page, type in Manta Island Resort and the survey questions will pop up giving you your opportunity to have your say. Encourage your buddies to cast votes for Manta, too. Tell them about that Viking Cruise prize and you won’t have to add much encouragement to your suggestion!
How to reward yourself by making sure the Belize resort you love gets lots of votes? By booking a trip, of course. Meet the conditions detailed on Manta Island Resort’s special offers page. Talk about a winning move. You’ll carry on a tradition that’s been around since the 1950s, and save money when booking your next holiday. Everyone who participates wins, and if you land the Viking cruise, you’ll be the biggest winner of all!
Call or email our Reservations office today!
(800) 408-8224
info@MantaIslandResort.com
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