From April 19 – May 9th, people from all over the world were playing the Blog Hop. Contestants traveled from blog to blog, collecting the answers to six questions to qualify to win. Participating GBN blogs had many new readers introduced to their blog.

It was fun for all.

We are pleased to announce the Winners!

Congratulations to:

Ffion Llwyd-Jones, UK, winner of $2,000 cash prize thanks to Contiki

Leslie Price, USA, winner of $1,000 worth of camera equipment thanks to
SA-Venues, South Africa Explored

Marcia Grubb, USA, winner of 3 nights in a luxury hotel in Paris thanks to Splendia

Chee Pooi Ling, Malaysia, winner of a hotel stay in Amsterdam worth EUR 350
thanks to EasytoBook.com

Lanora Mueller, USA, winner of 16GB ipod nano w/ video thanks to TravellersPoint

Jon Bowers, UK, winner of $100 Budget Accommodation from TravellersPoint

Teri Morrison, Canada, winner of VentureSafe 20L DayPack from Pacsafe.

Mary-Alice Pomputius, USA, winner of TravelSafe 100 Portable Safe from Pacsafe

William Hallatt, South Africa, winner of BuckleSafe Buckle Lock thanks to Pacsafe

Jaime Engstrom, Sweden, winner of CoverSafe Secret Travel Wallet thanks to Pacsafe

Erica Kuschel, USA, winner of ProSafe 750 Keycard Lock thanks to Pacsafe

The lucky winners will be contacted shortly about their prizes. Congrats once again!

Thanks to the
participating blogs.

Live the Magic of Africa
Solo Traveler
The World is Calling
Gill Adventures Blog
Travel Squire
Landlopers
TwoGoRTW
Europe Up Close
Wild About Travel
Unearthing Asia
GlobeDiva Travels
Travel Writers Exchange
SA-Venues
Volunteer Global
RoundtheWorldFlights.com
Runaway Juno
Velvet Escape
Cumi & Ciki

The Blog Hop Travel Contest Rules

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. This “Blog Hop Travel Contest” (the “Contest”) is organized by the Global Bloggers Network (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor is the exclusive administrator of the Contest. By submitting an entry for the Contest, each entrant unconditionally agrees to be bound by the Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Failure to comply with the Rules will result in an automatic disqualification of the entrant from the Contest.

WHO CAN WIN
This Contest is open to anyone (the “Eligibility Area”) who is 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and agents of the Sponsor and members of the Global Bloggers Network, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, assignees, licensees and members of their immediate families (spouse and children, siblings and parents and their spouses) and individuals residing in the domiciles of each of the above are ineligible. All entries must be received by the Contest Closing Date (as defined below).

HOW TO ENTER
Internet access is required to enter. The Contest begins on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 11:45p.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Contest Closing Date”) (the “Promotion Period”). Entries for the Contest will only be accepted via an online play card available at http://globalbloggersnetwork.com or one of the participating blogs mentioned there. To enter, eligible entrants must fill out all required fields denoted on the entry form, and click on “submit”, at any time during the Promotion Period. Limit one (1) entry per week, per person. Entries must be made by participants and received by the Sponsor within the Promotion Period. Entries that do not comply with the Rules in all respects are ineligible and void.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The entrant must be the Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account through which the entry is made. For purposes of the Contest, a “Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet service provider, online service provider or other entity (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the secondary level domain name associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries must be made by an individual from a single computer and may not be made by proxy, or electronic means such as script, bot, macro or any other similar software or program. All entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.

SELECTION PROCESS
The potential winner will be selected by a random draw from among all eligible entries received via the internet by the Contest Closing Date. The draw will take place on May 11, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. The selected entrant will be notified by telephone and/or email. In the event that the Sponsor is unable to notify the selected entrant within five (5) days of selection, the selected entrant will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Prior to being declared a winner, the selected entrant must first: (a) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, skill-testing question posed by telephone or email; (b) complete a written declaration confirming compliance with the Rules and acceptance of the grand prize as awarded; (c) sign and return within five (5) days of receipt, any and all waivers or releases and any other documentation that may be required by the Sponsor.

PRIZES
• $2,000 cash prize thanks to Contiki
• $1,000 worth of camera equipment thanks to SA-Venues, South Africa Explored to be purchased online via Amazon.com
• 3 hotel nights in a Paris hotel thanks to Splendia
• 3 hotel nights in an Amsterdam hotel thanks to EasytoBook.com
• 16GB ipod nano w/ video thanks to TravellersPoint
• $100 Budget Accommodation gift certificate from TravellersPoint
• Travel gear from pacsafe:

– VentureSafe 20L daypack (tabasco),
- TravelSafe 100 portable safe
- ProSafe 750 TSA approved keycard lock
- CoverSafe 150 secret travel wallet
- BuckleSafe TSA approved buckle backpack lock

The prizes will be awarded to the selected entrants, who must be over the age of eighteen (18), in order of their random selection.
The prizes will be delivered to an agreed upon address indicated by the winner. The prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable or convertible into cash and may not be sold, traded or transferred, except when agreed upon by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right in its absolute discretion to substitute a prize of equivalent kind and value without prior notification in the event of the unavailability of any of the prizes for any reason whatsoever.

PRIVACY
By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing personal information, including, but not limited to the entrant’s name, address, age, e-mail address (collectively, the “Entrant Information”), the entrant consents and agree to the Sponsor’s collection and use of the Entrant Information to administer the Contest. The consent of the entrant to the Sponsor’s use of Entrant Information may be revoked at any time (which will also revoke the entrant’s participation in the Contest or impair the chances of winning) by emailing to: info@globalbloggersnetwork.com. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrant and individuals requesting a copy of the Rules. A copy of the Rules may be received by sending an email request to info@globalbloggersnetwork.com before May 15th, 2010..

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The Sponsor and its affiliates, its advertising and promotional agencies, retailers, distributors and suppliers, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and shareholders and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest (collectively, the “Released Parties”) shall have no liability and shall be held harmless in respect of any and all manner of action, causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, claims and demands, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including, but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and liability for any physical injury, death or property damage which the entrant and their respect administrators, heirs, successors or assigns may have by reason or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or use or misuse of the grand prize or any element thereof. The Released Parties accept no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the websites during the Promotional Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from accessing, playing or downloading any material in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest.

LEGAL
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

The Sponsor retains the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, amend or alter the rules of the Contest at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Privacy Policy: Global Bloggers Network does not sell, rent or distribute email addresses. Any information collected below will be used to administer the Contest only and/or inform entrants of future contests. See complete Contest Rules above.