Travel Mamas 2nd Anniversary Celebration & Omni Hotels Giveaway

By: Colleen Lanin, The Travel Mama
March 25th, 2011

To commemorate the second anniversary of TravelMamas.com, I wanted to offer a truly fabulous giveaway as a thank you to the over 60,000 people who visited this site during the past year. I am thrilled to let you know that Omni Hotels & Resorts is helping Travel Mamas celebrate by giving away a weekend stay at any of their 43 properties located in the United States, Canada, and Mexico! Read on to find out how to enter to win.

When I launched Travel Mamas on March 29, 2009 I had no idea just how much I would grow to love my third baby – this blog! Birthdays and anniversaries make me all sentimental as I look back at the memories of that year. I’d like to reminisce with you as I share some of the site’s most popular pages and stories. The most visited (non-blog post) Travel Mamas pages are the Home Page, Packing Lists, Tips for Visiting Family & Friends, and Travel with Children Checklist. Below are the most popular Travel Mamas stories as well as my personal favorite posts of this second year.

 

Travel Mamas Most Popular Blog Posts – Year 2

1. 10 Best Family-Friendly Hotel Pools in the World (#1 – Year 1)

2. 4 Packing Sanity Savers (#2 – Year 1)

3. New Zealand in the Footsteps of the Lord of the Rings (Guest Post)

4. Win a Weekend Getaway to Any Hilton Garden Inn in the World

5. The Best Travel Toys and Activities for Kids, from Babies to Teens (#5 – Year 1)

6. 10 Best Beach Hotels for Kids

7. Top 10 Disneyland Rides and Attractions for Babies and Toddlers (#8 – Year 1)

8. JW Marriott San Antonio – Where Luxury Combines with Good Ol’ Family Fun

9. Disney Cruise – The Ideal Family Vacation

10. LEGOLAND for All Ages
 

 

My Favorite Travel Mamas Posts – Year 2

1. The Day My Life Changed Forever in France’s Luberon

2. Fall Beauty at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport, Maine

3. The Travel Mama’s Top 3 Hidden Gem Destinations (Awarded Editors Choice in Trip Base e-book)

4. A Day on the Farm in Sicily

5. Connecting With Other Families While Traveling – What’s Wrong With That?

 

A weekend away at one of the 43 Omni Hotels & Resorts is an outstanding option for Travel Mamas and Travel Daddies planning a family-friendly vacation, romantic getaway, or trip with just the gals or guys. Choose a beachfront location like the Omni Hotel Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Florida (pictured below) or Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas in Mexico, or see the city sites during a stay at Omni Mont-Royal in Quebec, Canada or Omni Berkshire Place in New York.

Omni Sensational Kids caters to the hotels’ youngest guests. Upon check-in, children receive a goodie bag containing a flashlight for nighttime fun, a mini drum for making music, Twizzlers for a tasty treat, and other fun surprises. Kids also receive milk and cookies delivered to their guest room on the first night and can request to borrow a rolling backpack full of toys, books and games.

Omni Hotels in California, Texas, and Boston offer Kid’s Fantasy Suites that have kids’ bedding plus a connecting room for the parents and include bean bag chairs, an art table, books, games, and toys. Omni Executive Caryn Kboudi enlisted the help of her then ten-year-old daughter and friends to help pinpoint what young travelers would like in their hotel room. Caryn said, “We want our youngest guests to feel special from the moment they arrive. Since the Suites were designed by kids for kids, they offer the amenities of home that they miss while on vacation.”

Here are just a few sweet deals offered by Omni specifically for traveling families: 

* Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate Family Escape Package with on-site waterpark and 50% off a second room for the kiddos

* Washington D.C.’s Omni Shoreham National Zoo Panda Package complete with free National Zoo tickets, panda-themed Welcome Kit, and free breakfast buffet

* Omni Chicago American Girl Package that comes with an American doll bed, doll outfit, and $50 daily food and beverage credit

Check out more Omni special packages to entice travelers of every kind.

Enter to Win!

There are a few ways to enter to win a two-night stay at any Omni Hotels & Resorts location. Do one, two, or all three! Be sure to make a separate comment below for each entry to count.

1. Take a peek at the 43 Omni Hotels & Resorts and add a comment below about which property you’d most like to visit.

2. “Like” the Travel Mamas Facebook page and then add a comment to that page about your favorite Travel Mamas blog post or what you like best about TravelMamas.com. Be sure to post a separate comment below for this entry to count!

3. Follow @TravelMamas on Twitter, then copy and paste this tweet (provide a link to your tweet in your comment below!):

Enter to win a weekend getaway at any @OmniHotels to celebrate @TravelMamas 2nd Anniversary! http://tinyurl.com/65senzu

Prize value is approximately $250-$750, depending on location selected and time of travel. This contest ends at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, April 10, 2011. The winner will be chosen at random using RANDOM.org and will be notified by email. If the prize is not claimed within 48 hours of notification, the prize will be forfeited and another winner will be selected. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. Find out who won now!

Would you like to be notified of other giveaways and happenings on TravelMamas.com? Sign up for the Travel Mamas e-newsletter now! Mailings are sent out once or twice per month.

You might also like:

• How Did I Become The Travel Mama?

• Top 10 Most Popular Travel Mamas Blog Posts – Year One

• Travel Mamas Anniversary Round Up

• Why We Travel with Children

A Note from The Travel Mama: Thank you to Omni Hotels & Resorts for sponsoring this giveaway and for providing me with a two-night getaway at the Omni property of my choice!

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