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Turn In Your Passport Application To Win a Free Trip to Chile

By Passport Editorial

Do you love wine and travel? If so, here's a travel contest that's tailor-made for you: The Wines of Chile Experience. (Via Gadling.) If you win, you'll get two free flights to Chile (one for you, one for a guest), as well as five nights of accommodations at a boutique hotel or winery, food and drink, activities and transportation within Chile. The total value of the prize package is "not to exceed $15,000," so there should be enough of a…

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Fly to Japan for Free With Your US Passport

By Passport Editorial

Japan has come to depend on its tourist industry, but after the earthquake/tsunami one-two punch that leveled parts of the coast and damaged the Fukushima nuclear reactor, the number of foreign visitors dropped by 50-60 percent (via NileGuidance). Since then, the Japanese travel industry has come up with several promotions aimed at combating the negative perception of the country that still lingers even today. For example, in July, a group of Japanese resorts held a contest to send one lucky…

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Submit Your Passport Application: Contest to Travel Japan, Free!

By Passport Editorial

It's an unfortunate fact that bad news gets the most airtime. Because of this, when something bad happens in another country, TV news often leaves you with a skewed perspective of the place, turning regional problems into national ones. For example, watching news coverage of the drug violence in Mexico, you could be forgiven for thinking that the entire country is going up in flames. But in reality, the violence is in most cases restricted to specific regions. The same…

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Expedite Your Passport Application For a Free Trip to Scandinavia

By Passport Editorial

"We come from the land of the ice and snow, where the midnight sun and the harsh winds blow..." Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song" If you've always wanted to visit "the land of the ice and snow," check out the new contest on the "Faces of Scandinavia" website. (h/t Gadling) To enter, all you have to do is comment on one of the many personal stories posted on the site. The comment stream is pretty active, so you do have some…

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Renew Your Passport and Enter Finnair’s New Contest

By Passport Editorial

Wouldn't you love to get paid to travel? Winners of Finnair's new "Quality Hunters" contest get to do just that: get paid to fly to Finnair's destinations and evaluate their experiences. (h/t Jaunted). Here's how Finnair describes the contest on its website: Ever dreamed of getting paid to explore the world? Finnair, one of the world’s longest continuously operating airlines, offers you the adventure of a lifetime. We are on a global search for four Quality Hunters; intrepid, outspoken and…

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Get Your Passport Application In To Be a “Honeymoon Tester”

By Passport Editorial

What, exactly, is a "'honeymoon tester?" Basically, it's a dream job for any couple that likes to travel.  Here's the job description, from Runawaybrideandgroom.com: "Would you be able to sip champagne, while lying in a hammock slung between two palm trees on a white, sandy beach, with your romantically linked partner beside you, without spilling your drink? Well then, you may just have what it takes for the Ultimate Job in Ireland (and probably the world!)." Sounds like heaven, right?…

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Your US Passport-Your Ticket to a New Career as a Travel Writer

By Passport Editorial

Have you always wanted to be a travel writer? Do you dream of visiting Japan? Rough Guides has a new contest that could help you jump-start your career. Jaunted has the scoop: apparently, they are offering a chance to get training and experience as a professional travel writer for free. If you win the contest, you get a free trip to Tokyo, Japan. While you're there, you'll be doing research and writing to update the Rough Guides to Tokyo. You'll…

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