Europe a la Carte Twitter Competition (5): Win a short break to Belfast
Written by Karen BryanUpdate 30 January 2010: The competition is now closed. The winner is Carrie-Ann, who correctly answered that the location of my Twitter background photo was Brussels. There were over 30 competition entries with some very good answers to the tiebreaker question “What most appeals to you about visiting Belfast?” Here is Carrie-Ann’s winning response:
Belfast has it all!
B eautiful buildings @ The Grand Opera House
E ntertainment @ Laverys
L uxurious treat @ Aura Day Spa
F amily fun @ Belfast Zoo
A mazing scenery @ Island Magee
S hopping @ Victoria Square
T asty food @ no 27 Talbot street
The Competition
The Europe a la Carte Blog Twitter competition (5) launches today. To win you have to correctly identify the location in the background photo of my @karenbryan Twitter page. I’ll be giving clues on Twitter during the competition to help you work out the background photo location. You’ll also need to answer the tiebreaker question.
The destination displayed on the Twitter page background has been written about in the Europe a la Carte Blog. You must leave your answer as a comment on this blog post, also answering the tiebreaker question. The tiebreaker kicks in if either no-one gets the destination correctly or if more than one person gets the correct destination. The tiebreaker enables me to choose a winner by judging the most entertaining and/or insightful answer.
The Prize:
The short break to Belfast comprises of four parts, to be taken between 01 February 2010 to 01 July 2010 from Birmingham, East Midlands and Manchester to Belfast and from 01 February 2010 to 25 March 2010 from Cardiff. Prize excludes travel from 12-21 February 2010, 27 March -18 April 2010. Please refer to the terms and conditions at the bottom of this post for full details.
Part 1: Two return flights with bmibaby to Belfast International Airport from these four UK airports – East Midlands, Birmingham, Cardiff or Manchester during specified period. Flights to Belfast operate up to two times a day with fares starting from just £9.00 one way including taxes and charges. You can follow bmibaby_com on Twitter to keep up with their latest offers and useful link to information about their 31 European destinations. Transfer from the airport to the hotel is included.
Part 2: Two nights accommodation for two guests on a B&B basis in the Malmaison Belfast. I stayed at the Malmaison when I was in Belfast on the Europe a la Carte Summer 09 UK Blog Tour. Their Twitter stream is at TheBelfastMal.
Part 3: A guided taxi tour to explore the Belfast’s historical past and see the city’s major landmarks and attractions.
View over the city from the top of the Belfast Wheel
Part 4: Dinner on one night (up to the value of £90) at the award winning no27 Talbot Street restaurant, tweeting as no27talbotst. This contemporary restaurant in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter offers an extensive menu of wholesome dishes with a focus on fresh local produce.
How to enter:
1 Click through to @karenbryan Twitter page.
2 Decide on the location of the background photo. It’s a European capital city. Follow me on Twitter @karenbryan for some more clues during the week. To follow me you need to click on the Follow button just under the small photo of me at the top left of my Twitter page.
3 Return to this blog post and write a comment with the name of the location in the Twitter background photo and the answer to the question, “What most appeals to you about visiting Belfast?” Only one entry per person allowed.
Good luck and look out for some more great prizes in future Europe a la Carte Twitter competitions.
Exclusions:
Members of the Europe a la Carte blogging team can’t enter the competition (as they can read the comments in blog admin).
Closing date:
Competition entries by blog comment must be made by midnight GMT on Friday 29 January 2010.
Terms and Conditions
1 The winner is entitled to return travel for two passengers with bmibaby from East Midlands, Birmingham, Cardiff or Manchester Airport to Belfast Intl on the bmibaby network.
2 The winner is entitled to two nights bed and breakfast at the Malmaison Belfast (34-38 Victoria Street, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 3GH)
3 Closing date for the competition is 29 January 2010.
4 Prize valid from 01 February 2010 to 01 July 2010 from Birmingham, East Midlands and Manchester to Belfast and from 01 February 2010 to 25 March 2010 from Cardiff. Prize excludes travel from 12-21 February 2010, 27 March -18 April 2010.
5 Flights and hotel are subject to availability. Availability is more restrictive during peak periods. Greater promotional seat availability is offered on off-peak flight services.
6 Travel must be booked 14 days in advance of outbound travel date.
7 Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable. Flight details, dates and times, plus the hotel details cannot be varied once they are booked. Cash or credit alternatives will not be offered.
8 bmibaby reserves the right to provide substitute prizes of similar value should the specified prizes become unavailable.
9 Route may vary due to timetable changes.
10 bmibaby reserves the right to change its flight schedules without prior notice.
11 The winner will be responsible for supplying valid passports and visa.
12 It is strongly recommended that travellers take out adequate travel insurance.
13 All flights are subject to the terms and conditions under which they are issued including bmibaby’s general conditions of carriage for passengers and baggage.
14 bmibaby reserves the right to cancel or amend the terms of this prize promotion and without notice in the unlikely event of major catastrophe, war, earthquake, or any actual, anticipated or alleged breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other similar event.
15 By participating in this prize promotion, you grant the promoters permission to use your name and likeness for advertising and future promotional purposes without additional compensations (except where prohibited).
16 Winners are liable for any tax liability accruing as a result of this promotion.
17 This promotion is governed by English Law.
18 The judges decision is final.
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Answer Brussels
What appeals to be about visiting Belfast is the opportunity to see how this city has transformed itself into a vibrant, exciting place after it’s recent history of conflict. It’s somewhere I would to visit in style!
Answer to competition = Brussels
What most appeals to me about visting Belfast-
Last time in Belfast I was fifteen
A lot has gone on in the years in-between!
Now Belfast has changed out of all recognition
Transformed and renewed and full of ambition
I’d just love to visit – in all sincerity-
A city reborn in peace and prosperity
The city is Amsterdam.
There are several reasons I would love to visit Belfast, one of which is to see the Titanic Quarter and the other one is to shop, shop shop at Junction One Outlet!
Hi Karen,
Is it Prague?
What most appeals to me about visiting Belfast?
I visited many European countries but I still miss Ireland. There a lots of appealing things: history, culture (It would be great reading again James Joyce), beer (love it!), life (I imagine Belfast as a very lively city).
Krakow
Because Belfast is best.
Location: Brussels
What most appeals to you about visiting Belfast?: To see how the city has transformed itself after it’s turbulent history and to bask in the charm and wit of Belfastians.
Location – Brussels
I would like to visit the restaurant which sounds really nice, and have the taxi tour of the city. It sounds a very good prize!
It would be Brussels
Following on twitter – leiajulie
I think it’s the Grand Place in Brussels.
What most appeals to me about visiting Belfast is that as a child of the late sixties and seventies, I heard all the horrible things about Belfast, the troubles and fighting are part of my history and I was caught up in a bombing in Bristol. I’d love to be able to go there and see it for what is really is a vibrant, thriving city putting all that away and rebuilding itself.
it is the Grand Place in Brussels
id love to visit belfast because it is my hometown and id like to compare my memories of wonderful times despite the troubles to thereality in todays trouble free town.
Answer: Grand Place in Brussels
Why I want to visit Belfast?
Belfast has it all!
B eautiful buildings @ The Grand Opera House
E ntertainment @ Laverys
L uxurious treat @ Aura Day Spa
F amily fun @ Belfast Zoo
A mazing scenery @ Island Magee
S hopping @ Victoria Square
T asty food @ no 27 Talbot street
FOR THE COMPETITION THE LOCATION IS the Grand Place in Brussels
I would like to vist Belfast as I have just read about how interesting the city is,Oh! And my daughter works there a few days of the week!
Answer: Brussels
What most appeals to you about visiting Belfast?
Unique location, history of the Titanic
Answer: Grand Place, Brussels
I love Belfast because the people are fantastic and I’m fascinated by the history of the city.
Answer – The background to http://twitter.com/karenbryan is the Grand Place in Brussels
What most appeals to me about visiting Belfast, is to see for myself the city that has seen such troubles, but has overcome them to become a modern, European city of culture which is thriving and has such a buzz.
location is : brussels crown square.
I would love to go back to belfast, its where i grew up but i haven’t been back in a long time, i’ve heard it is beautiful now.
matt
The Grand Place, Brussels
Belfast, vibrant city with new friendly face,
Culture, churches, parks, gardens, a great weekend place!
The location is Grand Place, Brussels
What most appeals to me about visiting Belfast: To see this historic city, seemingly consigned to the graveyard of history, rising like a Phoenix from the ashes into a fresh vibrancy in the 21st Century thanks to the remarkable people who live there.
The Grand Place Brussels
I have always been enthralled by the Titanic Story and it would be great to visit Belfast where the Titanic was born.
I think it is Brussels
I’d like to visit Belfast to sample the whiskey in the National Trust pub – the Crown Bar
the Grand Place in Brussels
Answer: Brussels
Answer: I would love to introduce my husband to the the charm of Belfast. I stayed their briefly with uni friends some years ago and my brief encounter left me wanting to visit again.
Twitter name: @katylittlelady
The location is brussels main square
What most appeals to me about visiting Belfast is that it is part of my country yet I know knowing about it, It would be amazing to find out what differant culture is on your doorstep
Answer is the Grand Place in Brussels.
Would love to visit Belfast – largely to dispose of the preconceived ideas I have about it as I’ve only ever seen coverage of the conflicts on TV. I’ve heard that it is actually a vibrant and buzzing city so it would be fantastic to discover that for myself.
Also I have 2 small kids so a weekend without them would be pure bliss – and to stay in a fabulous hotel and eat fabulous food would be amazing!
Brussels.
The historical background and the interesting new wave that is in Belfast
Brussels is the location.
I visited Belfast in 1987 when the City was still divided by sectarian troubles. It was a moody place, and I was taken aback, naively I suppose, at being searched whilst entering shops and tourist attractions. However, I found the people welcoming and always remember a visit to The Crown Bar in Great Victoria Street,which was an outstanding blaze of reds and yellows, mosaic tiles and wood carvings, nothing like I’d ever seen before or since.
I would love to return to Belfast to see the vibrant and passionate city it is now- and make a return trip to The Crown Bar.
Gee Karen, this is not easy, you guys write about so many great places. I would have guessed Munich had i not properly read that it’s a european CAPITAL city – so my next guess is Vienna. I couldn’t find any real clues in your twitters or in the photo itself!! Ugh. I would love to win. WHY? I would love to win a trip to Belfast because the Tuscan sun is getting to my brain, and I have heard that it is cold and rainy there ;-).
It’s a photo of Brussels
I’ve only been to Belfast once and that was to rescue my stricken father who’d broken both his arms on a visit (somebody had opened a car door into him as he walked on a pavement).
What a saw of it was beautiful but I’s love to go back and see it this time.
I probably won’t invite my dad though, his luck is probably better left at home.
Ooooh – that’s the Grand Place in Brussels, a great place to explore after some moules frites and a fantastic Belgian beer!
What most appeals to me about Belfast? I am a brand new UK resident and despite tons of trips to the UK, I’ve never been north of Oxford! A shame really, and one of my New Year’s resolutions is to explore the lovely country that I’m lucky enough to call home and heading to Belfast would be the perfect start to achieving that goal!
Kathryn @Travelfusion
Brussel’s Grand-Place, with Le Roy d’Espagne the main building visible.
What most appeals to me about Belfast is the strong polar opposites in its cultural mix, that surely no other city in the British Isles can match. So first and foremost I would visit the political/ideological/philosophical/theological divide of Shankhill to see the murals and try to get a feel for the place and people that have so shaped recent history. Not the most holiday like of ideas perhaps, but a great way to get to the heart of the island and so to enjoy it and its people all the more.
Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium!
The competition winner has been selected. It’s Carrie-Ann, who correctly identified the location of my Twitter background photo as Brussels. Carrie-Ann’s winning answer to the tiebreaker question
“What most appeals to you about visiting Belfast?” is below.
Belfast has it all!
B eautiful buildings @ The Grand Opera House
E ntertainment @ Laverys
L uxurious treat @ Aura Day Spa
F amily fun @ Belfast Zoo
A mazing scenery @ Island Magee
S hopping @ Victoria Square
T asty food @ no 27 Talbot street