Summer #tbaycation Contest

Staycation (stāˈkāSHn) - a vacation spent at home rather than abroad

#tbaycation (tē-bāˈkāSHn) - a vacation spent experiencing the best of Thunder Bay

Stay Home, Support Local

The effects of COVID-19 have been felt across the globe including in Thunder Bay and many of our amazing local businesses have been impacted.

So this summer, Thunder Bay CEDC and Tourism Thunder Bay are asking YOU, the residents of Thunder Bay and surrounding area, to stay home and support local! 

The Summer #tbaycation Contest

Help us showcase our amazing businesses and unforgettable experiences by showing us your #tbaycation and we'll enter you into weekly draws to win BIG PRIZES all summer long.

There is over $20,000 in prizing to be won, including hotel stays, guided tours, outfitting and guide services, restaurant and retail gift certificates and more!

Each week from June 5, 2020 – August 31, 2020, we will be giving away two prizes: a main prize valued at approximately $1000, and a bonus prize valued at approximately $250. 

How to Enter

1. Take a photo of yourself/your family on your #tbaycation - in your favourite local places with your favourite local products
2. Post the photo on Instagram or Facebook
3. Make sure to use the hashtag #tbaycation in your post
4. Tag all the businesses and products that are featured in the photo - you must tag the Thunder Bay CEDC and Visit Thunder Bay accounts to be entered!

Tagging Thunder Bay CEDC (@tbcedc), Tourism Thunder Bay (@visitthunderbay) and #tbaycation will equal one entry into that week's draw. 
You will receive an additional entry for each local product shown/business tagged.
The more businesses tagged the more entries to win!

Important Info

1. Draws for weekly prizes and bonus prizes will be held each Friday for 13 weeks.
2. Winners will be notified through Facebook or Instagram
3. By entering the contest and using the #tbaycation hashtag on photos posted during the contest period, you give permission for Thunder Bay CEDC and/or Tourism Thunder Bay to use the photos with credit in future promotion of the contest.
4. The contest will reset each week and a new photo will need to be submitted to be entered into each week’s draw. There is no limit to the number of unique photos you can submit each week or during the contest period.
5. Weekly winners & bonus prize winners can only win each prize type once but all submissions will be included in the grand prize draw.
6. All qualifying photos received during the contest period will be entered in the grand prize draw.

Prizes

Grand Prize 

A Superior Experience

Draw date: August 31, 2020

Valued at approximately $3,000!

• An excursion for 12 to Porphyry Island with Sail Superior plus, 
• Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior: Porphyry Island membership and tour plus,
• A one-night stay in the Executive Suite at the Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel plus,
• Gift certificates to:
  • The Keg
  • Current River Bakery

Weekly Prizes

Bonus Prizes

Each week a local prize pack valued at approx $250 will be up for grabs. To be entered into the drawing for the weekly bonus prize, your photo must include at least one of the following items (and as always, the more items shown and businesses tagged, the more entries to win):

• A local business's branded swag - ex. Tomlin tees, Bay Village Coffee mugs, Heartbeat Hot Sauce hats, etc.
• Take out food
• Locally-made PPE - non-medical masks, hand sanitizer etc.
• Gift cards for future use from any local business
• The jersey or hat of a local sports team
• A local craft beer or bottled water
• Attending a local event that has been altered/adjusted due to COVID (drive in concert, stay-at-home/virtual event. etc.)

Bonus Prize Packages (valued at approx. $250) will include gift certificates for one or more of the following businesses:

1. Best Western Plus NorWester Hotel & Conference Centre
2. Courthouse Hotel
3. Current River Bakery
4. Days Inn
5. Delta Hotels by Marriott Thunder Bay
6. Holiday Inn Express
7. La Poutine
8. Nook
9. Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel & Suites
10. Shake Shoppe
11. Smith's RV Centre
12. Valhalla Inn Hotel

Extra Bonus Prizes

On special occasions during the summer, we will have Extra Bonus Prize Draws, the first being for Canada Day (July 1).

Canada Day Extra Bonus Prize

...because an extra day off deserves an extra #tbaycation!

The Canada Day Extra Bonus Prize features a Royal Spa Package from the Best Western Plus Nor'Wester Hotel, and gift certificates from Daytona's Kitchen, La Poutine, Nook, The Waterfront BIA and the Thunder Bay Country Market - prize valued at approx. $800!

To be entered to win, show us your Canada Day #tbaycation by posting post your Canada Day celebrations during Week #5 (Friday, June 26-Thursday, July 2) but here’s the catch… to be entered to win the Canada Day Extra Bonus Prize your photo must feature one or more of the following:

• Canadian flag
• Red & white attire
• Maple syrup
• A moose or a beaver (stuffed animal or real - stay safe when getting photos)

The Canada Day bonus prize will be included in the Week #5 draw announcement on July 3.

Canada Day isn’t the only extra day off this summer…so stay tuned for more #tbaycation surprises…