TravelShark(TM) Asks Travelers to Share Their Best Travel Stories in New Social Media Contest "Trip in a Tweet"

    SINGAPORE, May 30, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- TravelShark launched a new social media travel contest today, Trip in a Tweet, encouraging global travelers to share their favorite travel tales in 140 characters or less.

Each week, TravelShark will ask contest participants to tweet or share a mini-story tied to that week's Trip in a Tweet travel theme, such as "A Travel Disaster Turned to Triumph" or "Your Purest Moment of Travel Joy." The contestant with the best entry for each weekly theme will win one weekly mega-prize: a Canon EOS Rebel T3 Digital Camera, an iPad 3, or a pair of Maui Jim shades.

TravelShark also has a stash of swag like hats, keychains, and stickers to award to runners-up and Trip in a Tweet enthusiasts who follow TravelShark on Twitter or who retweet contest details to their followers.

Contestants can learn more about the Trip in a Tweet contest by checking out the Trip in a Tweet page on TravelShark.com, following TravelShark on Twitter, or visiting TravelShark's page on Facebook. Travelers who don't tweet can still enter through Facebook or www.TravelShark.com.

"Trip in a Tweet recognizes that the essence of every great travel moment can be shared in a particularly punchy 140 characters," said Brian Naslund, TravelShark's Director of Content. "Whether you're an avid global traveler or an occasional tourist, this contest rewards surprising moments on trips told in this tight and timely format."

Trip in a Tweet will run as long as global travelers are enjoying it. To share your (very) short travel story, visit TravelShark.com.

About TravelShark | TravelShark offers travelers hyper-local, curated content about the world's best destinations along with cutting-edge tools to make travel planning every bit as fun as it should be. TravelShark's newest addition, SharkDive, is the world's most sophisticated recommendation engine, helping travelers discover their unique travel preferences and matching them to personalized vacations. Soon, TravelShark will launch TravelTypes, an insightful travel typing system to help you get a real feel for how you, your friends, and your family travel. TravelShark features hundreds of online city guides, Sharky recommendations for unique and unexpected travel "finds," a home for amazing travel photos on SharkPix, and thousands of content-rich, destination websites. TravelShark is headquartered in Singapore, with a U.S. office in Boulder, Colorado. Make your next trip the perfect expression of you with TravelShark. To learn more, visit www.travelshark.com, or call +1-720-239-1280 or +65 6734 8515.

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