Hyatt Gives Away Vacation Via Twitter

Twitter. You know you want to know what's going on with it. And now you have an excuse -- you want to win a free, paid vacation to the Hyatt Regency Tamaya.

That's right. It's "social media FTW" time; Twitter isn't just for nerds who like to engage with the world in bursts of 140-character, pedantic (and sometimes snarky) messages. It's for people who like to win vacations too!

What can you win? Excellent question. How about a 3-night stay for two persons in a luxury suite at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya, airport transportation, daily breakfast, one dinner, two spa visits and 18 holes of golf (or a trail ride; if you select the latter, just sell me your golf.)

Now, of course, there is kind of a catch. See, you have to have a Twitter account (duh) and you have to provide your Twitter name, Twitter password (boo), email address (quadruple boo) and your name.

The Twitter password isn't a huge deal because basically, the Twitter-Contest page will just automatically tweet the news that you entered the contest, which I believe is a requirement. What creeps me out is the email address ... because I have a hunch that you might suddenly be getting some Hyatt newsletters. Of course, I'm much too lazy to read the terms and conditions, but I bet if I did, there would be something about opting-in found within the small print.

However, if you like free stuff and you don't care about emails relating to Hyatt hotels, hit it up. What's the worst that can happen? (Answer: Spam! Upside: Free vacation!)

FareFinder: Monday March 23

(Ed. Note: This was scheduled to run on Thursday, and we apologize for the delay. My bad.)

Golf.VisitNC.com offers a sweepstakes for golf lovers. Enter to win the dream golf getaway now through March 31.

Radisson Edwardian's 12 hotels in London and Manchester are offering an Advance Purchase promotion, which gives you 20% off the best available rate.

Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino in beautiful St. Croix offering specials during the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, which is April 14-18.

South African Airways once again offering its "Planes, Trains and Safarimobiles" special for September, which is basically a 10-day all-inclusive vacation in South Africa (airfare, most meals, accommodations, tours, etc.), for $2,999 plus tax.

FareFinder: Thursday, March 5

Sceptre Tours offering 6-night Ireland getaway at Blarney Golf Resort for as little as $599, including airfare.

Ridiculous Hawaii travel deals from Blue Sky Tours include four nights for two at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa for under $1,200.

Did you miss JetBlue's one-day sale? Here are some alternatives from Continental and Delta.

Speaking of JetBlue, they've just discounted some of their vacation packages with the new "Beachy Keen" promotion.

And while it's not a FareFinder, I pass along this contest: If you're looking for a vacation home on the cheap while helping the non-profit Veterans Retreat, check out this raffle for a 850-sq-ft Miami condo overlooking Star Island.

PTG Presents ... Your Ski Jacket Contest Winners

We'd like to, first of all, thank all the millions of entries for the Ski Jacket Giveaway that we held earlier this year. The outpouring of "You better make sure I win!!!!1" emails from our relatives was truly inspiring. Okay, not really. But it was impressive to see how many people were dedicated enough to find all six clues all three weeks and make themselves eligible for those sweet, sweet ski jackets.

Unfortunately, not everyone can win. But these people did. (Oh, and also, we're going to give away a bunch of Apple products soon, including iPods, iTouches, MacBooks, etc., so make sure and click that orange thingie on the right side and add our feed to your RSS reader. Don't know about RSS? Click here to find out.)

But, onto the winners. Congrats to all and we look forward to your continued patronage/attempts to win all the cool free stuff that we plan to offer in the future.

Grand Prize Winner -- KJUS
Will Portice -- Telluride, CO

First Prize Winner -- Mammut Xtreme/u>
Kathryn Foster

Second Prize Winner -- Acrteryx Fission
Barabara Soderlind -- Port Angeles, WA

Runners Up -- Mountain Hardwear Compressor
Chris Caggiano -- Pennington, NJ
Jeff Kopko -- Brighton, MA
Jennifer Brace -- Littleton, CO
Nicole Brink -- Chicago, IL
Janie James-High -- Prescott Valley, AZ
Nick Spine -- Knoxville, TN
Brad Stephen -- Alpharetta, GA
Steven K.
Caroline Kenney -- West Hills, CA
Allison Hewey -- Anchorage, AK
Ashley Summerlin -- Charlotte, NC
Wendy Gruschow -- Cary, NC