Noob Contest! 2 Winners: Hyatt Platinum Extra Certificate AND $100 Visa Gift Card

Posted by on Jan 22, 2013 in Noob Contests | 72 comments

Who will win?!

Who will win?!

 

I’m traveling all day, so how about a giveaway?

Noob reader, Eric Stratton, has donated TWO “Platinum Extra” Hyatt certificates for a giveaway. The certificates are good for either a complimentary food and beverage amenity, 1,000 bonus points for dining, a Regency Club upgrade, or a Grand Club upgrade. Plus, I’m throwing in a $100 Visa gift card.  So, each winner will get a Hyatt certificate AND a $100 gift card.

How awesome are Noob readers? Very. Pretty much the best.

 

How To Participate:

  1. Share this infographic on Twitter and/or Facebook (right click, save image, share). Having trouble? Download the infographic here.
  2. Leave a comment on THIS post with your favorite beverage, or with your funniest hotel experience
  3. On Sunday, January 27th, I will have random.org choose the two winners
  4. On Monday, January 28th, I will announce who the two lucky Noobs are! The winner will have their prize mailed to them in a very speedy manner.

 

Show your friends how easy (and wise) it is to get addicted to rewards travel.

Show your friends how easy (and wise) it is to get addicted to rewards travel.

 

Looking forward to reading your comments! Good luck!

PS – Speaking of social media: I’m all over the place – feel free to follow me, like me, join me, pin me, etc etc.

— Noob Master

  • Jason

    My favorite drink is Guinness in Ireland

  • K

    Mine is Caipirinha, Brazil

  • Beth

    My current favorite bev is a fresh fruit smoothie from a food cart on the streets of Thailand then mixing in a little rum or gin!

  • Hao Tran

    Cramming four college students into a room at the W Hong Kong. We asked for 6 extra blankets to make beds on the floor.

  • Daniel

    Favorite Beverage right now has got to be Straight to Ales’ MONKEYNAUT!! Best tasting brew around….and its local to Huntsville, AL!!!

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Nice! I’ll have to try and locate some “Monkeynaut.”

  • Kirk

    Zevia Cream Soda

  • deb

    Non Alcoholic Fresca
    Alcoholic Oyster Bay Sav Blanc

  • jpgisbd

    The Last Word or a Paloma our my favorite drinks.

  • Kyle

    Coca cola!

  • http://twitter.com/TheMWang Michael

    Club Soda w/ Lime… Refreshing!

  • Tanita

    Simply Lemonade

  • Bk

    My favorite drink when traveling in Mexico is Horchata. Funniest experience at a hotel is being locked out of my room wearing only a t-shirt and underwear after setting my room service trays outside my door. Luckily a cleaning lady on same floor immediately came to my rescue before anyone else saw me.

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Lol, awkward! I hope it was a large t-shirt.

  • RR

    Got back to my room at the end of a long night with high school youth and my room was COMPLETELY trashed, including a sink off the wall, and no working lights. I was just about to tear some heads off when I thought to look at the number on my door. Turns out I made it to a floor the hotel was renovating – not my room at all. Still, I dont believe my blood pressure EVER returned to normal.

  • Up&Away

    Ginger ale on the plane taking me in vacation. Yep, that’s it.

  • http://twitter.com/carlomedina Carlo Medina

    Pina coladas from Puerto Rico! :) Yum!

  • http://twitter.com/escape_project Escape Project

    Nothing beats a good cup of coffee – no matter where I am!

  • http://twitter.com/banilla16 mr_banilla16

    One of my favorite beverages is a cup of Ambrosia Coffee of God from Philz Coffee in SF

  • Candace Pfeifer

    I opened the door of our assigned room, the door opened, and 2 people were in their underwear, changing clothes! I made sure I always put on the deadbolt in that hotel!

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Crazy! I wonder what they were doing?

  • Andrew P

    My favorite beverage is Root Beer

  • Karl P

    My favorite beverage is imported beer.

  • Jan

    My fav drink is a Spotted Cow beer (Yes I live in Wisconsin)

  • ben

    fav beverage is Mojito

  • http://twitter.com/peterfoster88 Peter Foster

    Nothing beats an ice cold Heineken

  • http://www.facebook.com/lindsay.tomlinson.58 Lindsay Tomlinson

    Favorite drink? Definitely a strawberry martini from c.c.f. Yum

  • http://twitter.com/auntiethesis Michelle H.

    Shared the image on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200346253758464&set=a.1370147613243.2054646.1218328454&type=1

    My favorite beverage is Diet Coke and my funniest hotel experience: we took my daughter and niece to Florida and planned a stop at Disney. Trying to save money, I located a hotel a short distance away from Disney for $55 a night including continental breakfast. One of the beds in the room was a Murphy bed that when pulled out cut off access to the bathroom unless you climbed over the bed. “Continental Breakfast” consisted of Little Debbie danishes, weak coffee and juice boxes. The outdoor pool had a layer of green slime growing along the edges. Needless to say, the kids didn’t care one bit LOL.
    shel704 at aol dot com

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Little Debbie’s are “top shelf” cuisine in children’s minds. :)

  • Jacquie

    Mai Tai…. YUM!

  • Gomie

    My favorite drink is Red Bull and Effen Black Cherry Vodka. Everyone I introduce it to loves it.

  • Natalie

    Gladly posted the infographic to my Facebook page – always trying to share the love of free travel with my friends!

    Favorite drink is absolutely WATER – when you go somewhere with bad water it makes you appreciate having great water straight from our tap here in Oregon!

  • debbie carr

    Sounds like a great contest. Count me in.
    My favorite beverage is fresh squeezed OJ. My funniest hotel experience happened many years ago. I was traveling into Canada, had paid for a motel room and was about to check in. Mind you, my husband was walking in first carrying our sleeping child when he said quietly to me, honey back up. I did not understand at first why he would want me to back up, but being a well trained and tired wife, I did back up. To our surprise, our room was full of 4 people in 2 separate beds. The hotel ran out of rooms, realized we were coming in late, and gave away our room. Long story short. We beat feet down to the lobby and literally took the keys out of the hand of the next hotel guest trying to rent a room. It was the absolute “last” room available. We did not make a friend that night. Those poor people who almost had 3 total strangers in their room. UGG

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Finding strangers sleeping in your hotel room is the worst!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003986625278 Ann Lyfe

    my favorite beverage is cheerwine! i absolutely love it!

  • John L

    Thanks for the giveaway offer! I like sipping on Singapore Slings (in Singapore of course!)

  • Jeff The Wanderer

    For some reason, I always have an apple juice when I am on a flight. Not sure why, but I started with apple juice a long time ago and I just keep going with it. Delicious, healthy, and refreshing! Definitely my flight favorite.

  • Jimmy

    an amaretto sour!

  • Patrick B.

    I like the pinot grigio wine (or other white wine when on planes since they don’t usually have pinot)

  • elemenopee

    red bull vodka

  • Justin

    Captain & Coke… Sadly… I’ve only encountered planes having Bacardi, (ish).

  • http://www.facebook.com/kathi.stascavage Kathi Stascavage

    Mojito!

  • Eddy

    A well prepared Manhattan is always a winner

  • misnamedfitz

    Brushed my teeth, got dressed for bed, and pulled back the sheets only to discover a giant bloodstain on the bed – exactly where genital regions would have been. It was a deep, rich color, meaning the bed had been made, but the sheets hadn’t been changed. Took a photo at showed it to the guy at the front desk. Like me, he was absolutely mortified.

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      OMG! I hope you were compensated well!

  • R Gage

    Iced tea is fine with me.

  • capjbadger

    Posted up on facebook>

    Vokda and redbulls are pretty damn tasty. ;)

  • David

    Diet Coke. No question.

  • Rachael

    depending on what type of beverage you’re talking about, water or a caipirinha https://twitter.com/CuriousXplorer/status/294164993715355649

  • cmeinc

    Favorite drink coke with grenadine please. Funny hotel stories would finding fossilized krystal hamburgers (think white castle) be funny?

  • Dmh12011

    Water! Very boring but good for you!

  • http://twitter.com/talljames James Merrill

    My favorite beverage is a vodka soda with lime on the beach. I shared via twitter – https://twitter.com/talljames/status/294484381337255937

  • http://www.facebook.com/natalie.merrill.9 Natalie Merrill

    My favorite drink on vacation is rose champagne. Thanks!

  • maryb

    I usually drink ginger ale on vacation. One of the hotels I stayed in while traveling for work, a Hilton I think, had a drawer full of lingerie. I wasn’t about to touch any of it so I called housekeeping to have it removed. I received a really interesting look from the housekeeper.

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      Wow, a drawer full of lingerie is always an interesting find.

  • Phil

    Once in Disneyland in the mid 90′s they gave us three rooms. Two were already in use by two families and one was in a hotel tower that didn’t exist yet (computer glitch). We finally got upgraded to a suite!

  • Hans

    Strawberry Margarita in Cancun

  • Tova

    Ice cold beer

  • Katey M

    Guava Mojito – i’ll take two please! :)

  • http://twitter.com/stravelgirl southerntravelgirl

    I love a great- MaiTai especially in Hawaii. Champagne in France

  • http://twitter.com/TheDealMommy The Deal Mommy

    Drink: Havana Club Anejo. Hotel: this weekend got a great upgrade at the Hyatt Churchill in London to the Club Level because they felt sorry for me showing up with no bags and clearly disheveled from my experiences with British Airways!

  • http://twitter.com/lxp908 Michael P

    Favorite drink is any locally brewed light beer.

    • http://www.NoobTraveler.com/ Noob Traveler

      I respect that! I’m loving Austin’s local beer scene.

  • ashley

    favorite beverage sparkling water with rasberry

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000344633554 Darrell Roch

    After traveling to Europe on points 2 years in a row in First Class and using Hilton’s Lounges i have a newly acquired taste for Champagne, but I also like a good German Beer, or Irish Whiskey and who can forget a good Scotch. There are so many choices and when I was on that Lufthansa flight from EWR to MUC I just had to try them all and really did like them all so choosing just one really isn’t easy because it really depends on where you are. Even living in NYC area its tough because they bring the rest of the World to one city and so once again. When in Rome.

  • Kelly s

    Favorite drink. A mai tai in the plane TO Hawaii

  • B-Rad

    a White Russian, but of course! or a White “Irishman” by swapping out the milk for Bailey’s ;)

  • Ed

    Baileys on the rocks

  • http://twitter.com/tammigirl Tammi Velez

    I tweeted your graphic… but I’ve seen it all over Pinterest. Which is probably how I found your site. :) https://twitter.com/tammigirl/status/295175455718375424

  • http://twitter.com/tammigirl Tammi Velez

    I love a good cup of hot cocoa. Chuao chocolatier makes a lovely Spicy Mayan. The Omni in Los Angeles serves it up good with homemade marshmallows. Any other time I beverage of choice would be a glass of blackberry mint tea.

  • Adrian R

    My favorite drink is an amaretto sours.

  • http://twitter.com/coastmom915 Stephanie Gossett

    I shared :)

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=134297823403145&set=a.134297910069803.30973.100004687841769&type=1

    I am a mother of four little girls. I once was putting them on a hotel elevator, and was determined to not let them get lost. I actually picked up someone else’s daughter! The toddler looked at me like I was abducting her. Her mother was crying laughing. Not my finest day! Your blog is awesome!

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