{"id":547685,"date":"2021-06-29T01:05:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T05:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=547685"},"modified":"2021-06-29T01:05:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T05:05:43","slug":"ihg-hotels-resorts-department-of-epic-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/29\/ihg-hotels-resorts-department-of-epic-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"IHG Hotels &#038; Resorts \u2018Department of Epic\u2019 Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/en\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/2021\/ihg-launches-department-of-epic\" > https:\/\/www.ihgplc.com\/en\/news-and-media\/news-releases\/2021\/ihg-launches-department-of-epic<\/a><br \/>\ntravelers with wanderlust are invited to take to Instagram and Twitter and &#8216;tell IHG why they need an epic vacation \u2013 without telling IHG they need an epic vacation&#8217;, using #IHGTellMeContest and tagging @ihghotels.<\/p>\n<p>There is a limit of ten (10) Entries (5 for Twitter and 5 for Instagram) during the Contest Period<\/p>\n<p>Judges will score each Entry according to the following weighted criteria: (i) &#8220;Originality&#8221;: 30%; (ii) &#8220;Quality&#8221;: 30%; and (iii) &#8220;Creativity&#8221;: 40%.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Prize (1): The Grand Prize is one (1) year of stays in an IHG Group hotel<br \/>\nawarded as 15,000,000 IHG points (&#8220;Grand Prize&#8221;). 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