Creating Happy Travellers - new contest from Yatra.com

Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin
from Chennai
10 years ago

We have a new travel contest up folks, where the winners get to travel! Smile

http://www.indiblogger.in/topic.php?topic=86

Let us know if you have any questions!

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Ranjith
Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

The HappyTravellers hash tag link on the top is not working! Tongue out

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

my tweets went in vain kya?

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

No! You have tweeted correctly. Smile

The link on that page is wrong. 

Sammya Brata
Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

Ok so....YATRA is closing tomorrow and Ambi the day after right?

Bushra M
Bushra M
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I am in NO mood to travel,so......i don't think i'll  take part in this contestSmile

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

and i;m always in mood travelFoot in mouthCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

I'm never in a mood to travel but I don't mind winning! Money mouth

Ranjith
Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Tweeted Origami! Innocent

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Treated Origami !Tongue out

Arti
Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

A few days extension - please, please, please. Innocent

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Yes! Extension till 20th! Money mouth

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

aare yaar..whenever i finish the posts in a hurry...i see these extension requestsUndecidedCool

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

contest name should be changed in to "creating happy extensions"Tongue out

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

no dont listen to ranjith...he is just lazy boyYellCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Not as lazy as you ND Money mouth

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

but i already finished it...YellCool

Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

PLEASE no more extensions!

My browsers already loaded with many Sealed

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

SurprisedTongue outInnocent

Razi
Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

all tweeters come here and treat me !!Cool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Why? Innocent

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

I am not gonna disturb them by tweeting ..Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Twroll! Tongue out

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

wats Twroll??

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Twitter Troll! Tongue out

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

Fwroll!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Innocent

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

Forum Troll = Fwroll Tongue outCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Innocent

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

hwroll ! haha troll Innocent

disha kotak
disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

tweetathons  are just a waste of time , but have heard of some crazy prizes coming out of it !

anyways ,

its kinda funny but ..

when i noticed that the prize for this one says" a holiday package for a couple"

how do you define a holiday package? well i sure hope this one includes flightsTongue out

cause once i won a contest where i got a chance to see Britney spears live in concert in the US.(the time when she was sane)

All they gave was the 500$concert pass Tongue out .

how do you expect me to get there?

 

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Disha, So Cool! CoolMoney mouthSurprised

I have tried Tweetathons like crazy, yet not bagged any big prizes...just increased my Tweet Count & Followers Count!!! EmbarassedFoot in mouthSealed

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Tweetathons increase followers count? Surprised

I thought that followers will unfollow you seeing frequent tweetathon tweets! Foot in mouth

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

i did 2 tweets yesterday..only my tweet count increased by two, i didnt get prize nor the followers...anyways i'm not too fond of twitterUndecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

ND, concluding after just two tweets? Innocent

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

ranjith...i did 2 more today...still no prize Undecided

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

TRy tRy TrY Money mouth

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

hmph!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Innocent

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Ranjith, Yes Tweetathons do increase the # of Followers.

Some do unfollow seeing the Tweet deluge; however many join in!

Active Twitter presence with Tweets 24/7 can increase the Followers Count too! As can being Retweeted/Mentioned by a Celebrity!

Above Analysis based on- Real Observation, Experience & Inference! Smile

Afshan
Afshan
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I dont even know how to post a tweet using those hashtags. Tried once or twice but it felt like am not good at it :( :P

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

i've seen some people tweet throughout the day to win...dont have so much stamina

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

ND Even if you tweet one good tweet, you can win a prize. See the WeChat contest. While mentioning [ some of ] the winners names, the tweet which won them the prize was also mentioned. Laughing Or ND, use a tweet scheduler Tongue out

The most difficult thing for me on twitter is the 140 character limit! Foot in mouth

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

oh no..the one who win perhaps tweets hundreds of time before one of their tweets get lucky....i cant do all thatCryCool

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Afshan, just give the hashtag, mention the brand's Twitter handle, and start tweeting.

Keep your tweet interesting- put your ideas in 140 characters (as hashtag & handle also use up some characters, so still lesser characters left to tweet with!) Must warn you-> Twitter is pretty addictive!

Sammya Brata
Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

Meanwhile a couple of winners have been declared on twitter already! FYI!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

And one of them is you! Tongue out Congrats! Laughing

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

congrats! i'm never lucky in twitter contests so dont try themCry

Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

haha! The intention was to keep you guys informed LOL!

Thanks Ranjith and Nandini ;)

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Hey Congrats! Cool Win! Smile

I am trying too! Innocent

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Laughing

Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

Congrats Sammya! Smile I wish IB retweeted/mentioned the winning tweets too for all of us to see.

Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

@Arti: I can share a few for sure :)

P.S. Is it a coincidence that the name of your blog merges to that of the sponsors? .... hehe!

Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

@Sammya Oh yes. Please share. I would like to read your winning tweets. :)

PS: ... Spot on. Cool I wish they had some prizes for such nice coincincidences too. Money mouth

Afshan
Afshan
from Bangalore
10 years ago

Renie  / Indiblogger team 

Can some one please please inform if this date will get extended ? if Yes I can wait and leisurely write rather than hurrying and finishing it off Sealed

 

PLEASE PLEASE LET ME Know

 

Also for this contest can we use images from the net giving courtesy to the image?Awaiting your reply 

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur
10 years ago

Logic is simple: A contest is extended when there are not ( or it is perceived that there will not) enough entries till the last day.

In wechat, apollo contests- deadline was not extended as they had enough entries while shoppers stop,sunsilk 2, tresemme,s2s etc were extended. Cool

This is why they can't tell you.Wink

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Contests also get extended if there are weddings Innocent

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Contests also get extended on demand/request of the majority on the Forum!Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Yes! Cool

Any more reasons? Tongue out

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Ranjith, I thought & came up with this unusual reason-

Contests can also get automatically extended if everyone's Internet or the IndiBlogger.in site doesn't work on the last date- when, perhaps, many like me, do their last-minute-submissions! Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Yes! Tongue out

Everyone's internet not working is almost impossible ( except in some rare cases ) but IB site not working is highly possible . :P

Sammya Brata
Sammya Brata
from Kolkata
10 years ago

Okay I need some serious inspiration to write on this one....too much of travel in the last couple of months no? :)

Nisha
Nisha
from Lucknow
10 years ago

@ranjith: Maybe this is the link you were looking for. It was good to read Renie's response on the tax thing.http://www.indiblogger.in/forum/topic.php?pageNum_Posts=1&totalRows_Posts=32&id=15227

(I'm posting from my cell! Hope it is correct!)

 

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Yes, that is the thread I was looking for. Thanks! Smile

Arti
Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

I am busy forcing myself to some inspiration for this one. I am sad! Frown

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Till a few days back, at least the prizes were forcing me to write. Now, I'm feeling like ignoring the contests and the deadlines :P

But still, I want to win those prizes even without submitting my post :P

Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

I am feeling like writing something on sad travellers. Tongue out And of course, I also feel like eventually winning one of those prizes. Money mouth

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

#SadTravellers Surprised:P

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

ranjith u write on #MDEatingTravelersWink

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

:P

You will be first traveller in it :P

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

i'd love to be dosa eating travellerMoney mouthCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Where did masala go? :P

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

its inside the dosaWinkCool

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Hiding from you? :P

Ritu KT
Ritu KT
from New Delhi
10 years ago

Oh my God, the deadline was extended and I didn't know. I am definitely going to participate now!

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Jaldi....!!Wink

Arti
from Mumbai
10 years ago

Looking forward to your entry, Ritu! And, you should definitely participate, you were also the first one to reply in this thread! Cool

disha kotak
disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

@ ranjith  "I tried searching for that thread and Google showed me another dishkyaon IB thread"

didnt get what you were looking for ,

hi nandani , visited your blog , phew ! lookin good , all the best darling.

anita i can smell a great win coming your way , all the best !

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

He himself didnt get what he is looking for..!!:P:P

disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

that's nasty @ razi Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

I was looking for the thread where Renie said that winners get the full amount ( or prize ) and IB pays the tax. But didn't find it Undecided

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Disha.. But he is kind too ~!Wink

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

ranjith who made that thread...link will be in his profile i think

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

ND I forgot Undecided

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

then u lost the only chance u had @r

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Disha, Thanks for your wishes! Need loads to win!

All the best to you too! Smile

Anita
Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

@Nandini - Not all are my wins! My kid has won 3 International Trips due to her own efforts!

While I have technically won only 1as though selected, I could not go for the Lux-London-Trip as my Passport's expiry was less than 6 months away...

Just imagine! After all these years of trying my luck at 100s of Travel-Contests, I have won just 1!!! Bad Ratio!

Dreaming of my 1st win at IndiBlogger! Love to Travel & 2 explore! :)

disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

hey Anita !

how dose it matter who wins , as long as its all in the family {#emotions_dlg.laughing}

you are right , there is no harm in paying the tax for those who love to travel,

but its always good if you are informed bout it before hand ,

for my free trip to Sikkim i paid the tax and it was well explained in the T&C

didn't pay a penny for my free trip to Melbourne

but the Paris was a shocker ! so was keen on checking .

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Hi Disha,

WOW! U have won a good number of amazing Trips! Congrats!!! Huge achievement! Laughing

It's a dream for me! Ask me! I love trips so much that whenver I see a trip contest, I have to take part! However, just won 1 from FM Radio so far!

Yes, it's my point too- Contests should inform everything in the T&Cs before hand so that we know what to expect! Smile

Anita
Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

@Arvind - I never knew about having to ask for the TDS certificate. Thanks for the info.

@Disha-

When I won a cash-prize in a Quiz from Red FM, I was given a cheque with an amount 33% less than what I had won.

However, in another Quiz from the same Radio Channel, when I won a trip to Bangkok to attend the Bangla Film Awards, Red FM sponsored the whole trip and I had to pay nothing. Even Lux did not demand anything for the London-Meet-Abhishek-Aishwarya-Trip.

Ditto when my kid won Colombo-Meet-Yuvraj-Singh-Trip from HUL and HK Disneyland trips from Kurkure & Disney India. However, this year, when she was again shortlisted by Disney India, we got to learn that a tax amount per family-member was to be paid owing to the stricter laws now.

In most cases, they clearly announce if Tax is to be borne... Didn't Gillette inform you about the same before you won?

Wish they do then we know exactly what to expect. Anyway, those bitten by the travel-bug will spend!

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

ANITA...u have won so many travel packages?? Money mouthCool

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Surprised

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

@Nandini & @Razi - Just 1 out of the 100s I took part! Cry Embarassed Foot in mouth

Self-wins have a great charm! Innocent

Wonderful to learn about the talent here! Your Smileys Money mouth Cool Surprisedsuit @Disha best!

Some day I should be more deserving to earn them (the above Smileys) for myself!!! Undecided

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

still you are a winner Wink

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Winners never Quit! Trying to Win! Smile

 

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Let me start a Quit winner movement !! Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Innocent

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Razi, If U start the 'Quit Winner' Movement, it might move you to Quit Winning yourself! Smile

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Anita.. See Let me be a winner first Tongue outSealed

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Great! No 'Quit Winner Movement' then! Smile

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

I will quit when I win this for sure Tongue out

Anita
from Bhubaneswar
10 years ago

Razi, 'Winners never Quit & Quitters Never Win!' Smile

Razi
from Malappuram
10 years ago

Let me win to quit or quit to win then Tongue out

disha kotak
disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

m just being optimistic !

no T&C are mentioned on the page,

will the winners be expected to pay tax on their gits ?

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

For all the contests which have been organised till now, winners were not asked to pay any taxes. So, it will probably be the same with this contest too. Laughing

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

gits?

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

gifts Tongue out

F is for Flipkart - as the WeChat Flipkart vouchers are not yet delivered, DK is protesting Innocent

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

when did she mention F?Foot in mouth

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

ND Yell She missed f in gifts --> gits 

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Tongue out

disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

thanks for pointing that out, my bad !

you can hv as many f's as you want ,

but Phew ! that's a relief to know , NO TAX!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

:))

Arvind Passey
from Delhi
10 years ago

Blogging contests don't have prizes big enough for the Sponsors to insist on the winner paying the involved tax. The TDS that is deducted for prizes that fall in the tax bracket sometimes need a PAN number of the winner. This TDS is reflected in your tax statement for the year... so if a sponsor does ask for your PAN number, do remember to ask for the TDS certificate as you may need it when you file your return.

disha kotak
from mumbai
10 years ago

Hi arvind , 

I hv come across a number of companies that insist on the winner to get a gift tax challan and only then are they given the prizes , i.e. 33% of the value of the gift.

Remember the shave or crave contest from Gillette ,

Well I had to pay a huge tax for my trip to Paris ,

So was just making sure same is not the case , here.

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

o yes...in shave or crave they wanted tax for the ipads too...there was bit of brouhaha thread here too regarding that

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

I tried searching for that thread and Google showed me another dishkyaon IB thread. Undecided

Ranjith
Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Now, extend The Character. :))

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

yes..Laughing:D and draw some rabbits for me tooCool!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

Surprised

Abhinav Chawla
Abhinav Chawla
from Mumbai
10 years ago

Where do we see the enteries......I have sent my entry but I am not able to see it in my posts....

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

You will be able to see it only after submissions close i.e. after 9/9/13.


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