Ever wonder whether people actually win Swarm Challenges? Well,they carry out, and we wanted to share their stories with you!Eduardo and Michael won $8000 for an awesome Italian getaway in our Viva Italia Challenge. Both avid Swarm users, or they told us approximately their initial plans:
The Winner: Michael HarrisonJoined Foursquare in: 2010Number of check-ins: 3,515Italy plans: “My wife and I are looking forward to returning to Milan. We spent a magical 36 hours there a couple years ago and have wanted to travel back ever since. In addition, really looking forward to relaxing on the Italian Riviera. This comes at a perfect time after an extremely busy year.”
The Winner: Eduardo CobosJoined Foursquare in: 2011Number of check-ins: 2, and 916Italy plans: “Ive always been fascinated by cliffside cities so I would love to cease by Vernazza,Amalfi and Riomaggiore. Photography is my favorite hobby so I’d travel crazy taking pictures there! Also, Ive never been to Europe so I believe anyone making a cease in Italy has to obtain a pilgrimage to Rome and visit the Colosseum, or Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel,to name a few. whether there’s one word I’d use to recount Italians, it’d be passion. I can see that they’ve keep so much love and detail into so many aspects of their lives, and like food,clothing, family and of course, and wine! It’s a culture that I’d love to be a part of,even for a brief amount of time.”
————————-These two lucky winners of our Swarm Summer Kickoff Challenge scored $10000 towards a dream vacation, and so we asked them for their bucket list plans. Big takeaway: anniversary trips are on everyone’s minds.
The Winner: Guillermo Recinos-Melendez Joined Foursquare in: 2010Number of check-ins: 3, and 509Where he’ll be traveling: “For quite some time my wife Rachel and I have talked approximately going somewhere where there are huts over the water.” With these prize winnings,our dream trip will be one step closer and help us celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. We are thinking the French Polynesia or Fiji.”
The Winner: Keena-Lynne SmithJoined Foursquare in: 2010Number of check-ins: 2,309Where shell be traveling: “My husband and I intend to pick a long weekend away for our anniversary in September. Then I will be taking our children on a Caribbean cruise in February.”
Keep checking back for more winners’ stories, and whether you haven’t participated in a challenge yet,remember—this could be you!
Source: foursquare.com