It’s no secret, it’s National Tourism Week, so what are you doing to celebrate? Cruising the downtown sidewalks on a Segway tour? Giving the stink eye to the out-of-towners packing South Congress? No plans yet? Celebrate by living like a tourist in your own city for a week. Let us remind you exactly what this place has to offer with a list of all the best “tourist spots” which to us, means the coolest spots in town; the places you’d show off to out-of-town visitors to make them writhe in envy.
You’ve got your favorite places to hang out, your go-to restaurants and cafes, your favorite hidden gems and must-see spots. Help us add to our list by sharing your favorite spots with us…. using artsy fartsy photos!
We’re holding a photo contest of your special place/favorite hangout/secret spot/hidden gem for a chance to win $$ to some of our favorite spots!
Here’s the dealio:
>> Take a picture of your favorite spot in Austin any which way you’d like; using a neat phone app, Polaroid, fancy professional camera, or however.
>> Submit your photo to: Tourist@Do512.com and tell us where the it was taken + anything else you want to say about your special place. We’ll compile a Facebook Photo Album & let the public vote on their favorite!
>> Entry deadline is Thursday, May 24 at 4pm.
>> Winner will be announced Friday, May 25 at 4pm via Facebook.
1st Prize receives: $50 in Alamo Drafthouse Gift Cards + $25 Brew Exchange Gift Card + $15 Tiff’s Treats Gift Card + a $10 Gift Card & 1 free hour of Bowling at The Highball for up to 6 people.
2nd Prize: $25 Alamo Drafthouse Gift Card + $15 Tiff’s Treats Gift Card + 1 free hour of Bowling at The Highball for up to 6 people.
3rd Prize: $15 Tiff’s Treats Gift Card + a $10 Gift Card & 1 free hour of Bowling at The Highball for up to 6 people.
**Limit of 5 photo entries per person.
**Only residents of Austin can win, but tourists may enter.
Have been submitting my pictures for this but they aren’t being posted on Facebook to be voted on.
Hi Rachel, we received your photos along with tons of others yesterday. Sorry for the delay, we’re working to get these up as quickly as we can!
Howdy! I’ve got a couple of questions about the contest. Do you have any official rules posted? I just want to find out how you can use the images that are submitted and make sure by submitting photos I’m not giving up any rights to the images.
Thank you!
Hi John! Here’s a link to our Facebook album where all the photos reside: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151721295805131.856396.28559250130&type=1 We need to keep them public so people can vote on them, and as far as I can tell, there’s no way to edit the album settings so that photos can not be downloaded. Any further questions you can email Amanda(at)do512.com.
I’m having trouble finding where exactly I upload my photos. I went to tourist@do512.com then can’t find where to upload the photos. Any suggestions?
This is a great idea, may I ask what inspired you all to come up with it?
Hi- What time does the voting end today? Thanks.