At the Lands’ End website, you can enter for a chance to win an island getaway.

Here are a few more contests you can enter. Just a few minutes of entering all of your information – such as name and address can really get you some great prizes!

Some of the contests below will give you entries to win a trip to Disney World, a fishing trip in Portland, Oregon, a trip to the Bahamas, and more.

• Enter to win a Rubbermaid Pan Organizer or Gadget Caddy. You can enter once a day through March 28th, 2008.
• Enter to win a fishing trip in Portland Oregon, along with a private tour of the Leatherman factory. You can also win a flat screen TV, or a $250 Visa gift card. You can enter once through May 31st, 2008.
• Enter to win a $1,000 Visa gift card. You can enter once now through December 1st, 2008.
• Enter to win a trip for 2 to the Bahamas. You can enter once through March 21st.
• Enter to win a Disney Dream Vacation from FamilyFun. You can enter daily through March 31st, 2008.

Looking to get something new but don’t want to spend any money? Try entering some of these contests.  You can win a gourmet dinner party for 10, a dream vacation, a gift certificate to a spa, or more.

It only takes a few seconds to enter these types of contests, but once in a while you will be surprised when you actually win something.
 

• Enter to win a Gourmet Dinner Party for 10 or a $500 Grocery Gift Card. You can enter once a week through May 28th, 2008.
• Enter to win a Norwegian Cruise Line Cruise now through April 20th, 2008.
• Enter to win an autographed copy of a Jane Ann Krentz book. You can enter once through March 31st, 2008.
• Enter to win a Vacation for 2 or a $10,000 cash prize, a $100 SpaFinder Gift Certificate, or an Advil PM Product & Fleece Blanket. You can enter once through June 1st, 2008.

Looking to start the new year by winning your dream vacation? No matter what type of vacation you are looking for, you can win it here. Here is a list of the specific prizes that you can enter to win from United Vacations:

• Enter for a chance to win a Family vacation to The Disneyland® Resort.
• Enter for a chance to win a Honeymoon in Walt Disney World®.
• Enter for a chance to win a vacation to Las Vegas.
• Enter for a chance to win a Spa Vacation in San Diego.
• Enter for a chance to win a luxury vacation to San Francisco.
• Enter for a chance to win a Big City vacation to Chicago.
• Enter for a chance to win an adventure vacation to Denver.

At the beginning of the month, I did a post talking about looking at reviews before you buy a big ticket item. This is also true for vacations.

Who wants to book an amazing vacation, only to find out when you get there that the hotel is falling apart? Or even if the hotel is beautiful, that the service really stinks and will ruin your trip?

TripAdvisor is the answer for finding reviews for hotels. You name the hotel, and you’ll find plenty of reviews about the hotel. I will note that it does seem that some people can find anything to complain about, so think about that when reading your reviews, but you will at least start to get an idea about what the hotel is really like, and if it will be the type of hotel you will enjoy.

This is something that we do every single time before we book a vacation. We want to make sure that the hotel is at least decent, and that we’ll be happy there. I really recommend spending the few minutes that it takes to read a few reviews whenever you decide on a hotel. It has helped us many times.

You can also look up things to do at your destination, which is also helpful if you’re going for one reason, but are looking for other things to do.

While I’m talking about TripAdvisor, right now you can enter to win a $5,000 trip. Who wouldn’t want a free vacation? I know I would!