Call for Entries!
Enter for your chance to be featured on our website and the 2022 Wisconsin Lodging Directory Cover!
Enter for your chance to win!Showcase the excitement and beauty that Wisconsin Lodging has to offer as the featured property on our website and the cover of the 2022 Wisconsin Lodging Directory, when the voting public picks their favorite design!
Gain exposure across the Midwest and beyond when your property graces the cover of this annual directory. The Wisconsin Lodging Directory Cover Contest allows properties to submit photos for judging and compete in an online quest for the most votes from a group of 12 finalist photos. Engage your Twitter followers, Facebook fans, newsletter subscribers, and loyal guests to help get out the vote! Submit your property photos before 11:59pm on September 30, 2021 for your chance to win! |
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Details
WHLA lodging member properties may submit up to two photos featuring indoor or outdoor locations at their Wisconsin lodging property. No identifying signage is allowed. High-resolution print-quality versions must be submitted at the time of entry. No exceptions.
Photos submitted after 9/30/2021 will not be considered
All photo entries will be submitted to a third-party for first-round judging, where 12 finalists will be chosen with no more than one finalist image from any one property. The past three years of cover contest winners (2021, 2020, and 2019 pictured above) are not eligible to participate in the 2022 Contest.
- 300dpi
- CMYK color mode
- Larger than 8.75" x 11.25"
- Jpg, png, or pdf
Photos submitted after 9/30/2021 will not be considered
All photo entries will be submitted to a third-party for first-round judging, where 12 finalists will be chosen with no more than one finalist image from any one property. The past three years of cover contest winners (2021, 2020, and 2019 pictured above) are not eligible to participate in the 2022 Contest.
Promotion
The 12 finalists will each have a preliminary 2022 Lodging Directory cover designed and displayed here at WisconsinLodging.org/cover-contest October 10, 2021 through November 7, 2021. The traveling public will be able to vote for their favorite cover on the page. Each finalist will also be featured in a special edition of the WisconsINN Getaways email newsletter in October, sent to more than 9,400 subscribers. Additionally, finalists will be promoted via WHLA's Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram accounts throughout the voting period, and finalists are encouraged to promote the contest through their own social media channels. The winner of the Contest will be announced Monday, November 8, 2021 at the Wisconsin Lodging Conference & Trade Show.
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Finalist Promotion
Winner's Additional Promotion
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Fees, Terms, & Conditions
By submitting a photo to the Website & Cover Contest, you are agreeing to pay the $499 promotional fee. If you choose to pay later, you will be sent an invoice upon entry. If payment is not received or arrangements made by October 1, 2021, the property's image will be disqualified. In the event your photos are not selected as one of the 12 Finalists, your $499 fee will be applied towards your WHLA membership renewal and/or future promotional marketing, or a refund may be requested.
The Website & Cover Contest Finalist that is chosen as a winner must renew its WHLA membership by the date of membership-year expiration to be eligible to be featured. If a property wins the Website & Cover Contest, but chooses not to renew membership, it will be disqualified, and the second place finalist will be named the winner. WHLA reserves the right to refuse any photo submission for any reason. No additional fees will be charged to the winner to appear on the website & Lodging Directory cover. The property will be identified on the table of contents page within the publication.
The Website & Cover Contest Finalist that is chosen as a winner must renew its WHLA membership by the date of membership-year expiration to be eligible to be featured. If a property wins the Website & Cover Contest, but chooses not to renew membership, it will be disqualified, and the second place finalist will be named the winner. WHLA reserves the right to refuse any photo submission for any reason. No additional fees will be charged to the winner to appear on the website & Lodging Directory cover. The property will be identified on the table of contents page within the publication.
