Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Select the contest you want to enter. Many companies offer free vacations as an incentive to purchase their products. Car dealerships and shopping malls, for example, often have promotional offers that allow you to enter your name into a free drawing for a vacation. Travel agencies also may offer free vacation contests. Game shows also often offer vacation prizes.
Fill out necessary forms with your identifying information. Include your name, address and phone number so you can be contacted in the event you are selected. If attempting to be selected for a game show, you may need to include other information about yourself, such as hobbies, occupation and why you would like to go on the show to win a vacation. Use clever, funny or sentimental answers when filling out information for a game show.
Follow-up with the company, if you are contacted. The company may require you to take additional steps to win the vacation prize. Many companies that give away free vacations require that you attend timeshare presentations, which often take an entire day and make use of aggressive sales tactics, though you are not required to purchase anything. A company may reward your vacation with no strings attached, other than permission to use your likeness for advertising purposes. If you must audition for the opportunity to win a vacation on a game show, prepare answers to questions regarding why you should be chosen to play the game.