SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS—The Roaming Gnome is hosting a week-long scavenger hunt, where Twitter followers have a chance to win prizes, while finding the “greenest” hotspots from uptown to downtown Manhattan. “The Roaming Gnome Makes Earth Day Sweet Scavenger Hunt” kicked off today, April 18, in New York City.
The Roaming Gnome will be posting updates throughout the week, and the first Twitter follower who decodes his Tweeted clues and appears at the right location will win the grand prize. Grand prizes include hotel stays, show tickets and more. The next 100 runners-up will enjoy a green cookie from Sweetery, one of New York’s most popular (and sustainable) food trucks.
“Mother Earth is a dear old friend—who makes a splendid buttered crumpet, I might add,” says the Roaming Gnome. “I can’t wait to see all my marvelous friends in New York City lend her a helping hand during my scavenger hunt.”
Gnome at Earth Day Event
At the conclusion of the scavenger hunt, the Roaming Gnome will head to Times Square for New York City’s Earth Day event. Travelocity will have a booth where visitors can take a picture with the Roaming Gnome, and enter to win a sustainable vacation package. All of the Roaming Gnome’s travel and all of the travel prizes awarded during Earth Week will be offset through a donation to Travelocity’s partner, The Conservation Fund. This donation will help plant trees at Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge to restore wildlife habitat.
“The travel industry continues to adopt green policies to accommodate the growing number of eco-friendly travelers,” said Alison Presley, manager of Travelocity’s Travel for Good program. “Last year alone, the number of hotels in our Green Hotel Directory tripled, and New York City is leading the way. We look forward to seeing the eco-efforts of these cutting-edge properties gain widespread adoption across the country.”
For travelers who want to travel green this year, Travelocity has also launched an Earth Day green hotel sale, offering up to 45 percent off more than 60 green hotels around the world.
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