Spotlight: Swarm Challenge Winners!
Ever wonder whether people actually win Swarm Challenges? Well, they do, and we wanted to share their stories with you!
Eduardo and Michael won $8,000 for an awesome Italian getaway in our Viva Italia Challenge. Both avid Swarm users, they told us about their initial plans:
The Winner: Michael Harrison
Joined Foursquare in: 2010
Number of check-ins: 3,515
Italy plans: “My wife and I are looking forward to returning to Milan. We spent a magical 36 hours there a couple years ago and have wanted to go back ever since. In addition, really looking forward to relaxing on the Italian Riviera. This comes at a perfect time after an extremely busy year.”
The Winner: Eduardo Cobos
Joined Foursquare in: 2011
Number of check-ins: 2,916
Italy plans: “I've always been fascinated by cliffside cities so I would love to stop by Vernazza, Amalfi and Riomaggiore. Photography is my favorite hobby so I'd go crazy taking pictures there! Also, I've never been to Europe so I believe anyone making a stop in Italy has to make a pilgrimage to Rome and visit the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel, to name a few. If there's one word I'd use to describe Italians, it'd be passion. I can see that they've put so much love and detail into so many aspects of their lives, like food, clothing, family and of course, wine! It's a culture that I'd love to be a part of, even for a brief amount of time.”
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These two lucky winners of our Swarm Summer Kickoff Challenge scored $10,000 towards a dream vacation, and so we asked them for their bucket list plans. Big takeaway: anniversary trips are on everyone’s minds.
The Winner: Guillermo Recinos-Melendez
Joined Foursquare in: 2010
Number of check-ins: 3,509
Where he’ll be traveling: “For quite some time my wife Rachel and I have talked about going somewhere where there are "huts over the water." With these prize winnings, our dream trip will be one step closer and help us celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary. We are thinking the French Polynesia or Fiji.”
The Winner: Keena-Lynne Smith
Joined Foursquare in: 2010
Number of check-ins: 2,309
Where she’ll be traveling: “My husband and I intend to take a long weekend away for our anniversary in September. Then I will be taking our children on a Caribbean cruise in February.”
Keep checking back for more winners’ stories, and if you haven’t participated in a challenge yet, remember—this could be you!