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Best summer travel contests: You can’t win if you don’t enter

Ramsey Qubein
Special for USA TODAY
Copa Airlines is awarding four tickets and a vacation package at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort to lucky winners this summer.

Sign up for these sizzling summer travel contests to see how far they can take you.

Round-trip airfare from British Airways plus a Hilton London stay for two. Win a trip to London in this summer's contest from Visit London. One entry per day is allowed to help boost your odds, and the sweepstakes ends on June 30. Also part of the package is a pair of tickets to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and The Rolling Stones exhibition at Saatchi Gallery while enjoying a few nights at one of London’s many Hilton properties, including the newest Hilton London Bankside.

Love birds can head to the Caribbean with Sandals and Beaches Resorts. Get romantic and explain and why you would like to have your wedding in the Caribbean between now and June 30 for a chance to win a five-night wedding vacation to the Sandals or Beaches resort of your choosing. Part of the winning package includes consultations with a wedding planner, full reception event, wedding gift and round-trip airfare for two.

Dare to dive with Southwest Airlines. Between now and July 3, enter to win a trip to Puerto Vallarta, a $2,000 gift card from Marriott, and a $1,000 gift card from Visa. The contest is part of a promotion the airline is having with Discovery Channel as it airs free programming about Shark Week 2016 on inflight Live TV.

Trip for two to sunny Tahiti. This could be the cheapest way to get to Tahiti. Costa Sunglasses is hosting a sweepstakes for seven nights in French Polynesia, a snorkeling cruise and $200 in spending money. Be sure to enter by June 30, and participants can enter once daily for a better chance of winning.

Win a trip to Iceland. One lucky winner could be winging their way across the Atlantic to visit the Iceland Airwaves music festival in this video contest. All it takes is to submit a clever 60-second video about why you would like to attend and use the hashtag #WinIcelandAirwaves when posting the video on social media. The video maker with the highest number of online votes gets two passes to the festival, three nights in a Reykjavik hotel, and round-trip flights. Enter by July 8.

Check in to win trips and cash with Foursquare's Swarm app. Join the Swarm challenge this summer. Use Swarm to check into various locations around town and complete challenges to be eligible to win prizes all summer long. Everything from vacations to cash is up for grabs. The challenges change weekly; between now and June 26, check in to two shopping locations to be entered to win a $2,500 shopping spree in any city in the world.

Win the sleepover of your dreams with Airbnb. The home-sharing site is placing some truly iconic destinations around the world up for grabs for an overnight stay. This month, win a chance to bunk along the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. Past locations have included sleeping in a shark aquarium and at the top of an Olympic ski jump. Be sure to enter before June 30.

A trip for four to Atlantis Paradise Island. Copa Airlines is awarding four tickets and a vacation package at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort to lucky winners this summer. Enter the contest by July 5 for a chance to pick up three nights in the resort’s Royal Tower accommodations, round-trip flights and ground transportation, two meals a day, and the chance to swim with dolphins.

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