Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” Contest

Celebrate summer all year long with Havaianas as the world’s favorite flip-flops and summer brand, celebrates summer starting now with their launching of the ‘Always Summer: Race to Hawaii’ campaign to remind us Filipinos that we don’t need to wait for the season to rejoice in its spirit.



As part of its year-long summer celebration, Havaianas is launching the Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” contest. Flip-flops lovers around the nation can compete in a day of exciting summer fun by:

1) purchasing two pairs of Havaianas
2) winning a slot in the race

Winners in the regional leg will win an all expenses paid trip to Boracay – to compete in the final leg for the ultimate prize: a trip for two to Hawaii - the land that inspired Havaianas.

Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” Contest Mechanics

Filipino residents who are 18 years old and above, are fit to travel and engage in physical activities, are eligible to join the Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” contest. Any single-receipt purchase of two (2) Havaianas pairs from any participating Havaianas retailers from February 4, 2011 to March 27, 2011 will merit one (1) Race to Hawaii scratch card, which contains a unique code that the participant can use to register in the www.havaianassummer.com website. Participants have until March 28, 2011, 11:59PM to register or add codes.

Participants only need to register once to get a chance to win awesome prizes and gadgets from Sony, David & Goliath, Hawaiian Tropic, and Havaianas in the weekly raffle draw, as well as an exclusive slot in the Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” contest. Weekly draw dates are on February 11, 18, and 25 and on March 4, 11, 18, and 30. Undrawn entries will still be eligible the following week, and additional codes will be considered as additional entries for the weekly draw.

Entries will be drawn manually on March 30, 2011 for the contest participants for the major prize – a slot to be one of the two-member teams in the regional leg of “Race to Hawaii.” The number of entries to be drawn per area is as follows:

NUMBER OF TEAMS - AREA
Sixty-five (65)- Metro Manila
Five (5) - Central and Eastern Visayas
Five (5) - Northern and Western Mindanao
Five (5) - Southern and Eastern Mindanao
Five (5) - Northern Luzon
Five (5) - Central Luzon
Five (5) - Southern Luzon
Five (5) - Western Visayas

Participants will be contacted starting March 30, 2011 to confirm their participation. Participants must confirm their participation or forfeit their slot in favor of the next raffle winner.

The Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” regional leg will take place on April 9 at 6:00 AM at the NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

All participating teams will receive a special Havaianas gift pack upon registration at the venue. Teams must complete a series of fun summer-oriented tasks and those who finish the race will receive a premium gift pack from Havaianas.

Twenty (20) two-member teams verified to complete the race with the best time will be flown to Boracay, courtesy of Seair and The Tides Hotel Boracay, to compete in the finals leg for the ultimate prize: an all-expense-paid vacation to Hawaii.

All twenty (20) teams must compete in a series of fun, summer-oriented tasks in Boracay to finish the race. The team with the best time wins the competition, and will fly to Hawaii to enjoy sunshine in a once-in-a-lifetime summer vacation.

So get your pair of Havaianas now and join the Havaianas “Always Summer: Race to Hawaii” Contest!