Want to win several vacations’ worth of airline points? Of course you do. By toÌýthe Kelly Gang, a New York City–based charity that raises money in support ofÌýa new organization every year, you could win one million JetBlue points. That’s the equivalent of approximately $13,000 in travel funds. PlusÌýthe winner receives a trip to New York City with comped accommodations and airfareÌýto consult with Brian Kelly, the penny-pinching travel guru better known as ,Ìýabout how to maximize the winnings. Ìý
To enter, all you have to do is donate by April 30Ìýon Prizeo, a website that partners with charities and celebrities to runÌýfundraisingÌýraffles. The minimum donation of $10 earns you 100Ìýentries, donations of $75 and $150 will get you 750 and 1,500 entries, respectively, and a $2,500 donation yields—you guessed it—25,000 entriesÌýplus a half-hour Skype session to talk airfareÌýstrategies with Kelly.
Kelly, a former HR employee with Morgan Stanley, teamed upÌýwith the Kelly Gang—a group of philanthropic folks who happen to all share the last name ()—for this year’s campaign. TheÌýrecipient isÌýthe , a multi-faith Catholic school dedicated to educatingÌýlow-income students.ÌýSince 2000, the organization has raised more thanÌý$900,000 for a wide variety of local, national, and global organizations, including the Wounded Warrior Project andÌýthe Breezy Point Disaster Relief Fund, which was founded in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Meanwhile, if you happen toÌýwin, it’s worth dreaming big. JetBlue’s TrueBlueÌýpoints never expire, have no blackout dates, and can be redeemed for you and a plus one. The airline flies to most major U.S. cities,ÌýCentral and South America, and the Caribbean.ÌýThe Points Guy reckons that a million points could be stretched into as many as 500 domestic one-way trips or about aÌýdozen international round-trips. Either way,Ìýit could be your ticket to the kinds of vacations we all dreamÌýabout, and your average Points Guy fanÌýwill lose sleep thinking through all the possibilities. ÌýÌý
Our dream? HoppingÌýon a flight to Cancun and heading south to Mukan Resort, a new eco-adventure lodge situated on the coast of Mexico’s Riviera Maya in the 1.3-million-acre Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve.ÌýAfter flying toÌýSan José, Costa Rica,Ìýwe’ll use the money we’re savingÌýto meet up with Origen Escapes for a bespoke rafting trip on the Pacuare River beneath the Talamanca Mountain Range.ÌýFrom thereÌýit's south to Bogotá…Ìýwell, you get the idea.
Keep your eyes peeled for theÌýwinner announcementÌýin early May.