Curacao: Do you feel lucky?

Ronald Aron’s summer vacation plans went no further than his Boxford back
yard until he recently won a free trip to the tiny Dutch-Caribbean island of
Curacao.
“I found the contest on About.com and made a ritual of entering it every
day,” said Aron who before this had heard of Curacao but “thought it was
closer to Sint Martin.” The contes, which we reported in March, hopes to gain visibility for the far-western Caribbean island by offering a
chance to win one of 70 free trips daily and to participate in a
half-million dollar treasure hunt, winner take all.
The island has been running a funny little ad, at right, to promote the contest.
Aron, who was so surprised by the win that he at first thought the
notification might be spam, is getting free airfare and four nights at Lions
Dive Beach Resort. He and his wife plan to travel in June and extend their
time on Curacao. “It coincides with our silver anniversary,” he said.
To enter the contest, visit curacaotreasure.com. Other Curacao summer travel
incentives including $200 p/p credit on airline tickets and a day’s free car
rental and diving can be found at curacao.com/now.

Posted by Patricia Borns, GLobe correspondent