Saturday, May 3 - Sunday, May 11, 2014

National Travel & Tourism week

In 2012, Lubbock welcomed more than 5.55 million visitors to town! According to the report by D. K. Shifflet & Associates some of those visitors came for work, but the majority came to enjoy Lubbock’s attractions, unique shops and robust dining options. So how do visitors to Lubbock impact you as a Lubbockite? Tourism to the “Hub City” most directly impacts your pocketbook. As a result of travel to Lubbock, more than $486 was saved on property taxes per household in 2012. Locally, the tourism industry employs 7,290 people resulting in $214 million in annual earnings.

The Visit Lubbock Team is proud to join in the celebration of National Travel & Tourism Week, recognized annually the first week of May. Since 1984, destination marketing organizations across the nation have promoted the week through a variety of events and activities all meant to champion the power of travel. This year, the Visit Lubbock Team is proud to continue the popular Live Love Lubbock campaign! We hope you will participate in this year’s interactive game via social media (read below to find out more), and enjoy some quality time with family and friends as you celebrate all that Lubbock has to offer. We’re also thrilled to roll out a new set of Live Love Lubbock posters (see below), which continue the tradition of promoting Lubbock’s iconic tourist attractions.

Be sure to “like” Visit Lubbock on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram to find out about the latest and greatest things happening in the “Hub City.”

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Visit one of the locations listed below to pick up a Live Love Lubbock frame (available Tuesday, April 29). Follow the instructions on the frame, and “frame up” your favorite people, places and things in Lubbock with a photo. Post your picture on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #LiveLoveLubbock anytime from May 3-11 for a chance to win one of FOUR amazing prizes!

See how to play by watching this quick video:

Locations:

Alamo Drafthouse 120 W. Loop 289 Blue Sky Texas 3216 4th St. 4416 98th St. Cast Iron Grill 620 19th St. The Choc’Late Mousse: Pie Bar 4210 82nd St. #228 Dollar Western Wear 5011 Slide Road Fuddruckers 5501 Slide Road

The Funky Door Wine & Bistro 6015 82nd St. Gatsby’s Coffee House 2610 Salem Ave. #17 J&B Coffee Co. 2701 26th St. Lubbock Chamber of Commerce 1500 Broadway #101 Main Event 6010 Marsha Sharp Fwy. One Guy from Italy 1101 University Ave.

Science Spectrum & OMNI Theater 2579 S. Loop 289 (between University and Indiana Avenues) Stars & Stripes Drive-in Theatre 5101 Clovis Highway 84 Visit Lubbock Wells Fargo Building, 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor Yellow House Coffee 3017 34th St. Yoga Bean 3135 34th St.

A very special thank you goes out to all of our partners hosting the Live Love Lubbock frames during National Travel & Tourism Week. We can’t be successful without you!

Prizes

Live Love Lubbock Champion Prize (the person who takes the most photos using #LiveLoveLubbock)

$500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card
Visit Lubbock Goodie Basket

Live Love Lubbock Winner Prizes (3) (drawn at random to any participant using #LiveLoveLubbock)

$200 Visa Gift Card
Visit Lubbock Goodie Basket

Official Rules

The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and shall be construed and evaluated according to U.S. law. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase or payment of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Winning photos are subject to approval by the Visit Lubbock Team. By submitting a photo, you are giving Visit Lubbock permission to use the image for marketing purposes via social media, however, entrants will not lose their rights to their original photograph(s). Visit Lubbock has rights to use all photos submitted; this applies to all entries regardless of final prize status (i.e. photos may be used at Visit Lubbock's discretion whether they are awarded a prize or not).

LET'S GET SOCIAL

Can you guess what past visitors say are their favorite places around Lubbock? Visit our Facebook page daily between Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 11 to guess the location of the day. Each evening, we will reveal the winner of that day’s “Hub City Hotspots” as well as the location on the Visit Lubbock Blog. Winners will receive a Visit Lubbock Goodie Basket featuring a gift card to one of Lubbock’s favorite spots.

LIVE love lubbock

Show your love for Lubbock by purchasing a limited-edition Live Love Lubbock poster at www.visitlubbock.org/store. In fact, buy one poster and get the Buddy Holly poster for free! We’ll also be handing out the posters on Friday, May 2 at the First Friday Art Trail and Thursday, May 8 at the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Business Expo!