The last contest of a series of three highlighting our promotional strategy "Crazy about the culture of the Îles de la Madeleine" ended on Monday, October 31, 2016. The lucky winner will have the chance to visit the Îles de la Madeleine during the upcoming summer season, and will do so under the theme "Crazy about the culture of the Îles de la Madeleine".

We are pleased to announce that the lucky winner is Ms. Sylvie Boivin. She will be gifted a cruise to the Îles de la Madeleine for 2 people, which includes a 3-day stay on the archipelago to discover the culture of the Madelinots.

Ms. Boivin wins the grand prize worth $4,650, which includes:

A cruise aboard the CTMA Vacancier departing from Montréal, which includes 7 nights of lodging on the ship as well as all meals (14 meals on the ship and 6 meals in the restaurants of the Islands, as well as tips for the meals in the restaurants), animation and activities aboard the ship.
Three (3) days of guided tours in the Îles de la Madeleine with Autobus M.A. Poirier, which includes cultural activities, museums, art galleries and shows:
- Demonstration of hand-blown glass at the Atelier Iso;
- Visit of La Mi-Carême economuseum;
- Lunch at the Café d'chez-nous;
- Free time to visit the Site de La Côte (Le Flâneur art gallery, fishing harbour and boutiques)
- Dinner at the Accents Resto Bistro;
- Show of Tante Emma, a local humorist;
- Visit of Saint-Pierre church in Lavernière (second largest wooden church in North America);
- Visit of the Site d'Autrefois;
- Visit of La Baraque art gallery;
- Lunch at the Auberge chez Denis à François;
- Visit of the Musée de la Mer;
- Free time at the Site historique de La Grave;
- Visit of Les Artisans du Sable economuseum;
- Dinner at Le Sablier;
- Representation of the play "Mes Îles Mon Pays";
- Visit of the Centre d'interprétation de Mines Seleine;
- Visit of the Musée des vétérans and the memorial park of Grosse-Île, an English speaking community of the Islands;
- Lunch at the Auberge La Salicorne;
- Visit of La Maison du Potier;
- Visit of La Fromagerie du Pied-de-Vent economuseum;
- Gourmet dinner at La Maisonnée des Îles.

The contest "Crazy about the culture of the Îles de la Madeleine", which was held from September 1st to October 31st, has been marketed mainly on social medias and in the newsletters of Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine. In total, we received no less than 18 585 entries, and among those we noted 3,252 people who subscribed to the newsletters of Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine for the first time, which delighted the marketing team.
Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine congratulates once again the winner and thanks all the participants who made this contest such a great success. The team also wishes to highlight the contribution of its partners for their precious collaboration and thank them warmly for making this contest possible.

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Source :
Dominique Lapierre
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine