Province’s vaccine lottery adds travel-related prizes

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The newest prizes added to Alberta’s Open for Summer Lottery are from Canadian airlines WestJet and Air Canada. 40 additional prizes are being added on top of the three draws of $1 million each.

The WestJet and Air Canada packages will be added to the August lottery draw for people that are fully vaccinated with two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. The draws are open to all Albertans age 18 and older who register for the Open for Summer Lottery on the government website.

Premier Jason Kenney says this is another thing the government is doing to encourage Albertan’s to get vaccinated. “We want Albertans to get their vaccines as soon as possible so we can fully open for summer and open for good.” says Kenney.

The prizes are:

WestJet prizes

  • One WestJet Vacation Package for two to Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa Resort, including round-trip economy flights and a seven-night all-inclusive stay.
  • One voucher for two people to fly round trip, business class, anywhere in WestJet’s network.
  • 10 vouchers for two people to fly round trip, economy class, anywhere in Canada.
  • Three giveaways of 1,500 WestJet dollars.
  • Five giveaways of WestJet Rewards Gold Status.

Air Canada prizes

  • One Air Canada Vacation Package for two to Planet Hollywood Cancun, including round-trip economy flights and a seven-night all-inclusive stay.
  • One voucher for two people to fly round trip, business class, anywhere in Air Canada’s network.
  • 10 vouchers for two people to fly round trip, economy class, anywhere in Canada.
  • Three giveaways of 100,000 Aeroplan bonus points.
  • Five giveaways of Aeroplan 50K Status.

Along with these new prizes, Alberta’s government is holding three draws for $1 million each to incentivize Albertans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The first draw will happen on the day Stage 3 of the reopening plan starts. Kenney also notes the province is very close to reach the 70% mark of first dose vaccinations for Stage 3 of the Open for Summer Plan as of June 14. Registration for the first draw of $1 million will close one week after the goal of 70% is met.

Two additional lotteries will follow in August and September to encourage Albertans to receive their second dose. To win one of these additional $1-million prizes, Albertans must be 18 years or older and have received both doses to become fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Premier Kenney says more prizes will be added to the draws in the coming days.

-Erika Rolling, Trending 55 Newsroom