Marriott Hotels launch Edinburgh Festival photography competition

Marriott Hotels has launched an Edinburgh Festival photography competition, offering Fringe-goers the chance to win £150 towards a hotel stay.

International hospitality chain Marriott has launched a competition in celebration of this year’s Edinburgh Festival, offering one snap-happy fringe reveller the chance to win a £150 voucher to a Marriott Hotel of their choice.

The free-to-enter competition, which will run for the duration of the festival, asks participants to take photos or videos of their favourite fringe moments, memories and experiences, capturing what the Edinburgh Festival means to them.
Images should then be uploaded to the online photo-sharing social network, Instagram, using the hashtag #marriottedfest. Alternatively, users can upload their favourite moments directly to the Marriott competition Tumblr page, where every Instagram entry will also be automatically shared.

The winner of the £150 Marriott Hotel voucher will be chosen by top local bloggers from around Edinburgh and Glasgow, who will select their favourite image or video from the submitted entries. The competition runs until 2 September 2013, with the winner being notified by 27 September 2013.

The competition aims to capture a variety of experiences from this year’s Edinburgh Festival as the city comes alive with performers and visitors from around the world.

Thousands of performers showcasing weird and wonderful acts across the mediums of drama, dance, art, comedy, music and everything in between descend on the city every August. Hundreds of shows run throughout the day and night during the festival and fringe, with no two visitors ever having the same experience.

Throughout the festival and the rest of the year, Marriott hotels welcomes thousands of visitors to the Scottish capital, with locations ranging from the heart of the city centre to the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club, situated seven miles outside central Edinburgh.

Other Marriott Edinburgh hotels include the central Glasshouse, part of the Autograph Collection of high-personality, unique hotels, the Edinburgh Marriott located between the airport and city centre and the Residence Inn Edinburgh, designed for extended stays away from home.

Submitted by Joanna Harrod