January 30, 2012
Visit PA is once again offering a one-day only PA Groundhog Day Foursquare Badge on Thursday, February 2.
The Groundhog Day Badge was one of last year’s most popular Foursquare badges. In a single day, it was unlocked by 27,846 users (!!), more than any other partner badge at the time.
The Groundhog Day badge is particularly special because it’s available worldwide. Punxsutawney Phil resides in the Pennsylvania Wilds and is the only weather-forecasting groundhog. Everyone in the world gets a chance to think about Pennsylvania — and visiting here — for one day.
All you have to do to earn the exclusive PA Groundhog Day 2012 badge is follow VisitPA on Foursquare and “check in” to “shout” the word “groundhog” on February 2. A shout is Foursquare lingo for a status update or tweet.
A Webcast of the Groundhog Day festivities will be available online, including links to Punxsutawney Phil-related videos on YouTube.
Here’s hoping Phil doesn’t see his shadow and we have an early spring in Philadelphia.
Visit PA [Foursquare]
January 9, 2012
Attention Foursquare aficionados: Visit Philly is partnering with VisitPA, the official website for travel and tourism in Pennsylvania, on their new, and highly, coveted, Lock & Keystone badge.
Pennsylvania is keeping the momentum going on Foursquare as the first and only state with exclusive branded badges with the new Lock & Keystone (a reference to the Keystone State moniker), which you can unlock after checking in at five tagged locations.
There are many Philadelphia (and the Countryside) places that Foursquare users can check in to to get the badge. To get VisitPA’s “PA Lock & Keystone” badge, just follow VisitPA and check into at least five eligible places in Pennsylvania, including these 49 Philadelphia spots enumerated on Visit Philly’s Foursquare page.
While you’re there, be sure to stock your Foursquare To-Do list with Visit Philly’s Tips and follow the other lists besides Lock & Keystone: Rooftop Bars and Authentic Philadelphia Hoagies.
And be sure to leave some of your own insider tips along the way!
Visit Philly [Foursquare]
Visit PA [Foursquare]
August 26, 2011
Originally a YMCA, the Le Meridien is housed in a beautiful 10-story Georgian revival-style structure. (Photo courtesy Le Meridien)
Le Méridien hotel, in partnership with the With Love, Philadelphia XOXO campaign, is running an awesome Foursquare special starting now and running through 3 p.m. on October 26.
Le Méridien’s Foursquare Mayor on that date will be awarded a gorgeous XOXO-themed scarf from the upscale, King-of-Prussia based clothing brand Lilly Pulitzer, valued at $118.
You can check into the hotel on Foursquare here.
Besides spending a night or two at the elegant10-story Georgian revival-style hotel, excuses abound for checking into Le Méridien enough times to gain Mayorship. Le Méridien’s Amuse is a chic brasserie, featuring sophisticated, French fare. Or else you can stop by Le Bar at Amuse to grab a quick cocktail.
Tres bien!
Le Méridien [Foursquare]
July 26, 2011
Stop into Independence al Fresco to cool off with a Summer Love Ale — with a free With Love beer koozie. (Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
It’s summertime and the living — and drinking — is easy.
Starting today, July 26, the Independence Visitor Center’s new Independence al Fresco, a casual outdoor garden cafe, is running a great Foursquare/Facebook Places promotion.
Check into the cafe using Foursquare or Facebook Places and show your mobile device to an employee to redeem a free With Love beer koozie.
You’re going to need a cold beer to make use of it; make sure you order some Victory Summer Love Ale.
All summer, the café will stay open until 7 p.m. on Wednesdays for Center City Sips. Take advantage of $3 wines, $2 beers and half-price appetizers, outdoors against a beautiful architectural backdrop.
Independence al Fresco
1 N. Independence Mall East
www.independencevisitorcenter.com
March 29, 2011
Visit Philly, Philadelphia’s Official Visitor Site and our flagship website, now has its own branded page on Foursquare, the location-based social networking website and game.
This means that Visit Philly is no longer just another user on Foursquare. We now have a our own page with a direct URL right to it so that Foursquare users can access our “tips” on locations, make “to-do lists” based on the tips to help them experience the city, and “check in” using their phones at the venues they’re interested in to earn points and “badges,” all in one convenient virtual spot.
You can also now “follow” Visit Philly — and importantly, our tips — without having to wait for us to accept your friend request. It’s just another effort we’re making to keep you informed about and engaged in the city.
Bonus: Philadelphia’s social media-savvy Mayor Michael Nutter (@Michael_Nutter) is helping to kick off the launch of the new page.
Here’s the deal: The Foursquare “Mayor” of the Independence Visitor Center at noon on April 30 will get a personal message from Mayor Nutter via Twitter. (Foursquare mayorships are awarded to visitors with the most “check ins” at a venue, in this case the Independence Visitor Center, in the 60 days prior to April 30. You can “check in” once per day.)
In the meantime, check out Visit Philly on Foursquare to make your exploration of Philadelphia and The Countryside fun, easy and interesting. And be sure to leave some of your own insider tips along the way!
Visit Philly on Foursquare [Foursquare]
Follow Visit Philly on Facebook, Twitter & More [Visit Philly]
August 4, 2010
Last March, PYT played host to the first-ever Foursquare Swarm in the Philadelphia area. For that event, they had more than 50 users all checking into Foursquare at the same time. Now they’re upping the ante and are trying to create a Super Swarm. To pull it off, they’ll need to have more than 250 all checking in at the same time and same location.
To this end, PYT has joined up with Vitamain Water, Geekadelphia and Radio 104.5 to present the first ever meet-up for the Foursquare Super Swarm Badge. The Super Swarm gathering is at 4 p.m. outside or inside PYT, just before 104.5′s free OK GO concert at the Piazza at Schmidt’s.
There are free T-Shirts for the first 300 check-ins, courtesy of Vitamin Water. The shirts say, “I went to Philly Super Swarm 2010 & all I got was this lousy T-Shirt.” You know you want it!
July 13, 2010
Looking for more reasons to visit different spots around town or going on a PA road-trip this summer? VisitPA has partnered with Foursquare, the ever-growing, location-based, mobile social network to provide even more incentive for travel seekers. They’ve also unveiled three exclusive Pennsylvania Foursquare badges: PA Shooflyer, PA Retail Polka, and PA 4 Score & 7 that can be earned after meeting the required check-ins at eligible locations.
Uncover plentiful travel tips to all sorts of restaurants, shops and historical landmarks. There’s currently a list of 100 destinations, a good portion of which are located here in Philly. Food and dining lovers can make their way to popular destinations such as McGillin’s Olde Ale House, PYT or National Mechanics. While, shoppers can go stroll through Rittenhouse Row, The Shops at Liberty Place or East Passyunk’s Shopping District. A quick trip around the National Constitution Center, the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall should easily net history buffs a PA 4 Score & 7 badge.
Getting started with Foursquare is easy, sign up on their website and follow visitPA. More details can be found on visitPA.com.
March 16, 2010
PYT on the Piazza (photo by M. McClellan)
Foursquare users everywhere know the thrill that comes when you check-in and subsequently discover that you’ve unlocked a new badge. Well gird your loins Philadelphia-area social media addicts, you’ve got a local opportunity to unlock a particularly rare badge tomorrow night.
Tommy Up, proprietor of  Piazza hotspot PYT, is hosting Philly’s very first Swarm meet-up tomorrow night at his NoLibs watering hole between the hours of 6 – 8 p.m. The premise is simple. If 50 or more Foursquare users gather at the same spot and check in at the same time, they will all unlock the Swarm badge. Less than 50 and no dice.
Being that tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, chances are you’ll be out anyway. Why not start your evening at PYT and make local social media history in the process?
