Fancy a staycation but money’s a bit tight at the moment? QT Hotels may have a weird solution for you.
The fancy hotel chain is currently running the very curious Curious Currencies initiative, which is offering customers a week-long stay at the hotel in exchange for the weirdest belongings you own (as per Time Out).
“We’ve grown tired of dealing in something as common as money. So, we’re offering those with the most interestingly odd way to pay, an exclusive stay at a QT of your choosing,” the hotel explains. And if you’re wondering how they’re deciding what’s “odd”, the hotel says “coins or cards won’t cut it, but toenails and taxidermy just might.”
So if you’ve got a collection of toenail clippings belonging to old family members, or a mixtape your grandfather once made to woo your nan, you might be in with a shot. The stranger the better.
To enter, simply submit your weird belonging on the QT Hotels website with an attached image and a 50-word blurb explaining its fascinating story. If your belonging catches the eye of the so-called “Director of Chaos”, you could win a week-long stay at a QT Hotel of your choice.
The chain has hotels across Australia and New Zealand, including in Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne, and Perth, so you’ll be spoiled for choice for your free staycation.
Just remember one thing, as the hotel makes clear – “make sure your curiosity isn’t too precious to part with, because if you win… it’s ours for keeps.” So make sure your nan doesn’t want to listen to that romantic mixtape anytime soon.
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The Curious Currencies initiative isn’t some silly little thing, with all the collected belongings being auctioned off for charity after first being displayed at QT Sydney and QT Auckland. All proceeds will go towards the Australian Cultural Fund and New Zealand Arts Foundation.
Head to the QT Hotels website before Monday, October 31st at 11:59pm AEDT to see if your weird belongings are weird enough.
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