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Volkswagen Vans Create A Foursquare Swarm At GTI International


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MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – June 16, 2010: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is inviting visitors to the GTI International event on 26 and 27 June who use the latest location-based social networking phenomenon, foursquare, to check-in at its stand to get a free Volkswagen T-shirt or poster. If enough people check-in, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles could create the largest foursquare social gathering in the UK and earn a foursquare ‘swarm’ badge for everyone taking part.

GTI International is the UK’s biggest event for enthusiasts of all high-performance vehicles from the Volkswagen Group and takes place at the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground near Leicester. Visitors can camp overnight, enter their pride and joy in a ‘show ‘n’ shine’, take part in a quarter-mile sprint and visit a range of exhibition stands.

The bright orange Volkswagen RAC Caddy Racer van which is currently competing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup will be a high profile attraction among Volkswagen’s display of its latest models, which also includes the new Caravelle people carrier and California campervan.

To be eligible for a free Volkswagen T-shirt or poster, register or login at www.foursquare.com, then check-in to the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles official foursquare location at GTI International on either day of the event and show that you have done this to a member of the Volkswagen stand staff. Only one T-shirt or poster is available per individual that checks-in (while stocks last).

In addition, visitors will be able to follow Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ latest tweets from the event at www.twitter.com/volkswagen_cv, and also be able to enter a competition to win a weekend in a California campervan.

For more information on or to buy tickets for the GTI International event visit www.gtiinternational.co.uk. More details on the range of vans, kombis, conversions and the California campervan from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles are available at www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk or by calling 0800 717131.