Taiwan tourism bureau is trying to emulate the buzz of the Best Job in The World with their very own Best Trip in The World contest.
The participating teams (of at least two) will have to create a money-saving, yet creative four-day itinerary for a trip in Taiwan.
50 teams that come up with the best itineraries will be selected to execute their travel plan and share their stories with approx. $850 USD allowance provided. The teams will then stand the chance to win the $30,000 USD grand prize.
The idea is pretty much the same as their 2008 campaign, albeit a bit different with the prize money distribution; and off course, a new BEST blah blah theme.
Expiry date on June 30, contest opened to all nationalities if not mistaken; check its official website for details.
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They lost me on the first rule, “must have a blog” Otherwise it would be a nice trip I bet. Not sure I know what they want as an intenerary. But doesn’t matter. No blog, no trip. :(
Yeah, I missed that part… took it for granted I guess.
It’s a bit odd though, the blog doesn’t come to the picture in any part of their contest beside being a requirement.
i hope i can go to taiwan this year. Haha..
Yep, that’s what we call in the west, “the fine print” lol. Be sure to always read the fine print. Never know what rules or limitations they’re hiding. ;)
registering for a personal blog is the easy part part. But the one rule that I hate was that the round trip ticket is not included. you will have to pay that yourself.
The $850 allowance does seem a bit light… it could cover all costs for a single traveller, but hardly for a team of two or more, especially those who are living in another continent.
too many regulations lah. some more i will have to learn video filming and editing to make a nice one, where got time.
There’s no free lunch in the world. It’s a contest to begin with, you need certain skills and creativity to nail it.
Seems like another creatively bankrupt Tourism Bureau “initiative.” An excellent commentary on the subject can be read here: http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=53100&ctNode=426
Thanks for the link Kristof… couldn’t agree on some points, but nice read indeed.
Hi there!
We’re actually one of the contestants for this comp: http://tiny.cc/vote4us
Although the competition does have some drawbacks, we do applaud the Tawainese Tourism Bureau for organising this competition as it has generated some interest and media publicity.
As an improvement point, we think it would’ve been better if it was cut down to 25 teams so the budget can be increased. We’re currently researching on our itinerary and it’s definitely a challenge! We’re just a team of two people and don’t know how the teams with more than three people are going to manage to stick to the budget.
profile: http://tiny.cc/vote4us
For every view on our video: http://tiny.cc/watchvideo we will be donating NT$1 to World Vision Taiwan.