The Tourism Bureau is seeking more contestants for a contest to design the best itinerary for travel in Taiwan.
The bureau said yesterday that the “Best Trip in the World — Taiwan Explorers Wanted” contest had generated interest from around the world and many teams had signed up, but it hoped more people would register to attract more interest in Taiwan.
Anyone can enter the contest as long as his or her team has at least two people and at least one team member is not Taiwanese, the bureau said.
Fifty teams with the best itineraries will be selected and each will receive NT$7,000 per day for up to four days to complete their trip. Team members must pay their own way to Taiwan, but the bureau will help them obtain special discounts from Taiwanese airlines.
The 50 teams will be selected based on how creative and inexpensive their itinerary is, as well as how feasible and popular it is with online readers.
Contestants must upload a video introducing their team in Chinese, English or Japanese on the contest Web site and submit their itinerary for their four-day trip by June 30, the bureau said.
The selected teams will then have to upload short videos on their daily adventures along with a 200-word description on the contest Web site.
The grand prize is NT$1 million to travel in Taiwan for a month. The winning team will be invited back for the trip next February or March and their visit will be used to promote Taiwan as a travel destination.
The bureau said it would announce the list of 50 selected teams by July 10, who then must complete their four-day trip by Aug. 31.
Online voting results will be part of the criteria to choose the grand prize winner, which will be announced on Nov. 15.
Contest rules and registration forms are available on the contest’s official Web site at www.TaiwanBestTrip.net.
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