Pick up your camera, take some creative photos and you may win a $3300 travel allowance to Taiwan according to the country’s Information Office Minister Philip Yang.  He unveiled the online contest recently, “Say Hi to Taiwan with Your Photo and Win a Trip!”
Shown at the press conference was a short film featuring the minister that highlighted Taiwan’s night markets in all their culinary splendour. The film has since been uploaded to YouTube and can be viewed on the Taiwan e-portal at www.taiwan.gov.tw
Viewers are welcome to share and post the video on their own websites.
The contest consists of three phases.
In the first phase, “Say Hi to Taiwan,” foreign and local netizens may form a team and upload one photo expressing their creativity and love for Taiwan. This phase will run from Oct. 18 through Nov. 21. From Nov. 21 through Nov. 30, an online vote will decide the contest winners. The three teams that have posted the photos deemed “most creative” will win a US$3,300 travel allowance for use on a trip to Taiwan.
Cities and counties will then prepare tour packages involving sight-seeing, gastronomic delights, and take-home gifts as they vie to host the winners. In the second phase, “Get to Know Taiwan,” netizens will vote online to determine which three cities and counties will host the contest winners as part of their travel itinerary. This phase will run from Nov. 21 through Dec. 8.
In the third phase, “Fall in Love with Taiwan,” which will occur from Dec. 12 through Dec. 19, the three winning teams will tour Taiwan. They will act as “reporters” for the Taiwan E-government Facebook page during their stay by posting travel notes and reflections daily. By doing so, they will introduce Taiwan’s many faces to the global community.
For contest details and to enter, please visit http://www.taiwan.gov.tw