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TRAVEL WEEKLY COMPETITION
Send us a video review of your holiday destination and £5,000 could be yours
Could you be our TV star?
Ever fancied yourself as the
next Judith Chalmers or Craig
Doyle? Well, now’s your chance
to win £5,000 with TW Group’s
Travel Stars competition.
Presented by TWgroup
in association with Holiday
Brokers TV and gazetteers.
com, Travel Stars is
offering agents the opportunity
to try their hands at being a
travel presenter.
All you have to do is deliver
a report – to a video camera
or mobile phone – either from
your holiday destination or once
you get home. You do not have
to be in resort when you record
your video. Next, just upload it
to www.gazetteers.com.
Your video can be about
anything providing it gives an
insight into your destination,
resort and the locals you
encounter on holiday while
showing off your potential
for presenting.
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Feel free to
dress how
you like and
stand out
from the
crowd
You can upload as many
video clips as you like but
each should be no more than
fi ve minutes long.
The winner will become a
TV reporter for Travel Weekly
and attend the prestigious
Globe Awards. Not only that,
there’s a £5,000 cash prize up
for grabs. The judging takes
place in January so make sure
you upload your clips before
the January 16 2009 deadline.
On Holiday Group key
account manager James Algra
said: “What make’s a good
video stand out is you. Dress
up, mess around, bring in props
if you like.
“The best reviews are
described from a custom-
SIMON CALDER’S TOP TIPS
1. Keep it concise and simple – let us
know where you are, what you think
of the country, resort or the locals
2. Film your friends – but remember
the judges are interested in
your take on the place
3. Include something
quirky or unusual
– this will help the
audience and
the judges
remember you
4. Try to
engage the
audience
with
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The TW Travel Stars competition is open to all
travel agents working in sites subscribing to
gazetteers.com. If you are under 18, you may
enter the competition, however if you are
successful, we would require parental
permission for you to participate in any
promotional events relating to the TV Stars
competition.
By entering the competition, participants
and winners agree to be bound by the rules of
the competition.
The winner of the monthly prize draw will be
selected by means of a random draw from all
qualifying entries. The overall winner will be
selected by a judging panel.
The judges’ decision is fi nal and no
correspondence will be entered into whatsoever
by gazetteers.com.
er’s point of view. They highlight
the things that really
matter to you personally. For
example, cleanliness of the
rooms, staff attitude, location
to main resorts or activities
and value for money.”
TWgroup editor-in-chief
Penny Wilson said: “Agents have
added thousands of written
reviews on gazetteers.com and
now we want to match that with
video reviews. This competition
is easy to enter, so if you fancy
yourself as a presenter then load
up your review by camera or via
your mobile phone.”
>For more, go to www.
travelweekly.co.uk
interesting and thought-provoking
information and opinion
5. Upload as many clips as you like
but try to choose your best. If it’s
good enough, one excellent clip will
be enough to swing the judges in
your favour
6. Be yourself – don’t try to look like
you think a presenter should look
The Independent travel editor and
Travel Weekly columnist Simon
Calder has more advice on how to be
a presenter – see him in action by
visiting stars.onholidaygroup.com
for some inspiration.
The winner will be notifi ed by phone or
email, using the details given by the entrant in
their competition entry.
The prize is not transferable, negotiable or
redeemable for cash.
The winner(s) of the competition will be
required to participate in promotional activities
such as photo shoots and other events.
The competition is not open to employees of
gazetteers.com, TWgroup, On Holiday Group, or
employees of competition sponsors.
The provision of the competition prize, and
all prize arrangements, are the responsibility of
the sponsors, as detailed on all promotional
material, and not gazetteers.com.
All video content provided can be
maintained and used by Reed Business
Information and On Holiday Group.
www.travelweekly.co.uk
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