‘Best Experience’ winner yet to claim prize
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An American woman has beaten more than 23,000 would-be ‘best mates’ to win Tourism Queensland’s coveted Best Experience in the World competition but she has yet to claim the prize, Tourism Queensland Acting CEO Steve McRoberts said today.
Mr McRoberts said Tourism Queensland was still waiting to hear back from the lucky American who had won the trip of a lifetime to visit Queensland’s Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
“Tourism Queensland has sent her emails and has tried to call her several times since the draw on Friday but hasn’t made contact yet,” Mr McRoberts said.
“She has until Friday October 23 to claim the prize otherwise we will re-draw.
“Entries closed last Wednesday and were received from more than 150 countries around the world including Venezuela, Bosnia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Trinidad.
“The competition winner and her three companions have won a holiday to Queensland, which they can take between November 11 and December 31.
“The winner and friends will enjoy a range of unique Queensland experiences, from a variety of destinations throughout the state including the islands.”
Mr McRoberts said the aim of the competition was to continue to drive visitors to Island Caretaker Ben’s Southall’s blog at www.islandreefjob.com.
“Since the competition was announced, we’ve seen a spike in visitation and interest in Ben’s blog, with more than 180,000 people visiting www.islandreefjob.com since the competition was launched on the 26 August,” he said.
“This unique, ‘money-can’t-buy’ experience was available to anyone from around the world to enter.
“The winner was one of 3378 entrants from America, the country with the second highest number of entrants after Australia, which had 8304 entries.”
Mr McRoberts said helping Tourism Queensland’s Island Caretaker Ben Southall explore the islands was an ideal way to engage campaign followers and bring them closer to the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
“Ben and I look forward to welcoming the group to Queensland during their visit later this year,” Mr McRoberts said.
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