Share best kept travel gems to win holiday

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 9:31 AM

Seasoned travellers are being invited to divulge their best kept travel gems for the chance to win a holiday for two to Morocco.

Adventure and experiential travel expert iExplore is now accepting submissions in its World’s Best Travel Secrets contest.

Visitors to the site will be able to read the entries from around the globe and submit votes for their favourite travel tips.

People can vote for one entry per day throughout the duration of the competition until August 12 when the ten with the highest number of votes will be selected as finalists.

One outstanding entry a week will win a $100 Adventure Centre travel voucher and the ten weekly winners will join the ten with the highest votes in the final.

A panel of travel experts will choose the winner and runners up based on originality, writing quality and community feedback.

Entrants are advised to be creative and share their unique perspective of the world; to tell a story about the places or people experienced through travel.

Entry is via the iExplore website.

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