COMPETITOURS (www.competitours.com) is a novel new
team travel competition company, ready to call the bluff of all those “Amazing
Race” wannabees. COMPETITOURS features a group of teams of
two sent on a secret trip to Europe to earn points by accomplishing
a series of fun, quirky and interactive challenges. At stake, a worldwide
travel spree grand prize, featuring up to 40 nights at over 115 Starwood
hotels spanning 51 exotic countries, plus airfare and hefty spending
money. Competitours is open to anyone--as the trip length is short
(8-14 day options), the pricing affordable ($1995-$2950 options)
and, best of all, the challenges are on a level playing field- based
on creativity, resourcefullness and a little zaniness, not speed,
strength or physical stunts. Spontaniety is also a key skill, as
teams will be provided only a suspenseful half-day's notice before
the next day's destination and challenges are revealed. Competititors
is about sightdoing, not merely sightseeing. Imagine brain-tingling
challenges like:
visit the Viking Museum in Oslo and shoot a short mock commercial; “selling" a
9th century Viking Ship as a vacation option; traveling to the Torture
Museum in Prague to shoot a video explaining how an instrument of
torture could be used as a non-lethal household item; and visiting
a graffiti-filled remnant of the Berlin Wall and shoot a video as
an art critic trying to provide a 'meaningful' interpretation to
the graffiti...be serious, silly, sarcastic, whatever. Also, there's
a precedent-setting pay after travel payment policy. (There is no
payment until 4 days after your trip is concluded and you can confirm
that you indeed received everything that Competitours committed in
their price: roundtrip airfare from your U.S. gateway to and from
Europe; European Standard double occupancy lodging; Eurail Pass;
8-10 daily “Competitask” challenge; options; game administration-
judges, updated standings, video sharing site; grand prize eligibility;
verification 2 days after trip finished that grand prize has been
received by winning team. COMPETITOURS is open to ANY team of two
that applies. Intergenerational (parents/kids, grandparents/grandkids),
college buddies, empty nesters; every team pairing will be competitive
because our travel game offers a level playing field. Challenges
are sure to provide genuine but unusual and unexpected encounters
with local people and places.
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