Audio By Carbonatix
After a month and half of stiff competition for the various prizes to be won, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has finally ended its Travel, See, Snap and Win contest.
Launched on December 18, 2020, the contest saw over 1000 entries during its six-weeks duration and rewarded five lucky winners. It generated 54,231,891 impressions on social media.
The campaign was Initiated to increase the interest in domestic tourism and hospitality. The contest winners were awarded with domestic air tickets to travel anywhere in Ghana.
A winner was selected from each week, based on the creativity they put into their captions, the photography as well as the total number of likes and comments they had on their entry posts.
Persons with the highest engagements on its entry post was also selected as the grand winner for the contest.
Weekly winners went as follows:
Week 1 winner - Vanessa Appiah
Week 2 winner - Joseph Halifax Kwame Afesia
Week 3 Winner - Nana Akua Nhyiraba Boatemaa
Week 4 Winner - Francesca Nouna Adjetey
Week 5 Winner - Angelina Manuella Kwabi
Overall Winner - Francesca Nouna Adjetey
The CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyeman expressed his joy at how social media users jumped on the contest once it was announced.
According to him, they were amazed at the level of interaction the campaign generated and the efforts people put in even in these difficult Covid-19 times.
He also expressed his gratitude to all who took part in the contest and urged them to always take part in such contests to spread the good news about tourism in Ghana.
He further encouraged the winners to become advocates for domestic tourism in Ghana.
The Travel, See, Snap and Win contest was organised by GTA as part of the Ghana Tourism Development project with support from the World Bank.
Latest Stories
-
Ghana housing finance conference adopts communiqué to improve affordable housing access
4 hours -
Special Initiatives Minister urges Wa Technical Institute to enrol more girls as EU-backed solar training lab opens
5 hours -
In the matter of my first year at the Bar
5 hours -
ActionAid Ghana calls for an end to child marriage, greater investment in girls’ rights
5 hours -
Newsfile to tackle World Cup visa scandal, beach demolitions, education strikes, BRICS bid
5 hours -
UK-Ghana Trade & Investment Summit: Trade Resource Centre to help businesses maximise UK-Ghana trade opportunities
6 hours -
Embassy of Denmark celebrates World Maritime Day
6 hours -
Linking LEAP to productive inclusion could cut extreme poverty by 2030 – UNICEF
7 hours -
Trade Ministry backs use of creative arts to rehabilitate prison inmates
7 hours -
Negotiations with government to continue despite strike suspension – GNAT
7 hours -
‘Ghana cannot afford to waste public resources; every cedi has a job’ – Ato Forson
7 hours -
Ghana expects economic boost as World Assemblies of God Congress brings 10,000 delegates to Accra
7 hours -
Joy in Nayilifong as Farouk Aliu Mahama donates 100kVA transformer to improve power supply
8 hours -
Chief Justice urges employers to tackle mental health stigma in workplaces
8 hours -
Analysis: Ghana’s yellow fever numbers reveal a gap between vaccination and protection
9 hours