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Olive Tree essay award up for grabs

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BANGKOK, 8 June 2018:  Applications are now open for the second round of the Olive Tree Awards essay competition, the first such endeavour specifically designed to give young people a voice in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Millennials under 30 from around the world are invited to submit essays of up to 1,200 words on the topic: “How Travel & Tourism can Contribute to the UN SDGs.” The winner will get prize money of USD 1,000 and two runners-up will get USD 500 each.

Deadline for submission of the essays is 1 August. The winners will be announced 21 September, the UN International Day of Peace.

A prominent Dubai-based benefactor from the Islamic world, who preferred to remain anonymous, donated the prize money.

Initiated by Imtiaz Muqbil, executive editor of Travel Impact Newswire, the essay competition is an extension of The Olive Tree, the first publication of its kind designed to help travel & tourism become a more enthusiastic part of the solution in achieving the UN SDGs.

The first round of the essay competition was launched 21 September 2017 and attracted 96 essays from young people in 20 countries. The three winning essays and 13 other shortlisted essays were published in the March-April edition of The Olive Tree.

The first round was sponsored by Sonu Shivdasani, CEO and Commercial and Creative Lead, Soneva Resorts.

In addition, the co-winners separately won one-week stays at Soneva Resorts, courtesy of Shivdasani, and Jetwing Hotels of Sri Lanka, courtesy of CEO Hiran Cooray.

Link to  essay competition details Travel Impact Newswire

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