In celebration of Israel’s 60th anniversary, the Israel Government Tourist Office for the Midwest Region is sponsoring a contest for original video commercials about travel to Israel. Participants in the contest are asked to produce a short video commercial depicting what they believe is “the best reason to visit Israel.” After uploading their videos to the YouTube or Google Video site, they can enter the contest by filling out the online entry form at www.goisrael.com/videocontest.
The grand prize winner, to be determined by the Tourist Office’s staff, will receive two free roundtrip flight tickets from Chicago to Tel Aviv, courtesy of El Al Israel Airlines.
The contest was conceived as part of a larger initiative recently launched by the Israel Ministry of Tourism to increase positive imagery of Israel on the internet. The Midwest Office’s director, Tourism Consul Uri Steinberg, explained: “Not only do we want to encourage the posting of positive images of Israel to video-sharing sites, but we also hope that the contest will motivate individuals to share their favorite aspects of Israel with the rest of the world in a fun and creative way.”
The contest will run from May 8th, 2008 through July 7th, 2008, and is open to legal U.S. residents 13 years of age and older. A detailed description of the contest, and Official Rules, can be found at www.goisrael.com/videocontest.
