Your submission can be in any language!

The top 10 most voted entries will be translated in English.

Your post should consist of one (1) evocative photograph with a maximum of 2000 (minimum 500 - around half of a word doc). Try to communicate the beauty of travel - whether your trips involve guest houses, a camper-van, staying with family or friends, rafting, kayaking, discovering an ancient city, whale watching, bird watching…doesn't matter. However you do it is fine with us, just make sure that your post is about the most amazing travel experience you ever had.

A specific area of the travel blog (200 words) must be dedicated to evaluating the ecotourism practices that you came across. If you didn't... that's okay too. Let us know what a eco friendly practices you would have liked to have seen.

It is important that your story and photograph are your own. They must be original and should not have been published in print or on websites other than your own. 

Most importantly the contest will allow visitors to vote for their favorite travel blog. So you will have the opportunity and tools to share your travel blog on any social media network and gather more vote. Visitors and friends will be able to vote to their favorite travel blogs by log in via facebook or create a Mynatour account.

The top ten voted travel blogs will be review by an expert panel and 3 of them will be choosen for the grand prizes. The 3 winners will be able to choose out of 6 amazing ecotourism holidays for 2 persons courtesy of WHL.travel. The winner will be able to choose first and so until the 3rd.

Timing and the prizes will be the following:

1. Discover the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands with Yacu Amu Experiences

2. Go jungle trekking in Laos with Teamworkz. This tree top adventure is followed by a relaxing cruise along the river…

3. Trek through the breathtaking mountains of Albania with Outdoor Albania

4. Head deep into the rainforest and discover the wonders of Yachana ecolodge in Ecuador. The lodge is run by the Yachana Group

5. Get lost in one of the most beautiful National Parks in Estonia. Soomaa adventures will guide you through everything from mushrooming to berry picking, canoeing, bogshoeing and at the end of the day will point towards the nearest sauna

6. Be enchanted by the mysteries around the last paradise beach in Socotra, Yemen. Travel like a local with Eternal Yemen and experience the soul of Yemen. Enjoy what is both a cultural and activities based holiday which includes hiking, walking and snorkeling.

The only foot print you leave is your story! Ecotourism Travel Blog Contest will run through October, 2011. Online registration is already open. Travel blog uploads will be open from 19.09.2011 to 23.10.2011 (now untill the 6th of NOv.). The voting period is from 24.10.2011 to 06.11.2011 untill 14.00 GMT. The winners will be announced Friday 11th November after the WTM in London.Stories will be published on the Mynatour website. 

-The prizes are subject to availability and confirmation by the local agent

-Transportation to and from the prize destinations is the sole responsibility of the winners

How to enter

1. Log in in to Mynatour and create a profile

2. Upload your original entry before 23rd of October 2011 Now untill the 6th Of November

3. Invite all your friends to vote for your story. The more votes you get the more likely you are to win.

4. Use Facebook and Twitter to drum up as much support as you can

For more details, read the fine print below. Any questions, please contact info@mynatour.org

Terms & Conditions

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Ecotourism Travel Blog Contest by Mynatour and WHL.Travel is open only to persons over eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Entries that are reasonably believed to be generated by scripts and other automated technology shall be disqualified.

2. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: All information detailing how to enter the competition forms part of these terms and conditions. It is a condition of entry that all rules are accepted as final and that the competitor agrees to abide by these rules. Submission of an entry will be taken to mean acceptance of these terms and conditions. By participating in the Mynatour Ecotourism Travel Blog Contest, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Administrator(s), which are final and binding in all matters related to the Mynatour Contest.

4. WINNER DETERMINATION: Submissions must be original, should not have been published before, should not appear on other blogs or websites, and should not infringe any copyrights. Winners will be chosen by a judging panel consisting of Mynatour staff; whl.travel, a professional Journalist and a professional Photographer. Judges decisions are final. The criteria used will include creativity, originality, quality of writing and photography, ability to engage an audience, and ability to inspire. WHL.travel is offering 3 prizes. We will contact and facilitate the winner in order to book the tour.  WHL.travel prizes stays and tours must be used within 12 months of notification. While copyright of all submissions to the Competition remains with the entrants, winning entrants give permission to Mynatour, whl.travel, and the sponsors to feature the winning entries on their websites, blogs, or in any publications or promotional materials connected to this Competition.

5. The prize winners will be notified by telephone, email or mail no later than midnight on the Monday following the end of the contest. All prizes will be awarded. Winners must claim their prize within 7 days following the date of notification for such prize. A winner’s failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three 7 days will be deemed a forfeiture of the prize, at which point an alternate winner shall be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner shall be selected from the pool of eligible entries. All prizes will be awarded. No substitutions including for cash are permitted. Mynatour reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize listed on the Mynatour website contest pages. Winners shall be solely responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize.

P.S.

-The prizes are subject to availability and confirmation by the local agent

-Transportation to and from the prize destinations is the sole responsibility of the winners

6. CONDITIONS: Participation in the Mynatour Contest and acceptance of prize constitutes the winner’s permission for Mynatour and prize sponsors to use his/her name, address (hometown and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the Mynatour Contest or whl.travel for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Mynatour and their sponsors are not responsible if the prize cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism. Entrants who do not comply with these Complete Rules or attempt to interfere with this Contest in any way will be disqualified.

7. LIABILITY FOR USE OF PRIZE: By participating in the Mynatour Contest, entrants waive all right to, and hold harmless, Sponsors or the Administrator(s) from any loss, damage or expense arising out of or in connection with participation in this sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize. Sponsors and the Administrator(s) have not made, nor are they in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation, express or implied, regarding the use, value or enjoyment of the prize, including, without limitation, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose.

8. ADDITIONAL TERMS. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide Mynatour with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. Any other attempted form of entry is prohibited; no automatic, programed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Mynatour, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Contest, including any injury or damage to you or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest.

9. Mynatour reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of this Contest or for any other reason Mynatour deems it necessary. In such case, Mynatour may, at its discretion, select the winner from all eligible entries received unaffected by the problem. Mynatour reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of this Giveaway or website. Mynatour may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Mynatour representatives.

10. MISCELLANEOUS: Any trademarks used in this promotion are the property of the respective trademark owners and are used for identification purposes only. The Mynatour Contest  is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

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