Today is a momentous day for travel.
Tourist season is over. Forever!
The revolution is at hand—and now it has a face. Three of 'em, to be exact.
So, without further ado, say hello to the winners of the G Adventures You'll Never Forget It contest:
Canada
View video entryA diligent student of the world, Ritu's passion for travel and adventure was palpable in both her submission and screen-test. Her mission is to see, eat and do everything. Be careful what you wish for, Ritu...
South Africa
View video entry"Being adventurous means becoming one with your environment, respecting the unknown as a mere extension of yourself." We couldn't sum up the You'll Never Forget It mindset any better than Erno did. So we won't.
Portugal
View video entryPortuguese by birth, history and geography have conspired to make Ricardo a perfect fit for the You'll Never Forget It movement. His natural curiosity and unquenchable thirst for adventure is infectious. There is no cure.
After months of dreaming, sharing and tweeting, these three lucky, determined and deserving travellers have earned the opportunity to serve as the figureheads of the G Adventures travel revolution in the coming year.
Take a good, long look at those faces, folks; you’ll be seeing plenty more of them soon. Congratulations, gang! And welcome aboard.
Meet your Planeterra Hero
While we're patting everyone on the back, we'd be remiss if we didn't issue a very special shout-out to Shelley Caldwell of Canada, who came away as the overwhelming winner of the Planeterra Hero portion of the You'll Never Forget It contest. Shelley helped raise awareness of Planeterra's good works around the globe by dominating the social media sphere with 966 tweets and over 11,000 Facebook shares. Thanks to her efforts, the Galapagos Oil Spill Prevention project got an extra $1,000 boost. On behalf of G Adventures and Planeterra, thanks a ton, Shelley!
Thank You to all our entrants
On behalf of all of us here at G Adventures, we’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to every last one of you who entered the You’ll Never Forget It contest and spread the word. Reviewing your gorgeous, funny and heartfelt entries was more fun than we could have ever hoped. You made our selection team’s job extremely difficult. Thank you.
The contest may be over, but the revolution has just begun. Watch this space and stay in touch with G Adventures over the coming weeks and months for more on our finalists’ journeys. You’ve helped us start something great here, everyone. Let’s keep it going.
