USA - October 14th, 2022 - World Travel Championship Around-the-World Travel Adventure            

 

2023 Event Fact Sheet

 

What:     The 2023 edition of The Global Scavenger Hunt™ is the 16th annual “world travel championship”—an around-the-world travel adventure competition that takes two-person teams on A Blind Date with The World™ that crowns The World’s Greatest Travelers™.

 

When:     Held every spring, the 2023 event is set to take place over three weeks between the 14^th of April and the 6^th of May 2023. Fifteen international teams will travel from Vancouver, Canada to New York City—the long way around!

 

Who:     It is an open event. Entry is available to all worthy international travelers but is limited to 15 two-person teams. Previous events have drawn some of the world’s best travelers from: the USA, Canada, China, Belgium, New Zealand, Australia, England, Poland, Germany, Dubai & Barbados.

 

Prizes:      The world travel championship crowns The World’s Greatest Travelers™, who earn a free trip around-the-world to defend their titles in the next event. It is a winner-take-all event.

 

Where:     The whole world is our game board. It’s a circumnavigation of the globe, touching down in at least ten secret countries, which may include: Peru, Colombia, Indonesia, Laos, Oman, Tanzania, Russia, Morocco and Italy. (Note: These are potential countries as The Global Scavenger Hunt™ is indeed A Blind Date with The World™ for participants—they will not know which country they will be visiting next until given a 4-Hour Notice. So far, the event has visited 85 countries.

 

Why:    Teams participate for glory, bragging rights, and to help raise funds for ongoing humanitarian causes. Past events have funded thirteen co-ed elementary schools in Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Kenya, India, Niger, Haiti, Ethiopia, and Ecuador, and bettered the lives of over 3,500 households with interest-free microloans. Organizations supported by the event include, among others: Doctors without Borders, Partners in Health, Free the Children and KIVA.

 

How:     Teams can apply online and interviewed for suitability. The $28,000 per team entry fee includes all international airfare, First Class hotel accommodations, 40% of meals, and special sponsor-supplied event travel gear.

 

For additional information, please visit GlobalScavengerHunt.com or call GreatEscape Adventures (CST#2071053-40) at +1.310.281.7809.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION: 

 

Contact Name: Pamela Chalmers

Phone #: 3102817809

Email: [email protected]

Web: GlobalScavengerHunt.com