Tuesday, October 14, 2014

WORLD TOURISM DAY TREASURE HUNT 2014 - News

Extracted from Harian Metro (14th Oct 2014)
Cari 'harta karun' di Johor

NUSAJAYA - World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014 anjuran Pejabat Kementerian Pelancongan dan Kebudayaan Malaysia Negeri Johor yang diadakan baru-baru ini pada 27 September 2014 (Sabtu) berjaya menarik minat lebih 300 peserta dari seluruh negara.
Photo: Final crunch is on!
The big day is almost here!

This post contains important information about the hunt.

Briefing Session : Sep 26th, 2014 (Friday) :-

Location : Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor Bahru (Located next to Legoland Malaysia Resort)
Time : 8pm – 10pm (7:30pm registration)
*Shirts and car stickers will also be distributed during the briefing session

Hunt Day : Sep 27th, 2014 (Saturday) :-

What to wear?

Participants must wear World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014 official t-shirt. You are advisable to wear proper sports attire. Shoes are compulsory.

What to bring?

Must haves :

1.)   Your sense of adventure and open mind
2.)   Stationery & writing tools - Pen, pencil, eraser, stapler, etc
3.)   Camera - Either digital cam or phone built-in
4.)   Smart phone with internet connection
5.)   Teamwork 
6.)   Some ca$h of considered amount

Recommended items :

1.)   Clipboard
2.)   Highlighter
3.)   Water & snacks
4.)   Travel medicine - Panadol, balm, etc
5.)   Laptop/notebook with internet connection
6.)   Plastic folder to keep answer booklet from getting wet

 Optional items :

1.)   Dictionary
2.)   Umbrella/Cap/rain coat (rain poncho is preferable) 
3.)   Sun Block

Where to go?

The flag off ceremony will take place at Concourse Area, Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor Bahru.

When to arrive?

We strongly encourage all hunters to arrive at 8.00am (1 ½  hour prior to scheduled flag off time). Consider arriving an extra 30 minutes early (7.30am) for teams who did not attend the briefing session.

Where to park?

Parking is provided exclusively for the hunters at the designated area. Just drive your car to the loading bay area located next to cat park of Mall of Medini, Nusajaya and our officials will assist you. Only cars with official WTDTH2014 stickers are permitted to enter this parking. So please get your car sticker first before you get here.

Upon arrival

Upon arriving, park your car and proceed by walk to the registration counter located at the Concourse Area to register your team. The counter will be visibly marked as ‘Registration Counter’

Inquiries?

Please do not hesitate to call/sms/whatsapp our officials. We will be happy to assist you:

Mr Aswad : 012-785 1505
Mr Sudi : 019-9815435
Mrs Lina : 012-751 3601
Ms Kila : 017-701 6190

Acara yang masuk tahun keempat penganjurannya ini bermula di Mall of Medini, Nusajaya dan tamat di Lat's Place, Puteri Harbour, Nusajaya. Antara lokasi yang terbabit adalah Legoland Malaysia Resort, Educity Sports Complex, Nusajaya, Lapangan Terbang Senai, Muzium Layang-layang Pasir Gudang dan  Kota Iskandar.


Tiger hunting at Legoland
Badminton at Edu Sports City

Mystery Tourist at Senai Airport
Kite flying at Museum Layang-Layang

Menariknya tahun ini, ia dianjurkan bersempena sambutan World Tourism Day 2014 peringkat nasional yang menyaksikan Johor menjadi tuan rumah acara yang disambut serentak di seluruh dunia pada 27 September setiap tahun.




Jurucakap program berkata, objektif utama penganjuran World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014 ini adalah untuk mempromosikan produk pelancongan di Johor kepada masyarakat umum melalui pendekatan yang lebih menyeronokkan dan santai.


Konsep acara pada tahun ini masih mengekalkan format yang sama seperti tahun sebelumnya dengan setiap pasukan yang terdiri dari 4 individu perlu menjelajah ke beberapa destinasi pelancongan negeri menggunakan kenderaan masing-masing bagi menyempurnakan tugasan dan soalan disediakan.

"Penganjuran acara seperti ini secara tidak langsung memberi peluang kepada peserta bukan sahaja untuk menikmati keindahan dan keunikan Negeri Johor tetapi juga merasai keseronokan melancong sambil beridah disamping dapat merasai sendiri keenakan sajian tradisional Johor."
 
"Acara yang menawarkan hadiah keseluruhan bernilai lebih RM18,000.00 ini dijuarai Pasukan Idiot & Dumb dari Johor, Kuala Lumpur dan Pulau Pinang yang sekaligus membawa pulang wang tunai RM5,000.00, hamper iringan dan 4 tiket masuk ke Legoland Malaysia Resort. Tempat kedua pula diungguli pasukan Burger King (Johor) dengan dicabar rapat pasukan 4 Karat (Kuala Lumpur) untuk kedudukan tempat ketiga, masing-masing membawa pulang wang tunai RM3,000.00 dan RM2,000.00 berserta hamper dan 4 tiket masuk ke Legoland Malaysia Resort," katanya.


Acara perlepasan disempurnakan Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha (Kebudayaan) Kementerian Pelancongan & Kebudayaan Malaysia, Datuk Ab Ghaffar A Tambi dan diiringi Exco Pelancongan Johor, Datuk Tee Siew Kiong di Mall of Medini tepat jam 9.45 pagi.


 
World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014 turut mendapat kerjasama Jabatan Pelancongan Negeri Johor, Tourism Malaysia, Polis Diraja Malaysia, Majlis Perbandaran Pasir Gudang, Institut Pembangunan Pengurusan Johor, Mall of Medini, Legoland Malaysia Resorts, Educity Sports Complex, Lapangan Terbang Senai, Cahaya Jauhar, Lat's Place, The Little Red Cube, Alla Fonte dan Convenue Marketing Sdn Bhd sebagai pengurus acara.


Layari www.facebook.com/johor.treasure.hunt untuk info terkini dan maklumat lanjut.




Check out the 2 video uploads on the event here:-
http://www.mytourismtv.com/news-1918.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot5R9rVN8rY




Some Hunt Q


Q1.
Seek within the first floor, ground floor and walkway towards the parking lot of Mall of Medini to find seven (7) pictorial clues. These non-removable pictures are spread out within these areas. Then, solve the following equation:

3 + 5 + 3 - 5 + 5 + 4 + U - 4 = ?
...

The numbers indicate the number of letters in the word describing the pictures. The answer will reveal one of the ecotourism attractions nearby.








Try this & see whether you can solve it!
Read more if you want to know the answer!




Answer: SUNGAI MELAYU













Sample Questions

Q: Left guy nibble from right

A - Kiosk Corn in a Cup
B - Perabut LG
C - Kiriman Wang Prabhu




Q: An expert universal recipient

A - Restoran Pak Arab
B - Western Union
C - Windows XP @ Kedai IT Terry Ma


Q: Mother of an eel recedes.

A - Pusat Andaman Leena
B - Kedai Makan Lee
C - Ibu Jamu @ AER Enterprise


Q. Tea in the backroom will be forbidden in the near future.

A - Kedai Teh Tuck Leh
B - Kedai Motor Ban Soon
C - Dilarang Membawa Makanan/Minuman Luar @ Kedai Makan Kanda Atan


Q: A chaotic tail shop behind him.

A: Ramalan Nombor Ekor Magnum
B: Kedai Tali Mihat
C: Hospital Aid Training Centre




Q: Metropolis’s ripped and clipped scam artist

A: City Store Mart
B: Uptown Jeans & Cut Tailor
C: Bik Macs Hutan Bandar


Q. Pay back, only to be omitted.

A - Pinjaman Wang Berlesen Bee Bee Resources Sdn Bhd
B - Peguamcara Yap
C - Hotel Raya



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Extracted from theSun (22nd September 2014)
Treasure hunt draw at tourism day celebration

PETALING JAYA: Ministry of Tourism and Culture will organise a national celebration on Saturday to mark World Tourism Day themed “Tourism And Community Development” to create awareness among the public on the importance of community role for stronger sustainable development of the industry.


The celebration, which will be held for three consecutive days starting from Friday at the Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor, offer several activities such as the “WTD2014 Treasure Hunt” which will take participants to tourist destinations around Johor, interactive traditional games, exhibition of the pre-historic Perak Man as well as ancient manuscripts, among others.


Introduced in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), World Tourism Day is celebrated on Sept 27 every year to commemorate the contribution and importance of tourism in shaping and influencing social values, culture, politics and the world economy. The global celebration for this year will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico.


To create awareness and increase participation from the public, the ministry has launched a hashtag campaign ( # ) MYWorldTourismDay which encourages the public to upload photos of their visits to tourist destinations in the country into their social websites. The celebration in Johor is open to the public and admission is free.




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Dear Hunters,

We are proud to announce that our hunt this year has officially dubbed as World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014!

This is to show our support to Johor Bahru as the host city for the celebration of the national World Tourism Da
y 2014 (celebrated all around the world every year on 27 September).




Photo: Dear Hunters,

We are proud to announce that our hunt this year has officially dubbed as World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014!

This is to show our support to Johor Bahru as the host city for the celebration of the national World Tourism Day 2014 (celebrated all around the world every year on 27 September).

Throughout the celebrations we will have a lot of interesting content and activities take place at Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor from 26-28 Sep 2014. And one of them of course our most anticipated, long-awaited, World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014!

Stay updated for more upcoming WTD news!




Throughout the celebrations we will have a lot of interesting content and activities take place at Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor from 26-28 Sep 2014. And one of them of course our most anticipated, long-awaited, World Tourism Day Treasure Hunt 2014!

Stay updated for more upcoming WTD news!



For its past hunt, check the link below:-
http://huntnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2013/05/johor-international-hunt-2013-news.html

























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