The million dollar memo

You've put in the extra hours, survived meetings and met crazy deadlines at work. Your reward, a trip worth a million dollars to the land Down Under

Irrespective o f whetheryou work for a multinational or a small startup;whether you're employedin a tiny rural village or a citythat never sleeps; whetheryou're a CEO or a factoryworker, here's a chance foryou and your colleagues towin an all expenses trip tothe tune of a million dollars(AUD) to Queensland,Australia. Your onlyqualification to enter thecompetition is that you holddown a job and have at leastthree workmates.

To enter, create a60-second video featuring aminimum of three peoplefrom your company a sthey describe why yourorganisation is a greatplace to work, and thentalk about what makesQueensland the ultimateholiday destination.

The winning organisationcreates their own itinerary -opt for scuba diving in themiddle of the Great BarrierReef, sky diving from an altitude of 14,000 feet, whitewater rafting across theBarron River or the lessadventurous could sip champagne on a luxury cruiseliner. Whatever you fancy one million dollars ought tobuy it!

But what's in it for themakers o f the competition?Well, the competition withthis huge budget is a cleverploy and a much-needed onein the face of monstercyclone Yasi and the recentfloods i n Queensland.Together, the naturaldisasters saw a huge dip(about 380 million AUD) inthe economy o f the sunnyregion where tourism plays avery important role --9.1 billion Australian dollarsto be precise. The ministerfor tourism, Jan Jarrett says,"We want to let the worldknow that Queensland isopen for business."

To find out more about thecompetition, log on towww.milliondollarmemo.comEntries close May 1 , 2011.

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