Amateur and professional journalists can participate in a video contest.

CheapOair is seeking applicants for its Traveler of the Year Competition.

All applicants will be judged on a three-to five-minute video demonstrating creativity, travel experience and screen presence. Voters will select two finalists; one who will be sent to China, and the other to India.

Entrants must be legal residents of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia but excluding Puerto Rico and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions), and be 21 years or older as of the date of entry.

CheapOair will offer a stipend of US$7,500 to each contestant, who will be able to bring a travel companion to explore their destinations while creating fun, unique and informative videos, photographs, travel articles and social media messages around challenges to find the best value in ultimate experience.

Voters will follow the travelers' updates in preparation to judge each of them on videos synthesizing their entire 30-day trips. The winner will receive a grand prize of US$5,000 for future travel with CheapOair.

The application deadline is August 18.

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