Dubai Tourism, Princewill Trust Announce Winners of Vision and Success Challenge 2021

Mary Nnah

Dubai Tourism Corporation for Commerce Marketing under its Education Tourism Initiative, CLR education consulting in partnership with Princewill Trust has officially announced the winners of the 2021 Vision and Success Opportunity Challenge.

The winners are Ms. Soruchi Nwanodi, Mr. Samuel Onyeocha, Mr. Melford Ekene, and Ms. Deborah Ibaningo.

The Vision and Success Opportunity Challenge was a forum created by Princewill Trust, where ambitious young leaders pitch ideas and strategies for furthering their vision and success in life.

The challenge was designed to help current Nigerian university undergraduates and postgraduates imagine realistic career models and investigate how to shift from concept to reality while still pursuing their studies.

The winners are rewarded with a group trip to Dubai which comprises an economy round trip Flight Ticket (origination Port Harcourt), hotel accommodation for six nights (includes breakfast/lunch/dinner), Entry Permit (Visa), COVID tests, ground transportation in Dubai, airport transfer in Dubai and operational/leisure tours.

The projected travel date is in September 2021.

Speaking about the initiative, Salim Mohamed Dahman, market lead for Africa, said, “The city of Dubai was chosen for this challenge to gain first-hand knowledge of a global business hub known for its great vision, hospitality, and commerce.

“The tour is also intended to introduce winners to the next step in their vision and success journey, including learning resources and post-graduation opportunities in Dubai”.

Founder and initiator of Princewills Trust, Prince Tonye Princewill, emphasised that it took a huge effort by Stella Fubara-Obinwa and her team in Dubai Tourism and Nneka Oduah and her team at CLR to pull this off.

“We would have loved to have more people go, but the standards are high and this aspect will never be compromised. Lighthouses do not move for ships, it is the other way round”, he added.

With the ultimate vision of positioning Dubai as the world’s leading tourism destination and commercial hub, Dubai Tourism’s mission is to increase the awareness of Dubai among global audiences and to attract tourists and inward investment into the emirate.

Dubai Tourism is the principal authority for the planning, supervision, development and marketing of Dubai’s tourism sector. It markets and promotes the Emirate’s commerce sector and is responsible for the licensing and classification of all tourism services, including hotels, tour operators and travel agents.

Brands and departments within the Dubai Tourism portfolio include Dubai Business Events, Dubai Calendar, and Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment.

Meanwhile, Business Chief, a leading US-based digital media resource focused on business and industry-specific news, has ranked Dubai fourth in its list of ‘Top 10 Smartest Cities Worldwide’.

In selecting 10 of the smartest cities across the globe, Business Chief noted that smart cities use ICT technologies to fuel smarter and more sustainable development practices, such as transportation networks, water supply, and heating, as well as promoting safer urban spaces.

Dubai recently went through a seven-year plan to digitally transform all government and economic services, including communications, urban planning, transportation and many more.

Most of these services are now digitised and accessible to citizens through the DubaiNow app. AI is being utilised in the transportation sector and has helped significantly reduce fatigue-related traffic collisions. Automation has been leveraged by the police, and the city already has three autonomous police stations.