Event organiser denies pay-to-win scheme for travel awards

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PETALING JAYA: An event organiser caught in a controversy over its tourism awards slammed as a sham has apologised, claiming it was an “oversight.”

Asia-Pacific Tourism and Travel Federation chief executive officer Adeva Sangkuni defended the credibility of its awards, denying that it had requested winners to pay for prizes awarded to them.

“There was no profit-making from our entry fee collections. It was used to cover our event costs at the venue,” he said, maintaining that winners were picked based on public voting online. “This is part of our business module. It includes the RM4,500 charged for a corporate table seating eight persons,’’ he explained.

The participants said they were convinced of the legitimacy of the event as Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines were said to have endorsed it, but both bodies later denied being affiliated to APTTF.

 

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