WINNER OF “THE ULTIMATE GRADUATE TRAVEL ADVISOR” ANNOUNCED

Today comparethemarket.com has announced the winner of its first Travel Advisor competition - the perfect experience for a grad student who wants to travel the world and report on their experience. After two weeks of public voting, and a total of over nine thousand votes, Joe Thompson who studied Digital Photography at Ravensbourne University has secured the once in a lifetime Travel Advisor role. 

Joe Thompson’s entry video was extremely well received and gained 3,901 votes to win the desired role. He will now be travelling the world capturing video content, photography and writing blogs of his adventures on behalf of comparethemarket.com. 

Joe will now embark on a round the world ‘Adventure Tour’ (up to the value of £10,000) which will include:

• One round the world ticket
• Accommodation at each stop
• Excursions
• Adventure activities
• Travel insurance throughout

You can follow his journey via his blog post which will be posted on the comparethemarket.com site here.

In addition, Joe has also secured £5,000 for his Student Union at Ravensbourne. SU President, Stefan Joshua Ferrol at Ravesnbourne said

"We here at Ravensbourne Students' Union are thrilled that Joe has won! His work is outstanding and this truly is an opportunity of a life time. He really has shown that 'amazing things happen here at Ravensbourne' and we wish him in all the best on his travels. The £5000 will go a long way in helping more students undertake projects that will hopefully open many doors for them. Congrats Joe and good luck.”

Stephanie Corbett, Travel Insurance Manager from comparethemarket.com said:

“We have been overwhelmed with the interest in this opportunity and the sheer number of views and votes over the past two weeks. We want to be able to provide valuable, first hand, information on where to go and what to do when travelling, and we can’t think of anyone better to do this for us than Joe. His entry video shows that he has an eye for intriguing and enjoyable content and we look forward to seeing what he gets up to on his adventure and the content he curates for us.”