Press Releases
02 Nov 2020
RTA announces winners of ‘Hunt for Virtual Treasure’ contest on Public Transport Day
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the winners of the ‘Hunt for Treasure’ contest launched to mark the 11th Public Transport Day celebrations 2020. It is an online game via RTA’s website, where participants competed in hunting and collecting virtual money distributed in 15 places at metro, tram, bus and marine transport stations. Seven participants who collected the largest amount of virtual money were declared the winners out of 494 participants in total.
“In fact, the virtual money under this contest was nol Plus points credited to nol card balances of participants. Winners can use points collected in commuting aboard public transport means or pay for purchases at 11,000 stores approved under the nol Plus system. They can also use their credited points to enter Etihad Museum or public parks in Dubai,” said Rowdah Al Mehrizi, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communication, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, RTA.
Rowdah pointed out that the contest offered two million nol Plus points, which were won by 7 winners out of 494 participants in total. The seven winners amassed the largest amounts of virtual money. They are: The first winner is Amr Samy who got one million nol Plus loyalty points, the runner-up is M.
Feshawy who got half a million points, and Ahmed Farid who won the third-place got a quarter of a million points credited to his nol card. The fourth winner Sana Malik got 100k points, and the remaining three winners Salma Elgazzar, Mohammed Siddique and rey John Paults, got 50k points each. Thus, a total of 2 million poined were rewarded to the seven winners
“The underlying objective of the contest was to test the knowledge of participants of public transport means and enhance their association by engaging them in a thrilling contest. The ultimate aim is to encourage people to use public transport means in Dubai,” she added.