Qatar Airways launches Twitter race worldwide

Qatar Airways has launched a Twitter-powered global race designed to connect people from around the world.
A world first by a global airline, the “Tweet-a-Meet” enables a team of two turn their virtual connections into real ones by receiving “tweet miles” for every tweet they send containing information on their chosen destination meeting point.
Making new friends across continents and staying connected with loved ones wherever they are in the world is just a click-of-a-mouse away in campaign that aims to take wired connections one level further. It empowers tweeters to take these connections from online to offline, meeting in a Qatar Airways’ destination of their choice.
Contestants are asked to log onto Qatar Airways’ micro site tweet-a-meet.com to register for the race through their Twitter account. They then select a race companion from their list of Twitter followers to participate with and to eventually meet in person. An invitation is sent to the chosen companion via Twitter and e-mail. Upon acceptance of the contest invite, teammates then select any one of Qatar Airways’ 117 international destinations as their meeting point.
The first three teams with the highest number of tweets at the end of the race will each win a pair of business class tickets to their chosen destination.
Contestants who do not make it to the top three still stand a chance to win one of five pairs of Qatar Airways Economy Class tickets to their dream destination in a lucky draw.