After having a successful run in Australia in 2012, Singapore Changi Airport and various international airlines have now brought ‘Achieve Thru Art’ (ATA) competition in Singapore. This is for the first time that this online visual art competition has landed in Singapore.

The 3-month art competition is aimed at encouraging the enhancing the development of visual arts as well as boost air travel. More than 400,000 students and youths across all the schools in Singapore would be participating in the ATA competition. The winners would be presented with airline tickets to 12 destinations.

The ATA competition has already started and shall continue up till October 21. The competition is based on the theme “Countries, Cultures & Festivals”. The students are required to create their artwork using any medium such as crayons, charcoal or paint. The artwork would be uploaded on the ATA website thus creating a visual gallery to be visible worldwide.

The partner airlines sponsoring the ATA competition include Vietnam Airlines, Turkish Airlines, SilkAir, Royal Brunei Airlines, Lao Airlines, Jet Airways, Finnair, China Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air. The travel prizes to various destinations to be won include Changsha, Hanoi, Iloilo, Bandar Seri Begawan, Vientiane, Kaoshiung, Delhi, Istanbul and Helsinki. The winners will be announced on November 11.

Meanwhile, here’s good news for those flying through Singapore’s Changi Airport. Singapore Airlines, which introduced $16 (20 Singapore Dollars) transit vouchers in October last year and doubled the amount this January, has now extended the offer until December 31 because of the popular demand. The travel vouchers can be used at any restaurant or shop in the airport. The voucher can also be utilized for accessing the lounge, having a shower between flights, and accessing the rooftop pool area or go to the gym.