This one is huge!! Lets hope an ACCer wins!

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Terms & Conditions

This Competition is open to members of the public aged 18 and over only. Proof of age may be required at any stage of the Competition. Employees of Star Alliance Services GmbH (Star GmbH), employees of the Star Alliance member carriers, employees of Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) and employees of Global Hotel Alliance Member Brands are not eligible to participate. Furthermore agents and distributors as well as employees of the marketing or media agencies contracted by Star GmbH and/or GHA and anyone connected with this Competition are not eligible to participate.

The Promoters are Star Alliance Services GmbH with offices at Frankfurt Airport Center, Frankfurt 60546, Germany and Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) with offices at 28 Boulevard du Pont-d’Arve, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. All decisions made by the Promoters in all matters regarding this Competition are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Competition starts at 9:00 AM GMT on 8th December 2011 and ends at 9:00 AM GMT on 20th December 2011 (Closing Date). Entries received after the Closing Date of the Competition will not be considered.

By entering the Competition, all Entrants are deemed to have understood, accepted and be bound by these Terms and Conditions, and any rules provided on the Star Alliance Facebook page or the GHA Facebook page or otherwise (“Terms”). Please retain these Terms for your future reference.

Competition Rules: Members of the Facebook community are invited to guess the destinations hinted at in the Round the World (RTW) journey to win the Prize (as described below). Clues will be provided by the Promoters relating to each destination (on the Star Alliance and the GHA Facebook pages). The journey will consist of 11 destinations and clues. The Competition can be entered either via the Star Alliance Facebook page or the GHA Facebook page, and Internet access is required for further participation in the Competition. Users will need to be a fan of the page to view the app. Users must provide their first and last name, email address and confirmation that they have read and accepted these Terms. Entrants wishing to participate in this Competition are required to agree to Facebook’s Request for Permission page. One entry per user. Entrants may only participate in the Competition once, irrespective of which Facebook page they use to enter the Competition. Entrants must choose the 11 correct destinations from a drop down box of multiple choices using the clues to help. Every day for 11 days a new destination clue, and its set of multiple choices, become available on the app. The Entrant must submit all 11 destination choices correctly by the 12th day from launch. This will be completed via the Facebook app hosted on Star GmbH and GHA’s Facebook pages. Any person entering this Competition (“Entrant”) may name a friend as a travel partner. (You are not legally obliged to take your chosen friend on the trip.) Any travel partner nominated by an Entrant may enter the Competition as well. This friend can also invite the original Competition Entrant as their friend.

Winner selection: The winning Entrant (“Winner”) will be chosen at random from all those Entrants who submitted the correct answers to all 11 destination clues in the RTW journey, before the Closing Date. The Promoters’ decision in all matters regarding the awarding of the Prize is final and binding. The Winner will be contacted by a representative of Star GmbH, via the email provided during the registration process and via a Facebook message within 24 hours of the Closing Date. The Winner will need to respond to this email confirming their country of residence, age and acceptance of these terms within 72 hours of it being sent, otherwise he or she will be disqualified and an alternative Entrant will be awarded the Prize.

Prize: There is one Prize available. The Prize consists of two Business Class, RTW tickets for the selected Winner including 30 nights of hotel accommodation in GHA selected hotels. The Winner can create an itinerary of his/her choice around the world, subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Star Alliance Round the World product. The Winner and his/her travel partner must travel together. The Winner may choose up to 30 nights of hotel accommodation, based on two people sharing, subject to the Global Hotel Alliance Terms & Conditions (see below). Hotel accommodation is valid at participating Global Hotel Alliance member brand hotels only and must be redeemed during the same time period as flights.
The Promoter reserves the right to amend, cancel, modify, or offer an alternative Prize of equal value at any time, if it is not possible to award the respective Prize. Star GmbH and GHA have ensured that each of them has taken reasonable steps to ensure the Prize can be provided in full and is not unduly limited in terms of availability.

The approximate retail value of the Prize is in the range of €24,000.

Fulfillment of travel is subject to availability of seats, and hotel rooms, at the time of booking.

The Winner of the Prize must have travel and tickets booked within three months of the Closing Date of this Competition and commence his or her journey by 31st December 2012 at the latest.

The Winner shall be solely responsible for:
paying any and all taxes associated with the receipt or use of the Prize awarded in this Competition, including but not limited to country, state, local taxes and VAT; and
paying applicable fees that are not covered by the Round The World fare ticket; and
ensuring that all proper travel documents, including passport and visas have been obtained in advance of travel; and
obtaining travel insurance if desired; and
ensuring that Winner and any companions are fit enough to travel, and
Indemnifying and holding harmless the Promoters from and against any and all damages, losses, costs, injuries and claims arising out of or in connection with the participation by the Winner in this Competition and acceptance and use of the Prize in breach of these Terms or in breach of applicable law.

No purchase is necessary to participate in this Competition (please refer to point 12). Applicable fees, taxes and surcharges will be covered by the RTW fare ticket prize. Other ancillary costs, which are not part of the flight costs (such as visa costs levied directly to the Winner), the Winner will be responsible for paying. The Promoters may pay for, or reimburse the Winner for, such costs in their absolute discretion, and upon receipt of reasonable proof of payment.

The Prize is not transferrable and the Prize shall not be redeemable for cash. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of the Prize will be permitted, except that the Promoters reserve the right to substitute a Prize of equal or greater value for any prize if the intended Prize becomes unavailable for any reason beyond their reasonable control.

At any time during the Competition, the Promoters reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify and remove any Entrant for any failure to observe the Terms including but not limited to cases where the Promoters believe the Entrant to be engaged in any kind of illegal or inappropriate behaviour. In the event that a Winner is disqualified, the Prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternative Winner selected by the Promoters.

By entering the Competition, and subject at all times to Paragraph 21, you release to the fullest extent permissible by applicable law, the Promoters, any Prize suppliers, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, whether consequential or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the Competition or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use the Prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other alleged cause of action.

By entering this Competition you agree to take part in any publicity, if required. You will do so free of charge, but you will be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary travel expenses.

The Promoters may, at any time, at their sole discretion and without prior notice, amend or modify these Terms and may also suspend, interrupt, terminate or discontinue this Competition at any time (as it may reasonably deem necessary due to circumstances beyond its control) without notice or liability to anyone. This applies in particular in the event of any circumstances that disrupt the Competition or prevent it from proceeding as planned.

The Promoters shall not be responsible for any breaches of contract or any actions or omissions on the part of the Star Alliance Member Airlines or GHA Member Brand Hotels nor be liable in any way to any party for any loss or damage arising in connection with this Competition, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to any illegible, lost, delayed or incomplete entries, error in computing, any breakdown or malfunction in any computer system or equipment and any notice which is misdirected or lost in post. Proof of delivery is not proof of receipt.

Subject to Paragraph 21, You acknowledge that the Promoters, its Prize sponsors, directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors shall not be liable to the maximum extent permitted by law; and
for medical expenses incurred no matter under which circumstances; and
for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury, costs, expenses or claims suffered by Entrants as a result of entering into this Competition or accepting and utilising the respective Prize; and
for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.

You further acknowledge that the Promoters shall not be liable jointly.

Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes, or will be deemed to limit or exclude, the Promoters’ liability for fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by its negligence or liability that may not otherwise be limited or excluded by law.

This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants are providing their information to the Promoters and / or to Brand Advocate and not to Facebook. Facebook is completely released from each Entrant. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Competition shall be directed to globalpursuit@staralliance.com and not to Facebook.

By accepting these Terms, the Entrant agrees and consents to the Promoters publishing their [first] name, the initial of their last name and using their Facebook profile picture within the Promoters’ Facebook application and on their respective Facebook pages. This information may also be used (including, but not limited to the internet) for advertising or publicity purposes (where legal), and the use of statements made by or attributed to the

Winner of this Competition, and any and all rights to said use, without further compensation, and agree and consent to the Promoters using their information as described in these Terms both within and outside the European Economic Area.

The Winner will be publicly announced on Facebook. His/her name will be displayed between 9:00 AM GMT on 24th December 2011 until 9:00 AM GMT on 31st December 2011.

All data, including personal data submitted by the Entrant is supplied voluntarily. Personal data is collected by Brand Advocate, 60 Ironmonger Row, London, EC1V 3QR, United Kingdom (“Brand Advocate”), the agency contracted by Star GmbH and the Entrant consent to the collection and use of this data by Brand Advocate for the purposes set out in these Terms which will be deleted three months after the end of the Competition.

This Competition and any disputes relating to it will be governed by the laws of England and Wales and be subject to the exclusive of the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales.

This Competition is void in all countries where it is illegal by law. Residents from such countries must not submit entries and any such entries that are submitted will not be accepted. Entrants from jurisdictions where the promotion is not permitted will not be entitled to claim any prize. Proof of address may be required at any stage of the Competition. A full list of countries where a Competition such as this is deemed to be illegal is available upon request to Brand Advocate.

Global Pursuit Hotel Accommodation Prize

The ‘Global Pursuit’ prize will consist of a round-the-world trip for 2 persons. The number of destinations is subject to the terms and conditions of the Star Alliance Round The World flight product

Hotel accommodation is valid at participating Global Hotel Alliance member brand hotels only

Up to 30 nights of hotel accommodation will be awarded to the winner to use on their round-the-world trip

Booking Instructions:

To redeem your GHA vouchers contact Global Hotel Alliance corporate office by email: admin.corporate@gha.com or telephone: +41 22 596 4460
Reservations made directly through the hotel will not be covered by the GHA Voucher
Accommodation includes standard room only for two people sharing
Maximum 3 consecutive nights in any one hotel/ destination
Stay must be consumed by the date indicated on the voucher. No extensions will be permitted
Reservations are subject to availability and black out dates may apply
All booking requests must be made minimum 1 month prior to travelling

A copy of the voucher must be sent to Global Hotel Alliance with the reservation request and original voucher must be presented to hotel at check in
Terms & Conditions

Your voucher is only redeemable at participating Global Hotel Alliance hotels as indicated on the voucher. Locations are subject to change without notice. The voucher is valid for the number of nights indicated on the front and is good for one continuous stay comprising consecutive nights at any one participating Global Hotel Alliance hotel. Accommodation includes standard room only for two people sharing, unless additional benefits are specifically mentioned on the voucher. Stay must be consumed by the date indicated on the voucher. No extensions will be permitted. Reservations are subject to availability and black out dates may apply. An original voucher must be presented to hotel upon check-in. No credit will be issued for a voucher that is not fully used. The voucher is non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. The voucher is deemed void if altered, photocopied, or reproduced. Any unauthorised sale, reproduction or distribution constitutes fraud. Tax liability, if any, including disclosure, are user’s responsibility. The voucher is not valid in conjunction with any other promotional offers or certificates. Additional nights are available at charge and upon availability.

Additional guests will be subject to additional hotel charges. Guests are responsible for all other charges not covered by the voucher. Voucher does not include gratuities. Guests may be subject to additional hotel charges. Normal arrival/departure restrictions apply. By making a reservation with a hotel using your voucher, you accept and agree to the cancellation and no-show policy of that individual hotel. Failure to cancel a booking within the specified timeframe or no-show may constitute in a redeemed voucher and no alternative stay may be booked using that voucher. The availability of hotel stays at some destinations is subject to government approvals, regulations, restrictions, and applicable taxes. Any dispute relating to this offer is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Switzerland and is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Swiss courts. All rights reserved.