https://www.facebook.com/AmericanTouristerAustraliaNZ/app_368004766550973Win a trip to Hawaii to become American Tourister's roving Travel Blogger. You'll post snaps and vids of you and a mate touring the islands and completing a series of activities that we set out for you.
The trip is free including flights* from Hawaiian Airlines, accommodation with Outrigger Hotel Resorts, spending money and AT luggage.
There is also a SECOND trip to Hawaii for two people just for voting for your favourite travel blogger finalist.
"AMERICAN TOURISTER" PROMOTION
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Information on how to enter, vote and the prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Eligibility to Enter/Vote
Entry is only open to
Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 years or over who:
(i) have a current Facebook account; (ii) are able to travel internationally between 21st May 2012 and 31st May 2012; and
(iii) have a level of fitness to take part in physical challenges (e.g. surfing), as required as part of the American Tourister Blogger prize.
Voting is only open to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 years or over who have a current Facebook account.
Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter/submit a vote. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1st cousin.
American Tourister Blogger
The American Tourister Blogger component of the promotion is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winner of this element of the promotion.
How to Enter
Entry opens on 1st April 2012
and closes at 11.59pm AEST on 29th April 2012 ("Entry Period").
To enter for the chance to become an American Tourister Blogger, individuals must complete the following steps during the Entry Period:
record a video of themselves (video must be 2 minutes or less in length) indicating why they should be the American Tourister Blogger; visit
www.youtube.com, sign into their YouTube account (or sign up if not a member of the site) and upload the video created;
visit the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page (
http://www.facebook.com/AmericanTouristerAustraliaNZ);
become a fan of the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page by clicking the 'like' button (if not an existing fan of the Page);
click the promotional application on the left panel of the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page;
click the 'allow' button as prompted, to permit the Promoter access to their basic information;
input the requested details as prompted, including their full name, valid email address, phone number and the YouTube URL for the video they created and uploaded and the YouTube Video ID; and
submit the fully completed entry form.
Videos submitted must be 2 minutes or less in length and must be in a format permitted by YouTube upload function.
Limit one (1) entry permitted per person and Facebook account.
When an entrant submits any materials via the promotion including recordings ("Content"), the entrant, unless the Promoter advises otherwise, licenses and grants the Promoter, its affiliates and sub-licensees a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display such Content for any purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability. Entrants agree not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrant that they have the full authority to grant these rights.
Entrants agree that they are fully responsible for the Content they submit. The Promoter shall not be liable in any way for such Content to the full extent permitted by law. The Promoter may remove any Content without notice for any reason whatsoever. Entrants warrant and agree that: (a) they will not submit any Content that is unlawful or fraudulent, or that the Promoter may deem in breach of any intellectual property, privacy, publicity or other rights, defamatory, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, sexually inappropriate, violent, abusive, harassing, threatening, objectionable with respect to race, religion, origin or gender, not suitable for children aged under 15, or otherwise unsuitable for publication; (b) they will obtain prior consent from any person or property that appears in their Content; (c) they will obtain full prior consent from any person who has jointly created or has any rights in the Content, to the uses and terms herein; (d) their Content shall not contain viruses or cause injury or harm to any person or entity; and (e) they will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, those governing copyright, content, defamation, privacy, publicity and the access or use of others' computer or communication systems.
Without limiting any other terms herein, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Promoter for any breach of the above terms.
Finalists
Each entry will be individually judged based on the originality and creative merit of the video submitted and the liveliness, enthusiasm and charisma of the entrant (as shown in the video). The best five (5) valid entries, as determined by the judges will be deemed the Finalists for the promotion.
The Finalists entries will be posted onto the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page for voting by the public. The Finalist that receives the most valid votes will be deemed the winner. In the event of a tie for the highest number of valid votes, the judges will judge all tied entries based on the originality and creative merit of the video submitted and the liveliness, enthusiasm and charisma of the entrant (as shown in the video). The tied entry deemed best by the judges will be the winner.
The Finalists and winner will be notified by telephone and in writing. The winner's name will be published online at
www.americantourister.com.au within fourteen (14) days of the conclusion of voting. The winner's name will be published in The Australian on 16th May 2012.
Winner – American Tourister Travel Blogger Prize
The winner will receive a trip for themselves and a friend (aged 18 years or over) to Hawaii, USA valued at up to AU$9,685 depending on date and point of departure. The prize includes: two (2) x return flights from the winner's nearest capital city (if required and if the winner resides in Australia) or the winner's closest of the following cities: Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch (if winner resides in New Zealand), to Sydney, Australia;
two (2) x return economy flights from Sydney to Hawaii;
seven (7) nights twin share accommodation in a 4-star hotel;
travel insurance for the winner and his/her companion up to the value of AU$236 (any excess amount is payable by the winner);
tourist activities in Hawaii up to the value of AU$1,750. The exact tourist activities awarded will be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion;
AU$1,000 spending money; and
a black iPhone 4S (32GB) valued at AU$899 (for the purposes of blogging and recording their activities during the trip).
The blogger trip prize must be taken between 21st May 2012 and 31st May 2012, with the exact dates of travel provided to the winner at the time of winner notification, and is subject to booking and flight availability.
The iPhone prize is a handset only. The winner will be responsible for making all arrangements for connection with a service provider and payment of all associated connection, access, internet usage and call charges.
The winner must undertake reasonable challenges as part of their travel blogger duties. The exact challenges will be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion, but may include surfing. All challenges undertaken by the winner must be video blogged by the winner using the iPhone 4S provided as part of the prize. By entering each entrant agrees to assign all of their rights, title and interest (including copyright) in and to the videos created in Hawaii to the Promoter, in the event they are a winner. The Promoter may use the videos in any media for an unlimited period for any reason including but not limited to future promotional, marketing or publicity purposes without any remuneration to the winner. The winner consents to any use of the videos which may otherwise infringe their moral rights pursuant to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Videos provided by the winner from the Hawaii trip will be edited (if required, by the Promoter) and posted onto the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page.
The winner of the prize acknowledges that all challenges undertaken as part of their travel duties ("Challenges") may be dangerous activities that may result in injury or death, and participate at their own risk. The winner must: (a) attend, undergo and pass any appropriate training, briefings, required medical tests and other requirements of the Promoter and the Challenge organisers as determined by them in their absolute discretion; (b) not have any heart condition or history thereof, or other medical conditions that would make it dangerous to participate in a Challenge; (c) not be under the influence of drugs or alcohol; (d) comply with all directions of the Promoter and Challenge organisers at all times; and (e) wear all safety and other equipment required. The Promoter and Challenge organisers, in their absolute discretion, at all times reserve the right to: (a) prevent any winner from participating in a Challenge if, at any time, they reasonably believe that the winner poses a safety risk or for any other reason; and/or (b) cancel a Challenge if the conditions are deemed dangerous.
The winner's companion may choose to participate in any of the Challenges, however the winner's companion is responsible for all payment required for participation in the activities. The Promoter is not responsible for any injury/death to the winner's companion in the event they choose to participate in a Challenge by their own volition.
How to Vote
Voting opens on 30th April 2012 and closes at 11.59pm AEST on 12th May 2012 ("Voting Period").
To vote, individuals must complete the following steps during the Voting Period:
visit the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page (
http://www.facebook.com/AmericanTouristerAustraliaNZ);
become a fan of the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page by clicking the 'like' button (if not an existing fan of the Page);
click the promotional voting application on the left panel of the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page;
click the 'allow' button as prompted, to permit the Promoter access to their basic information;
click the 'vote' button next to the entry they deem best from the five (5) entries on display;
complete the voting form including their full name, valid email address and phone number; and
submit the fully completed voting form.
Maximum of one (1) vote permitted per person and Facebook account. All votes received will be entered into a draw. The draw will take place at Anisimoff Legal, Level 4, 448 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004 on 14th May 2012 at 10.30am AEST. The voting winner will be notified by telephone within two (2) days of the draw and in writing, and the winner's name will be published in The Australian newspaper on 16th May 2012. The winner's name will also be published online at
www.americantourster.com.au within fourteen (14) days of the conclusion of voting.
The first valid entry drawn from all votes received will win a trip for themselves and a friend (aged 18 years or over) to Hawaii valued at up to AU$8,786 depending on date and point of departure. The prize includes: two (2) x return flights from the winner's nearest capital city (if required and if the winner resides in Australia) or the winner's closest of the following cities: Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch (if winner resides in New Zealand), to Sydney, Australia;
two (2) x return economy flights from Sydney to Hawaii;
seven (7) nights twin share accommodation in a 4-star hotel;
travel insurance for the winner and his/her companion up to the value of AU$236 (any excess amount is payable by the winner);
tourist activities in Hawaii up to the value of AU$1,750. The exact tourist activities awarded will be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion; and
AU$1,000 spending money.
The voting trip prize must be taken between 21st May 2012 and 21st May 2013 and is subject to booking and flight availability. Prize cannot be taken during Australian school holidays, public holidays or other peak periods.
A draw for the voting prize, if unclaimed, may take place on 20th August 2012 at the same time and place as the original draw, subject to any directions from a regulatory authority. The winner, if any, will be notified by telephone and in writing and their name will be published in The Australian on 24th August 2012.
Prize Conditions
The following conditions apply to both Hawaii holiday prizes (i.e. the Blogger Prize and the Voting Prize):
if a winner resides in New South Wales, he/she will not be provided with flights to Sydney and this portion of the prize will be forfeited and not be redeemable for cash. All costs associated with travel to and from Sydney International airport will be the responsibility of the winner and his/her companion.
Meals, taxes (excluding airline and airport taxes), insurance, passports, visas, vaccinations, transport to and from departure point, transfers, items of a personal nature, in-room charges and all other ancillary costs are not included.
Each winner and his/her companion are responsible for ensuring that they have valid passports, and any requisite visas, vaccinations and travel documentation.
Each winner and each of their companions will each be required to fully complete a travel insurance application form provided by the Promoter, and may also be required to undergo medical tests as required by the Promoter's nominated travel insurer, in order to redeem the travel insurance element of the prize. Any person found guilty of insurance fraud or failure to honestly and accurately disclose all relevant insurance information at the time of applying for a travel insurance policy or when making a claim forfeits any rights or entitlements to the travel insurance element of the prize. Travel insurance will be provided by the Promoter's nominated travel insurer, and subject to approval by the travel insurer. In the event that the Promoter's nominated travel insurer refuses to issue insurance to the winner and/or companion, the winner forfeits that travel insurance element of the prize. Travel insurance is subject to the terms and conditions issued by the Promoter's nominated travel insurer, including but not limited to any limitations on the covered.
Each winner and their respective companion must depart from and return to the same location and travel together.
Itinerary to be determined by the Promoter in its absolute discretion.
Frequent flyer points will not form part of the prize.
Prize is subject to the standard terms and conditions of individual prize and service providers.
Each winner may be required to present their credit card at time of accommodation check in.
General
The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries/voters and entrants/voters (including an entrant's/voter's identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant/voter who submits an entry/vote that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry/voting process. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to invalidate any votes which it reasonably suspects have been submitted using false, incorrect, fraudulent or misleading information, including but not limited to personal details and contact information and/or votes that have been submitted through the use of multiple identities, email addresses or accounts, including but not limited to Facebook accounts.
Incomplete or indecipherable entries/votes will be deemed invalid.
If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant/voter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant/voter.
The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster, the Promoter reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion or suspend or modify a prize, subject to any written directions from a relevant regulatory authority.
Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason a winner does not take a prize (or an element of the prize), then the prize (or that element of the prize) will be forfeited.
If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
Total prize pool value for the skill component of this promotion is up to AU$9,685. Total prize pool value for the chance component is up to AU$8,786.
Prizes, or any unused portion of a prize, are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash, unless otherwise specified.
Entrants/voters consent to the Promoter using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Promoter.
If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to disqualify any entrant/voter; or (b) subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.
Any cost associated with accessing the American Tourister Australia & New Zealand Facebook Page is the entrant's/voter's responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used. The use of any automated entry or voting software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant/voter to automatically enter or vote repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries/votes submitted by that entrant/voter invalid.
Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the States and Territories of Australia ("Non-Excludable Guarantees"). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.
Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter's control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry/vote or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or entrant/voter; or (f) participation in a prize.
As a condition of accepting a prize, each winner (and his/her respective companion) must sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Promoter and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, contractors, service providers, prize suppliers and, as required, to Australian regulatory authorities. Entry/voting is conditional on providing this information. The Promoter may, for an indefinite period, unless otherwise advised, use the information for promotional, marketing, publicity, research and profiling purposes, including sending electronic messages or telephoning the entrant/voter. Entrants/voters should direct any request to opt out, access, update or correct information to the Promoter. All entries become the property of the Promoter.
Entry/voting and continued participation in the promotion is dependent on entrants/voters following and acting in accordance with the Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which can be viewed at
www.facebook.com/terms.php.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants/voters understand that they are providing their information to the Promoter and not to Facebook. The information an entrant/voter provides will only be used for the purposes outlined in these Terms and Conditions. Any questions, comments or complaints about this promotion must be directed to the Promoter and not to Facebook. Facebook will not be liable for any loss or damage or personal injury, which is suffered or sustained by an entrant/voter, as a result of participating in the promotion (including taking/use of a prize), except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
The laws of Australia apply to this promotion to the exclusion of any other law. Entrants/voters submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia.
'iPhone' is a trademark of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is not a participant in or sponsor of this promotion.
The Promoter is Samsonite Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 310 063 632 248) of 23A Smith Road, Springvale Victoria 3171. Telephone (03) 9549 3443.
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VIC Permit No. 12/654
ACT Permit No. TP12/1089
SA Permit No. T12/514
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