Win a Trip to the 2021 Tour de France for 2 - French Tourist Bureau

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Win a Trip to the 2021 Tour de France for 2 Worth $6,240 from French Tourist Bureau.

Have a chance to win a trip to the final stage of Tour de France!

To enter, fill out carefully the 3 questions below (only correct andcomplete entries will go into the draw). Do not hesitate to click the links under each question to find clues! You have until the 30 September 2020 to participate (terms and conditions apply). Bonne chance!

Q1: How many stages does the Tour de France have?
A: 21

Q2: How many Sofitel Hotels are located in Paris?
A: 4

Q3: Since when does the Tour de France finish on the Champs Elysees?
A: 1975.



https://au.france.fr/en/campaign/tour-de-france-competition


ENTRY IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA ONLY.
If entrants are under the age of 18, they must obtain prior permission of a parent or guardian over the age of 18 to enter the Contest. No purchase is necessary.
The following are not eligible for entry into the contest: The Promoter and its partner’s employees, their advertising or promotional agencies, their assignees, as well as suppliers of printing/web services and prizes; and members of the immediate family or household of one of the aforementioned individuals. For the purpose of these contest rules, “the immediate family” refers to the spouse, children, brothers and sisters, parents and their spouse.

2- PROMOTER

The Promoter is FRENCH TOURIST BUREAU PTY LTD (ABN 57 145 096 126) of 25 Bligh Street-level 5, Sydney, NSW 2000 ("Promoter").

3- CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

The competition period begins on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 9 am AEST, and will end on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at 11.59 pm AEST (“Competition Period”).
To enter and to be eligible to win the prize, Entrants must, during the Competition Period.
Visit https://au.france.fr/en and follow the links to register the answers and details including, without limitation, name, phone number and valid e-mail address. Failure to provide the requested information will render the entry invalid.
Entrants must comply with these terms and conditions. The Promoter’s decisions (Subject to State and Territory legislation) shall be final.
By entering this contest, the entrants may, at their sole discretion, choose to subscribe to the Promoter’s and its partners e-newsletters. In the case the entrant does want to receive information newsletters, they must tick the “Enews” box in the entry form.
Entries will be deemed to be accepted at the time of receipt and not at the time of transmission. Incomplete, incomprehensible or false entries will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries. In case of dispute as to identity of entrant, entry will be deemed to have been made by the registered user of the e-mail account, and if a prize is won, will be awarded to the registered user, if eligible. The Promoter reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation or to be acting in violation of these terms and conditions.
If an Entrant's contact details change during the Contest Period, the Entrant must promptly notify the Promoter of the relevant change. A request to access or modify any information provided in an entry should be in writing and directed to Promoter.
Entrants may enter once.

4- DRAW

The winner will be drawn at random on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2020 at 12pm AEST at the Promoter’s premises. The first valid entry drawn will win the prize. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The winner’s name will be announced at the French Tourist Bureau offices, 25 Bligh Street, Level 5, Sydney, NSW, 2000. Phone: 02 9210 5400.
The Winner will be notified by email within 2 business days of the draw and the Winner will have 28 days to respond with their details to claim the prize. The draw results will be published at
https://au.france.fr/en and/or www.facebook.com/AU.France.fr within two business days after the draw date/s for 28 days.
The Promoter reserves the right to conduct a redraw in the event that an entrant, claiming to be a winner, is unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions or has breached these Terms and Conditions or is unreachable.
A new prize draw, to distribute any prize unclaimed by this date will occur. The redraw will take place at the office of the French Tourist

Bureau, Level 5, 25 Bligh Street, Sydney 2000, on Monday, January 4th, 2021 at 12:pm AEDT. The redrawn winner will be notified by email within 2 business days. If a redraw is conducted the original winner drawn will have no claim to any prize.
The unclaimed prize draw results will be published
at https://au.france.fr/en and/or www.facebook.com/AU.France.fr within two business days after the draw date/s for 28 days. The prize must be accepted as awarded, is non-transferable and is not redeemable for cash.
If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State and Territory legislation. Cash will not necessarily be awarded as a substitute. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier's requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.
Prize is valid to be booked between October 10, 2020 and December 1, 2020 only, unless it is redrawn. Valid for travel between February 15, 2021 and November 30, 2021, inclusive of return dates. The hotel is however booked for 2 consecutive nights on 23rd and 24th July 2021 or 24th and 25th July 2021 in order to attend the Tour de France Arrival in Paris, which is announced to take place on Sunday 25th July 2021. In case of cancellation, for any reason whatsoever, the travel dates may not be deferred.
The winner must consent to the use of their name (including posting first name and last initial) and/or photo for promotional purposes and media editorial requests regarding this contest, without compensation. Their name will be posted on https://au.france.fr/en and/or www.facebook.com/AU.France.fr and/or https ://twitter.com/AUNZ_FranceFR, after the prize is awarded. This information may not be published elsewhere without the written permission of the Promoter.

5- PRIZE DESCRIPTION AND VALUE

There will be one (1) winner and (1) prize awarded. The prize details:
• Two (2) roundtrip tickets (Economy Class) on a commercial operated flight of any airlines flying to Paris CDG. Valid for two (2) people from Sydney / Melbourne / Adelaide / Brisbane / Darwin / Hobart and Perth’s airports, Australia to Paris, France. (The winner must arrange their own transportation to selected airport). The airfares included in the prize are subject to the Flight Terms & Conditions set out at the end of this document, and any other terms or conditions imposed by the airline. Extensions are not permitted at any time. The Flight will be booked via the tour-operator France Tourism, which has been appointed by the Promoter, FRENCH TOURIST BUREAU PTY LTD, for this booking. The latest arrival for the flight in Paris is the 24th July 2021, in order to be part of the Tour de France Arrival in Paris on the 25th July 2021. Return is at the winner’s choice, anytime from the 26th July 2021 to 30 November 2021 and according to availability of the flight. See additional terms & conditions for the flight at the end of the document.
Value RRP up to $5,000.
• 2 consecutive nights in a 3 or 4* Hotel in Paris on 23rd and 24th
July 2021 or 24th and 25th July 2021 during the Tour de France Arrival value RRP up to 600 AUD

• An VIP pass for 2 to attend the Tour de France Arrival valued at 640 AUD offered by ASO, Amaury Sport Organisation, Organiser of the Tour de France.
• The total prize value is up to AU$ 6,240 (including GST). Prize value is recommended retail price and is subject to change. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the prize value. This prize is not transferable, not redeemable for Cash and may not be combined with any other promotion.

There are 2 options to redeem the prize:

• 1) The winner can choose to travel by 23:59:59 AEST on 23rd July,
2021 at the latest to attend the Tour de France Arrival 2021 in Paris, France. The booking of the Hotel, Entries to the Tour de France Arrival and Flights cannot be changed once the booking has been made. Valid for one trip for the maximum number of days specified above and cannot be separated into multiple trips. Accommodation selection, location and room type and air carrier selection and flight routing is at the sole discretion of the Promoter. If the winner wants to extend his stay in France, the return flight can be booked anytime from 26th July to 30 November 2021 and according to availability of the flight, any additional cost for accommodation will be at the winner‘s expense.

• 2.) If the winner doesn’t want to or cannot travel during the Tour de
France Arrival on Sunday 25th July 2021, the winner is allowed to travel at other dates comprised between the 15 February to the 30 November 2021 without restrictions but according to availability of the flight and hotel. If the winner chooses not to travel for the Tour de France Arrival, the winner understands of course that the VIP pass for 2 will therefore be forfeited. The booking of the Hotel and Flights cannot be changed once the booking has been made. Valid

for one trip for the maximum number of days specified above and cannot be separated into multiple trips. Accommodation selection, location and room type and air carrier selection and flight routing is at the sole discretion of the Promoter and the Partners. Any additional cost for accommodation for an extended stay will be at the winner‘s expense.
• Winner and guest are responsible for all other expenses not expressly stated herein including, without limitation, spending money, meals, drinks, transfers (including from the airport of the arrival city to the hotel), activities (unless specified), incidentals, gratuities, services charges, passports, visas, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. All compulsory taxes are included in the prize, apart from the all applicable government and security taxes,airline levies, airport charges or paid services.
• The travellers must ensure that they have valid documentation,
including but not limited to valid passports and visas, which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of the travelers.
• Compliance with any health or other government requirements is the responsibility of the prize winner and their travel companions. All prize travel will be subject to the carrier’s General Conditions of Carriage. The Promoter and carrier make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. International travel advice can be obtained from various sources, including local government, local consular offices and the web site of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at www.smartraveller.gov.au. Travel insurance is not included in the prize but is highly recommended.
• The winner and their guest must depart on the same date from the same airport on the same flight. The winner and their guest must depart Paris to return to Australia on the same date from the same airport on the same flight. If the winner resides in any other city than an airport city quoted above (Sydney / Melbourne / Adelaide / Brisbane / Darwin / Hobart and Perth’s airports), the winner and their guest will be responsible for obtaining appropriate transport to the chosen airport. For the avoidance of doubt, such transport to the chosen airport does not form part of the prize and the prize winner must pay all costs in connection with the connecting transport.
• If for any reason whatsoever the winner is unable to take any element of the prize in the time period specified by the Promoter, then that element of the prize in its entirety will be forfeited to the winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize. If the prize winner is under 18 years of age, the prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or legal guardian.
• The prize, in whole or in any part, is not transferable to another individual and is not exchangeable or redeemable for cash, goods or services. The prize is not refundable and cannot be upgraded. The prize winner cannot change, vary, substitute or extend any element of the prize (in whole or in part) and the prize winner must be among the travelers.
• The Promoter, the Partners and their associated agencies, and other contractors associated with this contest, accept no responsibility for prizes, prize information or for tickets lost in transit and for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. The Promoter and the Partners make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.
• By entering this competition, and by collecting a prize, the winner acknowledges and accepts that driving, travel and any other activities comprising the prize, are inherently dangerous and may result in death, injury, incapacity, damage to property or other losses. The Promoter is not responsible for any acts of god, such as adverse weather conditions or industrial action or civil commotion that may occur whilst the winner is travelling. It is the responsibility of the prize-winner to enquire about local issues and conditions at destinations prior to travel. The Promoter does not guarantee that the winner will enjoy the travel prize or be suited to the type of travel prize that is offered.
• The Promoter reserves the right to require the prize winner to provide proof of identification/residency/address details in order to claim the prize. This proof is considered suitable for verification at the discretion of the Promoter. If the prize winner cannot provide suitable proof, the prize winner will forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute or cash will be awarded in lieu of the prize.
• Winner and guest will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, liability, indemnity and publicity releases and these must be returned within 28 days of notification or prize will be forfeited in its entirety and an alternate winner will be selected.

6- RELEASE OF LIABILITY

• Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia ('Non-Excludable Guarantees').
• The Promoter and its partners reserve the right, at any time, (subject to State and Territory legislation), to cancel or suspend this contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond its reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the contest and award prizes based upon votes received prior to date of the withdrawal.
• The Promoter and its partners shall not be held responsible for unavailable network connections; failed, incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate entry information, destroyed or late transmissions; failures of any Internet networks, computer and phone equipment, software or any other technical problems or human errors; or any failed communication or circumstance affecting, damaging or altering the contest in any way, including, but not limited to, the receipt of entry forms, the entrant’s eligibility for the contest, the notification of the winner, and their reply to this notification; or for any damage to an entrant’s computer resulting from participating in the contest or downloading any material required to participate.
• Any entry form or attempt to register using electronic means, information technology or other means contrary to the spirit of this Contest (e.g., computer piracy, mass emailing, etc.) will be rejected automatically and could be referred to the judicial authorities of competent jurisdiction. Every automated entry form will be flagged and rejected.

• To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter and its partners will not be liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense, misadventure, accident, personal injury, death, damage or claim which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) resulting from participation in this Contest.
• In the case of the intervention of any outside person or event which changes the result or prevents or hinders the determination of the Contest, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, civil unrest, strikes or any other event beyond the control of the Promoter; the Promoter may in its discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and recommence it from the start on the same conditions subject to any government regulation.
• All entries and entry information become the property of the Promoter and none will be returned. To facilitate participation in the Contest, the Promoter may disclose an Entrant’s personal information to other partners associated with this contest. By entering the Contest, unless otherwise advised, each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Promoter and the Partners collecting the Entrant's personal information and enter same in a database, and the Entrant consents to the Promoter and the Partners using such information for future promotional and marketing activities including, without limitation, sending the Entrant electronic messages, and for any media and publicity purposes in any media worldwide without any further reference, payment or other compensation to the Entrant.
Entrants' personal information may also be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments or to another government authority,as required by law. A request to access, update or correct any personal information should be directed to the Promoter or the relevant Partner. This contest is subject to State and Territory laws and is null and void where the law prohibits it. The Promoter will otherwise handle your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy available at https://au.france.fr/en. You may request access or to update your personal information or lodge a complaint by writing to The Privacy Officer, FRENCH TOURIST BUREAU PTY LTD (ABN 57 145 096 126) of 25 Bligh Street-level 5, Sydney.