“Win A Trip for 2 to Sydney” Competition


Information on how to enter the Promotion forms part of these terms and conditions. Entries not made in accordance with these terms and conditions will be disqualified.

Section 1: Promotion

1. Promotion: A person shall be eligible to participate in a lucky draw provided that they submit a bona fide email address on the official online form during the qualifying period of the lucky draw. This eligible entrant will be offered an additional entry into the luck draw for each additional bona fide email address submitted.

2. Promoter:  
AAPC Shanghai Co Ltd
21/F, Metro Plaza
No. 555 Lou Shan Guan Road
Shanghai 200051
P.R. China

3. Promotion Period: The Promotion will commence at 12.01 am on 3rd December 2009 and will close 11.59 pm on 31 December 2009. All times recorded throughout these terms and conditions are in China Standard Time.

Section 2: Eligibility

4. Eligibility: To be eligible to enter the Promotion, the entrant must: (a) be above 18 year of age; and (b) be a Chinese resident.  

5. Non-Eligibility: Entrants are not eligible to enter the Promotion or win any Prize if they are a director or manager, an employee or immediate family member of an employee of the Promoter, or an employee of their agencies associated with the Promotion.

6. Further, any personal information or contact details entered incorrectly on the online enquiry form shall deem the entry as an invalid entry.

Section 3: Entry to the Promotion

7. When an eligible entrant submits an email address within the promotion period they will automatically receive one (1) entry to the Promotion within the Promotion Period as noted in Clause 3. Multiple entries are permitted when multiple email addresses are provided.

Section 4: Draw
8. Draw: A representative of the Promoter will conduct a random draw of submitted entries at 11.00 am on 11 January 2010 at  AAPC Shanghai Co Ltd, 21/F, Metro Plaza, No. 555 Lou Shan Guan Road, Shanghai 200051P.R. China. The Prize Winner will be selected at random from a computer-generated listing of entries that comply with Section 2 and 3 of these terms and conditions over the Promotion Period.

9. Prize Winner: The Prizes described below in Section 5 will be awarded to the first valid eligible entry drawn in the Draw as described in Clause 8.

Section 5: Prizes

10. Prize: The prize to be awarded in this Promotion. The DRAW is a general consumer prize.

11. Prize Components The DRAW:
The consumer prize will comprise all components listed below:
- Return economy airfares for 2 people departing from Shanghai or Beijing which ever is the nearest city to the Prize Winner’s capital city in Mainland  China bound for Sydney, Australia. Flights, subject to availability, must be taken between the dates of 1 February 2010 and 30 June 2010 inclusive.
- 5 nights accommodation in a standard room type including breakfast for 2 persons at an Accor Hotel in Sydney, Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour. This hotel booking, subject to availability, must be taken between the dates of 1 February 2010 and 30 June 2010 inclusive.

12. Prize Conditions: Prizes are subject to the following conditions:
(a) No exchange of Prize: A Prize can be transferred to a person 18 years or over at the absolute discretion of the Promoter. However, it cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash. If for any reason, a Prize Winner cannot take any component of the Prize and he/she does not wish to transfer the Prize, then the Prize will be forfeited.
(b) Ancillary Costs: All transport, meals, beverages, spending money, insurances, service charges, taxes, transfers and ancillary costs, including cost of travel to and from the airport and the property are not included in a Prize unless specified and are the responsibility of the Prize Winner.
(c) Taxes: If a Prize or recipient of it incurs a tax liability, the Prize Winner is liable for payment of such tax.
(d) Prize Availability: All components of the Prize, including accommodation are subject to availability, and may not be available during school holidays, holiday weekends or special events. In the event that any component of a Prize is unavailable for any reason, subject to legislation, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute that Prize component with another prize of equal value and the Prize Winner will be notified accordingly.
(e) Prize Itinerary: The itinerary is set by the Promoters and can only be extended or varied at Prize Winner’s own expense. In the event that any component of the Prize is unavailable for any reason, the Promoters reserve the right to substitute that Prize component with another prize of equal value. The specified dates of the itinerary are subject to change at any time and the Prize Winner will be notified accordingly.
(f) Notification of Travel Dates: The Prize must be taken between on the specified dates of 1 February 2010 and 30 June 2010. If the Prize Winner wishes to transfer their Prize, they must advise the Promoter at the time of booking.
(g) Date Prize to be Taken: Between the dates of: 1 February 2010 and 30 June 2010

Section 6: Prize Winner

13. Contact: The Promoter will contact the Prize Winner in writing by mail or email and telephone by
11 January 2010 to confirm his/her eligibility under these terms and conditions and to confirm whether the Prize Winner wishes to claim his/her Prize.

14. Claim of Prize: If the Prize Winner wishes to claim the Prize, the Prize Winner must confirm this fact and his/her eligibility to win under these terms and conditions by 10.00 am on 18 January 2010. If the Prize Winner fails to do either or both of these things by the deadline, the Prize Winner will be deemed to have forfeited the Prize.

15. Redraw: In the event that a Prize remains unclaimed by the time and date outlined in condition 15, the Promoters will conduct a redraw, following the same procedure and format as set out under the Section 4 above. The redraw will take place at 11.30 am on 19 January 2010 at the same place as the original draw described in Clause 8.

16. Redraw Winner: The name of the Prize Winner from any redraw be contact by The Promoter in writing by mail or email and telephone by 19 January 2010 to confirm his/her eligibility In the event that this redrawn Prize Winner is not eligible, the Promoters will conduct a redraw until the Prize is awarded (subject to any further regulatory directions).

17. The Promoter reserves the right to redraw in the event of a prizewinner being unable to satisfy these terms and conditions or forfeiting or not claiming a prize. For a prize that remains unclaimed or is forfeited through ineligibility or otherwise, the Promoter will conduct a further draw at the same time and place as the original draw on 26 January 2010. In the case that a prize is an expired event (i.e. the event has already taken place), the prize winner/s will forfeit that portion of the prize. The winner will be notified in writing immediately

18. Winner Publicity: In accepting the Prize, the Prize Winner agrees to participate in any publicity arrangements made by or on the behalf of the Promoter including the writing of a diary / article about the prize trip no less than 200 words and submit a minimum of 10 photos of their prize travel experience. The Prize Winner further acknowledges that the Promoter reserves the right to publicise their name, geographical location and photographs without any payment being made to them in respect of this Promotion.

Section 7: General Conditions

19. Lost, Delayed Communication: The Promoter will not be responsible for any delayed, lost or misdirected mail or any other communication.

20. Release: To the fullest extent permissible by law, each entrant in the Promotion including without limitation the Prize Winner, releases the Promoter from any claim, loss, damage, expense (including any claim for legal expenses), cost or charge sustained or in any way incurred by such entrant in connection with the Prize or their participation in the Promotion. The Promoter, its related bodies corporate, their officers, employees and agents will not be liable for any loss, damage or personal injury whatsoever (including but not limited to direct, indirect, consequential and economic loss) suffered or sustained in connection with this Promotion, the promotion of this Promotion, or the use of any Prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. Further, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Promoter excludes liability for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or any website, or any unauthorised intervention, or any combination thereof, including any non-delivery or corruption of entries to the Promoter, injury or damage to participants' or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this Promotion. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that entrant invalid.

21. Force Majeure: Subject to legislation the Promoter will not be responsible for any act, omission, failure or delay by the Promoter that is due to an act of God, riots, acts of terrorism, storms, fire, any labour or industrial dispute, any strike, and other acts, which are not reasonably within the control of the Promoter.

22. Disputes: In the event of a dispute, the decision of the Promoter is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

23. Privacy Notice: During the course of the Promotion, the Promoter may collect personal information in relation to entrants. This may include, but is not limited to, the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and credit card details of the entrants, provided by the entrant on the guest registration form or when paying for services provided by the participating Hotel. The entrants' personal information is collected so the Promoter is able to conduct the Prize Draw and to contact and award the Prize to the Prize Winner, to publish the results of the Promotion and to publicise the Promotion.

24. Consent to use of Personal Information for Marketing Purposes: Furthermore, by entering this Promotion, unless otherwise advised by the entrant, each entrant consents to the retention and use of the information collected pursuant to Clause 23 by the Promoter, which trades as Accor Asia Pacific and the Accor Group. For details about who we are, how we may use your information and what your rights are under the new privacy laws, please see our Privacy Policy, which is available from the Promoter at the address provided in Section 1, Clause 2 or online at www.accorhotels.com.cn/privacy. Uses may include future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference or payment or other compensation to the entrant, or distribution of marketing materials for goods or services in the tourism, hospitality and services industries from the Accor Group or from companies in the tourism and hospitality industry in which the Promoter holds shares.