WIN 20 EXPERIENCES IN SAINT LUCIA FOR 2020

20 for 2020 Giveaway

Official RULES and REGULATIONS (the “Promotion Rules”)

The “20 for 2020 Giveaway” (the “Promotion or Sweepstakes”) is organized by The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. «SLTA» (the “Organizer”). The Sweepstakes will take place over a twelve (12) month period beginning on Saturday, February 1st, 2020, AST (the “Giveaway Opening Date”) and ends on Thursday, December 31st, 2020 AST (the “Sweepstakes Closing Date”) with monthly prize draws of one (1), two (2) or three (3) winners, for a total of twenty (20) prize winners by Thursday, December 31st, 2020. Prize winners will be announced on or about the last day of each month.

1. ELIGIBILITY

The Sweepstakes (the “Promotion” or “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia), United Kingdom (excluding Ireland) and Canada (excluding Quebec Province, where it is void), who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry (the “Entrants”). (The “Promotion” or “Sweepstakes”) is not open to employees, agents, mandataries and representatives of the Organizer, its subsidiaries, affiliates, affiliated companies, advertising or promotion agencies, the suppliers of material, prizes and services related to this Sweepstakes, and any other stakeholder directly related to the holding of the Sweepstakes, as well as the members of their immediate family (father, mother, brothers, sisters, children and legal or de facto spouse) and anyone with whom these employees, representatives and agents reside.
Void in Puerto Rico, Quebec, Ireland, outside the United States, Canada and United Kingdom, and wherever else prohibited or restricted.

2. HOW TO ENTER

2.1 No purchase necessary

To enter the Sweepstakes, the entrant (the “Entrant”) must follow three steps:
Step 1: Follow @TravelSaintLucia on Instagram
Step 2: Follow everyone that @TravelSaintLucia is following on Instagram
Step 3: Tag 3 friends in the comments of the entry post on Instagram
Bonus Entry: Share this giveaway to your stories tagging @TravelSaintLucia

2.1.1 The Entrants who have completed the three (3) steps (defined above) before the Sweepstakes Closing Date (announced on @TravelSaintLucia Instagram page) is eligible for the Prize (defined below). Limit of one (1) Sweepstakes entry per person during the Sweepstakes period.

2.1.2 The Entrants Instagram page must be Public until the winner is announced. Any attempt by a participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant’s entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated, robotic, or third party system to participate is prohibited, and will result in disqualification.

3. GENERAL CONDITIONS

3.1 By entering the Sweepstakes, the Entrant acknowledges having read and understood these Rules and agrees to be bound by them and to comply with them. The Entrant declares that the Rules are understandable and reasonably available for consultation.

3.2 The Organizer reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part, at any time, without notice and award the Grand Prize using all non-suspect eligible entries received as of, or after (if applicable) this cancellation, termination, modification or suspension date, or in any manner that is fair and equitable and best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules. Organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or Organizer’s Website; or (b) acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

3.3 The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify an entrant or cancel his/her entry if he/she enters or attempts to enter the Sweepstakes in a manner that does not comply with these Rules and this person may be turned over to the appropriate judicial authorities. Any decision taken by the Organizer regarding this aspect of the Promotion is final and without appeal.

3.4 By accepting the Prize, the selected Entrant and his/her travelling companion agree, without receiving any additional compensation, to the use of their name, address, city, province, voice, comments, photographs and/or other likeness for advertising and promotional purposes by the Organizer.

3.5 Any forms that are incomplete, received after the Promotion Closing Date, lost, irregular in any way or sent by an unauthorized method shall be deemed null and void and will not be accepted for the draw.

3.6 The Organizer will not be held liable and assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, technical malfunction, loss or fault relating to operation or transmission, failure of communication lines, loss or destruction or prohibited access to or modification of the entry forms. The Organizer is not responsible in any way for erroneous or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by the equipment and/or programs associated with or used by the Sweepstakes or by a technical or human error that may have occurred in conducting the Sweepstakes, including in the processing of entry forms. The Organizer is not responsible for any injuries or damages that may result from the holding of the Sweepstakes. All entry forms become the property of the Organizer and will not be returned to the Entrants. The Organizer reserves the right to destroy all the documents pertaining to the Sweepstakes once the retention period as required by law has expired.

3.7 The Organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or postpone the Sweepstake at any time, without prior notice, if any factor prevents the holding of the Sweepstake pursuant to these Rules or in accordance with any law, regulation, by-law or policy of any entity having jurisdiction over the Organizer.

3.8 As a condition of participating in this Promotion, entrant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, before a court having competent jurisdiction, which Court shall apply the laws of United Kingdom without regards for doctrines of Conflict of Law. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, nor consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorney’s fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes), and entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

3.9 The Promotion is subject to all applicable laws, federal, provincial and municipal laws, regulations and by-laws in the various countries where the Sweepstakes is valid.

4. DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION

4.1 The potential Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received by the Administrator whose decisions are final and binding. The Prize drawing will be conducted on or about the last day of each month from February through December 2020. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received throughout the Promotion Period. The Prize Winner will be contacted by telephone, email and/or Instagram Direct Message (DM).

5. PRIZE

5.1 Two to three Prize Winners (dependent on month) will be selected from all valid entries received before each Sweepstakes Closing Date.

The Prize includes:

The Prize Winner, upon confirmation of eligibility, will receive one (1), not limited to, island excursion, spa treatment, Festival Event Ticket and a 5 night Resort Stay to one of the participating resorts included but not limited to; Stonefield Villa Resort, Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa, Rendezvous Resort, The Landings Resort & Spa by elegant Hotels, Mystique Resort, Harmony Suites, Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, Calabash Cove Resort & Spa, Coco Palm Hotel, Body Holiday Saint Lucia.

*Prize does not include air flights

The maximum value of the Prize is $3,000.00. There will be no remittance of money in cash or as a credit.

6. CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE PRIZE

6.1 Travel arrangements will be made by the prize winner.

6.2 Hotel reservations are subject to availability at the time of the reservation and include black out dates. Included in the prize; hotel taxes. Not included in the prize; insurance charges, personal expenses, personal travel insurance, airfare. The Organizer strongly recommends that the prize winner and any of his/her travelling companions take out travel insurance at time of the reservation.

6.3 Winner must be eighteen (18) years old as of the date of departure. Winner must execute liability/publicity releases prior to travel. Winner is solely responsible for obtaining documents necessary for their respective international travel (i.e. passport/visa), if applicable.

6.4 On the travelling date, the selected Entrant must have the legal right to leave Canada, United Kingdom or the United States and to return to Canada, United Kingdom and the United States and must have the legal right to enter and leave the destination country to which they are bound. They are fully responsible for obtaining, at their own expense, all documentation necessary for the trip as required by the authorities concerned, including, but not limited to, visas, passports and vaccination certificates. These shall be obtained before departure. The prize winner shall comply with the Sweepstake validity dates and accept the alternatives proposed by the Organizer, if this proves necessary.

7. PERSONAL INFORMATION

7.1 From time to time, the Organizer, with the Entrant’s consent, may use the personal information provided in the entry form for the purpose of: 


7.1.1 Communicating with the Winner so he/she can take possession of the Prize;

7.1.2 Communicating with the Winner directly in relation to goods and services offered by the Organizer, including special offers and information on travel services; and

7.1.3 Conducting a survey regarding the effectiveness of the website, advertising and sales efforts made by the Organizer.

7.2 The Entrant shall indicate whether he/she consents to his/her personal information provided by indicating on the hand-printed entry form and mailing/ it to the organizer.

8. PRIZE CLAIM

8.1 By accepting the Prize, the Prize Winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities, each of their related companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of the prize in question. For United Kingdom residents, this Release does not apply to claims for personal injury or death caused by the negligence of Sponsor or Administrator.

8.2 The potential Prize Winner will be notified by phone, email and/or Instagram Direct Message (DM), and must sign and return to the Administrator, within seven (7) days of the date of notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (if U.S. resident) or a Declaration of Compliance (if Canadian resident) a Confirmation of Eligibility Form, and Liability/Publicity Release (if United Kingdom resident) in order to claim his/her prize. Note: The Affidavit sent to a US potential winner will require that the winner provide their Social Security Number to the Administrator, which will be used solely for tax reporting purposes. The Grand Prize Winner will be responsible for all local, state, and federal taxes associated with the receipt of the prize. The Grand Prize Winner must note that the value of the accepted prize is taxable as income and an IRS Form 1099 will be filed in the name of the Winner for the value of the prize (applicable to US Winner only). The Winner is solely responsible for all matters relating to the prize after it is awarded.

8.3 If a prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to the potential winner, if potential Winner cannot be reached via Instagram Direct Message (DM), phone and/or email within three (3) business days from the first notification attempt, or if potential Winner fails to return requisite document(s) within the specified time period, or if potential Winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, then such person shall be disqualified and, at Organizer’s sole discretion, an alternate winner may be selected. Request must be placed no less than thirty (30) days prior to requested departure date.

8.4 The Prize Winner must call the given telephone number or email on the prize letter to arrange trip details. If winner is unable to redeem the package within the time period required, the prize will be forfeited. Expenses including but not limited to, insurance charges, personal expenses, personal travel insurance, expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above; telecommunication charges or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of winner.

8.5 Should the selected Prize Winner be a Canadian citizen or resident, the selected Entrant must answer correctly without assistance of any kind, a mathematical skill-testing question posed by mail or telephone. If the selected Entrant fails to correctly answer the question he/she will be disqualified and another Entrant will be randomly selected. The potential Grand Prize Winner who correctly answers the skill-testing question will be notified by telephone, email and/or Instagram Direct Message (DM), at the Sponsors’ discretion using the contact information provided at the time of entry. If the potential winner is determined to be less than the age of majority in his/her province of residence, then the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected in their place.