Local Hospitality Vacation Giveaway Contest

Contest Rules and Regulations

Enter this contest for a chance to win a refund on the value of your travel booking.

Prizes
One (1) grand prize award of a refund on your travel booking (the “Grand Prize”), is available to be won.

The value of this prize is the lesser of the cost of your booking or $250.

Contest Period

The Winter Vacation Giveaway contest (the “contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on November 1, and closes at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on March 31 (“Contest Closing Date”). The Summer Vacation Giveaway contest (the “contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on May 1, and closes at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on September 30 (“Contest Closing Date”). No purchase necessary.

Contest Eligibility
This contest is open to all Association of Professional Engineers and Geosciences of the Province of Alberta (“APEGA”) members, families or friends who are Canadian residents and are of legal age in the province or territory where they reside. Quebec residents are excluded. Employees, directors, trustees and officers of Local Hospitality, APEGA and its affiliated companies (which, individually and collectively are hereinafter referred to as “APEGA”), the prize selection team and members of the respective immediate families of APEGA employees, directors, trustees and officers and/or anyone with whom APEGA employees, directors, trustees or officers are domiciled are also excluded.

How to Enter

1. Place a booking through Local Hospitality’s travel discount booking service.

2. Mail a letter to Local Hospitality at 302-6693 Marine Drive, W. Vancouver, BC V7W 2B2, with a 500-word story entitled “My Favourite Vacation”, and include your name, phone, email and mailing address. Mailed entries will be eligible to receive a $250 cash prize.

Winner Selections / Draws    

1. A random draw from all the entries submitted electronically (via online booking) and submitted by mail from all provinces and territories collectively will take place by Local Hospitality in Vancouver by an independent selection team within two weeks after the Contest Closing Date.

Odds of winning are dependent on the number of eligible entries received from all provinces and territories combined by the draw dates and by the Contest Closing Date. All decisions by the prize selection team are final on all matters relating to the contest. Winners are required to permit the disclosure of their first name, last initial and city location on APEGA’s or Local Hospitality’s travel discount booking website.  

2. The selected contestant for each draw will be notified by phone and/or email using the information the contestant enters into the contest. If a prize notification notice is returned to Local Hospitality as undeliverable by email or if the phone number is no longer used by the contestant, or is disconnected, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. It is the sole responsibility of any contestant to notify Local Hospitality in writing if the contestant changes his or her telephone number and/or email address if that contestant still wishes to be included in the contest.

3. To win, each selected contestant must first correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical, skill-testing question and permit the non-confidential announcement of their first name, last initial and city location on APEGA’s or Local Hospitality’s travel discount booking website before being declared the prize winner.

4. For the purpose of these rules, the contestant is the person whose name appears on the booking or mailed letter. In the event that more than one person is registered on the winning entry, all such persons will be jointly declared winners of the prize. They will then have to decide which one of them will answer the skill-testing question and receive the prize. In case of a disagreement between them, Local Hospitality reserves the right to decide to which person the skill-testing question will be asked and receive the prize.

5. Prizes are not allocated per province, territory or region. All entries from across Canada will be combined and the winners will be selected from all the entries received (collectively) by each draw date and by the Contest Closing Date.

6. The refund or cash prize (cheque) will be delivered approximately two (2) weeks after the winner(s) is confirmed, save and except for any unforeseen events.

7. If a selected contestant cannot be reached within ten (10) business days from the first attempt at notification, does not respond within ten (10) business days from the date of notification by email or by phone, incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the prize or fails to permit the winner announcement within ten (10) days’ time to Local Hospitality, that contestant will be declared ineligible to win the prize and another contestant will be selected.

8. Entries and the prize claim are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.

General Conditions

1. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations, is void where prohibited by law and is governed by Canadian laws and the laws of the Province of Alberta. If any provision of these rules is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect.

2. By participating in this contest, the contestants agree to be bound by these rules and regulations.

3. All decisions of the prize selection team are final and neither Local Hospitality nor APEGA shall be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the contest including, but not limited to, the contestant’s information entered into the contest by any person.     

4. All entries become the property of Local Hospitality upon receipt and will not be returned. By entering this contest, contestants agree to the use of their personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy linked to the bottom of Local Hospitality’s travel discount website. When you participate in a contest, Local Hospitality may keep a record of the information, response or any opinion volunteered. Local Hospitality may use whatever the contestant submits for the purpose of awarding a prize in a contest, to calculate the contest results. The identities of contest winners are never published without their consent. Collection of information, including name, address, phone number and email address under this contest is strictly for the purposes of administering this contest and providing the information requested. Personal information will not be shared with outside parties.

5. The Grand Prize award will be a reimbursement payable to the winner and is non-transferable and non-exchangeable for cash or any other form except at the discretion of Local Hospitality. If possible, the reimbursement will be in the form of a credit to the winner’s credit card; or alternatively, a cheque sent to the winner by mail.

6. Any and all taxes on the prizes awarded, including income taxes, and any incidental expenses associated with collection of the prize(s) are the responsibility of the winners. No substitutions will be made for the prizes except at the discretion of Local Hospitality.

7. All decisions of the independent selection team are final and binding on the participants in all matters relating to the contest.

8. Local Hospitality reserves the right to withdraw, terminate, suspend, cancel, amend or modify all or part of the contest, in any manner and any rule(s) of the contest, at any time and without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever or if it determines that for any reason the contest cannot be run as originally planned, including, but not limited to, technical failure or corruption, computer virus, bugs, computer, electronic or system malfunction, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other factor(s) or cause(s) beyond Local Hospitality’s control which in Local Hospitality’s opinion compromises the fairness or integrity of the contest and/or affects the administration, security, or proper conduct of this contest as contemplated by these official rules.

9. If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, entry, entry count, drawing or any other aspect of the contest, there are more potential winners of the prize than contemplated in these rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible prize claimants after the Contest Closing Date to award the prizes.

10. Each winner releases Local Hospitality and APEGA from any and all liability arising out of, or in connection with, this contest and the awarding of any prize, now or in the future. By entering this contest, each winner consents to the use of their name in a format approved by that winner, city and province where they reside without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media and social media now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, You Tube, Pinterest, in any publicity or advertising carried out by Local Hospitality or APEGA, unless prohibited by law.

11. By accepting the prize, the winners confirm compliance with the contest rules and regulations and agree to release, indemnify and forever discharge APEGA, Local Hospitality, Local Hospitality’s affiliated companies, Local Hospitality’s directors, trustees, officers, employees, the prize selection team and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors, including advertising and promotional agencies, and their directors, trustees, officers and employees, from any and all action, proceedings, suits, liability, losses, costs, expenses (including legal fees and disbursements), damages, demands and claims of any kind, in respect of anything done by Local Hospitality in the performance of its duties hereunder in connection with the contest and/or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize, including without limitation, but not limiting to, any loss, personal injury, death, home damage, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy that could result from, but not limited to, the awarding or use of the prize, such that Local Hospitality shall not be liable for the use or misuse of the prize. Local Hospitality assumes no responsibility for the participation in the contest or any liability, claims, demands, actions, loss, damage or personal injury that may be sustained. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of this contest and may be relied upon by the parties hereto at any time.

12. Failure to comply with Local Hospitality’s contest rules and regulations may result in disqualification from the contest.

13. Local Hospitality is not responsible for any entries that are lost, late, damaged, destroyed, corrupted or misdirected, incomplete, garbled, or delayed by or on any computer, online telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur in the processing transmission or receipt of entries.

14. Local Hospitality is not responsible for any theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; failures or malfunctions of electronic data transmission, telephones, telephone lines or telephone systems, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to the participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this contest; the cancellation, suspension or preemption of games, injuries or timing errors, electronic or equipment failure or other communication problems occurring in connection with participation in this contest nor is it responsible for any transmission of viruses from Local Hospitality’s web site to a computer system or if any whole entry system crashes resulting in the contest being cancelled or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise.

15. Local Hospitality and the prize selection team and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors, including advertising and promotional agencies, and their directors, trustees, officers and employees expressly disclaim and shall be held free of all responsibility or liability for any act, error, omission, injury, loss, accident, delay or the neglect or default of any company or person providing any service for the contest, whether through providers negligence or otherwise, or due to epidemic, social or political disturbances or due to any cause whatsoever occurring during the contest and the use of their prize.

16. To address any questions or comments, contact Local Hospitality Inc. at 302-6693 Nelson Ave., W. Vancouver, BC V7W 2B2.

Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Local Hospitality reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Contest sponsor: Local Hospitality Inc.