Terms & Conditions

1. The Promoter

1. The competition detailed in these Terms and Conditions is a single competition which is being promoted by lastminute.com with its registered office at 39 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EU (“lastminute.com”) (“Competition”). The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook.  Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Competition must be directed to lastminute.com.

2. Restrictions on Entry

2.1. Subject to Paragraph 2.2 below, the Competition is open to all persons aged 18 years and over. If you are from outside of the United Kingdom, you are not entitled to enter the Competition if you reside in a jurisdiction (or country) where the Competition may breach any law or regulation. Where this applies, lastminute.com’s invitation to enter the Competition in such a jurisdiction (or country) is withdrawn. You may not enter the Competition if you reside in a country that is embargoed by the United States of America.

2.2. The Competition is not open to employees or agents (and their family members) of lastminute.com or any of its affiliated companies, or any other person connected with the management or provision of the Competition or the Prize (see clause 8 for description of Prize).

2.3. No purchase is necessary to enter the Competition.

2.4. Entrants in the Competition cannot make multiple entries in the Competition. Entries made on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed.

2.5. Entrants in the Competition must provide a response to a question (or questions) in order to enter the Competition (“Response”).  This Response must be original to them and they must not copy the work of someone else. Subject to clause 7, entrants in the Competition own the copyright in their Response as its author.

2.6. By submitting an entry to the Competition, entrants will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

3. How to Enter

3.1. In order to enter the Competition, potentials entrants must visit the Hotel Experts webpage and follow the instructions provided.  Potential entrants may also access the Competition Site via www.lastminute.com or the Hotel Experts facebook page (with together with the Competition Site shall be referred to in these Terms and Conditions as the “Sites”).

3.2. After having completed the entry process, entries will be entered into the Competition.

4. Rejection of Entries

4.1. lastminute.com shall be entitled to discard any entry (including, but not limited to, any Response) that: a. has been copied or plagiarised; b. is submitted after the Closing Date (see clause 5); c. which requires a proof of permission to enter but that proof cannot be obtained; or d. is in breach of the Terms and Conditions.

4.2. No responsibility is accepted by lastminute.com for any incomplete or inaccurate entries or for matters beyond its control.

4.3. All entries will be subject to moderation and lastminute.com reserves the right to reject entries (or remove any reference to such entry from any form of publication whether electronic or otherwise) deemed, in lastminute.com’s sole discretion, to be inappropriate.

5. Time to Enter

5.1. Entries may be submitted from Tuesday 20th December 2011 until 5pm on Friday 23rd December 2011 (“Closing Date”). In the event that lastminute.com amends the Closing Date, entrants and potential entrants in the Competition will be notified of this on the Competition Site.

6. Selection of Winners

6.1. There is one Prize to be won. The Prize winner will be chosen by the hotel within 72 hours of the Closing Date. The hotel will chose the winner in its sole discretion based on its judgement of which Response (out of all Competition entries) has best met the criteria outlined on the Competition Site. The winner of the Prize will be announced on one or more of the Sites.  The winner of the Prize will also be contacted by email by lastminute.com within 48 hours of the winner having been decided.  If the winner does not respond within 24 hours of being contacted by lastminute.com, lastminute.com and the hotel supplying the Prize (where applicable) reserve the right to forfeit the allocation of the Prize.

7. Publicity and Identity of the Winners

7.1. Any entrant that wins a Prize may, at lastminute.com’s option, be required to participate in publicity accompanying or resulting from this Competition. Entrants in the Competition accept and agree that lastminute.com has the right, without any additional payment or permission, to use a winner’s Competition entry and/or any information provided by the winner, in any way related to the Competition.

7.2  By submitting an entry to the Competition, entrants give lastminute.com: a. permission for their entry to be published on websites anyway connected to lastminute.com; b. a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide licence to republish their entry in electronic format and hard copy; and c. the right to use their name for the purpose of identifying them as the author of their entry.

8. Competition Prizes

8.1. The prize is that which is described on the Competition Site (“Prize”).

8.2 All Prizes are non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable. Cash or credit alternatives will not be offered. lastminute.com may substitute the Prize with a prize or prizes of a similar value in its absolute discretion. No transfer or assignment of the Prize is permitted under any circumstances.

9. Prize redemption terms and conditions:

9.1. Maximum value of Prize: £1000

9.2. All restrictions relating to the Prize will be posted on the Competition Site.

9.3. The Prize has no cash or refund value except when redeemed in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The Prize cannot be returned for cash or its equivalent.

9.4. Entrants in the Competition accept and agree the redemption of the Prize may also be subject to the terms and conditions of the hotel supplying the Prize to which they must comply.

9.5. Other than the discount available through the provision of the Prizes (description of Prize at clause 8), lastminute.com shall not be responsible for any other cost or any other related charge or expense incurred by a winner (or their companions where applicable) or any entrant in the Competition.

9.6. Winners of the Competition (and their companions) shall be responsible for obtaining insurance, valid passports and visas and, where necessary, for obtaining appropriate vaccinations and inoculations. It is strongly recommended that winners (and their companions) take out adequate travel and medical insurance.

10. lastminute.com’s Liability

10.1. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and with the exception of liability arising either from fraud, or from death or personal injury caused by the negligence of lastminute.com or its employees, lastminute.com excludes all liability howsoever arising connected with the Competition, Prize and all warranties, conditions, undertakings, terms and obligations implied by law (whether by statue, common law or otherwise).

10.2. Subject to Paragraph 10.1, lastminute.com’s total aggregate liability to all entrants in the Competition in relation to the Competition shall be the amount listed at clause 9.1.

11. Modification of the Competition or the Rules

11.1. lastminute.com shall be entitled to terminate or modify the Competition or modify the Terms and Conditions at any time by publishing any such modification or termination on the Competition Site.

12. Disputes

12.1. In the event of a dispute, the Competition judges’ decision shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

13.1. This Competition and these Terms and Conditions are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. Entrants in the Competition and lastminute.com agree that the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with the Competition or these Terms and Conditions. lastminute.com makes no representation that materials on the Competition Site relating to this Competition or the Competition are appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions (or countries) other than the United Kingdom. If you access the Competition Site from outside of the United Kingdom or enter the Competition from a jurisdiction (or country) outside of the United Kingdom, you are responsible for ensuring that you are able to enter a Competition governed by the law of England in Wales in that jurisdiction (or country) in addition to compliance with any laws of England and Wales.