OFFICIAL RULES
CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER'S Dream Trip Contest
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: Condé Nast Traveler Dream Trip Contest & Sweepstakes (the "Promotion") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia), and Canada who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and who did not purchase any equipment for purposes of entering the Promotion. Void in Quebec, outside the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) and Canada, and where prohibited. Employees of The Condé Nast Publications, Expedia.com, ePrize, LLC, and the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial and local laws and regulations. The Promotion consists of a game of skill (the "Contest") and a random draw (the "Sweepstakes").
2. Sponsor: Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. d/b/a The Condé Nast Publications, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 U.S.A. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 U.S.A.
3. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Promotion, entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Whether an entrant receives a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
| Entry Period | Start Date | End Date | Contest Voting Period Start Date (12:01 a.m. ET) |
Contest Voting Period End Date (11:59 p.m. ET) |
Approximate Sweepstakes Drawing Date |
| 1 | 12/18/07 | 1/31/08 | 2/12/08 | 3/11/08 | 2/28/08 |
| 2 | 2/1/08 | 2/29/08 | 3/12/08 | 4/9/08 | 3/31/08 |
| 3 | 3/1/08 | 3/31/08 | 4/10/08 | 5/9/08 | 4/30/08 |
| 4 | 4/1/08 | 4/30/08 | 5/12/08 | 6/10/08 | 5/29/08 |
| 5 | 5/1/08 | 5/31/08 | 6/11/08 | 7/9/08 | 6/30/08 |
| 6 | 6/1/08 | 6/30/08 | 7/10/08 | 8/11/08 | 7/31/08 |
| 7 | 7/1/08 | 7/31/08 | 8/12/08 | 9/9/08 | 8/28/08 |
| 8 | 8/1/08 | 8/31/08 | 9/10/08 | 10/9/08 | 9/30/08 |
| 9 | 9/1/08 | 9/30/08 | 10/10/08 | 11/7/08 | 10/30/08 |
4. Timing: The Promotion begins on December 18, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on October 16, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). The Promotion consists of nine (9) Entry Periods as outlined in the chart below. Each Entry Period begins at 12:01 a.m. ET, with the exception of the first Entry Period, which begins at 2:00 p.m., and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET. Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Promotion.
5. How to Enter the Sweepstakes: There are four (4) ways to enter the Sweepstakes. To participate in both the Sweepstakes and Contest, you must register for the Promotion.
(a) Register for the Promotion: During the Promotion Period, visit www.cntraveler.com/dreamtrip (the "Website"), and follow the links and instructions to complete the registration for the Promotion including a valid home and email address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. You will automatically receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the applicable Entry Period. Limit: Each entrant will only receive one (1) entry during the Promotion Period for registration.
(b) Post a comment: During the Promotion Period, visit the Website, login, and follow the links and instructions to post a comment on the message board. You will automatically receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the applicable Entry Period. Limit: Each entrant may receive up to twenty (20) entries per Entry Period by this method of entry.
(c) Enter a Submission: During the Promotion Period, follow the instructions in section 6 below to enter a Submission (as defined below) into the Contest. For each Submission you enter, you will automatically receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the applicable Entry Period. Limit: Each entrant may receive up to twenty (20) entries per Entry Period by this method of entry.
(d) Vote for a Finalist: During each Contest Voting Period, as outlined in section 4 above, visit the Website, login, and follow the links and instructions to vote for your favorite Submission. You will automatically receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry into the applicable Entry Period's Sweepstakes Drawing. Limit: Each entrant may receive up to one (1) entry per Entry Period by this method of entry.
For all Sweepstakes Entries: Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
6. How to Enter the Contest: After registering for the Promotion, visit the Website and follow the links and instructions to provide information on "the place that you would like to take your dream trip" ("Dream Trip Answer"), upload a photograph that best depicts or captures a special travel moment and submit a text description that describes the moment and explains what made it special (the "Submission"). Your Submission will be judged as described in section 7 below against other Submissions entered during the applicable Entry Period. By completing the registration and entering your Submission, you agree that your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions") and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Promotion if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Submission Guidelines:
• The photo must be in .gif, .jpeg, .jpg or .png format;
• The photo must not exceed two (2) MB in size;
• The essay must not exceed one hundred fifty (150) words; and
• Neither the photo nor essay can have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means previously.
Content Restrictions:
• The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
• The Submission must not contain brand names or trademarks;
• The Submission must not contain images or artwork not created by entrant;
• The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
• The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
• The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where Submission is created.
For all Submissions: Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt and publish any or all of the Submissions, and may use them in any media without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity. A SUBMISSION IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ENTRANT'S AGREEMENT TO GRANT SPONSOR AN IRREVOCABLE ROYALTY-FREE WORLDWIDE LICENSE TO REPRODUCE AND DISPLAY THE ENTRY OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEROF. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible or misdirected Submissions, which are disqualified. Limit: Each entrant may enter twenty (20) Submissions per Entry Period.
7. Contest Winner Determination: Contest winners will be determined via the process set forth below.
(a) Judging Phase: At the conclusion of each Entry Period, qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select the top five (5) Submissions from all eligible Submissions received during the applicable Entry Period (the "Finalists") based on the following criteria ("Judging Criteria"):
• Evocative appeal of essay (45%)
• Compelling appeal of photograph (45%); and
• Thoughtful description of Dream Trip Answer (10%)
In the case of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest score in the appeal of photo category will be deemed the Finalist Prize winner.
(b) Voting Phase: During each Contest Voting Period, as described in the chart in section 4 above, the Finalists will be posted at www.cntraveler.com/dreamtrip. The Public will be invited to vote for their favorite Submission. Limit: Each participant may vote once per Contest Voting Period. The Submission that receives the highest number of votes during each Contest Voting Period will be the potential People's Choice Prize winner. In the case of a tie, the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will select the potential winner from the tied Submissions based on the Judging Criteria.
For the Voting Phase: Multiple voters are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any voter to submit more than the stated number of votes by using multiple/different email addresses, identities or any other method will void that voter's Submissions (if any) and he/she will be disqualified from further participation in the Promotion. Use of any automated system to vote is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected votes, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any vote, the authorized account holder of the email address used to vote will be deemed to be the voter. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
(c) Grand Prize Contest: Following each Entry Period all Finalists will be notified by mail, phone or email and invited to submit: (1) an essay describing your Dream Trip Answer selected in your Submission, (2) three (3) travel tips; and (3) a video that (a) tells your favorite travel story, (b) shows your favorite souvenir(s), or (c) provides a narrated tour of your home town as a great place to visit (collectively, the essay, tips and video are the "Finalist Submission").
Finalist Submission must be received by Sponsor within twenty-one (21) days of the date Finalist notice or attempted notice is sent. The Finalist notification will include instructions for Finalist Submission. By entering a Finalist Submission, you agree that your Finalist Submission conforms to the Video and Essay Guidelines below, as well as the Content Restrictions, as defined above in section 6 (collectively, the "Finalist Guidelines and Restrictions"), and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Finalist Submission and disqualify you and your Finalist Submission from the Promotion if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Finalist Submission fails to conform to the Finalist Guidelines and Restrictions.
Essay Guidelines:
• The essay can not exceed three hundred (300) words in length; and
• The essay should include specific, descriptive details of where you want to go, what you want your trip to include and why.
Video Guidelines:
• The Video must be in .mpeg, .avi, .mov, .swf or .wmv formats;
• The Video must not exceed five (5) minutes in length;
• The Video must not exceed 75 MB in size; and
• The Video cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means previously.
Winner Selection: At the conclusion of the Promotion, qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select the Grand Prize winner from all eligible Finalist Submissions based on the following criteria:
• Originality (50 %); and
• Fit with the theme (50 %);
In the case of a tie, the entrant whose Finalist Submission received the highest score in the Judging Phase will be deemed the Grand Prize winner.
8. Sweepstakes Winner Determination: Sponsor's decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential Sweepstakes winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential Sweepstakes winner from all eligible entries received into each Entry Period on or around the drawing dates specified in the chart in section 4 above. Non-winning entries do not carry over into subsequent drawings.
9. Winner Notification: All potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules; and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
(a) Sweepstakes Winners: Sponsor's decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential Sweepstakes winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential Sweepstakes winner from all eligible entries received into each Entry Period on or around the drawing dates specified in the chart in section 4 above. Non-winning entries do not carry over into subsequent drawings. All potential winners will be notified by mail, email or phone after the random drawing. Except where prohibited, each potential winner (parent/legal guardian if a winner is a minor in his/her place of residence) will be required to sign and return to Administrator, within ten (10) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility (including social security) and Liability & Publicity Release (or Declaration of Compliance, if Canadian resident) ("Affidavit"), in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner is a Canadian resident, he/she will also be required to correctly answer a time-limited skill-testing question without any assistance in order to be eligible to receive a prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the Affidavit within the required time period, fails to answer the time-limited skill-testing question correctly (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential Sweepstakes winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only five (5) alternate drawings will be held after which the prize will remain un-awarded. For U.S. residents, Sweepstakes Prizes will be fulfilled approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks after the conclusion of the Promotion. For Canadian residents, Sweepstakes Prizes will be fulfilled the latter of eight (8) to ten (10) weeks after the conclusion of the Promotion or two (2) to three (3) weeks after receipt of the skill-testing question.
(b) Contest Winners: All potential Contest winners will be notified by mail, email or phone. The potential Grand Prize winner will be notified on or around November 15, 2008. Each potential Finalist Prize winner will be notified on or about the Finalist Prize Notification Date as outlined in the chart below. Each potential People's Choice Prize winner will be notified on or about the People's Choice Prize Notification Date as outlined in the chart in section 4 below. Non-winning Submissions will not be judged against Submissions entered during subsequent Entry Periods.
| Entry Period | Approximate Finalist Prize Notification Date | Approximate People's Choice Prize Notification Date |
| 1 | 2/11/08 | 3/18/08 |
| 2 | 3/11/08 | 4/16/08 |
| 3 | 4/9/08 | 5/19/08 |
| 4 | 5/8/08 | 6/17/08 |
| 5 | 6/10/08 | 7/16/08 |
| 6 | 7/9/08 | 8/18/08 |
| 7 | 8/11/08 | 9/16/08 |
| 8 | 9/9/08 | 10/16/08 |
| 9 | 10/9/08 | 11/17/08 |
Each potential Grand and People's Choice winner (parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to execute and return to Administrator, within ten (10) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the Affidavit within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits the prize. If a potential Contest winner is disqualified for any reason, the prize will go un-awarded. Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify winner's agreement and consent that Sponsor may use the winner's, name, city, state, province, territory, likeness, Submission and/or prize information in connection with the Promotion, worldwide, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law. Finalist and People's Choice Prizes will be fulfilled approximately eight (8) to ten (10) after the conclusion of the Promotion.
10. Prizes:
(a) Contest Prizes: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A Dream Trip worth up to $25,000 USD to destination of winner's choice, based upon availability. The Dream Trip must not exceed $25,000 USD. Sponsor will provide Dream Trip consultation services to assist winner in planning the details of Grand Prize. Winner must complete the trip within one (1) year from the drawing date or prize will be forfeited. Trip must be booked at least twenty-one (21) days prior to departure. Trip subject to availability and blackout dates. Travel must be roundtrip. Sponsor will determine airline and flight itinerary in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight. Travel and accommodations are subject to availability. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Sweepstakes, and those set forth by the Sponsor's airline carrier of choice as detailed in the passenger ticket contract. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, meals, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees, taxes or other expenses are the responsibility solely of winner. Unless child of winner, travel companion(s) must be eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of departure and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. If winner is a minor in his/her state of residence, at least one (1) travel companion must be winner's parent/legal guardian. Travel companion(s) must execute liability/publicity releases prior to issuance of travel documents. If applicable, winner and travel companion(s) are solely responsible for obtaining valid passports and any other documents necessary for international travel. Travel restrictions, conditions and limitations may apply. If in the judgment of Sponsor air travel is not required due to winner's proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for roundtrip air travel at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. If applicable, Sponsor is not responsible if any scheduled events are delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that portion(s) of prize is forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided except as in Sponsor's sole discretion. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $25,000 USD.
FORTY-FIVE (45) FINALIST PRIZES: Video Camera. ARV: $599 USD. Limit: One (1) prize per person.
NINE (9) PEOPLE'S CHOICE PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period): Digital SLR Camera and a $1,000 Expedia.com credit. ARV: $1,599 USD.
(b) Sweepstakes Prizes: NINE (9) SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES (one (1) per Entry Period): A Louis Vuitton Bag and travel accessories. Prize includes a Louis Vuitton Keep All (style determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), a 1-ounce travel starter kit, a travel alarm clock and a N.A.P. flight kit. ARV: $1,000 USD. Odds of winning a Sweepstakes prize depend on the number of eligible entries received into each Entry Period.
For all Prizes: The ARV of electronic prizes is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value should it become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use.
11. Release: By receipt of any prize, the applicable winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company's officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.
12. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
13. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrant, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for misdirected or undeliverable entries or for any technical problems, malfunctions of computer systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for any typographical/other error in entries, selection announcement or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Promotion.
14. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.
15. Entrant's Personal Information: Information collected from entrant is subject to ePrize, LLC's Privacy Policy (http://www.eprize.com/privacy/privacypolicy.html) and Sponsor's Privacy Policy (http://www.concierge.com/services/privacypolicy) and the Expedia Privacy Policy (http://www.expedia.com/daily/service/privacy.asp).
16. Winner List: Win List Requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date listed above and no later than March 8, 2009. For the winner list, send an email with Subject Line: "W-Condé Nast Traveler Dream Trip Contest" to WinListRequests@eprizefulfillment.com. © 2007 ePrize, LLC. All rights reserved.
1. ABBREVIATED RULES for Print and online non-banner NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.) AND CANADA 18 YEARS AND OLDER AND WHO DID NOT PURCHASE ANY EQUIPMENT FOR PURPOSES OF ENTERING THE CONTEST EXCEPT EMPLOYEES OF SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. VOID IN QUEBEC, OUTSIDE THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.) AND CANADA AND WHERE PROHIBITED. Promotion begins 2:00 PM ET 12/19/07 and ends 11:59 PM ET 9/30/08. Odds of winning Sweepstakes depend on the number of entries received. Prize ARV: 1 Grand Prize $25,000 USD; 45 Finalist Prizes $599 USD [Please confirm ARV]; 9 People's Choice Prizes $1599 [Please confirm ARV] USD; 9 Sweepstakes Prizes $1000 USD. For Official Rules and prize descriptions, visit www.cntraveler.com/dreamtrip. Sponsor: Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. d/b/a The Condé Nast Publications, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069.