Millionth Review Sweepstakes Official Rules

No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win

  1. Eligibility. The Millionth Review Sweepstakes ("Promotion") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, who are eighteen (18) or older at the time of entry. Employees of Hotels.com, L.P., Expedia, Inc., Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant, Air Tahiti, and Intercontinental hotels and their related companies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
  2. Sponsor. Hotels.com, L.P., 10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75231 ("Sponsor").
  3. Agreement to Official Rules. Participation in the Promotion constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein in a timely manner.
  4. Entry Period. The Promotion begins on November 17, 2008 at 12AM CST and ends on January 15, 2009 at 11:59PM CST. Entries submitted online prior to or after the Entry Period will be disqualified. Mail Entries postmarked prior to or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.
  5. How to Enter. The Promotion includes a drawing for a Domestic Prize and a Drawing for an International Prize. You must enter each drawing separately, as set forth below.
    1. Domestic Prize Entry. To enter, during the Entry Period, visit www.hotels.com and fill out the entry form on the promotion page www.hotels.com/millionthreview and follow the instructions to be submitted into the domestic prize giveaway. The domestic prize requires submitted your e-mail address for entry. Once you submit the entry form, you will receive one (1) entry into the Promotion and be included in the hotels.com weekly newsletter. Limit: one (1) entry per person or email address for the Domestic Prize. Subsequent entries will be void. Any entries attempted through the use of agencies or robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, or similar methods will be void. E-mail addresses will be added to the hotels.com e-mail database. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
    2. International Prize Entry. To enter, during the Entry Period, fill out a self addressed stamped envelope and send a self-addressed stamped envelope with an enclosed note card that states the following: First and Last Name and E-mail Address. Mail to the PO box below:

      Hotels.com Millionth Review Sweeps International Prize
      PO Box 829017
      Dallas, TX 75231-829017

      Mailed-in entries must be postmarked by the last day of the Entry Period. Also, those who have booked and written a review during the Entry Period will receive one (1) entry into the drawing for the International Prize. Limit: one (1) entry per person or email address for the International Prize, regardless of method of entry. Subsequent entries will be void. Any entries attempted through the use of agencies or robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed, or similar methods will be void. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
  6. Drawings. Sponsor will conduct two (2) drawings approximately one (1) week after the conclusion of the Entry Period.
    1. International Drawing: Sponsor will select the name of one (1) potential winner in a random drawing of all entries received for the International Prize.
    2. Domestic Drawing: Sponsor will select five (5) potential weekly winners in a random drawing of all the entries received for the Domestic Prize. All weekly winners will announced at the end of the promotion. The domestic weekly winners will be drawn based on each weeks entries.
    3. For all Drawings: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the applicable drawing. Potential winners will be notified by email. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days of the first attempt to contact him/her, Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner in his/her place.
  7. Requirements of Potential Winners. Except where prohibited, a potential winner must complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the "Affidavit/Release") within ten (10) days of being notified. If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, if notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, or if Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that the potential winner is ineligible, an alternate entrant will be selected in his/her place. Travel companion must execute and return an Affidavit/Release prior to release of travel documents, except where prohibited. Winner and travel companion may be required to provide social security number for tax reporting purposes. If the travel companion is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian must sign and return all requested documents and must accompany the travel companion on the trip. Unless prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winners and travel companions name, picture, likeness, address (city and state), and biographical information for advertising and publicity purposes, worldwide, without further compensation.
  8. Prizes:
    1. International Prize. One (1) winner will receive a trip for two (2) to Tahiti. The trip includes round trip coach class airfare from any domestic location to Los Angeles, roundtrip coach class airfare from Los Angles to Tahiti on Air Tahiti Nui, and a 1 night stay at the Intercontinental Resort Tahiti with breakfast, boat pass to Bora Bora, then 4 nights at the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa (5 star hotel). The Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa room will be a Sapphire room category including breakfast. The winner will also receive $1,000 spending cash as MasterCard gift cards. The cards can be used wherever MasterCard debit cards are accepted, and use is governed by the terms in your Cardholder Agreement. The cards expire on December 31, 2009. The approximate retail value of the International Prize is $11,102. Travel must be booked at least 45 days in advance and must be completed by December 31st, 2009. The following blackout dates apply to the hotel stays: December 24th to January 1st 2009 & June 1st 2009 to September 31st 2009. Air Tahiti Nui travel is subject to seat capacity and all restrictions that may apply during that time period. Air Tahiti Nui travel is not permitted during the following blackout dates from June 02, 2009 thru September 05, 2009 and from December 12, 2009 through January 05, 2010. Winner and travel companion must travel on same itinerary. All federal, state and local taxes, meals, incidentals, gratuities, ground transportation and all other expenses not specifically mentioned herein are the responsibility solely of winner. Prize is non-transferable and non-assignable. No cash or other substitution permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component of comparable or greater value at Sponsors sole discretion.
    2. Domestic Prizes. Five (5) winners will receive their choice of roundtrip flight and stay for two (2) at any domestic luxury boutique Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in the US. The trip will include 3 night stay at any Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants hotel in the US chosen by the winner. The hotel prizes shall be valid until December 31, 2009 and may be subject to blackout dates. The approximate retail value of each Domestic Prize is $3,075. Winner and travel companion must travel on same itinerary. Certain travel restrictions and blackout dates may apply. All federal, state and local taxes, meals, incidentals, gratuities, ground transportation and all other expenses not specifically mentioned herein are the responsibility solely of winner. Prize is non-transferable and non-assignable. No cash or other substitution permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component of comparable or greater value at Sponsors sole discretion.
    3. The total value of all prizes offered is $26,477.
  9. General Conditions. In the event that the operation, security or administration of the Promotion is impaired in any way for any reason, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend, modify and/or cancel the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the 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. Sponsors failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. 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 e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrants sole remedy shall be another entry into the Promotion. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
  10. Release and Limitation of Liability. By participating in the Promotion, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Intercontinental, Air Tahiti, other airlines used for prizes and all properties its parent and related companies, and each such companys respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Promotion; (b) technical or printing errors; (c) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected or undeliverable mail or email; (d) errors in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (e) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from your participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize. You further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Promotion, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys fees.
  11. Disputes. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of the Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Washington. All issues and questions concerning these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or Sponsors rights and obligations shall be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.
  12. Winners List. For the results, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
    Hotels.com Sweeps Winners List
    PO Box 829017
    Dallas, TX 75231-829017
    All requests must be received by Jan 31. VT residents may omit return postage.

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