NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES
OF WINNING. PROMOTION MAY ONLY BE ENTERED IN OR FROM THE 48 CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ENTRIES ORIGINATING FROM ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ENTRY.
The Travel + Leisure Weekend Getaways ("Promotion") is open to U.S. citizens who
are legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and D.C., age 21 years or
older, except employees, officers, directors and agents (and their immediate family
and household members (whether or not related) of Cable News Network, Inc. (the
"Sponsor"), American Express Publishing Corporation, Nissan North America, Inc.,
Cottonwood Enterprises ("Agency"), and their parents, subsidiaries, divisions, trustees,
franchisees, participating vendors, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies
and affiliated entities (collectively, with the Sponsor, the "Promotion Entities").
Void in Hawaii, Alaska, and wherever prohibited by law. Promotion is governed by
U.S. law and subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
By entering the Promotion, participants agree to accept and be bound by all terms
of these Official Rules and Regulations ("Official Rules").
HOW TO ENTER: From 12:00:01 pm Eastern Standard
Time (EST) February 26, 2009 to 11:59:00 pm EST September 30, 2009 (the "Promotional
Period"), Sponsor will be conducting a national Promotion encouraging participants
to enter for a chance to win a prize. To enter, participants must log on to the
Promotion website, located at www.cnnpromos.com/weekendgetaways
("Site") during the Promotional Period and complete and submit the online entry
form, including their name, address, telephone number (including the area code),
e-mail address (if any) and birth date. To be eligible, all entries must be received
no later than 11:59:00 pm EST September 30, 2009. All entries must be submitted
in the name of an individual person and the prize can only be awarded to the person
whose name is on the winning entry. Entries generated by script, macro or other
automated means will be void. The Promotion Entities are not responsible for misdirected,
incomplete, lost, late, illegible, undelivered, inaccurate or delayed entries, or
for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network
connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or
other errors or problems which may limit or affect a person's ability to participate
in the Promotion, whether human, mechanical, typographical, printing, electronic,
network or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Promotion, including,
without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration
of the Promotion, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in
any Promotion-related materials. In the event of sabotage, acts of God, terrorism
or threats thereof, computer virus or other events or causes beyond the Sponsor's
control, which corrupt the integrity, administration, security or proper operation
of the Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify,
cancel or suspend the Promotion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves
the right to award prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received
prior to the event requiring such cancellation. False or deceptive entries or acts
will render the entrant ineligible. All entries become the property of the Sponsor
and will not be acknowledged or returned. Limit one (1) entry per person or e-mail
address per day.
HOW TO WIN: One (1) grand prize winner (the "Grand
Prize Winner") and three (3) first prize winners (the "First Prize Winners") (sometimes
collectively, the "Winners") will be randomly chosen by Agency on or around October
5, 2009 from among all eligible entries received during the Promotional Period.
The decision of the Agency will be final and binding in all matters. The odds of
winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the
Promotional Period. The Winners will be notified by U.S. mail, e-mail and/or telephone
and must meet all eligibility requirements including the timely execution and return
of all necessary releases and documents (if any) required by Sponsor.
PRIZES: Grand Prize Winner will receive a 7 day/6
night trip for two (2) people to one of the following locations (the "Locations"):
New York/Hudson Valley Region; Boston/Southern Maine; Washington, DC/Virginia Wine
Country; Phoenix/Tucson/Southeastern Arizona; Santé Fe/Taos/Sangre de Cristo Mountains;
Las Vegas/Zion; Los Angeles/Palm Springs/Palm Desert; San Francisco/Napa Wine Drive;
or Seattle/Olympic Peninsula Loop. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of Grand Prize
is Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). The Grand Prize includes the following:
(a) round trip coach class airfare for two (2) from the major U.S. gateway airport
nearest the Grand Prize Winner's residence to one (1) of the Locations of Grand
Prize Winner's choice (based on scheduling dates and availability); (b) ground transportation
to/from airport and hotel; (c) double occupancy standard hotel accommodations for
two (2) people (one (1) room) at a hotel in the selected Location for six (6) nights
(chosen by Sponsor); (d) personal concierge to develop a customized itinerary of
activities for entire stay; (e) a welcome gift; and (f) an American Express gift
card valued at Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00). Actual value of Grand Prize may
vary based on point of departure and airfare fluctuations.
First Prize Winners will each receive a 3 day/4 night trip for two (2) people to
one of the Locations. ARV of each First Prize is Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
The First Prizes include the following: (a) round trip coach class airfare for two
(2) from the major U.S. gateway airport nearest the First Prize Winner's residence
to one (1) of the Locations of First Prize Winner's choice (based on scheduling
dates and availability); (b) ground transportation to/from airport and hotel; (c)
double occupancy standard hotel accommodations for two (2) people (one (1) room)
at a hotel in the selected Location for three (3) nights (chosen by Sponsor); and
(d) an American Express gift card valued at One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Actual
value of each First Prize may vary based on point of departure and airfare fluctuations.
Prize winners are responsible for all costs and expenses not expressly provided
for above, including additional ground transportation, additional meals, incidentals,
tips, telephone calls, souvenirs, other personal expenses and hotel charges incurred
during the trip. All travel arrangements must be made through Sponsor's agent on
a carrier of Sponsor's choice and trip must be booked a minimum of forty-five (45)
days in advance. Dates are subject to availability and certain black-out dates and
other travel restrictions may apply. Sponsor reserves the right to approve any travel
dates and TRIP MUST BE TAKEN BY DECEMBER 31, 2010 or such prize
will be forfeited. Sponsor is not responsible for any travel related delays or cancellations.
Prize winners and guests are responsible for obtaining proper documentation (e.g.,
valid photo ID) prior to travel. All prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion.
Limit one (1) prize per person or household.
TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00).
No substitution or transfer of prizes or cash redemptions permitted by the Winner(s).
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute for any reason whatsoever a prize (or portion
thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Prize is awarded
"as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied by the Sponsor.
The Winners are responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes (if any)
as well as any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of prize
not specified herein as being awarded.
Gift certificates are subject to the redemption policy and terms and conditions
of American Express.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this
Promotion, participants grant Promotion Entities and their designees the right,
unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residences, voices,
pictures and likenesses, without compensation, notification or approval, for the
purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of the Promotion Entities
and all matters related to the Promotion, in any manner or medium, now or hereafter
known, throughout the world in perpetuity. Winners' travel companions must be legal
US residents and of legal age of majority in his/her state of residence (and at
least age 21). Winners' travel companions will be required to execute and return
a liability/publicity release prior to ticketing. Winners may each be required to
execute an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, tax acknowledgment form
and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release and return within five
(5) business days of issuance of notification. Noncompliance within this time period
or failure of potential Winner to respond after three (3) notification attempts
may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor's discretion; an alternate winner
may be selected. If: (i) any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable,
(ii) a potential Winner declines his or her prize, (iii) the potential Winner is
unable to travel on dates approved by Sponsor, or (iv) a potential Winner fails
to comply with any of the Official Rules as outlined herein, such potential Winner
will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing
at the Sponsor's sole discretion. The Promotion Entities expressly disclaim any
responsibility and participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion
Entities from and against any and all claims, actions, demands and/or liability
for injury, damage or loss whatsoever relating to or arising in connection with
participation in this Promotion (regardless of the cause of such injury, damage
or loss) and/or the delivery and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes
awarded (including any travel or activity related thereto).
OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNERS' LIST: For a copy of
the Official Rules or the Winners List (available on or about December 5, 2009),
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (residents of VT need not include return
postage on rules requests) to the following address by January 5, 2010 (Please specify
"Official Rules" or "Winners") — "Travel + Leisure Weekend Getaways," PO Box
11507, Bozeman, MT 59719-1507.
SPONSOR: Cable News Network, Inc., One CNN Center,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
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