Win a Trip to Tuscany

General

Registrations must comply with all these Terms and Conditions to be valid.

By registering on www.traveltoitalyacademy.com website, the registered person agrees to be bound by these Official Rules

Any questions, comments or complaints can be directed to Italia National Tourist Board Sydney office.

The competition commences on 1 July 2020 (AEST) and concludes on 1 December 2020 (AEST).

The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these conditions or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.

In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the Promoter’s ability to proceed with the competition on the dates and in the manner described in these terms and conditions, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions, subject to any written directions given under State Regulation.

The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any prize/s except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by the phone user or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this competition, or for any technical error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.

If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, subject to any written direction given under State Regulation.

The Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the competition without notice.

Promoter

The Promoter is Italia National Tourist Board of Level 2 – 140 William Street, East Sydney, NSW 2011. Tel: +61-2-9357-2561 Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Registration is free.

Entry to the Competition is open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents who are aged 18 years and over as at the time of the Competition, who remain Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident for the duration of the promotional period.

The Promoter reserves the right to request verification of age, identity, residential address, travel agent registration and any other relevant information. Verification is at the discretion of the Promoter; whose decision is final.

The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any individual who is involved in any way in interfering or tampering with the conduct of this website.

Employees of the Promoter and/or its related companies and/or any agencies associated with the website, are not eligible to participate in the training to win any competitions associated. “Immediate family” means spouse, de facto spouse, parent, natural or adopted child, and sibling (whether natural or adopted by a parent), whether or not they live in the same household as the employee.

Inaudible, incomprehensible, and illegible entries will be deemed invalid.

Prize

There is one major prize for six agents (four in Australia and two in New Zealand) who complete all the training modules, lessons and quizzes and then proceed onto view and complete a bonus Tuscany specialist webinar with associated quizzes. A link will be provided within the platform to direct agents to the Tuscany specialist webinar.

Travel Agents must enter their details to sign up on www.traveltoitalyacademy.com website, learn the courses and complete the quiz for each module within the timeframe provided by the Promoter.

Travel Agents may only complete the quiz for a module once. Incomplete or automated entries will be  disqualified.

Six agents who have completed all quizzes (1-8), who have registered for the Tuscany specialist webinar and associated quiz that are judged to have answered all questions and completed a game of skill, will win the major prize.

Major Prize – Tuscany travel agent fam, duration 5 nights, our invitation include:

• full board accommodation in 4* 5* hotels
• all transfers during your stay
• typical Tuscan experiences: discover cities of art, dive in a natural hot springs or enjoy outdoor activities (Trekking, Cycling, Water Sports, Air Sports, Natural Exploration).

Qatar Flights

The prize includes six (6) return Qatar Airways Economy Class tickets departing from Qatar Airways’ cities in Australia and New Zealand (at time of writing: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, and Auckland International Airports) to any of Qatar Airways’ online Italian destinations.

• Total prize value is AUD 12,000.
• Prize travel must be taken between 1 May 2021 and 31 March 2022.
• Prize tickets must be booked together, for one return trip only.
• Prize tickets are inclusive of all relevant taxes and surcharges.
• The winner must provide three preferred travel dates (inbound and outbound) when requesting a booking.
• Seats may not be available during peak seasons, school holidays, public holidays, and are subject to availability. Blackout periods also apply for June – September 2021, and December 2021 – January 2022. Confirmation of flights may not be immediate.
• If the prize winner is located outside of the airports that Qatar Airways flies from, all travel to and from this location will be at the winners’ own expense.
• The travel companion of the winner must also be 18 years or older.
• The prize travel does not include accommodation, airport transfers, travel insurance, passports, visas, meals, excess baggage or any other costs of a personal nature not stated. These will be at the winner’s own expense.
• The winner and their travel companion will not accrue any frequent flyer points on the prize travel, nor will they have access to Premium airport lounges.
• This prize cannot be exchanged for goods or cash, nor can it be sold to any other person, and is non-transferrable. This prize cannot be upgraded to Business Class.
• Qatar Airways takes no responsibility for any liability that may result from, or is claimed to have resulted from, the acceptance or use of this prize.
• All flights are subject to regulations imposed by governments as a result of Covid-19. All documentation and paperwork required for travel are the responsibility of the winner and travel companion. Qatar Airways reserves the right to refuse travel if such documentation is not correct or missing.

Winner Notification

The winner(s) will be notified via email in December 2020 from Italian National tourist Board and will be announced in Travel Daily and on the online training website.

Winner(s) must confirm their prize acceptance within 7 calendar days upon the announcement / receiving the winning email.

In the event that for any reason whatsoever the winner(s) is unable to confirm their acceptance in writing to the Promoter within 7 days or unable to accept the prize, the Promoter will select the second in line for this competition and will contact this winner(s) via email.

The Promoter’s draw is final.

The winner(s) will be drawn from all entries received throughout the duration of the competition period by representatives from Tuscany Tourism.

Publicity Release, Use of Personal Information

The Promoter reserves the right to share entry data with the prize promoter.

The Promoter is not responsible or liable in any manner for any content or materials posted to this Competition.

The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any failure to receive an entry or for inaccurate information or for any loss, damage, or injury as a result of technical or telecommunications problems, including security breaches. If such problems arise, then the Promoter may modify the Competition.

All entries in the competition become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information from entrants to conduct the competition and may, in the course of business, disclose the personal information to third parties, as required. Entry in this competition is conditional on provision of the personal information requested. Entries may be entered into a database and the Promoter may use the entrants’ names and addresses for future promotional, marketing and publicity in various forms by the Promoter, and the entrant consents to such use. Entrants may direct any request to access their personal information to the Promoter. Additionally, all literary works submitted as part of an entry become the property of the Promoter and it is a condition of entry that those literary works may be used by the Promoter for their own promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without restriction. The promoter may share the entry details with the prize provider.

The Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality/suitability of any of the goods or services offered as prizes. The Promoter is not liable for any loss suffered or sustained to person or property and including, but not limited to consequential (including economic) loss by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by it, or its agents, in connection with the arrangement of supply, or the supply, of any goods or services connected with this Competition.

The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever that is suffered by any registered Entrant or winner (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss), or for any personal injury suffered or sustained as a result of taking any prize, except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law.

Exclusion of Liability

By registering on this website each registered person assumes sole liability for any personal injury and/or  damage to property caused or claimed to have been caused to him or her as a result of or in connection with participating in any training and/or Competition.

These official rules do not affect, and are not intended to affect, any rights or remedies as consumer might have, which cannot be excluded under applicable consumer protection laws.