E: 01/09 Win a train trip to Venice (nomination, photo & effort required!)

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Click here for full details; you'll need to do some work to enter this one.

You are invited to nominate a favourite Green Space that you have encountered on holiday in the UK or abroad. This could be any place that has impressed you with its environmental and social credentials, such as a hotel or villa, a park, a beach, a city, an area of natural beauty, a restaurant, a bar, a method of transport, a tour or holiday. Your nomination can be anywhere in the world, but we are especially interested to hear about UK destinations.

Your Green Space nomination should practise sound environmental policies, help to care for and preserve local wildlife or give something back to the local community. We are also interested to hear about individuals in travel who are making a difference in these ways. Tell us, in no more than 250 words, about the place or person who you would like to nominate for our Green Spaces Travel Awards, and tell us where you live.

Nominations are open until September 1 - so you've plenty of time to discover a Green Space this summer. Please do send a photo to back up your nomination - it's always helpful to visualise your passion. If you would like to be entered for the monthly prize draw for a copy of Sawdays Special Places to Stay, please ensure to provide your full name, address and contact details.

Remember! Email your entries to [EMAIL="Greenspaces@thetimes.co.uk"]Greenspaces@thetimes.co.uk[/EMAIL]

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Highlights (!) of the T&C's:

3. A person may nominate more than once but each nomination must be different.

5. Nominations will be judged by TNL’s panel of experts. Each month independent judges Anna Shepard, Toby Sawday and Richard Hammond will select their favourites based on the nomination criteria. The final winner(s) will be selected by the independent judges plus Kathleen Wyatt, Travel Editor, The Times, Steve Keenan, Online Travel Editor and Kate Quill, Assistant Travel Editor, The Times. The final shortlist and all awards will be at TNL’s discretion, following consultation with all judges and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the awards.

8. An eligible entrant must be an individual and must submit a nomination in the form provided by TNL under this promotion including their name, address and e-mail address.

10. There are monthly prizes and one overall prize. The monthly prizes will be awarded to any entrant whose nomination is featured in the Times and/or the Timesonline. The overall winner will be drawn at random from all valid nominations received by the closing date. The overall prize winner will be notified by email within twenty eight (28) days from the draw date. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner during this time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, TNL reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the correct entries which were received before the closing date.

11. Monthly Prize: Each month entrants whose nomination for the Green Spaces awards is featured in the Times or Timesonline will win a copy of Alastair Sawday’s Green Places to Stay. Entrants will only be eligible to win one copy of the book.

12. Overall Prize: The overall prize is a 5 night trip for two adults to Venice by train, travelling via Zurich and Turin with a one night stop in each city. The prize includes return Leisure Select (First Class) Eurostar travel and onward First Class return train travel for two people with 3 nights 4* accommodation in Venice and 1 night in Zurich on the outward journey and 1 night in Turin on the return, for two people sharing a double or twin room (winner’s choice), including breakfast. The prize must be taken between January – March 2009 (except during Venice Carnival 13- 24 February 2009) and cannot be used for stays including Bank Holidays and Trade Show dates. Once notified the winner must contact Railbookers to book their trip within 30 days. The winner's travel and hotel accommodation is subject to availability.

The winner is responsible for all costs and expenses not set out in these terms and conditions and for ensuring they and their guest have all necessary documents including valid passports, visas (where applicable) and travel insurance.

14. The winner may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize. Entrants may nominate a favourite Green Space from any location in the world. Entrants may not nominate any organisation in which they have a financial or family interest. The Green Space nominee should practise sound environmental policies, help to care for and preserve local wildlife or give something back to the local community or may be an individual in travel who is making a difference by embracing these principles. Nominations should be made using no more than 250 words detailing the place or person the entrant wishes to nominate. By nominating, entrants agree to allow the free use of their names, material/comments submitted and general locations in connection with the awards. TNL reserves the right to publish all or parts of an entrant’s comments at their sole discretion.