E: 25/10 12pm Weekend trip to New York (Twitter photo effort)

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http://www.virgin.com/travel/news/meet-richard-branson-win-a-mystery-weekend-away

Richard Branson is giving his Twitter followers the chance to win a trip to New York this coming weekend (Friday 28 October - Sunday 30 October) with Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Holidays.

Richard has fired the starting pistol on the 'Suitcase Race' by asking his followers to tweet him a photo of themselves with a suitcase. He will pick one picture at midday (London time) Tuesday 25 October and the winner will then have to get themselves (and a travelling companion!) ready to come and meet Richard in London on Friday 28 October.

Did a search on Branson, New York & Virgin but did not find the comp listed.

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1. The promoter of this competition is Virgin.com Limited of The School House, 50 Brook Green, London, England, W6 7RR (“Virgin.com”). The competition is free to enter and no purchase is necessary.

The competition

2. In order to enter this competition, you must post a photo of yourself and a suitcase in reply to Richard Branson on http://www.twitter.com/richardbranson (each reply is an “Entry” and together the “Entries”). By posting an Entry you will be deemed to have irrevocably agreed to these Terms.

3. Only one Entry per person will be accepted. All additional Entries will be discounted.

4. If you do not correctly submit your Entry as set out in paragraph 2 above, you will not be eligible to win the Prize. Virgin.com takes no responsibility for any Entries that are lost, delayed, corrupted, damaged, incomplete or otherwise invalid.

5. The Entry phase of the competition will open on Friday 21 October 2011 at 11am BST and will close on Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 12pm BST. If you submit an Entry after this time/date you will not be entered into the Draw.

6. All valid Entries will be entered into a prize draw from which one (1) winner (the “Winner”) will be chosen at random by 12pm BST on Tuesday 25 October 2011 (the “Draw”). The Winner will be notified via their Twitter profile as soon as possible after the Winner has been chosen. The Winner must accept the Prize by replying to the notification on their Twitter profile within three hours of being notified as the Winner. If Virgin.com does not receive a response within three hours of when Virgin.com first tries to contact the relevant Winner, Virgin.com reserves the right to award the Prize to another entrant and the original Winner will have no right to insist on receiving the Prize. Thereafter the alternative entrant shall be the “Winner” for the purposes of these Terms.

7. In order to be entered into this competition (being the Entry and the Draw together, the “Competition”) you must:
(a) be over 18 years of age;
(b) be resident in the United Kingdom;
(c) not be an employee of any Virgin Group company or a family member of such an employee;
(d) be free and able to travel to the United States between 28 and 31 October 2011; and
(e) accept these Terms.

8. Virgin.com can, in its absolute discretion, disqualify any entrant for breach of or non-compliance with these Terms, vary or amend these Terms, change the Prize or terminate this Competition without prior notice and you agree that no liability shall attach to Virgin.com or any other Virgin Group company as a result thereof and that, in such circumstances, no compensation will be payable. Any changes to these terms will be posted on http://www.twitter.com/virgin.

The Prize

9. Subject to availability and these Terms, the Winner shall be entitled to the following (altogether the “Prize”):

• two return economy tickets (including airport taxes) for a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic (Flight prefix ‘VS’) to New York from London Heathrow airport (the “Flight”) departing on 28 October 2011 and returning on 30 October 2011. Exact Flight details (including date and time) will be specified by Virgin.com once a Winner has been selected. The Flight cannot be upgraded or otherwise varied and both tickets must be used on the same Flight. If the winner does not wish to use the second ticket, the unused ticket will be forfeited. The Flight will not attract Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles or Partner miles;

• two nights stay (excluding breakfast) for two people at the Renaissance New York Times Square hotel (the “Stay”). The Winner may be required to present a credit card for hotel incidentals at time of check in; and

• a maximum of £200 (two hundred pounds sterling) towards food, beverage and/or travel expenses incurred during the Stay (“Expenses”). Original, complete, valid and dated receipts will need to be submitted by the Winner to Virgin.com within 30 days after the return Flight and must relate to Expenses incurred in connection with the Winner’s enjoyment of the Prize. Expenses in excess of £200 or which do not satisfy the criteria specified in this paragraph will not be eligible for refund. Virgin.com will reimburse eligible Expenses up to the value of £200 within 60 days of receipt of the valid receipts.

10. The Prize must be used on the dates specified in paragraph 9 unless otherwise specified by Virgin.com.

11. No element of the Prize may be used in conjunction with any other promotion or promotional fare offered by any company in the Virgin Group or any third party.

12. Except for the Expenses (and subject to the conditions applicable to the Expenses (set out above)), the Prize does not include and no Virgin Group company shall be responsible for checked baggage charges, spending money, additional taxes, travel or other insurance, passports, visas, vaccinations, transport to and from departure point, transfers (including transfers to and from the Flight and/or Stay), items of a personal nature, in-room charges or any other ancillary costs incurred by the Winner in enjoyment of the Prize.

13. The Prize is subject to flight and hotel availability and has no cash value.

14. Enjoyment of each element of the Prize is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the provider of that element.

15. The Winner and their companion for the Flight must abide by and will be subject to Virgin Atlantic’s published Conditions of Carriage, which are available on www.virgin-atlantic.com and from any Virgin Atlantic office. Virgin Atlantic flight schedules are subject to change without notice. The Winner will be responsible for checking and confirming Flight details prior to departure. No liability shall attach to Virgin.com or any other Virgin Group company as a result of any changes to the flight schedule or for the Winner’s failure to check and/or confirm Flight details and, in such circumstances, no compensation will be payable.

16. The Winner is responsible for ensuring that both they and their companion have valid and up to date passport and all other travel documentation required for their travel to and entry into the United States.

17. The Prize and each element comprising the Prize are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. If for any reason the Winner does not make use of the Prize, they shall not be entitled to any alternative prize and no compensation will be provided.

18. As a condition of accepting the Prize, the Winner must sign any necessary legal documentation as and in the form required by Virgin.com, Virgin Atlantic and/or Virgin Holidays. In addition, the Winner agrees to take part in all reasonable competition-related publicity as requested by Virgin.com.

19. If the Prize (or any part of it) is unavailable, Virgin.com, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or any part of the Prize) with a prize or prizes (as appropriate) to an equal value and/or specification. For the avoidance of doubt, this is a right for Virgin.com and not an obligation on Virgin.com to provide a replacement.

20. The Winner shall accept and use the Prize at their own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Virgin.com and all other Virgin Group companies assume no responsibility whatsoever for death or personal injury or any damage, loss, or disappointment (in each case whether direct or indirect) suffered by any entrant or by the Winner (or any companion/s) as a result of accepting and undertaking any Prize (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any personal injury or death suffered to any participant).

21. In event of an infringement by the Winner or their travel companion of these Terms or any other terms incorporated into these terms by reference, Virgin.com reserves the right to withdraw the Prize and shall not be obliged to offer an alternative.

22. Final responsibility for determining the operation and results of the Competition, including eligibility and the ultimate Winner, rests solely with Virgin.com and no correspondence will be entered into concerning any of these matters.

23. All decisions relating to the Prize (including the Flight, the Stay and Expenses) shall be made solely by Virgin.com, Virgin Atlantic and/or Virgin Holidays (as appropriate) and shall be final.

Applicable terms and conditions

24. Your entry and participation in the Competition will also be subject to the Virgin.com terms and conditions of usage and privacy policy found at http://www.virgin.com/terms/.

25. This Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Twitter. You understand that you are providing your information to Virgin.com and not to Twitter. All Entries must comply with the Twitter terms of use, the Twitter code of conduct and any other relevant Twitter terms or policies in operation from time to time.

Your personal information

26. Your Entry photo should not include any other individuals unless you have their consent to you using their image and/or details for the purpose of this Competition.

27. Your personal information (including your name, email address and telephone number) collected during the Competition and/or for the purposes of the Prize will only be shared with other Virgin Group companies or third parties with your consent or in order to contact you regarding the Prize, which purposes may include transmitting your information outside of the EEA.

28. Virgin.com may also contact you by email about Virgin.com activities and news. You may unsubscribe from any such communication at any time by notifying us via http://www.virgin.com/.

29. Your personal information will be collected, stored and processed in a database for the purposes of managing the Competition. Such information will not be used for any other purpose than as stated in these Terms or as separately accepted by you. Any personal data which you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

30. By submitting an Entry you consent to the use of your personal information in accordance with these Terms and to Virgin.com and/or other Virgin Group companies contacting you regarding the Prize.

Other Terms

31. This competition is governed by English law and any dispute arising from this competition shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

32. A copy of these Terms may be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Virgin.com at its address set out above.