Question about family holiday prizes

Purple_Skull

What do you do if your kids (or one of them) is over 12 when most family holiday prize T&Cs state for kids to be under 12?

Do you just not enter those comps or are they more accommodating about child ages?

I'm never sure whether I should enter the comp or if I won I could maybe pay extra for the older child etc.

What do you do?

weeowens

I'd enter & negotiate the extra cost,if any.
I have done much the same on two big holiday wins.On one I gave up $1000 in SAKS vouchers & on the other I just paid for a childs airfare.

wingobins

I agree with weeowens I won a hol before that stated only two kids but as I have three I asked to pay extra and also managed to negotiate in school holiday times as I worked in school. The company was very reasonable about it and I only had to pay for an extra flight, they included the accom and transfers for the extra place!

cagsd

wingobins wrote: »

I agree with weeowens I won a hol before that stated only two kids but as I have three I asked to pay extra and also managed to negotiate in school holiday times as I worked in school. The company was very reasonable about it and I only had to pay for an extra flight, they included the accom and transfers for the extra place!

Ooh that's interesting. I also have 3 kids and as such hardly EVER enter holiday competitions as 99% of the time they are for "2 adults and 2 kids" so I figured it wasn't worth my while. Maybe I should re-think! Thanks for the tip wingobins!

zombieslayer25

I enter all the family holiday comps and I have 3 children. Im hoping that if I win as the youngest is still a baby they will let me just bring her along. If not I figure that I would pay for her and it would then work out to be a cheap family holiday.

Purple_Skull

Thanks for the replies, guys! I had been entering of course but I feel better about being able to work something out now IF I win

twinklenicci

mine are 12 and 13 and was wondering this myself ! lol i do just enter tho and hope that im lucky enough to find myself in the position if i win

ButtonF1Fan

Very interesting! My son is 10 now, but I had wondered what would hapen when he's 12 years old. Great to know it can work out.

Runnerduck

i won a go ape weekend for a family of 4 but the kids gad to be 15 and under, mine were 15&17 at the time and so i said they were 14 &15 and told them to hide when we checked in the hotel nobody questioned me

sofaloafz

I'm always curious about entering these types if you don't have kids! Would they let you go as a couple with no kids? Surely that'd be cheaper for them! I'm wary about entering them so I haven't yet but I'd like to know your thoughts