E: 30/09 WIN a trip to New Zealand with STA Scratch&Win + instant prizes (FB or SAE)

frizziekizzie · 16 August 2013 at 2:21PM

Scratch and win to find the STA golden tickets - find one and you'll be entered into the grand prize draw to win a New Zealand adventure tour or free cashcards and sim cards.

Plus they have hidden 1000s of instant win prizes such as discounts on tours, accomodation, travel insurance and more.

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Entries may also be permitted by sending one SAE per entry to ‘Social, STA Travel, Priory House, 6 Wright’s Lane, London, W8 6TA when access to Facebook is not possible in the first instance.

Thanks camsmom and DavidHolland3103 below for clean links.

frizziekizzie · 16 August 2013 at 2:22PM

Terms and conditions

Prize Summary

There are two concurrent promotions, each with the following prizes:

‘Your Time Is Now’ Online Scratch Card Prize List

- A free trip on STA Travel's ‘Best of the North Island’ New Zealand tour x1
- Free STA Travel Prepaid Mastercard cashcard x 20
- Free STA Travel Global SIM card x 10
- Free Travel Insurance Upgrades
- 10% off Hop on Hop off Buses
- 10% off camper vans
- 10% off accommodation
- 10% off volunteering experiences
- £50 off adventure tours

‘Your Time Is Now’ Offline Scratch Card Prize List - £1000 of vouchers to spend on a Qantas flight to New Zealand & a Kiwi Experience Sheepdog pass x 1
- Beach Balls x 1750
- £50 off Adventure Tours
- 10% off hotels and hostels
- £100 Voucher (minimum spend £1000)

General Prize Terms & Conditions

- All vouchers only valid on new STA Travel UK bookings made until 3rd October, 2013, unless otherwise stated below.
- Vouchers / scratch-cards must be presented in-store (not available online or via the contact centre) at time of booking with full balance paid.
- Only two differing prizes / vouchers in total are redeemable per booking – they must not be the same product.
- Prize vouchers not to be used in conjunction with any other discounts or offers, including Price Beat Guarantee and are only valid on new booking
- Discounts are not redeemable for STA Travel gift cards or foreign exchange.
- In addition to the above, specific terms and conditions for each prize can be found below:

£1000 of vouchers to spend on a Qantas flight to New Zealand & a free Kiwi Experience

The prize is up to £1000 off the price of a Qantas operated and marketed flight.

The prize does not include accommodation, transfers, travel insurance, passports, visas, meals, taxes not included in the price of the ticket, ground transportation or any other costs of a personal nature not stated. Compliance with any health or other government requirements is the responsibility of the prize winner and companion. Prize travel is subject to Qantas’ General Conditions of Carriage, available at qantas.com.

Prize travel is subject to availability at the time of booking. Prize travel must be booked and ticketed by 31 May 2014, with travel commenced by 5 December 2014 and completed within 12 months of the date of departure from London Heathrow. Travel is not permitted between: 7 December 2013 and 19 January 2014, 9 and 20 April 2014, 5 December 2014 and 18 January 2015, and 27 March and 19 April 2015

Qantas makes no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination.

The winner and their companion must travel together on prize flights and will not accrue Qantas Frequent Flyer points on the prize travel. An upgrade cannot be purchased on airfares with cash or Qantas Frequent Flyer points.

Entrants’ personal information provided to Qantas in connection with this promotion will be handled in accordance with Qantas’ Privacy Statement, available at qantas.com/privacy.

Directors, management, employees and their immediate families of Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) and registered travel companions of employees of Qantas are not permitted to enter.

Kiwi Experience trip must be taken by 30th November 2014. All other standard terms and conditions apply.

Free trip on STA Travel's Best of the North Island’ New Zealand tour x1

Winner is entitled to one free place on the New Zealand - Best of the North Island (ONNI) departing before 30 June 2014 and booked before 31 December 2013. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Prize does not include My Own Room, pre/post accommodation, transfers, meals (unless stated as included in itinerary), international airfare or any other additional costs. Promo code STA13GOLDFOC must be used at time of booking. Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and has no cash value. Prize is subject to availability and a minimum of four paying travellers must already be confirmed on the chosen departure before the prize spot will be confirmed. Only valid as a prize for the STA Travel Gap Year scratch card competition as advertised and the promo code must be used at the time of booking.

Free STA Travel Prepaid Mastercard cashcard x 20

The prize is a free cash card to the value of £22 with £10 preloaded onto the card. The golden ticket must be presented in store where a free card will be processed. The card will take between 7 and 10 days for delivery. Prizewinners’ names will be checked against prizewinner list when voucher is presented in store. Winners will require ID & a confirmation email they will receive from STA Travel’s Marketing Team. Eligiblity requirements apply to STA Cashcards. Free card must be claimed before 31st October 2013.

Free STA Travel Global SIM card x 10

The prize is a free Home and Roam Global simcard to the value of £19.95 with £10 call time preloaded onto the card. The golden ticket must be presented in store where a free card will be processed. Free product is the STA Travel home and roam sim card only. Nano sim not available.Prizewinners’ names will be checked against prizewinner list when voucher is presented in store. Winners will require ID & a confirmation email they will receive from STA Travel’s Marketing Team. Free sim card must be claimed before 31st October 2013.

Beach balls

Beach balls available as instant win prizes at selected colleges and high schools across the UK (& are not available at STA Travel stores). These are only available on August 15th, 2013 and will be given out by STA Travel promo staff, upon receipt of a winning ‘free beach ball’ scratch card.

Free insurance upgrade

Only available through STA Travel stores and call centre, not available online. Offer applies to Blue single trip worldwide policies on an upgrade from standard cover to premier cover excluding USA, on selected durations 4 days up to 9 months, 10 months+ is not available on this offer. Only available on new policies and not on extensions of previous policies. Not available in conjunction with any other offer.

10% off volunteering

10% off applies to any volunteering or voluntouring product sold by STA Travel and featured in the Volunteer and Learn brochure. Prices and itineraries will vary since brochure print.
£50 Off Adventure Tours

Small group tour Ts&Cs - Discount one: £50 discount is valid on all small group adventure tours with a value of over £500. New booking only. Bookings must be made between 15th August 2013 and 3rd October 2013 inclusive with travel completed by 30 June 2014. Winning scratch card must be presented at the time of booking. The promotion cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion and does not apply to airfare, optional extras such as 'My Own Room', ‘My Own Tent, Theme Packs or applicable in-country fees. Bookings must be made by with STA Travel UK or Bridge the World in the UK by visiting a store or calling only. Other conditions may apply. STA Travel reserves the right to end this promotion at any time without notice.

18-35 tour Ts&Cs - Discount two: £50 discount is valid on tours worth over £500. New booking only. Bookings must be made between 15th August 2013 and 3rd October 2013 inclusive with travel completed by 30 June 2014. Winning scratch card scratch card must be presented at the time of booking. Travelling passengers must be aged 18-35 years at the time of travel inclusive. The promotion cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion excepting past passenger discount and does not apply to airfare, optional extras or applicable in-country fees. Bookings must be made by STA Travel in the UK by visiting a store or calling only. Other conditions may apply. STA Travel reserves the right to end this promotion at any time without notice.

10% off Hop on Hop off Buses

Hop-on hop-off bus discount is valid for passes on the following networks: Kiwi Experience, Oz Experience, Greyhound Australia, Stray Asia, Baz Bus South Africa, Busabout Europe, Feejee Experience, Bamba Bus, Pachamama by Bus, Awesome Adventures (Bula passes only) and Moose Network Canada.
10% off campervans

Campervan discount is valid for bookings on Mighty, Britz, Maui, Travellers Autobarn and Cruise America.

10% off hotels and hostels

Valid for any property bookable with STA Travel.

£100 voucher

£100 off voucher is redeemable on any trip in your local STA Travel store with your scratch card and is based on a minimum spend of £1,000. A holiday is defined as a flight plus 3 nights accommodation or a flight plus a tour. Valid on all new bookings until 30th September 2013. Offer is not transferable for cash and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion. STA Travel reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time.
Prize Draw Terms & Conditions

1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Conditions of Entry. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Conditions of Entry.

2. Entry is free and open to UK residents only, aged 18 years of age or over who complete, in full, the entry form available on the STA Travel Facebook site at www.facebook.com/statravel.uk or via the STA promotional teams attending selected UK schools during the promotional period as set out in section 4. Entries may also be permitted by sending one SAE per entry to ‘Social, STA Travel, Priory House, 6 Wright’s Lane, London, W8 6TA when access to Facebook is not possible in the first instance.

3. Employees and immediate families of the Promoter and suppliers, providers and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.

4. The promotion commences 15th August 2013 and closes on 30th September 2013.

5. Entrants can only enter in their own name. The Promoter, STA Travel, reserves the right to request proof of residency at the stated address and identification for verification (to the Promoter's satisfaction in its discretion) before issuing the prize. Incomplete or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter's decision to disqualify an entry is final and no correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility will be taken for lost, late or misdirected entries. Entrants may enter the promotion up to 3 times each day, during the promotional period.

6. All prizes are allocated at random throughout the course of the promotion period. The ‘Big Ticket’ winners will be notified by email following the selection (WC 7th October).Their name and winning entry will be published on www.statravel.co.uk and via our social networks. In the event that the prize notification email is returned as undeliverable, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining (non-winning) eligible entries. Names of the winners (first name, last name and city) may also be announced in the STA Travel e-newsletter.

7. The Promoter will award the specific prize to the second drawn entry within that region prize pool, if the prize remains unclaimed within a 48 hours period after the prize notification email is sent.

8. Winning eligible entries for each of the prizes packages will win one the prizes, as listed at the start of this document

9. The prizes are not transferable or refundable. If the winners are unable to use them in accordance with the restrictions above, the winner shall be deemed to have forfeited the prize.

10. Prizes are non-negotiable and subject to availability, with no cash or credit alternatives offered.

11. The prize bookings must be completed by 31st December 2013 for the G Adventures trip and 31st May 2014 for the Qantas flight to New Zealand or forfeit of the prizes will be incurred.

12. The promoter of this competition is STA Travel, Priory House, 6 Wrights Lane, London, W8 6TA.

13. Winners must make their own arrangements to their selected departure point, if applicable.

14. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other STA Travel or third party discounts or special offers.

15. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the prize value. Prize, or any unused portion of the prize, is not transferable or exchangeable for other goods or services and cannot be taken as cash.

16. In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency, disaster or any other circumstance beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right to either provide an alternative travel destination to the same value as the original prize or, subject to any applicable laws or written directions made under applicable legislation, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.

17. The Promoter will 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 the prize except for any liability, which cannot be excluded by law (in which case such liability is limited to the maximum extent allowable by law). The Promoter will not be responsible for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information communicated in the course of or in connection with this promotion if the deficiency is occasioned by any cause outside the reasonable control of the Promoter including without limitation technical malfunctions or failures. Tax implications may arise from the receipt or use of a prize. Independent financial advice should be sought.

18. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion subject to any written directions under applicable legislation. The Promoter also 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.

19. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participants or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation in or down-loading any materials in this promotion.

20. All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects contact information about entrants in order to contact them about the promotion and where appropriate award prizes and may also use the information to assist the Promoter in improving goods and services and to contact entrants in the future with special offers via any medium including mail and commercial electronic messages. If you do not provide the information, you cannot participate.

21. The UK laws apply to this promotion to the exclusion of any other law.

22. By entering into this prize draw, the winners agree that his/her details may be used in post-event publicity including blogging on STA Travels preferred blogging system before, during and / or after the trip prize. The winners may need to complete a trip report plus an interview with STA Travel upon their return; this must be completed within 2 weeks of return.

23. STA Travel will not be responsible for cancelled, delayed, suspended or rescheduled events or travel after ticketing for any reason beyond its control. All other terms & conditions of travel are as per the standard STA Travel terms and conditions

24. STA Travel reserves the right to substitute a prize of at least equal value in the event of unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize. Should the value of any prize be less than the value stated, the difference will not be awarded in cash or in kind.

25. Any costs incurred from changes post booking, such as a name change, are the winner’s responsibility to pay.

26. By entering the ‘Gap year’ promotion on Facebook, you acknowledge
a. A complete release of Facebook by each entrant or participant.
b. Acknowledgment that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
c. Disclosure that the participant is providing information to STA Travel and not to Facebook.