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IHG HOTELS & RESORTS BRITISH & LIONS TOUR 2025 PRIZE DRAW  

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   The “IHG Hotels & Resorts British & Irish Lions Tour Prize Draw ” (“Contest”) is operated and administered by IHG Hotels Management (Australia) Pty. Limited , Level 11 20 Bond Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia, ACN: 008 413 367,  ABN: 33 008 413 367 (“Administrator”).

1.CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins on 23 April, 2025 at 12:00 AM (midnight) Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEST”) and ends on 23 May, 2025 at 11:59:59 PM AEST (“Contest Period”). The Administrator’s computer is the Contest’s official clock.

2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to current members of the IHG One Rewards program and new members who join the IHG One Rewards program during the Contest Period. To be eligible to participate in the Contest and win a prize, you must be a valid member of the IHG One Rewards program and a legal resident of Australia or the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and Republic of Ireland at the time of the draw and you .  must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of joining IHG One Rewards and entry into the Contest (“Eligible Entrants”). Eligible Entrants do not include employees of Administrator and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies involved in the administration of  the Contest  (collectively, “Contest Entities”) and each of their immediate family members (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses and the “steps” of each, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of each, whether or not related,  are not eligible to enter or win. All federal, state, territorial and local laws apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Participation constitutes Eligible Entrant’s and prize recipients full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Administrator’s decisions and interpretations, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter the Prize Draw or win the prize.

3. HOW TO ENTER During the Contest Period, the Contest is open exclusively to legal residents of Australia and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and Republic of Ireland who are IHG One Rewards members. IHG One Rewards members can enter the Contest by registering on the Contest landing page. Non-members who are residents of Australia and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to sign up for IHG One Rewards via the Contest landing page and subsequently register for the Contest. One registration per entrant will be counted as valid during the Contest Period. By entering into the Contest, each entrant confirms and agrees that  they are eligible to enter the Contest and if selected as a winner claim a prize and they fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Official Rules and the decision of the Administrator is final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.  Whether an entrant receives a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set out in these Official Rules. Each entrant also agrees that Administratormay disqualify the entrant from the Contest if Administrator verifies or  believes, in their sole and absolute discretion, that an entrant fails to comply with these Official Rules. This Contest is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with META (Facebook and Instagram) . By entering, Entrants confirm that they release META of responsibility for this Contest and agree to META terms of use.

4. SELECTION OF WINNER: The winners of the Prizes (as described below) will all be determined through a random draw using random selection software from all eligible entries that are made during the Contest Period.   

The Prize Draw will take place at 3pm (AEST) on 30 May 2025 at Level 11, 20 Bond Street Sydney, NSW, 2000. Winners will be notified by the email address associated with their IHG One Rewards member account. Winners will be notified by email by 5pm (AEST) on 30 May 2025. Winner details including their first initial, last name and postcode will be published at the bottom of the Contest Landing Page (www.ihg.com/lionstour2025) by 5pm (AEST) on 30 May 2025.

There will be a total of ten (10) prizes, including one (1) major prize and nine (9) secondary prizes. The first selected entrant that is drawn will be the winner of the major prize and the following nine (9) selected winners will each win the secondary prize. If a winner is found to be ineligible, does not comply with these Official Rules, or does not claim their prize within fourteen (14) business days, then the prize will be allocated to an unclaimed prize draw and a new winner will be selected. In the event of unclaimed or forfeited prizes, a subsequent unclaimed prize draw will be conducted at 3:00 PM (AEST) 20 June 2025 at Level 11, 20 Bond Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, at which time replacement winner(s) will be selected. Winners of the unclaimed prize draw will be notified by the email address associated with their IHG One Rewards member account. Winners will be notified by email by 5:00pm (AEST) on 20 June 2025. Winner details including their first initial, last name and postcode will be published at the bottom of the Contest Landing Page, directly underneath the Contest terms and conditions (www.ihg.com/lionstour2025) by 10am (AEST) on 23 June 2025.

5. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”): A. Official Prizes (1): There are a total of  ten (10) prizes comprised of one (1) Major Prize and nine (9) secondary  Prizes.

The Major Prize includes:

-  A three (3) night stay for two guests at InterContinental Sydney Double Bay in a courtyard view suite, including Club InterContinental Access, daily breakfast, a welcome drink on arrival and a special welcome amenity. Stay dates: Thursday 31 July  – Sunday 3 August 2025.

- Two (2) Platinum Reserve Tickets to the Qatar British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia 2025, Sydney Test Match on 2 August 2025 at Stadium Australia.

- One (1) replica signed jersey. Winner can choose their preferred team – Wallabies or British & Irish Lions. The jersey will be posted to the winner after the tour.

- Access to one (1) Captains Run ahead of the Test Match on 1 August 2025 at Stadium Australia (time TBC)  Winner can choose their preferred team – Wallabies or British & Irish Lions

- One (1) MJ Bale Gift Voucher totalling AUD $1000.

- Roundtrip economy airfare to Sydney Australia from the winner's nearest capital city or the closest airport served by the airline for two passengers The Secondary Prize includes:

- Two (2) Platinum Reserve Tickets to the Qatar British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia 2025, Sydney Test Match on 2 August 2025 at Stadium Australia.

- The ARV of the Official Prizes is AUD $26,000.

B. General Prize Restrictions and Limitations:

In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. No prize substitution or exchange will be allowed, except by Administrator, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in case of unavailability of a prize or force majeure.  There is no cash equivalent for a prize.

Major Prize:

The major prize excludes all hotel incidental expenses (such as bar, restaurant, room service, or spa charges).

The Major Prize includes a round-trip airfare to Sydney, Australia. However, it does not cover any transportation costs once you arrive in Sydney, such as travel to and from InterContinental Sydney Double Bay, Stadium Australia for the Sydney Test Match, or any other transportation within Sydney or elsewhere in Australia.

If the selected Major Prize winner is a resident of the United Kingdom or Ireland:

1. If the selected Major Prize winner is a resident of the United Kingdom or Ireland they will receive two Economy Class return tickets from the United Kingdom (their closest port served by Qatar Airways to Sydney, Australia on Qatar Airways, including a Doha stopover.

2. Flights are booked in a prize-winner category and all seats are subject to availability within that category.

3. All taxes are waived.

4. Prize tickets must be booked together for travel on the same flights. Tickets are valid on Qatar Airways operating flights only; alliances, partners and franchise routes are not included.

5. Tickets will be issued in the winners' names only. Once tickets are issued, no changes are permitted. If the selected Major Prize winner is an Australian resident:

1. If the Winner and their companion do not reside in Sydney or reside closer to a Virgin Australia serviced Australian domestic airport then they do to Sydney Airport, two (2) x Virgin Australia return Economy flights to Sydney to the value of AUD $1000 (inclusive of GST) from the Winner’s closest Australian domestic port serviced by Virgin Australia If the Winner and their companion reside in Sydney or reside closer to Sydney Airport than any other port serviced by Virgin Australia, clause 1 will not be part of the prize,

2. Flights included as part of the Prize are subject to Virgin Australia’s Conditions of Carriage available at: https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/about-us/policies/legal/conditions-of-carriage/, flight certificate T&Cs and fare rules, and other relevant policies, which will be made available to you and can be found on the Virgin Australia website. Flight certificate T&Cs and fare rules will include without limitation provisions regarding (i) when flights can be used; (ii) any blackout periods; and (iii) flight change rules and costs. The Prize flight will not earn Velocity Points

3. To redeem the flights, the Winner will be provided with a flight certificate that can be used to book flights to and from Sydney and must be booked by 14 July 2025. For clarity, the Winner and their travel companion must travel at the same time (departing from and returning to the same Australian domestic port serviced by Virgin Australia).

4. Virgin Australia flights are subject to booking and flight availability.

5. If for any reason the Winner is unable to take the flight, and is not entitled to a refund or credit under the relevant fare rules or the Australian Consumer Law, that portion of the Prize will be forfeited.

6. It is a Winner’s responsibility to ensure that they have requisite visas, vaccinations, valid documentation (including but not limited to valid passports and visas) which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of the Winner.

7. A Winner is responsible for all other expenses (which do not form part of the Prize) including spending money, meals, drinks, transfers, laundry charges, activities, incidentals, taxes, energy surcharges, gratuities, service charges, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs. Travel insurance is highly recommended to protect against the additional costs incurred in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

8. Changes are not permitted once booking is confirmed including travel date changes and name changes.

Secondary Prizes:

The Secondary Prizes do not include any flight, transportation or travel expenses to Sydney or within Australia, or to Stadium Australia for the Sydney Test Match. The winners will be responsible for all other costs, charges and expenses incurred in claiming and using the Prizes. 

If a winner of the Prizes is selected from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the winner will be responsible for all visas or entry permits that may be required to enter into Australia

The use of the Prizes are subject to the applicable ticketing terms and conditions and tickets should not be sold or transferred and winners will be required to comply with any applicable ground and stadium rules at Stadium Australia.

6. HOW TO CLAIM THE PRIZE: The Administrator will notify the selected winner(s) exclusively by email, sending the communication to the email address registered in their IHG One Rewards account. Winners must respond and complete all required prize claim procedures within fourteen (14) business days from the date the notification email is sent. Failure to respond and fulfill claim requirements within this specified timeframe will result in forfeiture of the prize. In this case,  an alternate winner will be selected through an unclaimed prize draw held at 3:00 PM (AEST) on June 20, 2025, at Level 11, 20 Bond Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Winners of this unclaimed prize draw will be notified via the email address linked to their IHG One Rewards member account by 5:00 PM (AEST) on June 20, 2025. Winner information (first initial, last name, and postcode) will be published at the bottom of the Contest Landing Page (www.ihg.com/lionstour2025), directly beneath the Contest terms and conditions, by 10:00 AM (AEST) on June 23, 2025.

The prize will only be awarded to verified winners. The winner(s) shall be solely responsible for payment of any and all applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local taxes. All other costs and expenses not expressly set forth herein shall be solely a winner’s responsibility.  No expenses other than those expressly listed above will be covered by the Administrator; the winner shall bear responsibility for all other costs. If the provisional winner(s) is disqualified, found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules or declines to accept a prize, the prize will be entered into an unclaimed prize draw to be conducted in line with section 6. The provisional winner may be required to furnish proof of identification. Administrator is not responsible for any winner’s privacy or spam filter settings which may divert any Contest message or e-mail, including any notification, to a spam or junk folder. Contest Entities shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding the prize for any reason.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Contest, entrants agree that the Contest Entities and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, website providers, Web masters and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, designees and agents (“Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, postage due, or undeliverable email notifications or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections or availability; or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/website/use net accessibility, availability or traffic congestion; or any technical, mechanical, printing, or typographical or other error; or unauthorized human intervention; or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information; or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. The Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by any website’s users, tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. The Released Parties are not responsible for any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to participants or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest and/or accepting a prize. The Released Parties shall not be responsible or liable for Entries that are entered by any automated computer, program, mechanism or device, for any Entries in excess of the stated limit or for Entries that are late, forged, lost, misplaced, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules, and all such Entries may, in Administrator’s sole discretion, be disqualified. If, for any reason, an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed, corrupted or for any other reason not accepted as an Entry in the Contest, the entrant’s sole remedy is to enter the Contest again to receive another Entry. If, for any reason, the Contest cannot be executed as planned, the Administrator reserves the right to: (A) Cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest and select a winner from eligible Entries received prior to such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension in a manner deemed fair and reasonable by the Administrator; and/or (B) Modify these Official Rules as necessary to address changes in circumstances that affect the Administrator's ability to conduct the Contest as planned. The Administrator will seek approval from relevant state/territory jurisdictions for any modifications to the Contest, suspension/cancellation of the Contest, or amendments to these approved Official Rules.In the event of an inconsistency between these Official Rules and any disclosure or other statement contained in any Contest-related materials, including without limitation, a Contest entry form or any point-of-sale, radio, television, print, or online advertising, these Official Rules will prevail and govern. By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules and by all applicable laws and by the decisions of Administrator and Administrator, which shall be binding and final; (ii) to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to these Official Rules; (iii) to waive all of his/her rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against any of the Released Parties in connection with the Contest; and (iv) to forever and irrevocably agree to release and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) that may arise in connection with: (a) the Contest, including but not limited to any Contest-related activity or element thereof, and the entrant’s Entries, participation or inability to participate in the Contest, (b) the violation of any third-party privacy, personal, publicity or proprietary rights, (c) typographical or printing errors in these Official Rules or any Contest materials, (d) acceptance, attendance at, receipt, travel related to, participation in, delivery of, possession, defects in, use, non-use, misuse, inability to use, loss, damage, destruction, negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the use of a prize, (e) any change in a prize due to unavailability or due to reasons beyond Administrator’s control, including but not limited to by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasigovernmental entity (whether or not such action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened or actual terrorist acts, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot or any other cause beyond any of the Released Parties’ control, or as otherwise permitted in these Official Rules, (f) any interruptions in or postponement, cancellation or modification of the Contest, (g) human error, (h) incorrect or inaccurate transcription, receipt or transmission of any part of any Entry (including, without limitation, the registration information or any parts thereof), (i) any technical malfunctions or unavailability of any website or any telephone network, computer system, computer online system, mobile device, computer timing and/or dating mechanism, computer  equipment, software, or Internet service provider, or mail service utilized by any of the Released Parties or by an entrant, (j) interruption or inability to access the Contest, any other Contest-related websites or any online service via the Internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems, (k) any damage to entrant’s (or any third person’s) equipment used to access the Contest and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of the Contest, (l) any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects, and/or any other errors or malfunctions, (m) any late, lost, stolen, mutilated, misdirected, delayed, garbled, corrupted, destroyed, incomplete, undeliverable or damaged Entries, (n) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Released Parties, (o) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof), or (p) the negligence or willful misconduct by entrant. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING THE PRIZES, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. Check local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.

8. DISPUTES: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE RELEVANT STATE/TERRITORY JURISDICTION. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. ANY DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE TIME THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUED, OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED. Further, entrants hereby waive all rights, to: (i) claim punitive, exemplary, special, incidental, indirect and consequential damages and any other damages (whether due to negligence or otherwise), other than for actual out-of-pocket costs; and (ii) have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Entrants agree that the rights and obligations of any entrant and/or Contest Entities and/or any other party shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.

9. PRIVACY POLICY & PERSONAL INFORMATION POLICY: Administrator’s privacy policy is available at https://www.ihg.com/content/us/en/customer-care/privacy_statement.

10. PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees to allow the Administrator and Administrator’s designee the perpetual right to use his/her name, address (city and state), biographical information, likeness, picture and other information and content provided in connection with the Contest for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes in all media worldwide including, but not limited to, on television and the Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

11. NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP/WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF: Each entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the entrant and the Contest Entities is not a confidential, fiduciary or other special relationship, and that the entrant's decision to provide the entrant's Entry to Administrator for purposes of the Contest does not place the Contest Entities in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of the entrant's Entry. Each entrant understands and acknowledges that the Contest Entities have wide access to ideas, stories, designs and other literary materials, and that new ideas are constantly being submitted to it or being developed by their own employees. Each entrant also acknowledges that many ideas, photos or videos may be competitive with, similar or identical to the Entry and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects. Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that such entrant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of any Contest Entity's use of any such similar or identical material. Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Contest Entities do not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the copyright in and to the Entry. Finally, each entrant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by entrant relating to or arising out of a Contest Entity's actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Entry or other material submitted in connection with the Contest, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable entrant will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Entrant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief and entrant's rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.

12. DATES & DEADLINES/ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF ENTRANTS: Because of the  nature and scope of the Contest, Administrator reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise governing the Contest. Administrator cannot accurately predict the number of entrants who will participate in the Contest.

13. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION: If Administrator shall desire to secure additional assignments, certificates of engagement for the Entry or other documents as Administrator may reasonably require in order to effectuate the purposes and intents of these Official Rules, then each entrant agrees to sign the same upon Administrator's request therefor.

14. GENERAL: Any attempted form of participation in this Contest other than as described herein is void. If it is discovered or suspected in Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion that an entrant has registered, entered, or attempted to register or enter the Contest using multiple e-mail addresses, identities, proxy servers or like methods, all of that entrant’s entries will be declared null and void, and that Entrant will be ineligible to participate or win a prize.  Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder. Administrator and Administrator reserve the right to disqualify any individual found, in its sole opinion, to be tampering with the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner or with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of a Contest. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third-party or like methods to participate in the Contest will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. CAUTION AND WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE ADMINISTRATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If any provision of these Official Rules or any word, phrase, clause, sentence or other portion thereof should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Official Rules valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Administrator’s and/or Administrator’s interpretation of these Official Rules is final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision and such provision shall remain in full force and effect. All Entries and/or materials submitted will not be returned. In the event of any conflict with any Contest details contained in these Official Rules and Contest details contained in any promotional materials (including but not limited to point of sale, television and print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the details of the Contest as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.

15. WINNER LIST: To obtain a list of the winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped business-sized envelope to IHG Hotels & Resorts British & Irish Lions Tour 2025 Prize Draw, Level 11 20 Bond Street Sydney NSW 2000. Winner List requests must be received by July 30, 2025.