Westpac American Express Card – Win a trip for 2 to Dubai

Your chance to win a luxurious holiday at One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai, valued at over $14k.

Receive one entry for every eligible purchase made on your Westpac American Express Card from 1st July to 31st August 2014

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

The Promoter is American Express International Inc, ABN 15 000 618 208, (“Promoter”) for and on behalf of American Express Australia Limited, of 12 Shelley Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia.

The promotion commences at 12.01am (AEST) on 01/07/2014 and ends at 11.59pm (AEST) on 31/08/2014 (“Promotion Period”).

Entry is only open to individuals aged 18 years or older of Australian residency who are the Basic Card Members of the primary or supplementary Account of an Australian-dollar American Express Card issued by Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 (“eligible entrants”; To enter the promotion Eligible Entrants must spend on their Westpac American Express Card within the promotion period. The Card Member will receive one entry for every transaction made within the promotion period, excluding any returns of purchase.

Directors and employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and, its agencies associated with this promotion and each of the Promoter’s related bodies corporate are not eligible to enter this promotion.

An Eligible Entrant will only be eligible to win ONE (1) prize in this Promotion.

The prize draw will take place on 1/09/2014 at 5pm at the offices of Tribe Marketing Pty Ltd, Ground Floor, 1 Kent Street, The Rocks NSW 2000. The winner will be notified by email within TWO (2) days of the draw .They will be requested to reply via email to Amexconnect@aexp.com with their telephone contact details and postal address for further communication to claim the prize. The Winner names will be published in The Australian newspaper on 15/09/2014

There is 1 prize to be won. Total prize value for the promotion is valued at up to AUD $14,120.87 (GST inclusive).

The prize is supplied by One & Only & American Express International Inc.

The prize package is for 2 people and includes:

Accommodation: Complimentary 5 night stay in The Palace of One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai, inclusive of daily buffet breakfast. Valued at AED $5000 (up to AUD $1,474.87)
Spa: One Spa treatment each, for 2 people Valued at AED $1000 (up to AUD $294)
Entertainment: Access to Aquaventure Waterpark at nearby Atlantis, The Palm for 2 Valued at AED $400 (up to AUD $117)
Food: Dinner for 2 At One & Only Royal Mirage Dubai valued at AED $800 (up to AUD $235)
Flights: AUD $12000 Travel gift cards from HelloWorld Travel. Please visit http://www.helloworld.com.au/ for further information. The winner will be required to book and arrange their own flights using the vouchers provided.
Travel Periods: Valid for stays until Sept. 1, 2015.
Blackout dates apply, Oct. 23 to Nov. 23, 2014 , Dec. 25, 2014 to Jan. 5, 2015, Feb. 14 – 24, 2015, March 20 – April 20, 201(Bookings subject to room availability)
Other Notes: The person awarded the prize is responsible for ensuring that all necessary documentation to travel is obtained, otherwise the winner’s entry will be deemed invalid, The prompter may allow the winner to transfer the prize to a nominated person if this is the case, please see clause 26 below.

All additional spending money, meals, taxes, insurance, transfers and all other ancillary costs, including any costs associated with transport etc. from the winner’s place or places of residence to the winner’s nearest airport are the responsibility of the winner.

It is strongly recommended that the winner and participants acquire adequate travel insurance (this does not form part of the prize).

All prizes may be supplemented with additional arrangements outside of the itinerary. Any supplementary arrangements are charged to the prize winner and travellers at their own request and expense, see clause 9 prize description for details.

The prizes must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prizes as stated. The prizes are not exchangeable or redeemable for cash or other goods or services. There is no spending money included in the prize, and this is at the expense of the winner or travellers claiming the prize.

If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) for a prize of equal or similar value, subject to State regulation.

Prize collection is subject to specific dates of booking and travel periods.

The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the prize value or availability, nor for any tax should implications that may arise from the prize winnings and winners seek their own independent financial advice prior to acceptance of the prize. If the eligible winner is unable to take the prize due to travel, medical, legal, financial or personal reasons, then the prize may be transferred, at the Promoter’s discretion, to another person nominated by the eligible winner. The nomination must be in writing to the Promoter authorising permission for the prize transfer to the nominated person. The contact details of the nominated person(s) including full name, contact phone number, email and postal addresses must be included.

All transactions must be made by the closing period of the promotion to be eligible for entry. (11.59pm (AEST on 31/08/2014. The time of entry will in each case be the time of the online registration to, or entry, on the AmexConnect website. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries and instances where Eligible Entrants are not automatically entered into the draw due to forces beyond the Promoter’s control.

Prize must be claimed by 01/12/2014 5.00pm (AEST) from Tribe Marketing PTY LTD. If the prize remains unclaimed by this time, the Promoter and their associated agency Tribe Marketing PTY LTD will conduct a redraw at 11.00am (AEST) on 02/12/2014 (”Unclaimed Prize Draw”) at the same address as the original draw, subject to state regulation. Any winners will be notified by email within two (2) days of the draw and the names of the Winners will be published in The Australian on Thursday 05/12/2015.

The Promoter and their related bodies corporate, their officers, employees and agents shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to direct, indirect or consequential loss) or for any medical or personal injury which is suffered or sustained, as a result of taking or using any part of the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

If for any reason the prize winner does not take up the prize or an element of the prize by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize or that element of the prize will be forfeited.

If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned for reasons including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right (subject to any written directions given under applicable law) to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.

The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including but not limited to any injury or damage to entrants or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in this Promotion.

The Promoter reserves the right to request the winner to provide proof of identity and residency prior to awarding the prize. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter.

In the event of war, terrorism, state of emergency or disaster the Promoter reserves the right (subject to any written directions under applicable legislation) to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion.

The prize winner agrees to the use of their name, image and photograph/s for publicity and promotional purposes, without compensation, and agrees that the Promoter will own copyright in any such images and photograph/s and in all material incorporating the photograph/s.

Privacy Consent: To provide and administer this promotion, the Promoter needs to collect personal information about each entrant. If the entrant does not provide the information requested, the Promoter may not be able to provide the entrant with the promotion entry. The American Express Privacy Policy Statement sets out policies on management of personal information. To arrange access to your personal information, request a copy of the American Express Privacy Policy Statement or enquire generally about privacy matters, write to the Promoter. The entrant agrees that subject to the Privacy Act, the Promoter or their agents may do the following:

Transfer or disclose personal information confidentially to the Promoter, its related companies and agencies or organisations that provide services in relation to this Promotion. This includes transferring personal information to the USA or other countries for data processing and servicing;

Use the details provided by all entrants to contact and send out information about any new promotions, events, competitions or products associated with American Express and its partners;

Request verification of Entrants’ account status and/or personal information from the Promoter’s Licensed Network Partners;

Disclose entrants’ personal information to State and Territory lottery departments;

Publish winners’ names as required under the relevant lottery legislation;

Use the winner’s personal information in any media for publicity purposes associated with the Promotion without any further payment or other compensation, unless the winner otherwise notifies the Promoter at time of accepting the prize.

The winner consents that they will be asked to provide further information for contact purposes and prize redemption in relation to this competition which may include but is not limited to contact telephone number, full address, name that appears on their Australian bank issued American Express Card. These details provided by the winner will be used for prize redemption only and will be kept strictly confidential and private by the Promoter.

The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any entrant who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions, or who engaged in any unlawful or other misconduct to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion or who tampers with the entry process. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such a person are reserved.

The Promoter’s decision in relation to any aspects of the Promotion is final and binding on every person who enters and no correspondence will be entered into.

Authorised under: NSW Permit No LTPS/14/04186, VIC Permit No. 14/4296, ACT Permit No: 14/01875 SA Permit No: T14/963