Share you holiday experience Contest

What to Share you holiday experience Contest?
HolidayIQ lets you collect and share all your favorite spots - hotels, siteseeing and things to do with photos.
It's a great way to share travel recommendations with your friends.
How it works?

1. To enter, Choose your last holiday destination.
2. Share photos of your favorite spots in your top vacation destinations Tag them.
3. Write reviews of hotels you stayed.
4. Earn as many points as you can during the contest period!

Visit the contest page here

5 points for each new photo
5 points for each Photo tagging (one sentence or longer)
20 points for each new Hotel review

The best 25 Holiday experience with the most points at the end of the contest period will be eligible to win! Panel of judges will decide on the winners based on:

• Number of photos uploaded & Tagged
• Quality of reviews in the collection
• Quantity of reviews in the collection
• Uniqueness of the places shared
• Popularity of the city as a vacation destination 
• Participate in this contest by writing a hotel review & uploading photos. 

This Contest is open to all individuals who are registered members of HolidayIQ who have completed 18 years of age as on 1ST April, 2011 and are eligible to enter into a contract .

The Contest commences at the beginning of 1ST April, 2011 and shall end at the close of 31th July, 2011. Submissions received after 12.00 midnight on 31th July, 2011 will not be eligible for inclusion in the Contest.

Participants are required to rate and review holiday destinations and accommodation options using the online rating form available on HolidayIQ. Participants in addition to the rating and review may also upload photographs of holiday destinations and accommodation options utilized during their stay.

All eligible entries for the Contest submitted online in terms of the submission guidelines on the www.holidayiq.com shall only be eligible for the prizes for the Contest

The Prizes are as set out below. Winners of the Contest will be chosen as per the criteria of the Contest listed in the website and the Winners of the Contest will be notified by e-mail to their e-mail address provided in their ‘My Profile’ section on HolidayIQ.


Grand prize:

The Grand prize entitles the Winner to a 7 night Eastern Mediterranean Cruise (sailing from/to Venice, Italy) for 2 persons sharing an ocean view stateroom with window onboard Royal Caribbean International cruise ship, “Voyager of the Seas”.

The offer includes ocean transportation as per scheduled itinerary, all meals, select soft beverages, entertainment and recreation provided onboard during the sailing.

The offer does not however include, air transportation to and from the port of embarkation/debarkation, any other expenses pre and post the cruise vacation, transfers, taxes, items of personal nature, such as, shore excursions, gratuities, beverages, dining in the specialty restaurants, laundry, telephone calls, photographs, service fees and medicalexpenses, or other items not specifically stated as included above.

Further the Company shall not be responsible for any visas which shall be obtained by the Winner at is own cost.

Grand Prize terms and conditions:

• Any participant who submits a review, photo or video as per the HolidayIQ submission guidelines and whose submission has been published on www.holidayiq.com is eligible for the sweepstake to pick the Winner of the grand prize. The Prize is valid on the following 2011 sailing dates - Sep 17, 24; Oct 01, 08. The Winner may choose to cruise on any of the above mentioned sail dates.
• Space on the sailing dates will be confirmed subject to availability at the time of booking. The Prize offer is only for 2 persons sharing a standard ocean view stateroom. Taxes and gratuities for the Prize and the cruise need to be prepaid at the time of booking @ USD 154.63 per person and are subject to change. Winners must have valid travel documents (Visa, Passport etc.) to the countries being covered in the cruise the winner or any person sharing with the Winner being offered as the Grand prize. One person must be over the age of 21 years.
• Prize is not redeemable for cash, is non-transferable and no changes are permitted once a booking in terms of the encashment made by the Winner. Any government levies/taxes is the responsibility of the Winner. Change of travel dates shall not be permitted under any circumstance. The Winner shall be required to travel within this stipulated period. No compensation whatsoever shall be made in such an event where the Winner is unable to avail of this offer during the dates mentioned above Expenses related to reaching the place of stay and other expenses pertaining to the stay and return will have to be incurred by the Winner. 
• The grand prize would have to be availed on the dates specified by Royal Caribbean International. The above offer is subject to the terms and conditions of Royal Caribbean International. The Winner will be issued an "Prize Letter" by which will be presented by the Winner alongwith valid Identity Proof at the time of encashment of the prize. HolidayIQ’s role and responsibility is limited to picking the Winner of the grand prize and making the offer for the said prize.

Assured prizes:

Photo prints
Any participant who makes at least one approved submission on www.holidayiq.com is eligible for this offer. Such participants will be sent one promo code by email to get upto 20 free prints for the photos they upload on www.snapfish.com.


HolidayIQ Explorers Directory
A copy of the HolidayIQ Explorers Directory will be sent to a maximum of 1000 participants of this contest. Winners of this directory will be chosen on the basis of the points they accumulate during the course of a week beginning from Monday to Sunday during the tenure of the contest.