Enter for a chance to win an all-inclusive ski trip to the French Alps

Air Canada French Alps Ski Trip Contest

(the “Contest”)

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

(the “Contest Rules”)

NO PURCHASE or monetary consideration IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

The Contest is brought to you by Air Canada^® (the “Contest Organizer”) in collaboration with Club Med Ventes Canada Inc. and Sportvac Voyages (collectively the “Contest Sponsors”). The Contest starts on December 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET and closes on December 15, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET (hereinafter, the “Contest Period”).

1. Eligibility

The Contest is open to all Canadian residents having reached the legal age of majority in their province or territory of residence prior to the Contest Period (each one an “Eligible Participant”).

Directors, employees, representatives, or agents of Air Canada, Club Med Ventes Canada Inc. and Sportvac Voyages, and of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies, and members of the immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they are domiciled) of any of the aforementioned and persons with whom any of the aforementioned are domiciled are not eligible to enter the Contest.

2. How to participate in the contest

No purchase is necessary.

Eligible Participants can enter the Contest via (I) On-site Entry, detailed as follows:

1. On-site Entry
   
   

   Eligible Participants can enter the Contest in person at the Air Canada Flight Deck on the site of the 24H Tremblant event between December 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. ET and December 15, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET by obtaining and completing an entry form available at the Air Canada photobooth via a displayed QR code and by submitting the form on the contest registration web page, along with their name, email address and telephone number.

   A maximum of one (1) entry per Eligible Participant is permitted during the Contest Period.

   Although online access is required in order to enter the Contest via certain methods of entry detailed above, no purchase is necessary.

Entry requirements

To be considered an Eligible Entry, as defined below, all content and materials associated with your entry (regardless of the method of entry) (collectively, the “Submission”) must: (i) be submitted and received in accordance with these Contest Rules during the applicable Contest Period; (ii) include all required components and materials noted above; and (iii) comply with these Contest Rules, including, but not limited to, the General Terms and Conditions listed below for each Prize (all as determined by the Contest Organizer in its sole and absolute discretion). By participating in this Contest, including without limitation by submitting an Eligible Entry, you signify that you have read and agree to be legally bound by these Contest Rules.

Each Submission received from an Eligible Participant that meets the requirements above will be considered an “Eligible Entry” and collectively the “Eligible Entries”.

*Only one (1) Eligible Entry per Eligible Participant (regardless of method of entry) is allowed for the duration of the Contest Period*

3. Prize(s)

There is one grand prize to be won (the “Prize”), consisting of the following for the winner:

1. Two (2) round-trip economy class tickets on any Air Canada flight (including flights operated under the Air Canada Express brand and those operated by Air Canada Rouge) departing from the major Canadian airport served by Air Canada that is closest to the winner’s home and flying to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) in Lyon, France, or to Geneva Airport (GVA) in Geneva, Switzerland;
2. A seven (7) night stay for two (2) adults in one of the 16 Club Med Villages in the Alps, supplied by the Contest Sponsors, which includes:
   • Seven (7) nights of hotel accommodation in a minimum category room, double occupancy
   • Three (3) meals per day
   • Open bar
   • Snacks during the day
   • Activities as included in the traditional Club Med all-inclusive package
   • Shows and entertainment each night

Travel Terms and Conditions:

• Reservations for flights and accommodations are subject to availability.
• Each Prize winner and their respective guests must participate in all elements of the Prize together on the same itinerary.

Stay at Club Med:

• Club Med reserves the right to impose the destination based on Club Med Village availability.
• The following blackout periods apply: from June 19, 2025 to September 7, 2025 and from December 10, 2025 to January 11, 2026.
• The winner has until April 30, 2026 to use up their stay excluding school vacations in all areas of France, Belgium and Switzerland. Club Med reserves the right to impose a date based on availability.
• Travel dates are subject to accommodation availability. Final travel dates and times will be determined by Club Med, which reserves the right to impose a date and destination based on availability. Reservations will be accepted based on availability exclusively dedicated to winners (and not based on regular sales availability) and can only be confirmed 60 days or less prior to departure.. They cannot be combined with any other promotion.
• For terms and conditions of your Club Med vacation, please refer to the current Club Med Canada website.
• This offer is not redeemable for cash or transferable and cannot be extended. In the event of cancellation, for whatever reason, the trip cannot be postponed.
• The room category cannot be changed under any conditions (even monetary).
• If the winner refuses the prize, it cannot be converted into cash and will be considered forfeited.
• Your stay does not include:
  • Transportation between the winner’s home and the airport;
  • Airport transfers to the Club Med Village;
  • Optional excursions;
  • Ski equipment;
  • Any service or sporting activity at extra cost;
  • Premium wines and spirits and champagne;
  • Personal expenses;
  • Cost of passports, tourist cards, vaccinations and visas;
  • Any sales taxes or goods and services tax and any similar tax, where applicable;
  • Travel insurance.

Air Canada flights:

• Travel does not qualify for Aeroplan mileage accumulation or for mileage accumulation in any other frequent flyer program. No changes are permitted to reservations once the date of travel is confirmed or the ticket has been issued. The use of upgrade certificates is not permitted for flights. Use of the airfare tickets are subject to Air Canada’s General Terms and Conditions Of Carriage.
• The Grand Prize winner and their travelling companion are responsible for any and all costs, expenses and taxes not expressly described herein, including, without limitation, applicable local air departure taxes, ground transportation, gratuities, merchandise, telephone calls, personal expenses of any nature for overnight layover, meals and beverages, service charges, in-flight meals and entertainment, costs incurred to and from the departure point as the Prize originates and terminates there, obtaining sufficient personal travel insurance prior to departure, if desired, obtaining and carrying all necessary travel documentation, such as passports and visas, and complying with regulations related to immigration, customs, security, health and entry. These eligibility criteria are subject to change without notice.
• The Prize winner agrees and acknowledges that Contest Organizer will not be liable if the Prize winner or any of their guest(s) are denied boarding due to any failure to comply with applicable travel restrictions or requirements.
• The Prize winner and their guest understand and acknowledge the risks related to the spread of infectious or contagious diseases and understand that it remains their responsibility to take the necessary precautions applicable to any health hazards, including but not limited to COVID-19.
• Other mandatory safety protocols may apply based on the nature of the Prize. Availability of the services and facilities may be impacted.

Prize Value

The approximate value of the Prize is:

Total value of Prize

CA$12,000

 

Exact value of the Prize depends on point of departure and destination as well as on time of travel. The prize must be accepted as awarded; it cannot be sold, transferred or converted to cash and it will not be refunded if unused. No substitutions, changes or extensions are permitted. Contest Organizer reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute the Prize for one of equal or greater value or to allow a Prize transfer. Any unused, unclaimed or refused portion of the Prize will be forfeited and will have no cash value, and the Contest Organizer and Contest Sponsors will have no obligation to provide any substitute or value in kind.

4. Prize Draw

A random draw from all Eligible Entries received from Eligible Participants during the Contest Period will be held to select the winner of the Prize. This draw will be held at the Contest Organizer’s offices located at 525 avenue Viger Ouest, Montréal, QC H2Z 0B2 on December 16, 2024 at 11 a.m. (ET).

The odds of winning a Prize will depend upon the total number of Eligible Entries received from Eligible Participants during the Contest Period.

Limit of one (1) Prize per person.

5. Claiming of Prize

In order to be declared a winner and be able to claim their Prize, the Eligible Participant selected as per these Contest Rules will be contacted by telephone, email, direct message or other form of notification sent to the coordinates accompanying the selected Eligible Entry or the social media account used to submit the selected Entry (if applicable) and will be instructed on how to claim their Prize by the Contest Organizer or the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) or one of its agents or representatives, shortly following the draw and must confirm acceptance as a selected Eligible Participant within three (3) calendar days of contact. Each potential Prize winner is solely responsible for ensuring their social media account settings are set such that they are able to receive such notification messages from the Contest Organizer (if applicable).

If the selected Eligible Participant does not confirm acceptance within three (3) days following the announcement, the Eligible Participant shall be automatically disqualified and forfeit all rights to the Prize. At its entire discretion, Contest Organizer may select another Eligible Participant among the Eligible Entries by way of random draw.

Before being declared a Prize winner, each selected Eligible Participant will be required to successfully answer a time-limited four-step, two-to-three number mathematical skill-testing question and sign a declaration form confirming, without limitation, that:

• they comply with the eligibility requirements;
• they have read the Contest Rules and agree to comply with them in all respects;
• they accept the Prize as awarded;
• they comply with any conditions/restrictions that may apply to the Prize;
• they acknowledge the Contest Organizer’s right to publish their picture, name and city of residence without compensation other than the Prize offered; and
• they acknowledge the disclaimer of liability from the Contest Organizer, Contest Sponsor (if applicable) and their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising, promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents.

The guest of the Prize winner will also be required to sign a similar declaration form.

Only selected Eligible Participants whose Eligible Entries have been drawn will be contacted. Once an Eligible Participant is declared a Prize winner by the Contest Organizer, the latter will send the Eligible Participant an email containing the details of how to redeem their Prize.

6. General Terms and Conditions

All Submissions and all information provided, by Eligible Participants must be complete and accurate. The Contest Organizer will not be held responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, any error or technological malfunctions of any kind in connection with the Contest, telephone or Internet interruptions and/or any late/incomplete/erroneously completed Prize claims or declaration forms or validly disqualifying any Eligible Participants or winner(s) in accordance with the terms hereof.

All Submissions are subject to verification by the Contest Organizer and may be disqualified if they are received outside of the Contest Period, are incomplete, illegible, irregular, photocopied or otherwise reproduced, submitted through illicit means or if they contain any false statements, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of these Contest Rules.

The contents of all entries submitted become property of the Contest Organizer and will not be returned. Each Eligible Participant grants permission for the Contest Organizer and the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) to use the contents of their Eligible Entry, including name and address, for editorial, advertising, marketing and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, in perpetuity, without compensation, notification or permission. The Contest Organizer reserves the right to: (i) use the contents of Eligible Entries provided by entrants, for editorial, advertising, marketing and promotional purposes, without further compensation or notice, unless prohibited by law; and (ii) publish without compensation the full name, city of residence, and photograph of all Prize winners and Eligible Participants waive all rights with respect to printed, broadcast and other forms of publicity.

By entering the Contest, Eligible Participants expressly consent and agree that Contest Organizer, Contest Sponsors (if applicable), media partners, and advertising and promotional agencies may store, share and use the personal information submitted with their Eligible Entry, only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with the Contest Organizer’s Privacy Policy publicly available on the Contest Organizer’s website.

Contest Organizer will retain the personal information according to applicable laws.

If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause, the Contest Organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way, without any further obligations to Eligible Participants.      Furthermore, if the Contest Organizer determines, at its sole discretion, that any entry compromises the integrity of the Contest, the Contest Organizer reserves the right to disqualify the entry at issue or terminate the Contest in its entirety without any further obligations to Eligible Participants. The Contest Organizer further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual from the Contest, and/or to revoke, rescind, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict the Prize awarded to a winner, and/or to ban the individual from any future contest of the Contest Organizer who it finds or believes to be: (i) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (ii) acting in violation of the Contest Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; (iii) acting or involved in any situation or occurrence which brings them into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or which shocks, insults, or offends the community or any group or class thereof, or to offend public morals and decency to or which reflects unfavourably upon the Contest Organizer, the Contest Sponsor (if applicable), the Prize supplier, if any, and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns, or their respective products or services, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Contest Organizer; or (iv) posting or making available to the public any post, picture, video, statement, or any other content of any form on any media (including any social media platform) mentioning, tagging, alluding to, or associating itself in any way with the Contest and/or the Prize which, in the reasonable discretion of the Contest Organizer, infringes or otherwise violates the rights of the Contest Organizer, the Contest Sponsor (if applicable), the Prize supplier, if any, and each of their respective parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns.

By entering this Contest, Eligible Participants agree that the Contest Organizer and the Contest Sponsor (if applicable) and each of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, media partners, advertising and promotional agencies and each of the foregoing entities’ respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns do not make any representation or warranty, or assume any liability beyond, where applicable, what has been described as the Prize in these Rules.

Eligible Participants agree to be bound by all decisions of the Contest Organizer and/or Contest Sponsor (if applicable) regarding the Contest which shall be final and binding in all respects.

The Contest is subject to federal, provincial and local rules and regulations. Subject to the following paragraph, this Contest is subject to all applicable national, federal and provincial laws and regulations; unless otherwise provided at law, all actions, proceedings or litigation relating hereto shall be adjudicated in the judicial district of Montreal, province of Quebec, and the parties consent to such exclusive venue and jurisdiction.

Intellectual Property: All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations is owned by the Contest Organizer and/or Contest Sponsors (if applicable) and/or their affiliates. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

^® Air Canada and the Air Canada maple leaf logo are registered trade-marks of Air Canada.