UPDATE: Due to the amount of people requesting more time to develop their entries, the competition has now been extended to April 30, 2009!

Another exciting competition from the world of HotelClub awaits you! Are you ready to take on the challenge and WIN BIG?

Yes, you read right! Win big to the tune of $USD 1000 BIG! You can win this awesome prize simply by having fun and all it requires is a camera and your creativity!

HotelClub is looking for the most creative video which promotes the HotelClub brand and follows the themes, travel or hotels. You can be as creative as you like, sometimes simplicity is key…but most importantly, have fun making it! Just nothing too naughty though, don’t submit anything your own mother wouldn’t approve of!

The competition begins on February 6, 2009 and ends on April 30, 2009 at 12pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - so make sure you set your clocks properly in case you miss the deadline!

At the end of the competition, the top 3 videos will also be published in a special feature article on the HotelClub Blog, how’s that for recognition?

To enter, simply join (if you haven’t already) our official Facebook group and upload your entries in the video section. Once that’s done, get your friends on board to support by asking them to join and vote for your entry! All it takes is a simple “+” for a positive comment under your submission and that’s it!

Ten finalists will be chosen, with seven of these being the submissions with the most number of unique positive comments collected and the remaining three being those entries HotelClub will personally select as their favourites. A poll will then be created in the last week of the competition which will run for a week. The ultimate winner will then be decided based on a combination of the highest number of poll votes received and the number of votes awarded by a panel of HotelClub judges.

Schedule:

February 6, 2009 - The competition begins!

April 23, 2009, 12pm AEST - Voting for the top 7 finalists ends.

April 23, 2009, 1pm AEST - The top 10 will be announced. Poll to determine ultimate winner will then run from this date for a week.

April 30, 2009, 12pm AEST - Poll closes.

April 30, 2009, 1pm AEST - The ultimate winner will be announced.

By entering this competition, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions:

• Only one entry per person allowed.
• The maximum length of the video must be less than or equal to 2 minutes.
• You may use props to enhance the creativeness of your entry. Using HotelClub brand colours will also help *hint, hint*
• Entries of offensive nature (consisting of racism, derogatory comments, violence, pornography, etc) is strictly prohibited and will be disregarded.
• By submitting a video, you are acknowledging that the video was created by yourself, and does not infringe any copyright laws.
• Only “unique” comments count. Unique means only the first comment per commenter will be counted for each video. So for e.g. If Jo Bloggs comments 3 times on John Smith’s video, only the first comment will count. We may disqualify any entrant if we have reason to believe that automated software or any other mechanical or electronic means have been used to inflate the number of votes received.
• No purchase is necessary and will not increase your chances of winning.
• No HotelClub employee is eligible to win.
• You grant us permission to use your video on the HotelClub Blog.
• If it’s a draw between several videos, administrators will decide the winner.
• Prize money will be awarded via PayPal.
• The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• This competition is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia and entrants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales.

So that’s about it! Get crackin’, get those creative juices flowin’ and get involved! Good luck!

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