MARKETING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS BLUE TRAIN COMPETITION RULES

  1. This Promotional Competition (“Competition”) is organized by The Marketing Achievement Awards, K&A Productions and/or their designated agencies (collectively the ‘’Promoters’’).
  2. The Promotional Competition is open to permanent residents and citizens of South Africa, residing in either Gauteng or the Western Cape, who are over the age of 18 years in possession of a valid South African Identity Document; any person who is under the age of 18 years (“a minor”), must obtain their parent or legal guardian’s consent, in order to enter and qualify for the Promotional Competitions (“Participant/s”).
  3. Any employee, director, partner, agent or consultant or any person directly or indirectly who controls or is controlled by the Promoter and/or immediate family members of any employee, director, partner, agent, or consultant of or person indirectly or directly in control or controlled by the Promoter, their advertising agencies, dealers, suppliers, its affiliates and/or associated companies may not participate in this Competition (“Disqualified Persons”).
  4. By entering the Competition, all Participants, including any parent or legal guardian of a minor, and winners agree to be bound by these rules, which will be interpreted by the Promoter, whose decision regarding any dispute will be final and binding. The Promoter reserve the right to amend, modify, change, postpone, suspend, or cancel this Competition and any prizes (which have not yet been subject to a draw), or any aspect thereof, without notice at any time, for any reason which the Promoter reasonably deems necessary.
  5. The Competition commences on 15 March 2021 and ends on 31 March 2021 both days inclusive (“Duration”).
  6. Participants stand a chance to win 1 (one) double package for the winner and their travel partner on the Blue Train (the “Prize”), as stated in paragraphs 7 and 8.
  1. The Prize for winners residing in Pretoria and surrounding areas includes the following:
  • 1 (one) double package for the winner and their travel partner, sharing a De Luxe Suite on the
    Blue Train from Pretoria Station to Cape Town Station.  The prize includes all meals, high tea, drinks, Wi-fi and 24-hour Butler Service. The prize includes cognacs and Cuban cigars but excludes French champagne, caviar, and external telephone calls.
  1. The Prize for winners residing in Cape Town and surrounding areas includes the following:
  • 1 (one) double package for the winner and their travel partner, sharing on the Blue Train from Cape Town Station to Pretoria Station. The prize includes all meals, high tea, drinks, Wi-fi and 24-hour Butler Service. (The prize includes cognacs and Cuban cigars, but excludes French champagne, caviar, and external telephone calls)|
  • 2-hour off-the-train excursion at the Kimberly Mine Museum (weather and time permitting);
    9. The Prizes are valid for travel from 01st of April 2021 until 31st of March 2022. Travel is subject to availability. Should the winner be unable to use the Prize within this period, the Winner and their travel partner will be deemed to have forfeited the Prize. In such event, the Prize will revert back to the Promoter, and a replacement entry and draw will take place.
  1. Any additional travelling expenses, such as transfers to and from the Pretoria Station and Cape Town Station, are at the winner’s expense and are excluded from the Prize.
  2. To stand a chance of winning the Prize, participants must register for and attend the Marketing Achievement Awards Virtual Awards Ceremony on 31st of March 2021, attend the ceremony and answer a question related to the winner of a particular award presented at the event.
  3. The Promoters will conduct a random draw from all the entries received to determine possible winners during the live stream of the event on the 31st of March 2021 (“Draw Date”). In order for a particular entry to be confirmed as valid, the Promoters will call the possible winners and ensure that the qualifying criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 11 above are met (“the verification process”).
  4. Participants, whose entries have been drawn and have been confirmed as valid after the verification process, will be notified telephonically within 1 (one) week from Draw Date and declared a winner and be provided details on how to claim their prize.
  5. In the event that a winning entry belongs to a minor, their parent or legal guardian must accept and/or be present in order to claim their prize.
  6. Participants may only submit 1 (one) registration entry for this Competition by following the entry mechanics set out in paragraph 11 above. Participants are only eligible for 1 (one) Prize under this Competition.
  7. Entries that contain errors, or from Disqualified Persons will be declared invalid.
  8. If the Promoter is unable to reach a winner after 1 (one) week from the date of being declared a winner, or if a winner is a minor who did not obtain their parent or legal guardian’s consent, or if a winner fails the verification process after drawing his/her entry for whatsoever reason, such person will be disqualified, and the draw of a replacement entry shall take place.
  9. Should a winner of a Prize wish to make any changes in any way whatsoever, to the Prize, other than what will be arranged by the Promoters, including Travel Dates and the number of travel partners, such costs, charges, expenses or any such adaptations or variations to the prize, will be on the winner’s own account.
  10. The Prizes are neither transferable nor redeemable for cash and the Promoter is not liable for any defect in the Prizes.
  11. Should any dispute arise in relation to the interpretation of these competition rules, the Promoter’s decision shall be final and no correspondence shall be entered into.
  12. The Prize winner and their travel partner are obliged to behave responsibly at all times and comply with the Competition rules and all reasonable requests of the Promoters and its agents. In the event that the prize winner and/or travel partner acts in any manner that brings The Marketing Achievement Awards, K&A Productions, the Promoters, their affiliates and/or associated companies’ name into disrepute at any time (including but not limited to display or publicize any political slogans, child pornography, or use homophobic language, images of a lewd or explicitly sexual nature, images containing logos of competitors and overt brand sponsorship or anything else deemed to be ambush marketing, content which is defamatory, obscene, illegal, vulgar, offensive or otherwise unsuitable or infringes others’ rights), the Promoters or their agent shall, at its sole discretion and without any form of compensation to the winner and their travel partner, and without limitation, to any other claim the Promoter may have under law; arrange for the winner and their travel partner return to the Western Province or Gauteng Province.
  13. All participants and the winners and their travel partner, as the case may be, indemnify The Marketing Achievement Awards, K&A Productions the Promoter, their advertising agencies, advisers, nominated agents, suppliers identified by the trademarks owned by or licensed to K&A Productions, its affiliates, sponsors and/or associated companies against any and all claims of any nature whatsoever arising out of and/or from their participation in any way howsoever in this Promotional Competition (including, as a result of any act or omission, whether as a result of negligence, misrepresentation, misconduct or otherwise on the part of the Promoter and/or use of the Prizes).
  14. The Promoter may require the winners to complete and submit an information disclosure agreement and indemnification to enable the Promoters to ensure compliance with these rules and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Should any winner refuse or be unable to comply with this rule for any reason, such winner will be deemed to have rejected the Prize and it shall revert back to the Promoters.
  15. The Promoter may require the winners and their travel partner to be identified, photographed and the photographs published in printed media, social media, or to appear on radio and television when accepting their Prize and/or after having received their Prize. The winners will be given the opportunity to decline the publication of their images and to participate in the Promoters’ marketing material in so far as it relates to the Promotional Competition.
  16. The Winner and their Travel Partner will be required to sign the Promoter’s indemnity forms. Should the Winner and/or Travel Partner refuse or fail to do so for any reason whatsoever, the Winner will be deemed to have forfeited the Trip Prize. In such an event, the trip Prize will revert back to the Promoter and a substitute winner will be drawn.
  17. All queries in connection with this Promotional Competition should be directed to K&A Productions on behalf of the Marketing Achievement Awards: 0663(zer0)(Zero)(zEro)842