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Applicant Terms and Condition:

  • Nominator refers to the person or organisation making the nomination.
  • Nominee or nominated team refers to the person or team being nominated.
  • All nominees should be aware that they have been nominated.

 

By submitting an application to the Tourism Superstar competition, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

  • All nominees should be aware that they have been nominated.
  • Nominations for the Tourism Superstar competition must be submitted before the deadline stated on our website.
  • Nominations must be submitted online following the link.
  • It is free to apply to the Tourism Superstar competition.
  • The nominee or nominated team and the  business, organisation and destination/Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) the nominee or nominated team works for/in must be willing to be filmed if they are selected as finalists.
  • The nominee or nominated team and the  business, organisation and destination/Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) the nominee or nominated team works for/in agrees to VisitEngland promoting the competition including online using film and still assets created by VisitEngland.
  • The VisitEngland selection panel’s decision on the finalists is final.
  • Nominations can be made by the nominee or nominated team.
  • Individuals or teams submitting nominee/nominees on behalf of another business, must have the express permission of the owner or manager of the business the application relates to.
  • The business to which the nominee/nominees relates to must comply with all current and relevant legal and licensing obligations. VisitEngland reserves the right to not consider an application if this is in doubt and cannot be confirmed.
  • The business to which the nominee/nominees work for must operate ethically and must not be involved in activity that could (or does) bring the visitor economy/ tourism industry/ Tourism Superstar competition into disrepute. VisitEngland reserves the right to not consider a nomination if this is in doubt and cannot be confirmed.
  • Nominations will only be considered if they are deemed to meet the eligibility criteria.
  • Nominations will only be considered if they are submitted via the Openwater platform and completed in full and do not exceed the maximum word counts.
  • The nominee/nominees agree to be part of any publicity undertaken in association with the Tourism Superstar competition. You/ they accept and agree that VisitEngland, your/their destination/LVEP, and employer may use or publish any photographs and videos, comments or evidence submitted at any stage of the Tourism Superstar competition in any media and in any promotional activity, waiving any rights to payment or to inspect and approve a finished product.
  • All collateral produced by VisitEngland for the purposes of the Tourism Superstar competition is wholly owned by VisitEngland.
  • You/they confirm that you/they and the business to which the nominee/nominees relates own the copyright to any photographs included with your application.
  • VisitEngland may store your/their contact information within databases to send you marketing communications including newsletters, future events and promotions unrelated to the Tourism Superstar competition.
  • The prize provided by VisitEngland for the winner will be a certificate and/ or a trophy. There is no cash alternative.
  • The Tourism Superstar competition winner may publicise their success indefinitely provided the year is specified in all publicity and materials.
  • VisitEngland will not accept responsibility for applications delayed or lost as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure.
  • In the event of any dispute regarding the Tourism Superstar competition eligibility criteria, application forms, selection process, choice of finalists/winner or any other matter relating to the Tourism Superstar competition, the decisions of VisitEngland shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS:

Selection of 10 Tourism Superstar finalists:

  • In rare circumstances VisitEngland may deem that an application does not meet the eligibility criteria and reserves the right not to consider the nomination for the selection process.
  • The prize provided by VisitEngland for the winner will be a certificate and/ or a trophy. There is no cash alternative.

 

 

VisitEngland reserves the right to make changes to these Terms and Conditions at any time and may notify you in writing of these changes.