• Home
• Destinations
• Forum
• Shop
• Hotels & hostels
• Travel services

‹ Back to entry form

Conditions of entry

Thanks for entering Lonely Planet's Lost Highway promotion. Here's some important stuff you should know.

Who's running the show?

The promoter is Lonely Planet Publications, Inc. of 150 Linden Street, Oakland, California, 94607, United States of America. Our friends at Fanscape, Inc. 360 N La Cienega Blvd, 3rd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90048 and UMG Nashville 4021 Commerce St, Suite 1100, Nashville, TN 37203 are our promotional partners. Information about the prizes and how to enter forms part of these conditions of entry. By entering the promotion, you agree that these conditions of entry apply to your entry and that Lonely Planet's decisions (as the promoter) will be final. Any changes will be subject to approval and published on the Lonely Planet website at www.lonelyplanet.com.

Can I play?

This promotion is open only to legal residents of The United States of America. The laws in some places don't allow Lonely Planet to run this promotion, in which case the promotion and these conditions of entry are void in those places. Also, you can't enter this promotion if you (or your immediate families or housemates) are employed by Lonely Planet, Fanscape, UMG Nashville or their subsidiaries and affiliated companies. If you are under 18, you have to get permission from your parents or legal guardian to enter.

How do I play?

To enter, go to www.lonelyplanet.com/backyardadventures and complete an entry form. You don't have to buy anything to enter. You can enter between 12am PST on June 30, 2008 PST and 11:59pm PST on August 11, 2008. You can only enter once we'll make confetti out of any extra entries you submit. Your entry is received at the time Lonely Planet receives it. If your dog eats your entry, it's not Lonely Planet's fault. If your entry gets lost in cyberspace or doesn't arrive for any other reason, that's not Lonely Planet's fault either. Lonely Planet might have to change the dates of the promotion, but only if it's totally unavoidable (and we'll let you know if we do).

How do you pick the winner?

The winner will be determined by a random draw of all eligible entries. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. This unenviable task will happen in a small, dark room at 150 Linden St. Oakland, CA 94607 on August 25, 2008. Lonely Planet's decision is final (so there!) and no correspondence will be entered into, even if you think that sucks.

Lonely Planet can cancel or modify the promotion if there are compelling technical or administrative reasons which we cannot control. If that happens, Lonely Planet will conduct the draw from all eligible entries received at that time.

What can I win?

First prize consists of:

1. Garmin StreetPilot c330 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator provided by UMG Nashville - approximate retail value US$239.
2. An America the Beautiful National Park Pass (valid for 12 months from date of issue), provided by Lonely Planet - approximate retail value of US$80.
3. Lonely Planet guidebooks of the winner's choice to the value of US$100 (provided by Lonely Planet).
4. A copy of Bon Jovi's Lost Highway album provided by Fanscape - approximate retail value US$14.

Second prize consists of:

1. Lonely Planet guidebooks of the winner's choice to the value of US$75 (provided by Lonely Planet).
2. A copy of Bon Jovi's Lost Highway album provided by Fanscape - approximate retail value US$14

Total prize value is approximately US$522. These prize values are accurate at the start of the promotion, and any change after the promotion begins is beyond our control.

If you do win…

You can't exchange the prize for cash, or ask us to give it to someone else (not that you'd want to!). If for some terrible reason Lonely Planet cannot award the prize as described, we'll substitute it either for cash or another prize of comparable value (but we'll decide which).

You'll be responsible for all taxes, and any other expenses, fees and costs connected with that prize that are not included in the prize description.

If, in order to take the prize, you're lucky enough to need a valid passport and/or other necessary travel documentation and visas, you'll need to sort those out for yourself (including finding out what documents you need).

Before we can give you your prize, you'll have to sign a "release", which says that if anything goes wrong with your prize once it's been awarded, you agree that Lonely Planet and its promotional partners won't be responsible (unless the law says otherwise). If the prize description says you can take a friend, you'll need to get your friend to sign a release too.

Of course, if you win a prize, you'll be good and comply with all relevant laws, rules and regulations.

How do I find out if I won?

We'll give the winner the good news by email and phone and their names will be published in The Australian newspaper and on the Lonely Planet website within 2 days after the draw. If you're riddled with curiosity, send us a stamped, self addressed envelope (including the name of the promotion) to us within 3 months of the date of the draw, and we'll write back and tell you who won.

Lonely Planet will do its best to find the winner. But if we can't, or if the winner hasn't accepted the prize by November 25, 2008, a redraw will be conducted on December 9, 2008, and a new winner selected.

What happens to my entry?

On submission, your entry becomes the property of Lonely Planet, and you give Lonely Planet a worldwide, irrevocable licence to reproduce, publish, adapt, communicate and broadcast all or part of it in any form and media, and to sublicense those rights (including to our related companies, licensee publishers and partners). You also consent to us editing, re-using, storing, reproducing and communicating your entry in any medium. We'll decide whether you should be attributed.

Lonely Planet and its promotional partners will only use the personal information contained in your entry to conduct the promotion and award the prize (but if you've told Lonely Planet that you want to receive stuff from us and/or our promotional partners, we'll use your personal information for that too). If you win a prize, Lonely Planet can use your name and photograph for future marketing purposes unless you tell us not to. You can view Lonely Planet's privacy policy at www.lonelyplanet.com/privacy/, Fanscape's privacy policy at http://www.fanscape.com/home/site/privacy.aspx, and UMG Nashville's privacy policy at http://privacypolicy.umusic.com.

Good luck!