Rewards Canada Hyatt Free Night Giveaway

Hyatt's "The Big Welcome"
PLUS Win a Free Night Stay from Hyatt and RewardsCanada.ca

On April 2, 2009 Hyatt announced a global initiative that celebrates the introduction of an enhanced, more generously welcoming Hyatt Gold Passport guest loyalty program. With "The Big Welcome" Hyatt will also launch a 10,000 Free Nights sweepstakes and a larger-than-life 365 night giveaway in three regions Worldwide for a total of 31,095 free Hyatt nights.

On top of those sweepstakes, RewardsCanada.ca has teamed up with Hyatt to giveaway a free nights stay to two lucky subscribers of the "Rewards Canada News " Newsletter.

The Big Welcome To enter Hyatt's "The Big Welcome" sweepstakes and giveaway visit: The Big Welcome Hint: To win the 365 nights Contestants will be asked to submit a 250-word essay describing how they would create an unforgettable Hyatt experience, why not practise by commenting on our blog with how you spend the 365 nights!
Our Part of the Contest is now closed, we will announced the winners shortly

More on Hyatt's "The Big Welcome"

· The Big Welcome Contest: 365 Free Nights: a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life contest that asks the question “How would you spend 365 free nights at Hyatt to create an unforgettable experience?” Three people (one person per region – North America, Europe and Asia) will win 365 free nights at any Hyatt hotel around the world (valid through June 30, 2014). Contestants will be asked to submit a 250-word essay describing how they would create an unforgettable Hyatt experience. To help tell their story, entrants have the option to submit video, audio, photo, or an original drawing. The 365 free nights can be used at any Hyatt hotel worldwide. To help winners make the most of this once-in-a lifetime experience, Hyatt will also provide the winner with 1 million frequent flyer airline miles to be applied to a Hyatt Gold Passport travel partner. Whether you want to travel the globe, host a big family reunion or wedding at an exotic location, or leave everything behind and live the hotel life for a year, Hyatt has got you covered.

· The Big Welcome Sweepstakes: 10,000 Free Nights: Looking for one night away to escape? Hoping for a break from your snoring significant other or a slumber party with your best friends? 30,000 people (10,000 people per region – North America, Europe and Asia) will also have a chance to experience Hyatt hospitality firsthand and at no cost to them. One Hyatt Gold Passport Free Night award (valid through June 30, 2010 at any Hyatt Hotel worldwide of the winner’s choice) will be awarded to 30,000 people selected at random from all eligible entries received during the promotional time period (April 2, 2009 to May 13, 2009).

· The Enhanced Hyatt Gold Passport Guest Loyalty Program: As part of the Hyatt commitment to making guests feel more than welcome, Hyatt Gold Passport, Hyatt’s global loyalty program, was redesigned to be more generous and more rewarding. Hyatt Gold Passport members can now take part in a wider range of exclusive privileges, ranging from free night awards with no blackout dates to complimentary Internet access, suite upgrades and exclusive check-in areas for elite members.

Contest Rules
Entry requires free membership to Hyatt Gold Passport. Membership is free and without further obligation other than normal member obligations. Register at www.TheBigWelcome.com. New and existing Hyatt Gold Passport (“Gold Passport”) members are eligible to participate and win. Participants may cancel membership any time and /or request removal from sweepstakes or contest and deletion of personal data. Must be the age of majority in your home state/province/country and a legal resident of one of the following Regions: North America (the 50 U.S. (including D.C.) or Canada (excluding Quebec), Europe (EU, Russia, Turkey or Ukraine), or Asia Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan or Thailand). Void where prohibited.
Winers will receive one Hyatt Gold Passport Free Night award valid through June 30, 2010 at a Hyatt Hotel of winner’s choice, based on availability.
1. Contest End: Contest runs until 11:59pm MST on April 30, 2009
2. Contest Eligibilty: Must be the age of majority in your home state/province/country and a legal resident of one of the following Regions: North America (the 50 U.S. (including D.C.) or Canada (excluding Quebec), Europe (EU, Russia, Turkey or Ukraine), or Asia Pacific (Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan or Thailand). Void where prohibited.
3. Contest Entry: To enter the contest you must subscribe to "Rewards Canada News" with a valid email address and be subscribed to the newsletter at the time of draw and prize awarding. You must confirm your email address to ensure subscription and entry into the contest. Current subscribers are automatically entered into the contest.
4. Prize Drawing: On or about May 5, 2009 a random drawing will be conducted from among all eligible entries received
5. Grand Prize: Winers will receive one Hyatt Gold Passport Free Night award valid through June 30, 2010 at a Hyatt Hotel of winner’s choice, based on availability. Prize require free membership to Hyatt Gold Passport. Membership is free and without further obligation other than normal member obligations. New and existing Hyatt Gold Passport (“Gold Passport”) members are eligible to participate and win. Participants may cancel membership any time and /or request removal from sweepstakes or contest and deletion of personal data.
6 .Employees and agents of RewardsCanada.ca and parent Rewards Canada Group, and members of such employees’ immediate families and individuals living in the same household with such employees, are not eligible to win.
7. Except where prohibited by law, entry in the Contest constitutes each Entrant’s consent for Sponsor to use Entrant’s first name and last initial, city and state/country of residence, Contest Entry for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes in any media, online or offline, without further permission, consent, payment or other consideration, unless prohibited by law
8. All provincial, federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this sweepstakes or any portion hereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, (b) the sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of entries per these rules, or (c) the sweepstakes is otherwise not capable of running as planned by Sponsor. By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator and each of their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotional agencies, wholesalers and retailers, and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or entry into the sweepstakes or acceptance or use of any prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (ii) failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iii) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (iv) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, (v) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (vi) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible. By entering, entrants agree to comply with these rules. Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.