Win an all-inclusive holiday to the Maldives

Terms and Conditions.

WHO CAN ENTER

This prize draw is open to all residents of the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland aged 18 years or over, except for employees of the Promoter, its associated companies, agents, third parties or anyone else professionally connected with this prize draw. By submitting a prize draw entry, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions. The instructions provided at the point of entry form part of the terms and conditions of this prize draw. In the event of a conflict, these terms and conditions take precedence. 

No purchase necessary. There is no charge to submit an entry via the website at waitrose.com/winmaldives

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES

Entries must be received between  00:01 on 29 February and 23:59 on 24 April 2024 (the “Closing Date”). Entries received after the Closing Date will not be accepted.

HOW TO ENTER

To enter, simply go to waitrose.com/winmaldives, follow the prize draw instructions at the top of the page and submit your details and other required information using the online form provided.

There is a limit of one entry per person. Multiple entries submitted directly or with the use of any automated systems will not be entered into the draw.

No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are lost, delayed, mislaid or damaged in transit, regardless of the cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. 

Those entries not in accordance with the rules will be void and will entitle the Promoter to exclude the entry from the prize draw; any entry containing false, incomplete or misleading information will be void and will entitle the Promoter to exclude the entry from the prize draw. 

THE PRIZE

The prize is 4 nights’ accommodation at Kuramathi and 4 nights at Velassaru Maldives. Includes international flights, transfers and All Inclusive are available to be won.

Any travel expenses, or any other expenses in the general use of and enjoyment of the prize, that the winners or their guests incur are the sole responsibility of the winners or their guests.

• Valid for travel before 30 June 2025 (includes blackout periods, including Christmas, New Year, and Easter).

• USD $6 Green Tax per person per night will be chargeable per resort; Kuramathi and Velassaru.

• For Kuramathi Maldives, an optional Airport transfer by seaplane is available at a surcharge of US$ 340 per person. 

• Subject to availability at time of booking and advance reservations must be made.

• Prize Vouchers are non-refundable, non-transferable and hold no monetary value. 

• Any travel expenses, or any other expenses incurred by the winners or their guests are the sole responsibility of the winners or their guests

• The prize is restricted to over 18s only

• Travel insurance is not provided, but is mandatory for travel

• It is the winner’s responsibility to ensure all guests travelling have a valid passport, travel documents, visa and travel insurance prior to travel

• The prize includes return flights in Economy Class for two Adults to Male, exclusively from London or Manchester. All travel must be completed by 30th June 2025, and flights must be booked and ticketed by 15th December 2024. We would encourage early bookings to ensure availability. These tickets are valid in Economy Class only and may not be upgraded to any other class. 

• The prize does not include transport to the airport in the United Kingdom. The winner will be responsible for arrange their own transportation to and from the airport. Transfers are included in the Maldives.

• Flights are subject to availability and flights may be changed or cancelled by the airline for administrative reasons without prior notice.

• No upgrades can be purchased in conjunction with the prize nor can the destination be changed.

Prizes are subject to availability. They are non-transferable, non-refundable and, unless stated, there are no cash alternatives. In the event that the prize is out of stock or if circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control make it necessary to do so, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute another item, in its sole discretion, of equal or higher value. 

WINNER SELECTION

All valid and, if applicable, correct entries received by the Closing Date will be entered into a prize draw, and the winners will be picked at random.  

The winner’s details (name and county) will be available for 6 weeks after the Closing Date by sending a request to the Promoter at Waitrose Limited, Waitrose Food Team, Wallace House, Doncastle Road, Southern Industrial Area, Bracknell, RG12 8YA , enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope.

Prize must be claimed and all flights booked and ticketed by 15th December 2024.; subject to availability. All travel completed by 30th June 2025. 

WINNER NOTIFICATION

Winners will be notified by email, text or phone call as soon as practicable after the prize draw, using the contact details provided with the prize draw entry. The winners will be required to respond within 30 days of notification (unless otherwise stated) confirming their acceptance of the prize. In the event winners do not respond to communications within this period or if any prize is declined, the Promoter reserves the right to disqualify that winner and draw another winner. 

Please allow up to 29th June 2025 from the date of the winner’s address verification for delivery of the prize. 

DATA PROTECTION AND PUBLICITY

By entering the prize draw, you understand that for the purposes of administering the prize draw and prize fulfilment, it is necessary for the Promote to hold and process your personal data:

Promoter at Waitrose Limited, Waitrose Food Team, Wallace House, Doncastle Road, Southern Industrial Area, Bracknell, RG12 8YA

If you have opted-in to receiving further information from the Promoter and/or its agents or suppliers, you agree that the relevant party may use and store these details to provide further information about their products and services (in accordance with the privacy policy of the relevant entity).

 If you are the winner of the prize draw, you agree that the Promoter and the prize provider and its agencies may use your name, image and county of residence to announce the winner of this prize draw and for any other reasonable and related promotional purposes, for no further consideration.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Promoter and its associated agencies, companies and distributors will not be liable for any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or loss of profits), expense or damage which is suffered or sustained (whether or not arising from any person’s negligence) in connection with this prize draw or accepting or using the prize, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law (including liability for fraud or death or personal injury arising from negligence) in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law. Your statutory rights are not affected.

If you have opted-in to receive further information or marketing from any of the Promoter’s agents or suppliers involved in the administration of this prize draw, you understand and accept that the relevant third party will be solely responsible for any processing of your personal data for these purposes, that such processing will be governed by terms of that third party’s privacy policy and that the Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability in association with any such data processing for these purposes.  

GENERAL

If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or if the Promoter believes that your conduct may be unlawful or otherwise bring the prize draw into disrepute, the Promoter may, at its sole discretion, reserve the right to make your entry void and will entitle the Promoter to exclude you from participating in the prize draw.

The decision of the Promoter regarding any aspect of the prize draw is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

The Promoter reserves the right to suspend, cancel, or amend the prize draw where it becomes necessary to do so, with no liability to any entrants or third parties.

This prize draw and all issues arising out of it shall be governed in accordance with English Law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

The Promoter is Waitrose Limited, a company with registered company number 00099405 and registered office at 171 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5NN. All correspondence in connection with this prize draw should be sent to Doncastle Road, Southern Industrial Area, Bracknell RG12 8YA.