Official Rules
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“Win a luxury trip to Portugal with Maie Pauts!”
Contest Rules
The “Win a luxury trip to Portugal with Maie Pauts!” contest (hereinafter:?the “Contest”) is brought to you by Stingray Radio Inc. (hereinafter:?the “Contest Organizers”). The Contest runs in Ontario from Monday September 8, 2025 at 12:01am EST to Friday October 3, 2025 at 2:00pm EST (hereinafter: the “Contest Period”).
ELIGIBILITY
This Contest is open to all persons residing in Ontario, Canada who have reached the age of majority in Ontario as of the first day of the Contest Period. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Contest is not open to individuals associated with the Contest, including the employees, agents and representatives of the Contest Organizers, (including their respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates and agencies), their advertising and promotional agencies, and other suppliers of prizes, materials and services related to this contest or any other party directly linked to the holding of this Contest (the “Excluded Individuals”).
This Contest is also not open to the immediate family members of the Excluded Individuals. For the purpose of these Contest Rules, “immediate family” includes: father, mother, brothers, sisters, children, legal or common-law spouse and individuals with whom such employees, agents and representatives reside.
This contest is not open to any individuals who have won a prize from boom 97.3 in the past 30 days.
HOW TO ENTER
No purchase necessary. Each weekday from September 8, 2025 to October 3, 2025 (hereinafter: the “Contest Entry Period”) listeners must listen for the on-air host to announce a keyword on boom 97.3 between the hours of 9:30am EST and 2:00pm EST (except on September 30, 2025 where there will be no keyword announcement). When the keyword is announced, listeners will have until 2:00pm EST that day (Except on Fridays where entries will close at 1:30pm EST) to text the identified keyword to 416-872-0973 (standard text messaging rates may apply from the user’s carrier) to gain an entry into the weekly draw. There is a limit of one entry per day.
Bonus entry: A bonus entry is available to boom973.com on the “Win a luxury trip to Portugal with Maie Pauts” contest landing page. boom room membership is required. There is a limit of one bonus entry.
THE DRAWS:
Each Friday during the contest period, a random drawing will take place at the offices of the contest organizers at approximately 1:30pm EST. One (1) entry will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received that week. That entry will be determined as a Grand Prize Winner and announced on-air between 1:30pm EST and 2:00pm EST.
The odds of winning will depend on the number of entries received.
GRAND PRIZES DESCRIPTION:
There are four (4) Grand Prizes available to be won, which include:
A 9 day (7 night) Coastal Cities & Cultural Treasures Tour of Portugal provided by Exoticca (hereinafter: the “Prize Provider”).
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two (2) adults from Toronto, ON to Lisbon, Portugal
- Seven (7) night’s hotel accommodation (1 room, double occupancy)
- Four (4) nights in Lisbon
- One (1) night in Tomar
- Two (2) nights in Porto
- All transfers within destination for winner and their guest
- Seven (7) breakfasts for winner and their guest
- Visits to the Monastery of Jeronimos, Quinta da Regaleira & Convent of Christ complex in Toma for winner and their guest
- City tour in Lisbon, Porto, Tomar & Coimbra. Visit Fatima, Nazare, Obidos, Sintra & Aveiro for winner and their guest.
The approximate retail value of each Grand Prize is $7,398 CDN.
The following conditions apply to the Grand Prizes:
NOTE: The Grand Prize winner and their guest are required to pay a municipal tax (approximately €4 per person, per night) directly to the hotels in Lisbon and Porto upon departure.
Hotel rooms in Portugal are usually equipped with one double bed.
Check-in and check-out times are set as a matter of internal policy at each hotel. As a general rule, check-in begins at 3PM and the check-out time is at noon. Please note that these hours may vary per the rules of an individual hotel.
In the event of closures or special events, the order of the itinerary may change. In this case, all tours and excursions mentioned in the itinerary will go ahead, but possibly in a different order.
The Grand Prize Winner and their guest will will travel as part of an Exoticca Group Tour with the other Grand Prize Winner as well as paid guests.
The Grand Prize Winner and their guest must be available to depart Toronto on May 5, 2026 and return May 15, 2026. The exact travel itineraries and departure times will be confirmed by the contest organizers at the time of booking.
The Grand Prize Winner and their guest must have a valid Canadian Passport valid for 6 months beyond the dates of travel. Proof of travel documents to the Contest Organizers no later than November 1, 2025.
Airline selection and hotel accommodations selection are at the sole discretion of the prize provider.
The Grand Prize Winner and their guest must travel on the same itinerary.
The Grand Prize Winner and their guest must have the right to legally enter the European Union and may be required to submit an electronic travel authorization prior to departure.
A minimum of one person, either the Grand Prize Winner or their guest, must hold a valid credit card to cover any incidentals or any other requirement that may be required at the hotels.
Ground transfers to and from the departure airport are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner and their guest.
The Contest Organizers are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to cancellation, changes or rescheduling of any dates and The Contest Organizers reserve the right not to cover costs related to missed/delayed flights; and The Contest Organizers will not be responsible if weather conditions or other factors beyond the Contest Organizers’ reasonable control that prevent a Prize or part of a Prize from being fulfilled. Further, the Contest Organizers assume no liability or responsibility whatsoever should a Grand Prize winner or one of their respective guests be denied boarding by the airline or customs/immigration officials for any reason whatsoever.
HOW TO BE DECLARED A WINNER
In order to be declared a winner, each selected potential contestant must be in compliance with these Contest Rules and in particular, the following:
Answer correctly, the mathematical skill-testing question asked on a publicity release and sign a publicity release and liability waiver form (hereinafter: the “Release Form”) sent by the Contest Organizers and return the signed copies to them.
By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. In the event the potential or declared contestant fails to comply with any one of the conditions set out above or any other conditions set out in these Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify such entrant from the Contest.
HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE
The winner will be contacted by the contest organizers to collect all necessary details for the winner and their guest that is required to process the travel booking. No name changes will be permitted once the travel booking is finalized.
Prizes are not transferable or exchangeable and may not be substituted by the winner. The Station assumes no responsibility or liability for damages, expenses, loss or injury resulting from acceptance, collection or use of the prize.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Verification. Online entries are subject to verification by the Contest Organizers. Any Entry Form which is incomplete, incomprehensible, inaudible, illegible, fraudulent, mutilated, altered, contains false information or is not received within the Contest Period, or otherwise does not confirm to these Contest Rules will automatically be rendered invalid and will not entitle such entrant to be eligible for a prize.
Disqualification. The Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any person or cancel one or more entries of any person participating in this Contest or trying to participate by means contrary to these Contest Rules or in a manner which is unfair to other entrants as determined by the Contest Organizers in their sole and absolute discretion (e.g.: use of an Entry Form obtained from an unauthorized source, entries exceeding the limit allowed, computer hacking, etc.). Any attempt to tamper with the entry process, interfere with these Contest Rules, deliberately damage any website or undermine the administration, security or legitimate operation of the Contest, is a violation of criminal and civil laws and the Contest Organizers reserve the right to seek damages and/or other relief from all persons responsible for such acts to the fullest extent permitted by law, which may include banning or disqualifying entrants from this and future contests. Such person may be referred to the appropriate judicial authorities.
Noncompliance/eligibility. If a potential or declared winner is not in compliance with these Contest Rules, as determined by the Contest Organizers in their sole and absolute discretion, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify such entrant from the Contest and randomly select further entrants from the remaining eligible entries until a winner is finally declared. Any potential or declared winner, who is not in compliance with these Contest Rules, must so inform the Contest Organizers immediately upon being contacted by the Contest Organizers.
Substitution of prize. In the event it is impossible, difficult and/or more costly for the Contest Organizers to award a prize (or part of a prize) as described in these Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to award a prize (or part of a prize) of similar nature and equivalent value or, at their sole discretion, the value of the prize (or of the part of the prize) in cash.
Refusal of a prize. The refusal by a potential or declared winner to accept any prize awarded in accordance with the Contest Rules, releases and forever discharges the Contest Organizers and their agents of all obligations related to the prize, including delivery.
Liability limit – use of prize. Each entrant and any potential or declared winner releases the Contest Organizers, their subsidiaries, respective divisions, their parent corporations, their advertising and promotional agencies, their shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (hereinafter: the “Beneficiaries”) from any and all liability for any and all damage, loss or liability suffered as a result of or arising from the entrant’s participation in the Contest or the acceptance or use of his/her prize. In order to be declared a winner and prior to obtaining his/her prize, any potential or declared winner agrees to sign a declaration to such effect in the Release Form. The parent or legal guardian in the case of a minor will also have to sign such a declaration to that effect in the Release Form.
Liability of prize supplier. Any person selected for a grand prize acknowledges that upon receipt of a letter confirming the prize, all services to be rendered in connection with their prize become the sole responsibility of the prize OR services supplier a declaration to such effect will be included in the Release Form.
Liability limit – running of the contest. The Beneficiaries are not liable for faulty computer components, software, or links; the loss or non-existence of communications capability; or faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible, or erased computer or network transmissions that make it difficult, or render a user unable, to enter the contest; problems with any website or website feature howsoever caused, the malfunction of, or damage caused to, any telephone or network or lines, computer equipment, data or software, online systems, servers or access providers; or the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer “hackers” The Beneficiaries are not liable for any harm contestants may suffer directly or indirectly as a result of downloading any Web page or software or transmitting any information related to entry in the Contest. Further, the Beneficiaries assume no responsibility for entries lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected.
Web site access. The Beneficiaries do not guarantee access to or non-interruption of the Web site during the Contest Period or that it will be exempt from any errors.
Modification. The Contest Organizers reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this contest, in whole or in part, in the case of the occurrence of an event, an error or any human intervention that could corrupt or affect the administration, safety, impartiality or the running of the Contest as provided in these Contest Rules.
Limit of prizes. In no event shall the Beneficiaries be obligated to award more prizes than set out in these Contest Rules or to award prizes otherwise than in compliance with these Contest Rules.
Impossibility to act – labour dispute. The Beneficiaries shall not be responsible for any damages for a failure to operate the Contest in accordance with these Contest Rules in any case where their incapacity to act results from circumstances or a situation beyond their reasonable control or because of a strike, lock-out or any other labour dispute in their company or those of businesses which services are used for holding this Contest, war, riot, insurrection, earthquake, terrorism, civil commotion, fire, flood, accident, storm or any other act of nature.
Liability limit– participation. Any person who participates or tries to participate in this Contest releases the Beneficiaries from any and all liability for damages which he/she could suffer from participating or trying to participate in this Contest.
Authorization. By entering this Contest, each declared winner consents to the Contest Organizers, their representatives to use, at their sole discretion and if required, their name, photograph, likeness, testimonial related to the prize, place of residence and/or voice without compensation whatsoever and that, without limit as for the period of use, in any media and on a worldwide scale, for publicity purposes or for any purpose that may be considered relevant. A declaration to such effect will be included in the Release Form.
List of winners. A list of winners is available at the offices of the contest organizers in Toronto, ON.
Property of entries. Entry Forms are the sole property of the Contest Organizers and at no time will be returned to entrants.
Communication with entrants. No communication (other than while registering) or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants in the context of this Contest with the exception of selected entrants or declared winner.
Personal information. Contestant personal information that is collected in this Contest will be used solely by the Contest Organizers, and their representatives for the administration of the Contest. There will be no communication of commercial or of any other nature, unrelated to this Contest sent to an entrant, unless such entrant gives specific authorization to the Contest Organizers for that specific purpose.
Decisions of the Contest Organizers. All decisions of the Contest Organizers or those of their representatives regarding this Contest are final and binding on all entrants with no rights to appeal.
Identification of the contestant. For the purposes of these Contest Rules, the entrant is the person who entered the contest. It is to this person that the mathematical skill-testing question will be asked and the prize awarded if selected and declared a winner.
Unenforceability. If a section of these Contest Rules is declared or ruled by a Court of Law as illegal, unenforceable or void, that section will be deemed void but all other sections not affected will be enforced as allowed by Law.
Jurisdiction. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws.
