Enter for a chance to win an amazing trip to Tofino, B.C. for two
Win a trip to the wild beach town paradise of Tofino, B.C.
Thomas J Story/Sunset Publishing

When we think summer getaway, there’s no shortage of spots we’d like to go, from rainforests and inlets to seaside cabins and surfing-friendly beaches. It’s only natural that we’d find the perfect place to do all of the above, and more: The laid-back coastal town of Tofino. Located on a peninsula of Vancouver Island, it’s the laid-back summer vacation personified.

But don’t just take our word for it. We’re inviting you to visit yourself to see just how picture-perfect it is. Just in time for our August travel issue, we’re giving away a trip to Tofino for two, which includes:

– $700 USD Visa gift card toward flight costs, courtesy of Destination BC (retail value: $700 USD)
– 2 nights accommodation at Wickaninnish Inn and dinner for two at Wickaninnish Inn’s Pointe Restaurant (retail value: $662)
– Lunch for two at Sea Monster Noodle Bar (retail value: $23)
– Dinner for two at Wolf in the Fog restaurant (retail value: $66)
– Sea to Sky Hot Springs excursion for two with Atleo River Air Service and Ocean Outfitters (retail value: $311)
– Surfing Lesson from Surf Sister (retail value: $261)
– Welcome gift bag of Made in Tofino items (retail value: $38)

To enter, comment on our Instagram post with a note about why you and a friend deserve to win a trip to Tofino, then tag @TourismTofino, @helloBC and your favorite fellow traveler. The Instagrammer with our favorite comment will win the prize package, worth over $2,000!

Read the full contest rules below, and then get over to Instagram and enter! The contest ends at midnight on July 10.

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“TOFINO GETAWAY FOR TWO” CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

1. HOW TO ENTER:  This contest begins 12:01 A.M. PT on June 11, 2016 and ends 11:59 P.M. PT on July 10, 2016.  To enter online, go to sunset.com/tofinocontest and follow instructions to participate on Instagram. Entrants must comment on the specified Instagram post with why they and a friend deserve to win a trip to Tofino. The comment must also tag a friend, @TourismTofino, and @helloBC. Entries by postal mail will not be accepted. Limit one entry per person. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, or entries not received for any reason.  Entries become sole property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned.  By entering, Entrant warrants that his or her entry (1) is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, (2) has not been published in any medium or (3) has not won an award. Instagram is neither a cohost or a sponsor of this promotion.

2. JUDGING:  All entries will be judged by Sunset editors based on the following criteria: Appropriateness to Contest Theme (25%); and Creativity of written description (75%). In the event of a tie, an additional “tie-breaker” judge will determine the Winner from among all such tied entries using the judging criteria above. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. Decisions of judges are final and binding.  Winner will be notified by direct message on Instagram by July 22, 2016.

3. ELIGIBILITY:  Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 19 years or older at the time of entry, and to Canadian residents with the exception of Quebec: Should a resident of Canada be selected as a potential winner of the “Tofino Getaway for Two” contest, he or she will be required to answer a mathematics testing question correctly, at the discretion of the Sponsor. Void where prohibited by law.  Employees of Sponsor and its promotional partners and their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.

4. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: One Winner will receive a “Tofino Getaway for Two” prize package, which includes:

•  $700 USD Visa gift card toward flight costs (retail value: $700 USD)

•  2 nights accommodation at Wickaninnish Inn and dinner for two people at Wickaninnish Inn’s Pointe Restaurant (approximate retail value: $850 CAD or $662 USD)

•  Lunch for two people at Sea Monster Noodle Bar (approximate retail value: $30 CAD or $23 USD)

•  Dinner for two at Wolf in the Fog restaurant (approximate retail value: $85 CAD or $66 USD)

•  Sea to Sky Hot Springs excursion for two with Atleo River Air Service and Ocean Outfitters (approximate retail value: $400 CAD or $311 USD)

•  Surfing Lesson from Surf Sister (approximate retail value: $335 CAD or $261 USD)

•  Welcome gift back of Made in Tofino items (approximate retail value: $50 CAD or $38 USD)Prize package is valid October 1, 2016 through May 15, 2017 and is subject to accommodation availability. Winner and guest are responsible for possessing or obtaining all required travel documents. Advance reservations required. All venues, activities, and events subject to the discretion of the Sponsor. Excludes Canadian and U.S. statutory holiday periods, including Family Day Weekend (February 18-20, 2017), Valentine’s Day week (February 12-18, 2017), and published participant closure dates if any. Meals do not include alcohol.

Total approximate retail value of prize package is $2668 CAD ($2035 USD). All other expenses not specified herein (i.e. tips and gratuities, etc.) are the responsibility of the Winner. ALL TAXES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.  The prize is awarded without warranty, express or implied, of any kind.

5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:  No transfer, assignment, or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize (or prize component) for an item of equal or greater value at Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Nothing in these official contest rules shall obligate Sponsor to publish or otherwise use any entry submitted in connection with this Contest.  All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.  Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.  By entering, Entrant represents that any photo, essay, and other materials submitted as part of Entrant’s Contest entry are original and will not constitute defamation or an invasion of privacy or otherwise infringe upon the rights of any third party, and that the Entrant owns or has the rights to convey any and all right and title in such photo, essay and other materials.  In addition, by entering, Entrant grants to Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use Entrant’s submitted photo and essay, along with Entrant’s name, likeness, biographical information, and any other information provided by Entrant, in any and all media for possible editorial, promotional or advertising purposes, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law).  Potential Winner, as a condition of receiving any prize, also may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release and confirmation of a license as set forth above within 7 days following the date of first attempted notification, certifying, among other things, the following: (a) entry does not defame or invade the privacy of any party; (b) entry does not infringe upon the rights of any third party; and (c) the photo, essay, and other materials submitted are original and have never been published and entry has never won an award.  Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of an alternate winner.  Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.  Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use Winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical information, essay, photograph, and other materials submitted for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.  By entering and/or accepting prize, Entrants and Winners agree to hold Sponsor and its promotional partners, its directors, officers, employees and assigns harmless for liability, damages or claims for injury or loss to any person or property, including death, relating to, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, the acceptance and/or subsequent use or misuse, or condition of any of the prizes awarded, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion or privacy.  False or deceptive entries or acts will render the Entrant ineligible.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the immediate and unrestricted right to disqualify any entrant or prize winner, if either commits or has committed any act, or has been involved or becomes involved in any situation or occurrence which the Sponsor deems likely to subject the Sponsor, entrant or winner to ridicule, scandal or contempt or which reflects unfavorably upon the Sponsor in any way.  If such information is discovered by Sponsor after a winner has received notice of his prize and before the prize is awarded, Sponsor may rescind the prize in its entirety.  If a portion of his/her prize has already been awarded, Sponsor may withdraw the remainder of the prize that has been fulfilled.  Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters related to this paragraph.  Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or in the announcement of the prize.

6. INTERNET:  Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof.  If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date.  CAUTION: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law.  If there is a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address.  The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned.

7. GOVERNING LAW:  This Contest is governed by the internal laws of the state of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws.  All cases and claims pertaining to this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the City of New York, without recourse to class action suits.

8. SEVERABILITY:  If any provision of these Rules is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or appointed arbitrator, such determination shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision herein.

9. WINNER’S LIST:  For name of Winner(s), available after July 22, 2016, for a period of 30 days, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Sunset Publishing Corporation
Attn: Tofino Contest
55 Harrison Street
Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607

10. SPONSOR:  The Sponsor of this Contest is Sunset Publishing Corporation, 55 Harrison Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94607.

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