Sykes Gem Awards and ‘£1,000 Gift Voucher Prize Draw’ Terms and Conditions
- Introduction
These are the terms and conditions that apply to the Sykes Gem Awards (Sykes Gem Awards) and the associated £1,000 Sykes holiday gift voucher prize draw (Prize Draw) that are being run by the Promoter (as defined below) through the Sykes Gem Awards nomination form. By entering the Sykes Gem Awards and the Prize Draw, you are deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions.
2. The Promoter
2.1. The promoter for the Sykes Gem Awards and the Prize Draw is Sykes Cottages Ltd of One City Place, Queens Road, Chester, CH1 3BQ (Promoter and Promoter’s Address). The Promoter includes the Sykes Cottages Family Brands (defined below).
2.2.Sykes Cottages Family Brandsare: Abersoch Quality Homes, Best Escapes, Best of Suffolk, Carbis Bay Holidays, Coast and Country Cottages, Cornish Cottage Holidays, Dream Cottages, Helpful Holidays, Hogans Irish Cottages, John Bray Cornish Holidays, Lake District Lodge Holidays, Lakelovers, Lyme Bay Holidays, Manor Cottages, Menai Holidays, Northumbria Coast & Country Cottages, Sykes Holiday Cottages, Welsh Coast and Country Cottages and Yorkshire Coastal Cottages (each, aSykes Cottage Family Brand)
3. How to enter the Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw
3.1. To enter the Sykes Gem Awards, you must complete the entry form in relation to a property that you market and let with a Sykes Cottage Family Brand (Property), which you will receive by email and via the owner portal and app. Each completion and submission of such form is an entry into the Sykes Gem Awards (each, a Sykes Gem Awards Entry).
3.2. There is a limit of one Sykes Gem Awards Entry, and therefore a limit of one Prize Draw Entry, per Property.
3.3. You may enter a property in one of the following categories using the same form: Best in your Region, Best in Central England, Best In East Anglia, Best In Ireland, Best In Mid and South Wales, Best In North East England, Best In North Wales, Best In North West England, Best In Peak District, Best In Scotland, Best In South Coast England and Isle of Wight, Best In South West England, Best In Yorkshire, Best Farm Stay, Best for Beaches, Best for Couples, Best for Young Families, Best Glamping Property, Best for Large Groups, Best Pet Friendly Property, Best for Sustainability, Best for Views, Best for Walking, Best Historic Property, Best Hot Tub Property, Best Longstanding Property, Best Luxury Property, Best National Park Property, Best Newcomer, Best Quirky Property and Best Renovation.
3.4. If you select the ‘Best in your region’ category, you will be automatically assigned to the most relevant region category for your property based on the location of the property. The regional categories are: Best in Central England, Best In East Anglia, Best In Ireland, Best In Mid and South Wales, Best In North East England, Best In North Wales, Best In North West England, Best In Peak District, Best In Scotland, Best In South Coast England and Isle of Wight, Best In South West England and Best In Yorkshire.
3.5. Once you have submitted your Sykes Gem Awards Entry, you will then be automatically entered into the Prize Draw (Prize Draw Entry).
3.6. The Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw will run from 00:01am 6th May 2025 (Opening Date) to 23:59pm 16th June 2025 (Closing Date).
3.7. Entry to the Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw must have been made before the Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw’s Closing Date. An Entry to the Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw received after the Closing Date won’t be accepted.
3.8. There is no purchase necessary to enter the Sykes Gem Awards or the Prize Draw.
3.9. The Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw are in no way sponsored by or associated with any third party.
3.10. The Promoter will not (a) accept responsibility for any Sykes Gem Awards and Prize Draw entries that are lost, regardless of cause, including, for example due to equipment and/or system failure or a technical malfunction or (b) accept proof of an Entry by any means other than what appears to the Promoter on the Promoter’s system as proof of entry into the Sykes Gem Awards and the Prize Draw when the Promoter checks this after the Closing Date.
4. Eligibility to Enter the Sykes Gems Awards and Prize Draw
4.1. You must have a Property available to book via any of the Sykes Cottages Family Brands between 6th May 2025 and 16th June 2025. This excludes employees of the Promoter and their family members.
4.2. On entering Sykes Gem Awards and the Prize Draw, you confirm that you are eligible to do so. The Promoter may require proof of this.
4.3. The Promoter will not accept any Sykes Gems Awards Entry or Prize Draw Entry that are (a) automatically generated by computer, (b) completed by third parties or in bulk and/or (c) incomplete.
4.4. The Promoter reserves all rights to disqualify you from a Competition if your conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the Sykes Gems Awards and the Prize Draw.
5. The Prizes
5.1. The below describes what prizes are available for the Sykes Gems Awards and the Prize Draw:
5.2. Sykes Gems Awards prizes:
5.2.1. There will be a shortlist of Sykes Gems Awards Entries (with the Properties chosen by a panel of judges (together, being the Judges)) and the Judges will then select a winner of the bronze (Bronze Award), silver (Silver Award) and gold (Gold Award) for each category listed in paragraph 3.1 above (each, an Award). The Judges will base their decision on criteria including, but not limited to, the sales performance and customer feedback left for each Property, in addition to the requirements of the applicable category.
5.2.2. Winners of the Gold Award will receive a certificate and trophy.
5.2.3 Winners of the Bronze Award and Silver Award will receive a certificate.
5.3. The Prize Draw prize:
5.3.1. There will be one winner of the Prize Draw, who will win a £1,000 Sykes Cottages gift voucher (Gift Voucher).
5.3.2. The winner of the Prize Draw will be selected by assigning a number to each Prize Draw Entry that the Promoter pulls from its system, then an available online random number generator of the Promoter’s choosing will be used to pick a winner (Generator). The decision of the Generator, in relation to its role in the process, will be final.
5.4. Onselection of the winners (together, the Winners and each a Winner) of each Award and the Gift Voucher, the decision is final, and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
5.5. There will be one Winner for each Award of each category and one Winner of the Gift Voucher.
5.6. The Promoter will contact the Winners to notify them of such win as soon as practicable after the Closing Date via email or phone (Notification).
5.7. All Winners may be used in promotional activity for the Promoter and by entering the Sykes Gem Awards and the Prize Draw accept their Property name may be published across the Promoter's marketing channels and used in promotional activities upon notification by the Promoter to the owner of the relevant Property.
5.8. Each Award and the Gift Voucher are not negotiable or transferable and can’t be redeemed for a cash prize.
5.9. The Promoter must either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid draw took place. The Promoter will send the surname and county of a Winner to anyone who emailsdpo@sykescottages.co.uk or writes to the Promoter at the Promoter’s Address, in both instances, within one month after the Closing Date of the Sykes Gems Awards and Prize Draw.
5.10. If you object to any or all of your surname, county being published or made available, please emaildpo@sykescottages.co.uk or write to the Promoter at the Promoter’s Address. In such circumstances the Promoter must still provide the information and Winning entry to the Advertising Standards Authority on request.
5.11. The Promoter will process your personal data as set out in thehttps://www.sykescottages.co.uk/terms/privacypolicy
6. Claiming a Gift Voucher
6.1. In relation to the Prize Draw:
6.2. If you are the winner of the Gift Voucher (you will have received a Notification – see paragraph 5.6). You will have 10 days from the date of the Notification to claim it. If you do not claim the Gift Voucher by this date, your claim will become invalid, and a new Winner may be selected.
6.3. The Gift Voucher will remain valid for a period of 2 years from the date it is claimed.
6.4. The Gift Voucher may not be claimed by a third party on your behalf.
6.5. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility if you are not able to take up a Gift Voucher.
7. Limitation of Liability
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate any person that submits an Entry including but not limited to a winner of the Sykes Gems Awards and a winner of the Prize Draw or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up an Award or Gift Voucher except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter or its employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.
8. General
8.1. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend Sykes Gems Awards and Prize Draw where it becomes necessary to do so.
8.2. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.