GENERAL RULES: By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to waive, release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Visit Philadelphia and its parent, affiliated companies and subsidiaries and their directors, officers, employees, Visit Philadelphia’s agents, and any other organizations related to the Contest (together, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against, any claims, injuries (including death), loss, expenses or damages and/or liabilities of any nature that in any way arise in whole or in part from the acceptance, possession, use or enjoyment of a prize or parts thereof, participation in the Contest, or in any prize-related activity, including, without limitation, any (i) claim of copyright and/or trademark infringement, and/or for the unauthorized use of a name, individual or likeness (ii) condition caused by events beyond Visit Philadelphia’s control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted, (iii) injuries, losses, or damages (compensatory, direct, incidental, consequential or otherwise) of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest, (iv) printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, or (v) electronic, network or computer failures or malfunctions, or other hardware, software or technical errors of any kind, including any injury or damage to any person’s computer related to, or resulting from, participation in the Contest or for other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, that the Indemnified Parties may suffer, incur or be required to pay, to the extent arising out of or relation to, or brought on behalf of any third party. Further, entrants shall hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from any claims and/or damages for any injuries to either person (including but not limited to entrant or any support staff, agent, employee or contractor of entrant) or property (including but not limited to entrant’s personal property, and equipment, whether owned or rented) resulting from or occurring during entrant’s participation in this Contest. IN NO EVENT WILL VISIT PHILADELPHIA BE LIABLE TO ENTRANTS FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS OR PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ENTRANTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY ARISES FROM ANY CLAIM BASED UPON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT VISIT PHILADELPHIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents of any of the fifty (50) states of the United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. territories) who, as of the date of entry, are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

PHOTO ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Entrant’s Photo Entry must be original, of entrant’s own creation, and must not have been entered in any other competition or promotion not associated with VISIT PHILADELPHIA, or any other competitions or promotions conducted by VISIT PHILADELPHIA. Any Photo Entry that, in VISIT PHILADELPHIA’s sole and absolute discretion (i) is obscene, profane, lewd or defamatory; (ii) includes anti-social content, a commercial solicitation or promotional materials, or address, phone number, or URL address; (iii) does not meet the requirements outlined in these Official Rules; (iv) includes branded items or otherwise may, in VISIT PHILADELPHIA’s sole and absolute discretion, infringe on a third parties trademark or copyright rights; (v) is not in keeping with VISIT PHILADELPHIA’s image, or (vi) is otherwise objectionable, may not be considered and may be disqualified by VISIT PHILADELPHIA. Entrant represents and warrants that entrant’s Photo Entry (i) is original, of entrant’s own creation, (vii) has not been entered in any other competition or promotion anywhere in the world, including other competitions or promotions conducted by VISIT PHILADELPHIA, (viii) does not violate the intellectual property or proprietary rights of other parties. Entrant further indemnifies and holds VISIT PHILADELPHIA harmless for any potential entry that may be alleged to be copyright and/or trademark infringement as more fully described in section 9 below. Entrant understands that any such allegation of copyright and/or trademark infringement by a third party will immediately disqualify the Photo from this Contest. Entrant hereby agrees not to instigate, support, maintain or authorize any action, claim or lawsuit against VISIT PHILADELPHIA or any other person on the grounds that any use of any Photo Entry as provided herein, infringes any of entrant’s rights as the creator of the Photo Entry as provided herein including, without limitation, trademark rights, copyrights and moral rights or “droit moral.” Nothing herein shall constitute an employment, joint venture, or partnership relationship between entrant and VISIT PHILADELPHIA. All Photo Entries must comply with Facebook’s terms of use, as applicable, and these Official Rules.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Except where prohibited by law, the winner will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release within 48 hours of notification and provide any additional information that may be required by VISIT PHILADELPHIA. VISIT PHILADELPHIA shall have no liability for any potential prize winning notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by any potential winner for any reason. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize and/or where applicable an affidavit of eligibility and publicity/liability release is not timely received, is incomplete or modified, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected from remaining valid, eligible entries timely submitted. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address connected with the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account from which the entry was sent. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

PRIZES: The prize winner is responsible for all expenses not listed in these rules, including any travel expense and parking, and for payment of any applicable federal, state, and/or local taxes. The prize winner is also responsible for compliance with any applicable federal, state, and/or local laws and/or regulations. Prizes are not transferable.

Winner and one (1) friend receive

  • Three (3) nights at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel (ERV $327)
  • Museum, attraction and restaurant gift cards (ERV $400)
  • Round-trip Amtrak or airfare tickets (not to exceed $1,200)