Flights on Inaugural QF61

[Princess Fiona]

AusBT has a competition to win return flights to Tokyo with the outward flight being the inaugural BNE-NRT on 1st Aug.
One J ticket and 5 Y.
Reader contest: Fly to Tokyo with Qantas – six flights to be won! - Australian Business Traveller

 

[PaulST]

I never know what to say with these kinds of competitions. Do you try and be funny (some reference to hopping about in a kangaroo)? Or do you make up some soppy story about a family member's illness or that you'll sell the tickets for charity...etc? Maybe you'll connect from Tokyo to Africa and build some schools? Or do you just be honest and say "It would be fun."

Or maybe I'm just not particularly creative.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Honesty (and a bit of wit) is the best policy IMO

 

[RAM]

Honesty (and a bit of wit) is the best policy IMO

Totally agree.

Treat others the way you hope to be treated.

 

[Nickor]

My understanding is that the "25 words or less" is used to avoid the need to apply for a permit to run a lottery/competition ie LTPS number disclaimer etc. and all the red tape and $$$ this involves. The idea being that chance has nothing to do with winning. The best/most appropriate entries are judged. In reality, names are drawn out of a hat.

 

[PaulST]

My understanding is that the "25 words or less" is used to avoid the need to apply for a permit to run a lottery/competition ie LTPS number disclaimer etc. and all the red tape and $$$ this involves. The idea being that chance has nothing to do with winning. The best/most appropriate entries are judged. In reality, names are drawn out of a hat.

You'd think so. They'd probably have 1000s of variations of "Because it's be fun" which is essentially what my entry says.

 

[Himeno]

My understanding is that the "25 words or less" is used to avoid the need to apply for a permit to run a lottery/competition ie LTPS number disclaimer etc. and all the red tape and $$$ this involves. The idea being that chance has nothing to do with winning. The best/most appropriate entries are judged. In reality, names are drawn out of a hat.

Those permits depend on it being a "game of chance" or "game of skill" and the prize value. Amounts triggering the need for a permit vary by state.

 

[clazman]

A bit stingy, they should give you 2 tickets

 

[Nickor]

Those permits depend on it being a "game of chance" or "game of skill" and the prize value. Amounts triggering the need for a permit vary by state.

Precisely the reason why AusBT would want to avoid the possibility of having to apply for 8 permits from 6 states and 2 territories!

 

[nlagalle]

A bit stingy, they should give you 2 tickets

A bit stingy?? now I've heard it all.. some people are never happy.

 

[clazman]

A bit stingy?? now I've heard it all.. some people are never happy.

I should have said... great prize, going to cost me $500 in flights to accept the prize and what ever a leave pass costs from the wife

 

[nlagalle]

I should have said... great prize, going to cost me $500 in flights to accept the prize and what ever a leave pass costs from the wife

Simple.. don't enter then! I would but have things on next weekend.. Positioning flights meh... comes with the prize. would be no different if it was for a Sydney flight.

Plenty of people are single so singular tickets means more opportunities.

 

[get me outta here]

Maybe they will give you one J AND one Y, then you'd really have a problem.

I should have said... great prize, going to cost me $500 in flights to accept the prize and what ever a leave pass costs from the wife

 

[Gold Member]

Did I miss something??? There's a good chance you might win an economy ticket! :shock:

 

[BD1959]

Honesty (and a bit of wit) is the best policy IMO

Has never yet worked for me !!

Regards,

BD