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NO PURCHASE OR ONLINE REGISTRATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

By entering the HotelHotline.com 2007 3-1-1 Contest (“the Contest”) entrants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and Regulations (”Rules”). The Contest commences at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October 22nd and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on November 16th 2007 (the “Contest Period”).

Sponsor: The Contest is sponsored by HotelHotline LLC (”Sponsor”), 626 Reckson Plaza
Uniondale, NY 11556. The prizes are provided by HotelHotline, LLC.

Eligibility: The Contest is offered and open only to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 and older as of the date of entry, and who are the “Authorized Account Holder” of a valid E-mail address. The Contest is not open to employees, independent contractors, officers, and/or directors of Sponsor, Sponsor’s respective parent, related, affiliated and/or subsidiary companies, advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, legal advisers, Atlas Web Inc, and the immediate family members of and persons living in the same household as such persons (hereinafter “Related Parties”). Any person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony within the 10-year period prior to October 22nd 2007 will not be eligible to win.

How to Enter: Visit http://HotelHotline.com/311 during the Contest Period and submit an Official Entry form including your complete name, address including zip code, telephone number, and your primary e-mail address, and upload a video clip not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) seconds/300 MB in length in AVI, .MOV, or .MPG file format (collectively “Online Entry”). Online Entry must include the video of the contestant placing items into a one (1) quart clear plastic bag. Items must conform to Travel Security Administration 3-1-1 regulations and guidelines http://www.tsa.gov/311/. Including items which would violate TSA regulations and guidelines may disqualify your submissions. No more than four (4) of any single item type may be included. No previously published video clips may be submitted nor will such a submission qualify as an Online Entry. All Online Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. No correspondence will be entered into, acknowledged or returned. Sponsor reserves the right to edit, publish and use any Online Entry without further permission, consideration or payment to the entrant. By submitting an Online Entry, entrant warrants and represents that Online Entry is 100% original creation/work by entrant and that use of the Online Entry as described herein will not violate any law or infringe upon the rights of any third party. All Online Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM ET on November 16th. Limit one Online Entry per person. Duplicate Online Entries received will be void. In the event the same video clip is submitted by more than one Online Entrant, the first Online Entry received will be accepted and all additional duplicate Online Entries will be deemed void.

Use of automated devices is not valid for entry. Online Entries will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address who submitted the Online Entry. An “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address not later than October 22nd 2007, by an Internet Access provider, online 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. Online Entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry. Sponsor and the Related Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical, hardware, or software malfunctions of any telephone network or telephone lines, failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Sponsor or Related Parties due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion, unavailable network connections on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. By submitting an Online Entry, you agree to abide by the terms of these Rules, the terms of the HotelHotline Terms of Service, and the HotelHotline Privacy Policy.

Finalist Judging Criteria: Online Entries that include profanity, inappropriate or explicit words, lyrics or demonstrate any lewd or sexually suggestive gestures or full or partial nudity will be disqualified. A total of up to twelve (12) Finalists will be selected from among all Online Entries received. Finalists will be selected based on the following judging criteria: Originality (0-25 points); Humor & Entertainment (0-25 points); Item Compliance (0-25 points); and Item Selection (0-25 points). The judging of Online Entries will be conducted by HotelHotline.com whose decisions are final and binding in all respects relating to the selection of all Finalists. In the event of a tie, the tied Online Entries will be re-judged by an additional judge who will serve as the tie-breaker using the same criteria as outlined herein. In the event an insufficient number of qualified Online Entries are received that do not meet the minimum standards established by the judges, this Contest may be cancelled. All Finalists will be notified by e-mail, overnight mail and/or telephone on or about xxxx. If a Finalist’s notification is returned as undeliverable, Finalist’s Online Entry will be forfeited. All Finalists will be required to sign and return an affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release. Non-compliance will result in disqualification and the Finalist appointment may be awarded to the next highest scoring Online Entry.

Online Voting: Finalists will be featured at www.HotelHotline.com/311 between 12:00 a.m. ET on November 19th 2007 and 11:59:59 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time (“EDT”) on December 10th 2007 (“Contest Voting Period”). Individuals who go to www.HotelHotline.com/311 during the Contest Voting Period will be asked to view up to twelve (12) Finalists. The Finalist that received the highest number of votes will win the Grand Prize. The two finalists with the second and third highest vote counts will each receive one (1) runner up prize.

Prizes and their Approximate Retail Values (“ARV”): one (1) Grand Prize is Tom Tom ONE GPS System, valued at $225. Two (2) Runner up prizes are $25 Dollar American Express Gift Cards.

Sponsor shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience, or other irregularity that may be caused. No substitution, refund, cash redemption, assignment or transfer of prize permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that an offered prize is unavailable. Grand Prize Winner must supply the Sponsor with their social security numbers for tax purposes. Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes on prizes.

Participation: Participation in the Contest constitutes an agreement by each entrant to comply with these Rules. These Rules will be posted at http://HotelHotline.com/311rules throughout the Contest Period. Sponsor reserves the right to, in their sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should any computer virus, bugs or other technical difficulty or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor or Related Parties corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest, at which time, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible entries received at the time of the Contest termination.

Limitations of Liability: By entering the Contest, you agree that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (2) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (3) under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain any award for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses.

Construction: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant vis-à-vis Sponsor, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of new York. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision was not contained herein.

General Release: By entering the Contest, you release and discharge Sponsor and Related Parties, related, affiliated and subsidiary companies and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, and assigns from any liability whatsoever in connection with the Contest or with the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize including, without limitation, legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including, without limitation: personal injuries; death; damage to, loss or destruction of property; rights of publicity or privacy; and defamation or portrayal in a false light). Sponsor and Related Parties will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Rules or in other materials relating to the HotelHotline.com 311 Contest.

Official Rules/Winners List: To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, print them from the Internet at http://www.HotelHotline.com/311rules or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: HotelHotline.com attn 311 contest 626 Reckson Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556. If you have any questions regarding this Contest or would like to obtain the names of the Finalists and/or Grand Prize Winners (available after December 10th 2007), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: HotelHotline.com, Attn: 311 Travel Giveaway 626 Reckson Plaza Uniondale, NY 11556. All requests for Official Rules and Winners List must be received on or before December 31st 2007.