May 21, 2017 - If there is still a tie, those entries will be referred to the Chief Judge of the CTO Travel. Media Award
Oh my word, I blogged! Best Caribbean Travel Blog This award is given to the person voted as having written the best travel blog about the Caribbean or any CTO member country. The blog must have been posted during the 2016 calendar year. The award will be presented at the Caribbean Tourism Awards Luncheon on Thursday 8 June 2017, during Caribbean Week New York. Please share your blog here for consideration. Official rules •
Only entries submitted by CTO government members, their public relations agencies or qualified bloggers shall be eligible.
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Only bloggers based in the USA and the Caribbean are eligible.
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All entries must have been published in the 2016 calendar year.
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Entries must be submitted via the provided link by 5 May, 2017.
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Voting will take place online and will commence on 6 May, 2016 and will close at 11:59 PST on 21 May, 2017
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The blog earning the most votes will be the winner.
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Submissions should showcase creativity and thoughtful knowledge of the Caribbean and have a provocative story angle.
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Award recipient agrees to allow his/her winning work to be published in part or in whole on www.onecaribbean.org and www.caribbeantravel.com.
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By submitting an entry, the participant grants the CTO an irrevocable, royalty free and perpetual license right to use without restriction and reproduce all submitted work, including without limitation the copying, transmission, distribution and publication for display or promotion purposes. The participant will be credited every time the article is used.
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By submitting an entry, the participant represents and warrants that he/she is the author of the article entered for the award and shall defend and hold CTO harmless from any action, claim, loss, damage, liability and/or expense arising from or connected to the infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright with respect to the submitted work.
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The winner agrees to allow his/her photograph to be taken and utilized for publicity purposes.
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Awards will be presented on Thursday, 8 June, 2017 at the Caribbean Tourism Awards Luncheon.
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Where the Selection Criteria herein stated have not been met, the entry shall be disqualified and taken down.
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Entries will not be accepted after the stated deadline
JUDGING PROCESS •
Voting will take place online and will commence on Saturday 6 May and will ended at 11:59 PST on 21 May, 2017
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The winning blog will be determined by popular vote via the link provided
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Should there be a tie for the best blog, voting will reopen for 48 hours only for those entries that are tied.
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If there is still a tie, those entries will be referred to the Chief Judge of the CTO Travel Media Awards for a final determination
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The decision of the chief judge shall be final.
