Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before entering the competition. By entering, you indicate that you accept these Terms and Conditions and agree to be bound by them.
1. Promoter's Details
The competition is organised by SloWays, a brand of S-Cape Countryside Travels srl (the "Promoter"). Registered office: Borgo Allegri 16/R, Firenze, Italy.
The competition is part-sponsored by Cicerone Press Limited ("Cicerone"), [Juniper House, Murley Moss Business Park, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL]. Cicerone is contributing guidebooks as part of the prize, but has no involvement in the administration or judging of the competition.
2. Eligibility
- This competition is open to anyone aged 18 years or older at the time of entry.
- Proof of age, residence, or eligibility may be required.
- Employees and immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse, or life partners) of the Promoter, Cicerone, or their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, or promotion agencies are not eligible to enter.
3. How to Enter
To enter, participants must complete the official entry form available online at https://www.sloways.eu/2026-cicerone-competition
Required details include: first name, surname, email address, and phone number.
Entries are restricted to one per person. Incomplete or duplicate entries will be disqualified.
No entries from agents or third parties will be accepted. Entry is free of charge.
4. Competition Dates
The competition opens on 01 April 2026 at 12:00 AM (GMT/BST as applicable) and closes at 23:59 (GMT/BST as applicable) on 30 June 2026 (the "End Time").
Entries received after the End Time will be invalid.
5. Prize Details
Main Prize – One Winner
- The winner will receive:
- A 8-day, self-guided walking trip for 2 people along the Prosecco Route.
- Accommodation in 3-star hotels, B&Bs, or agriturismo (double or twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms).
- Daily Italian continental breakfasts.
- Luggage transportation between accommodations from Vittorio Veneto to Valdobbiadene (max. 1 bag per person, 20 kg).
- An official pilgrim passport and access to the Promoter's navigation app for the route.
- Basic medical and luggage travel insurance.
- 24/7 phone assistance during the trip.
- A copy of Walking in the Prosecco Hills (Cicerone Press), donated by Cicerone.
For the avoidance of doubt, the entirety of the Promoter's booking terms and conditions (available at [https://www.sloways.eu/2026-cicerone-competition )
apply to the Prize.
Not included. The winner is responsible for arranging and bearing the costs of any element of the trip not expressly described above, including without limitation:
- Transfers and travel to Vittorio Veneto and from Valdobbiadene;
- Any hotel accommodation or other pre- or post-trip accommodation;
- Local hotel city taxes, where applicable;
- Tips and gratuities;
- Airport taxes imposed at the destination;
- Insurance other than the basic medical and luggage travel insurance provided;
- Visas or other travel documentation;
- Vaccinations, where required;
- Events, activities, food and drink.
Runners-Up Prizes – Three Runners-Up
Three runners-up will each receive a copy of Walking in the Prosecco Hills (Cicerone Press), donated by Cicerone. Runners-up will be selected at random from all remaining valid entries after the winner has been drawn. The runners-up prizes are subject to the same conditions set out in Section 8 except where stated otherwise.
6. Important Notes
The Prize is valid for travel between 01 September 2026 and 31 October 2026 or between 01 April 2027 and 30 June 2027.
The Prize must be booked at least 6 weeks prior to the desired first travel day.
Travel dates are subject to availability.
7. Winner Selection and Notification
- One winner and three runners-up will be chosen at random from all valid competition entries.
- The winner and runners-up shall be notified in the first week of July
with instructions on how to claim their prize. - The accuracy of any email address or other contact details provided is the responsibility of the entrant.
If a winner cannot be contacted or is unable to accept the Prize, the Promoter reserves the right to choose another winner from the eligible entries received. The Promoter shall make all reasonable efforts to contact the winner. - Acknowledgement of the Prize by the winner must be received by the Promoter no later than 5 days after notification. Should the Promoter not receive confirmation from the winner within this time, or in the event that the winner or substitute winner is unreachable, ineligible, or declines to accept the Prize, the winner or substitute winner shall forfeit the Prize and the Promoter reserves the right to award the Prize to another eligible entrant, picked randomly from the remaining entries.
8. Prize Conditions
- IMPORTANT: The Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable, and no cash alternative will be provided.
- The Prize cannot be awarded to any person who, for any reason, would not be permitted by law to purchase or use the Prize. No compensation will be payable by the Promoter if the winner is unable to use the Prize as stated.
- The winner is responsible for organising their own transport to the starting point (Vittorio Veneto) and from the ending point (Valdobbiadene).
- Travel insurance, valid passports, and any required visas are the sole responsibility of the winner.
9. Receipt of Entries
- The Promoter cannot be held responsible for network, computer, or software failures of any kind which may restrict or delay the sending or receipt of an entry. The Promoter is not responsible for entries not received and/or any lost entries.
- The Promoter reserves the right (in its absolute discretion) to reject entries and disqualify entrants, including without limitation where the Promoter has cause to believe that (i) there has been a breach of these Terms and Conditions, or (ii) the entrant has interfered with the fair running of the competition, including without limitation by manipulating entries or results, providing false information, or acting unethically in any other way.
10. Use of Data
All personal data provided during entry will be handled in accordance with the Promoter's Privacy Policy, available at https://www.sloways.eu/about-us/privacy-policy, and in compliance with applicable data protection legislation, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and, where applicable to entrants resident in the United Kingdom, the UK GDPR as incorporated into UK law by the Data Protection Act 2018.
During the entry process, entrants will be given the option to subscribe to the Cicerone newsletter. This opt-in is entirely optional and is not a condition of entry. Entrants who choose to opt in consent to their name and email address being shared with Cicerone Press Limited, [Juniper House, Murley Moss Business Park, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL], for the purpose of sending marketing communications. Cicerone's use of personal data is governed by its own Privacy Policy, available at [https://www.cicerone.co.uk/privacy-policies/individual-customers-privacy-policy]. Entrants may withdraw their consent and unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe link in any Cicerone marketing email or by contacting Cicerone directly at [info@cicerone.co.uk].
No entrant data will be shared with Cicerone or any other third party for marketing purposes without the entrant's prior explicit consent.
11. Winner Details
- The winner's surname and county of residence will be obtainable after 1 July 2026.
- by writing to the Promoter's address specified in Section 1, quoting "Winner: SloWays 2026 Competition".
- The winner may be required to participate in post-competition publicity.
12. Publicity
The Promoter may use photographs, names, ages, and the town or city of the winner in future publications and publicity related to the competition and the Promoter's services, and may require the winner to take part in promotional activity as specified by the Promoter, including without limitation being filmed, interviewed, or participating in photoshoots.
By entering the competition, in consideration of the Promoter providing the competition and the Prize, the winner agrees to take part in such publicity and grants a worldwide, irrevocable, unconditional, and royalty-free licence to the Promoter, for the full period of any applicable intellectual property rights, to use the winner's photograph, voice, likeness and/or image, and the name and age of the winner in any media without further payment or permission, for promotional activity related to the competition and the Promoter's services.
This competition is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any social media platform.
13. General Conditions
The Promoter reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions in exceptional circumstances.
All entrants agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter reserves the right to exclude entrants for any breach of these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Promoter reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the competition for any reason, to extend or resume the entry period, or to change or withdraw the Prize at any time without giving advance notice. The Promoter will exercise this right if an event occurs that renders the competition itself or the awarding of the Prize impossible due to reasons beyond the Promoter's control (including without limitation reasons unforeseeable by the Promoter at the time of running the competition), or if it cannot be guaranteed that the competition can be carried out fairly or correctly for technical, legal, or other reasons. Entrants agree that no liability shall attach to the Promoter as a result thereof.
The Promoter has arranged the competition in good faith but, to the fullest extent permitted by law, accepts no responsibility for and will not be liable for any claims, costs, losses, damages, expenses, or liabilities of any kind (including without limitation direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, or punitive damages) arising out of or in connection with the competition or with the acceptance, possession, use, or any other aspect of any prize awarded.
Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes the liability of the Promoter for death or personal injury resulting from the Promoter's negligence, or for any damage or liability incurred by the entrant as a result of fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation by the Promoter, or otherwise as prohibited by law.
14. Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by Italian law, and entrants agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the Italian Courts of Florence.
Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this clause affects the statutory rights of consumers resident in the United Kingdom under applicable UK law, including the Consumer Rights Act 2015. To the extent that any provision of these Terms and Conditions conflicts with mandatory UK consumer protection provisions, those provisions shall take precedence for UK-resident entrants.
