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Enter for a chance to win a vacation to Costa Rica.

It's time to give away a gift for the holiday season. The winner of this sweepstakes and their guest will travel to Riu Guanacaste where they will enjoy the included buffet, themed restaurants, and the variety of bars. There is also a gym, table tennis, volleyball, a tennis court, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling, kayaking, and other water activities, so they can play or do nothing at all. The vacation also includes round trip air travel* and round trip airport/hotel transfers. Enter for a chance to win.

Enter between December 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 for a chance to win a Southwest Vacations® package for two, which includes:

  • Round trip air travel* on Southwest Airlines® for winner and one (1) guest to Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR).
  • Four-night accommodations at the all-inclusive Riu Guanacaste.
  • Round trip airport/hotel transfers.

*International air travel does not include taxes and fees of at least $5.60 per one-way flight.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C. (excluding Alaska), age 21 or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Enter by December 31, 2019, 11:59 p.m. CT. See below for complete details and Official Rules.

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December Southwest Vacations Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes")
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID IN ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, AND WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
  1. Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska) who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older and have a valid email address at the time of entry and who have not won a vacation from any of Apple Leisure Group business units in the last twelve (12) months. Employees of Southwest Airlines Co. ("Southwest Airlines"), Apple Leisure Group, doing business as Southwest Vacations ("Sponsor"), RIU Hotels & Resorts ("Prize Provider"), their collective subsidiaries and affiliates, and advertising agencies, and their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible. Eligibility is contingent on agreement to, and compliance with, these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This Sweepstakes is offered in the United States only and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not enter this Sweepstakes if you are not located in the United States.
  2. To Enter: Sweepstakes starts on December 1, 2019 at 12:00 a.m. Central Time ("CT") and ends on December 31, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. CT ("Sweepstakes Period"). To enter without purchase or obligation, visit https://www.southwestvacations.com/WinLIR and complete the entry form with all requested information and submit such information to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. All entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Incomplete entries are not eligible. Individuals who do not follow all of the instructions, provide the required information in their registration, and/or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on December 31, 2019 to be eligible. Entries limited to one (1) per person. No photocopied, mechanically, or electronically reproduced entries accepted. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification. Entrants may not enter with multiple email addresses nor may entrants use any other device or artifice to enter multiple times or as multiple entrants. Any attempt by any person found to enter or in any way attempt to obtain more than the authorized number of entries will be found to be ineligible, and their entries will be disqualified. Any eligible individual participating in this Sweepstakes shall be a "Participant." Participation must be by the Participant. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email account. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Participant, the authorized account holder of the email account used to enter the Sweepstakes will be deemed to be the Participant. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an account by the organization which is responsible for assigning such accounts or the account associated with the submitted email address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized email account holder. If the identity of the individual who actually participated in the Sweepstakes cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected individual’s entry will be deemed ineligible. Participants are required to provide truthful information and Sponsor will reject any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. Sponsor will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements. Sponsor's computer is the official time keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
  3. Drawing: On or about January 10, 2020, a random drawing from all eligible entries received will be conducted by Sponsor to select one (1) Sweepstakes winner. There will be one (1) potential Grand Prize winner who will be notified via phone and/or email on or about seventy-two (72) hours after the random drawing takes place. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Participants need not be present to win. All potential winners are subject to eligibility verification by Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding. A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF BEING A WINNER, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PARTICIPANT'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED.
  4. Prize: One (1) Grand Prize consisting of: (i) round trip air travel on Southwest Airlines® for winner and one (1) guest to for winner and one (1) guest to Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) (subject to Air Travel Restrictions set forth below); (ii) double accommodations for four (4) consecutive nights in one (1) room, for two (2) people at the all-inclusive Riu Guanacaste (subject to Hotel Restrictions set forth below); and (iii) round trip airport/hotel transfers. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of prize is $2,900. ARV is as of the date of printing of these Official Rules. The difference in value of prize as stated herein and value at time of prize notification, if any, will not be awarded. Hotel accommodations do not include (except where noted) incidentals, telephone calls, parking, souvenirs, taxes, or any other personal expenses incurred during the vacation not specified here. Travel is valid beginning February 1, 2020 and must be completed by December 15, 2020. Winner's preferred dates of travel are based on availability at time of booking.

    Prize must be accepted as awarded or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Travel accommodations and other restrictions apply. All costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including but not limited to lodging, transportation costs, meals, gratuities, and other expenses incurred by accepting the prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner. No prize substitutions, cash equivalent, or transfer of prizes permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to award a prize of greater or equal value if the advertised prize is unavailable.

    Hotel Restrictions: Rooms are subject to availability and are not available February 12 through February 22, 2020; April 8 through April 13, 2020; May 23 through May 30, 2020; June 27 through July 4, 2020; and November 21 through November 28, 2020.

    Air Travel Restrictions: Air travel is subject to Southwest Airlines terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply. Round trip travel for two (2) on Southwest Airlines will be awarded in the form of four (4) Southwest® flight e-passes. Each Southwest flight e-pass is valid for one-way travel on Southwest Airlines-operated, published, scheduled service. The Southwest flight e-pass will bear the date of issue and the date of expiration. Expiration dates will not be extended, and travel must be completed on or before the expiration date. The Southwest flight e-pass is not valid on interline or codeshare service. The Southwest flight e-pass is non-refundable and is not redeemable for cash or credit. The Southwest flight e-pass will not be replaced for any reason, including, without limitation, if lost, stolen, or fraudulently used. The Southwest flight e-pass is non-transferrable and cannot be sold to a third party. Sale, auction, or re-tendering of the Southwest

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