The Million D$ Giveaway Terms and Conditions


The MILLION D$ GIVEAWAY promotion is available to all eligible members of the GHA DISCOVERY Programme. By registering or taking part in this Promotion, all persons participating therein (the “Participants”) agree to be bound by the Promotion Rules. This promotion is subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion unless explicitly stated.

How to Enter

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

  • Promotion Registration = 1 entry
  • Each completed eligible stay after registration during the promotion period = 5 additional entries

Members can register for the Promotion by clicking on the opt-in button within the promotional period (14 January 2022 - 31 March 2022) at https://www.ghadiscovery.com/promotions/million-d-dollar-giveaway. Once registered a member is eligible to win one of 20,111 DISCOVERY Dollar prizes ranging in value from D$50 to D$10,000. After registration, Members can increase their chances of winning by completing an eligible stay at any GHA DISCOVERY property between 14 January 2022 and 31 March 2022. Ineligible rates are not included nor are stays that take place prior to registration.

To participate in the offer, participants must be a member of the GHA DISCOVERY Programme who has accepted the programme Terms & Conditions and the Privacy Policy. Not a member yet? Click here to join GHA DISCOVERY.

Award Issuance
All D$ awarded to Members under this promotion will be Promotional D$. Promotional D$ awarded as a result of this promotion will be issued to winners’ accounts by 30 April 2022 with an expiration period of six months from formal date of issuance. Promotional D$ are excluded from Base D$ expiration rules.

Promotion Terms & Conditions

1. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all individual members of the GHA DISCOVERY Loyalty Programme (i) aged 18 and above as at the start of the promotional period, (ii) not prohibited in any manner by any person, entity, authority or law anywhere in the world from participating in this Contest or any similar Contest, (iii) that live in a jurisdiction in which GHA may legally conduct this Contest without making any registration filing, posting any bond or otherwise securing prior approval from any governmental authority, and (iv) not being employees, or immediate family members of employees, of GHA Loyalty DMCC (“GHA”) or its subsidiaries or associate companies, GHA member brands, their agents, distributors and other parties which are involved and/or associated in organizing, promoting and/or conducting with this Contest. By participating in the Contest, you represent and warrant that you have met the eligibility criteria set out under these Contest Rules and that you consent to the use by GHA of your personal information for feedback, promotional and marketing purposes.

2. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this Contest (the “Sponsor”) is GHA Loyalty DMCC (a Dubai company with a registered office at 21st Floor, JBC5 Tower, Jumeirah Lake Towers, PO Box 487771, Dubai, UAE). All decisions made by GHA in all matters regarding this Contest are final and binding on the Participants.

3. CONTEST PROMOTIONAL PERIOD: The promotional period runs from 14 January 2022 to 31 March 2022, both dates inclusive (the “Promotional Period”) in the UAE timezone. Submission of entries must be made within the Promotional Period. Submission of entries must be received by no later than 23:59 hours (UAE time GMT) on 31 March 2022 and Member stays (where applicable) must have checked out within the Promotional Period. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt and GHA accepts no responsibility nor liability for entries that are illegible, lost, delayed, misplaced, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason.

4. RANDOM DRAW: Only entries that are complete and correct as deemed by GHA will be deemed as eligible. A Participant shall participate in the Contest on his or her own account, and shall not submit forms or participate on behalf of other persons. No purchase is necessary for participation. A random draw will be held from all eligible entries received from Eligible Participants during the Contest Period to select winners. The draw will be held the first week of April 2022 at the GHA office located at 21st Floor, JBC5 Tower, Jumeirah Lake Towers, PO Box 487771, Dubai, UAE. The odds of winning will depend upon the total number of entrants and eligible stays completed by eligible Participants.

5. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified via email by GHA DISCOVERY Customer Care within fourteen (14) working days from the draw date based on the submitted contact details.

6. PRIZES: 

  • One (1) Contest winner will receive the Grand Prize of: 10,000 “DISCOVERY Dollars” (D$10,000).
  • Ten (10) Contest winners will each receive: D$5,000.
  • One Hundred (100) Contest winners will each receive D$500.
  • Twenty thousand (20,000) Contest winners will each receive D$50.

"DISCOVERY Dollars" (D$) are rewards points that a Member of the GHA DISCOVERY Programme can earn on Net Eligible Spend or through promotions or partnerships. See the programme terms and conditions for full details on the use and redemption of "DISCOVERY Dollars" (D$).

7. NO SUBSTITUTIONS: Prizes are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash. No substitutions or exchanges of the prize will be permitted. GHA DISCOVERY Programme benefits and rewards may be subject to income or other taxes or duties. Such taxes and all disclosures related thereto are the absolute responsibility of the winner. GHA’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, GHA shall not be liable for any damage, injury or loss consequential or otherwise caused by participation in the draw or the suitability or use of the prize. Any legal recourse is expressly excluded.

8. PROPERTY RIGHTS RESERVED: Any trademarks, graphic symbols, logos or intellectual property contained in any materials used in connection with this Contest, in particular that relating to the Contest prizes, are the property of their respective owners. Any dispute about the quality and purposes of the goods and services must be resolved directly with the hotel and its respective outlets or the travel carrier.

9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering into this Contest, each participant agrees that GHA, GHA member brands, their agents, distributors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) shall not be liable for injury, loss, claims or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with this Contest, the participants’ acts, omissions or negligence, and/or from the acceptance or use/misuse of the prize awarded. Each participant agrees to waive and release the “Released Parties” from the above-mentioned claims and liabilities. This includes, without limitation, claims and liabilities in respect of personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, to the extent not prohibited by mandatory applicable laws. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each participant and anyone entitled or agreed to act on his/her behalf, agrees to indemnify each of the “Released Parties” from any losses, damages, costs, expenses, claims or liabilities of any kind arising in connection with its participation in the Contest, to the extent not prohibited by mandatory applicable laws.

10. PUBLICITY: By participating in the Contest, participants hereby opt-in, and agree and authorize GHA to use at its discretion, without further compensation to the participants, any of their names, addresses, images, voices and personal details worldwide in any media, including in print, in websites and on social media channels.

11. VARIATION OF CONTEST RULES: GHA reserves the right to vary or modify these Contest Rules, or disqualify any participant or winner, in such manner as GHA deems fit, without giving notice or reason, and without any liability to the such participant or winner. In particular, no participant shall, or shall procure another person to, (i) tamper with the registration process or the operation of the Contest or the relevant website, (ii) participate in the Contest in any manner which creates or may create an anomaly in the scoring system or operation of the Contest, and/or (iii) breach these Contest Rules or any other applicable law, regulation or obligation. GHA reserves the right, without prior notice and at any time to terminate or cancel the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify the Contest in any way, without liability to any person. If any part of the Contest Rules is held to be unenforceable or illegal, such illegal or unenforceable part shall be severed from the Contest Rules without affecting the validity of the remaining Contest Rules. GHA shall not be responsible for any breaches of contract or any actions or omissions on the part of suppliers nor be liable in any way to any party for any loss or damage arising in connection with this Contest, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to any delay in processing of entries, error in computing, any breakdown or malfunction in any computer system or equipment, any notice which is misdirected or lost in transit and any acts or omissions in connection with the use of, or the inability to use, the prize. GHA shall not be liable for damage to a user's phone or computer system in any way due to a user's participation in this Contest or downloading of any information in connection with the registration, including without limitation any server failure; lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction.

12. PRIVACY:  Participants should be aware that the Sponsor will be collecting, using and disclosing non-public, personally-identifiable data about them in connection with the operation of the Contest for administration purposes, to maintain a record of those who have participated in the Contest and to communicate with potential winners. If you do not provide your personal data for the above purposes, the Sponsor may not be in a position to allow you to participate in the Contest. For participants who are non-U.S. residents, the Sponsor may transfer your personal data to the United States. For EU residents, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides a number of protections for the collection and use of your personal data. The collection, use and disclosure of such personal data shall be subject to the GDPR and governed by the Sponsor's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions, which can be found at: Privacy Policy | GHA DISCOVERY Loyalty.

13. GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited, each participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the arbitration procedure below. This Contest and the Contest Rules shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of England and Wales, without giving regard to its conflict of law provisions. GHA and the Contest participants shall attempt to resolve amicably any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (the "Dispute"). Should they fail to do so within thirty (30) days after the Dispute arose, either Party may submit the Dispute for final settlement by means of arbitration under the arbitration rules of the Dubai International Financial Centre - London Court of International Arbitration ("DIFC-LCIA") Arbitration Centre, by one (1) arbitrator appointed in accordance with said rules. The seat of arbitration shall be the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC"). The language to be used and any award shall be in the English language.