Cebu Pacific's Juan For Fun Backpacker Challenge 2016

Eligibility

The Cebu Pacific Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge, a contest that will bring five (5) teams of students to various Cebu Pacific destinations for an allexpenses- paid fun adventure, is open to applicants:

• Aged 17-22 years old on or before the first day of the Challenge
• Residing in the Philippines
• Enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program in a college or university in the Philippines for the school year 2015-2016 or 2016-2017 or Graduates of school year 2015-2016
• Interested students must form a team of three (3) members. Members of a team need not be students of the same school.
• Previous Juan for Fun Backpacker Challenge finalists are not eligible to apply to give opportunities to new applicants.

Sign Me Up!

• Take the Travel Profile quiz here.
• Fill out the online application form that appears at the end of the quiz.
• Prepare a video (Answer the following questions: What will a One-Year Travel-All-You-Can Pass mean to you? It must feature all three (3) members of the team. It must be 30-60 seconds in length. Your video can be very simple (e.g. taken against a plain background) and will not be judged based on editing and special effects.
• Upload your video on YouTube or other video sharing sites then copy and paste the link on the field provided on the application form.
• Within 48 hours, receive a confirmation email that your application has been received. No confirmation email, no application. Email info@juanforfun.com for any concern on your application.
• Application period is until May 15, 2016, 11:59 pm.
• Video entries must not contain any explicit act of violence, sexual inappropriateness or any criminal act as mandated by Philippine Law. They should also not contain anything obscene, offensive, libelous or defamatory.
• Cebu Pacific Air reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of the entries and applicants (including a participant's identity, age, civil status, and place of residence) and to disqualify any entry that is not in accordance with the Terms and Conditions.
• Additional documents including birth certificates, original IDs, original copies of medical clearance, and waiver forms will be required of the shortlisted teams. Interviews may also be conducted via phone or video calls. Failure to comply with requirements on the specified deadline may merit disqualification.
• All applications (including any video footage submitted by the applicants) become the sole property of Cebu Pacific Air. The Organizers shall have the right to use such video footage in any and all media, nationwide in perpetuity with no obligation or compensation to the applicants.
• Applicants agree to allow Cebu Pacific Air to collect personal information in order to conduct the promotion and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including but not limited to agents, sponsors, service providers, and prize suppliers.
• All applicants must be in good physical condition and mental health and must be aware that, and sign releases attesting that, the activities in the challenge may involve risks and hazards, and that participating in the challenge may expose them to these risks. Teams must accept and assume all risks, which arise in any way from their participation in this challenge, and will not hold Cebu Pacific, its Organizers, and Sponsors responsible.
• By submitting an application, each applicant agrees to release, discharge, and hold harmless Cebu Pacific Air, its Organizers, and Sponsors from all claims and damages arising out of his/her participation in the application process or the Challenge itself, and to have his or her name, voice and likeness used at the discretion of Cebu Pacific and its Organizers as part of promotions for the Challenge, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised.
• Relatives of employees (up to 2nd Degree of Consanguinity) of Cebu Pacific Air, the Organizers, title sponsors, and other partners are not eligible to be participants of the Challenge.

The Top 5 Chosen Teams

• Top Five (5) teams will be chosen based on completeness of requirements and their video. Criteria for judging the audition video: Juan For Fun Personality - 60% (Are you warm, fun, and dynamic just like Cebu Pacific? Will your team be a fitting ambassador of Philippine tourism?) and Answer to the Question – 40% (Were you able to convey your answer within the given time? Does your answer reflect your team's spirit?)
• The final Top Five (5) will be announced on June 6, 2016.
• All announcements will be made online at Cebu Pacific Facebook Page. Teams will also be notified through phone call and email.
• Top Five (5) teams will converge on June 21, 2016 for the Pre- Challenge Briefing, during which the teams will be thoroughly briefed about the Challenge proper, right conduct, safety, and other important matters. Complete attendance of each team is a must. Inability to attend this briefing will cause disqualification of the team.

Coaching and Send-Off Ceremonies

• Pre-Challenge Coaching and Send-Off Ceremonies happen on June 22, 2016. During which: The teams will meet their Adventure Coaches and Team Marshals.
• The teams will be handed their official gear (e.g. uniforms, certain gadgets; loss or damage to any of the items provided on loan only will be for the account of the teams).
• The destinations will be revealed; the teams will be given time to research on their itinerary before the first flight.
• The Pre-Challenge and Send-Off venue will be disclosed to the Top Five (5) upon qualification.

Each team will be assigned an Adventure Coach:

• Whom they will meet on the day of the Pre-Challenge Coaching.
• Who will give the team tips and advice on how to win during the course of the competition. The teams will communicate with their Adventure Coaches online.

Each team will be assigned a Team Marshal:

• Whom they cannot go anywhere without at any point in the Challenge.
• Who acts as chaperon, ensures that the team abides by the rules, and monitors the progress of the team during the Challenge.
• Who is not there to help the team win in any way such as by giving travel tips or offering extra money.
• Whose expenses during the Challenge (e.g. transportation, food, accommodations, entrance fees to tourist spots, etc.) will not be covered by the team’s pocket money.

The Challenge

• The Challenge proper is from June 23 to June, 29, 2016. The Challenge will take the teams to various Cebu Pacific destinations.
• The Challenge to the teams is to have the most number of fun activities within the duration of the trip with the given travel allowance. Examples of activities: visiting museums, theme parks, churches, and other tourists spots, trying the local delicacies and other fun activities the destination offers.
• The teams are free to choose the activities so long as they are within these safety limits prescribed by Cebu Pacific and its Organizers: (None of the following: bungee jumping, swimming in open waters after 6:30 pm, unauthorized/unsupervised interaction with wildlife, trespassing in prohibited areas, mountain-climbing without a guide, cliff-diving and reckless activities that can cause danger or harm to themselves, other teams, spectators, or property.)
• Each team must maximize and use up all of their travel allowance.
• Each team's activities are monitored via log sheets. They are required to accomplish these and turn in to their Team Marshal receipts or proofs of purchase. Failure to submit log sheets on the specified deadlines may merit forfeiture of the activities.
• There are also the Special Fun Challenges. These are small contests and tasks that highlight the destination. Scores from the Special Fun Challenge will be factored into the total scores to determine the final winners. (1st place: 50 Points, 2nd place: 30 points, 3rd place: 20 points, 4th place: 10 points and 5th place: 5 points)
• Teams are not allowed to make arrangements with family and friends for travel tips, free accommodations, food, transportation, or additional travel allowance.
• More detailed rules and regulations during Challenge proper will be discussed at the Pre-Challenge Briefing.

The Prizes

• Three (3) One-Year Travel-All-You-Can Passes to any domestic or international destination (limited to short-haul destinations) on the Cebu Pacific network.
• The Travel-All-You-Can Pass entitles each member of the winning team to book as many free flights to domestic and international short- haul destinations as they want within one (1) year.
• The Travel-All-You-Can Pass is not transferable nor convertible to cash. Travel is subject to embargo periods, taxes and other fees, and other Cebu Pacific Air terms and conditions.