"30 Reasons to Visit Athens in Winter" - Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Participation
Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA) is organising a competition through its official Instagram account, @athairport, to select five (5) winners.
1 Grand Prize Winner and 4 winners (one for each week).
The competition, entitled “30 Reasons to Visit Athens in Winter”, will run from 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2026, inclusive.
The winners will be announced on 3 December 2026.
1. Competition Mechanics
Every day, from 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2026, AIA will publish a reason to visit Athens in winter on its official Instagram account.
To enter the competition, participants must:
1. Follow Athens International Airport's Instagram account, @athairport.
2. Leave a comment on the competition's daily posts answering the question: “Who would you share a winter trip to Athens with?”
Each daily competition post will be published on AIA's Instagram account at 17:00 daily.
All users who have participated in the competition on one or more days and have completed both of the following steps will be eligible for inclusion in the Grand Prize draw:
1. Following AIA's official Instagram account (@athairport).
2. Posting a comment on at least one of the daily competition Reels, indicating the person or people with whom they would share the trip.
Each participant may receive one (1) entry into the Grand Prize draw for each daily competition Reel on which they post a comment, provided they meet both participation requirements. Multiple comments on the same daily Reel will count as one (1) entry only, regardless of the number of comments posted.
Participants may therefore earn a maximum of thirty (30) entries into the Grand Prize draw by commenting on all thirty (30) daily competition Reels.
The five (5) winners will be announced on 3 December 2026 through AIA's Instagram account in the following ways:
a) By replying to the winners' comment on the relevant competition post.
b) Through an Instagram Story in which the winner will be tagged using the Instagram username with which they entered the competition.
The winners must contact @athairport via Instagram direct message to receive the necessary information and the contact details of AIA's representative.
Important Notice – Fraud Prevention
To protect participants against potential fraud, please note the following:
Participants will not be asked to provide personal information, complete a contact form, follow instructions through an external link, or make any payment in order to receive their prize.
All necessary information will first be confirmed by telephone with an authorised AIA representative, whose contact details will be provided to the winners via Instagram direct message.
If, for any reason, it is not possible to conduct the electronic draw or announce the results on the dates specified above, AIA reserves the right to change the relevant dates and times, subject to prior announcement on its Instagram account.
2. Competition Prizes
Grand Prize – One (1) Winner
The Grand Prize winner will receive one (1) trip to Athens for four (4) people, including:
• Four (4) return economy-class flight tickets from London to Athens.
• Three (3) nights' accommodation in double of family room (depending on the winner’s needs), including breakfast, at a centrally located four-star (4*) hotel.
• Dinner for four (4) people at a restaurant in central Athens.
• A guided tour of the Acropolis Museum.
All the above costs are fully covered by Athens International Airport
Additional Prizes – Four (4) Winners
Four (4) additional winners will each receive one #athensairportlovers cabin-sized suitcase.
The cost of the suitcase, as well as the delivery costs to the winner’s designated address, will be covered by Athens International Airport.
3. Terms and Conditions
3.1 Eligibility and Participation
Each participant may enter the competition on a daily basis.
Participation is open to individuals who are 18 years of age or older and are residents of the United Kingdom.
Winners will be required to provide their personal details, including full name, age, residential address, email address and telephone number, in order to receive their prizes.
3.2 Grand Prize – Travel Arrangements
In the case of the Grand Prize (trip to Athens), the winner will be informed by AIA of the designated travel agency through which the trip must be arranged.
All communication and travel arrangements, including flight reservations, ticket issuance and accommodation bookings, will be handled exclusively through the travel agency appointed by AIA.
The following additional conditions apply:
• Flight tickets may only be used by the winner and the accompanying persons selected by the winner.
• The actual travel dates may differ from the winner's preferred dates, depending on flight, route and accommodation availability.
• Flight tickets and accommodation are non-transferable, may not be sold and cannot be exchanged for cash.
• No changes will be permitted once the flight tickets and hotel voucher have been issued.
• Taxes are non-refundable.
• AIA shall not be responsible for any unused flight tickets or denied boarding, without prejudice to any mandatory passenger rights under applicable law..
• The winner is solely responsible for obtaining and holding all necessary travel documents, including a valid passport, identity card, visa or any other documentation required for the journey.
• The trip must be completed no later than 31 March 2027, which is the latest permitted return date.
If the winner fails to complete the trip within the specified period, for any reason whatsoever, they will forfeit all rights and claims relating to the prize, without exception.
3.3 Additional Prize Winners – Suitcases
The four (4) winners of the cabin-sized suitcases will be required to provide AIA with their personal details, including full name, telephone number, age and residential address, following telephone communication with an AIA representative.
These details will be used to arrange delivery of the prizes by courier.
3.4 Communication with Winners and Prize Acceptance
If any contact details provided by a winner during the initial communication via Instagram direct message (including telephone number, email address or residential address) are incorrect, invalid or otherwise prevent communication, or if their Instagram account experiences any technical issue, malfunction or deactivation, the winner may forfeit all rights and claims relating to the prize.
The same applies if a winner:
• Refuses or fails, for any reason, to accept or collect their prize.
• Is found not to meet the competition's eligibility requirements.
• Fails to comply with any of these Terms and Conditions.
Winners have twenty (20) calendar days from the date of the announcement of the results to contact AIA via direct message to its Instagram account, @athairport, and accept their prize.
3.5 Liability and Competition Results
AIA shall not be held liable for any disruption or obstruction to the conduct of the promotional competition resulting from the actions, fault or malicious conduct of third parties.
The results of the prize draw shall be final and binding, subject to any mandatory rights available to participants under applicable law.
3.6 Personal Data Protection and Publicity
The winners will be contacted via Instagram and asked to provide the personal information necessary for the delivery of their prizes. Such information will be processed by Athens International Airport solely for the purposes of organizing and arranging prize delivery, in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Furthermore, winners may be asked to provide their explicit consent to the use of their name, image, and voice for the purposes of announcing and promoting the competition results. Such consent will be requested separately and will be voluntary.
The prize draw will be conducted using participants' publicly available Instagram usernames, the same they used to participate in the contest. No additional personal information will be required from participants to enter the competition.
3.7 Disqualification
A winner's participation may be cancelled at any stage for any of the following reasons:
a) If, for any reason, the winner does not fully and unconditionally accept all these Terms and Conditions, each of which is considered essential, or fails to sign the relevant declaration.
b) If the winner's entry does not comply with any of the requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions.
c) If, in the Organiser's judgement, the entry results from unlawful technical interference with the Organiser's systems, fraud or any other unfair interference by the participant or a third party.
d) If any information provided by the winner is found to be false.
e) If, for any reason, attempts to contact the winner within the twenty (20) calendar days following the announcement of the winners are unsuccessful.
f) If, for any reason, the winners fail to present themselves or make use of their prizes as specified above, or do so after the applicable deadlines.
In the event that a winner is disqualified, their right to the prize will pass to the next reserve winner, as identified in the draw and in the order in which reserve winners were selected.
3.8 Amendments and Cancellation
AIA reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions, provided that the public is informed in good time, or to cancel the competition.
In such circumstances, participants shall not be entitled to any compensation.
This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.
3.9 Acceptance of Terms and Conditions
By entering the competition, participants are deemed to have fully, unconditionally and automatically accepted all the Terms and Conditions set out herein.