TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The following terms and conditions (Terms’) apply to each application for, and all participation in, AccorHotels Showcase exhibitions organised by the AAPC Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Company Registration Number: 199704951Z), with its principal office at 1 Wallich Street, #17-01 Guoco Tower Singapore 078881 (‘Organiser’).

By clicking on the “Accept” button where you are invited to accept these Terms, you agree to these Terms, which will bind you and your employees.  If you do not agree to these Terms, do not click on the “Accept” button and do not apply to participate in the relevant AccorHotels Showcase exhibition.

In these conditions:

• Application'is the application form made available by the Organiser and completed and submitted by you to the Organiser in respect of the Exhibition.
• 'Application Deadline' is the final date for submission of Applications specified in the Event Details. 
• 'Eligible Participant' means a hotel which is owned or managed or operated by AccorHotels in Asia.
• 'Exhibition' is the AccorHotels Showcase for hotels owned or managed or operated by AccorHotels in Asia exhibition for which you submit an Application.
• 'Exhibition Details' are those details relating to the Exhibition published from time to time on the Organiser's website.
• ‘Main Contact’ is the individual indicated as such by you in your Application.
• 'Participant' means the Eligible Participant which has submitted an application to the Organiser to participate at the Exhibition.
• 'Representative 'is an individual appointed by you to represent you at the relevant Exhibition in accordance with paragraph 4.
• 'Venue' is as stated in the Exhibition Details.
• The Organiser reserves the right to amend, alter or modify these Term at any time without prior notice.
• 1. Permitted applicants

  You acknowledge and agree that only Eligible Participants shall be permitted to submit an application to exhibit at the Exhibition.

  2. Selection criteria

  The Organiser shall allocate places at exhibitions on a first come, first served basis.

  If the Exhibition is oversubscribed, the Organiser will operate a waiting list system. Participants will be placed on this waiting list on a first come, first served basis. Exhibition spaces will only be offered by the Organiser to those on the waiting list if additional space has been made available through a cancellation.

  For certain Exhibitions, the Organiser may specify additional selection criteria. These will be set out in the Exhibition Details. The Organiser reserves the right to select Participants to take part in the Exhibition based on these additional selection criteria.

  The Organiser reserves the right to deny exhibition space to Participants that have overdue account balances.

  3. Acceptance

   The staging of the Exhibition is conditional on the Organiser receiving a sufficient number of Applications to make the Exhibition cost-effective. The Organiser will notify you in writing no later than one week after the Application Deadline whether or not this condition has been fulfilled and whether or not your Application has been successful.

  4. Representatives

  You may be represented at the Exhibition by any of the following:

  • your employee(s);
  • an agent, who may represent you at the Exhibition without any of your employees accompanying them. This is with the exception of any Exhibitions in China and India, where agents may not act as sole representative of any Participant, but they may act as a stand assistant; and/or
  • a member of an associate office overseas.

  Regardless of the identity of the Representative at the Exhibition, you shall ensure that all communications between the Organiser and you will be conducted in Singapore and not with overseas representatives. You shall be responsible for ensuring that all communications reach your overseas representatives and for fulfilling all obligations under these Terms. You shall remain fully responsible for the actions of any Representative throughout the Exhibition.

  Where an agent is representing several Participants at an Exhibition, they will need to provide separate representatives for each individual Participant’s stand.

  You shall ensure that any agent you appoint as your Representative does not take a stand in their own right or in their own name and that such agent does not use an Exhibition for their own commercial interests beyond representing you. The decision of the Organiser as to whether any agent is using the Exhibition other than to represent an Participant shall be final.

  5. Code of Practice for Representatives at Exhibitions

  You shall ensure that your Representatives comply with the following provisions (the ‘code’):

  • Representatives must not market the services of any organisation other than the Participant they are representing (in any manner including, without limitation, by distributing marketing materials) unless authorised by the Main Contact and with approval from the Organiser.
  • Representatives must only promote the Participant.
  • At least one Representative shall remain on your stand throughout the Exhibition in order to provide effective guidance and counselling to visitors. Each Representative shall negotiate breaks with fellow Representatives to ensure appropriate cover is in place at all times.
  • Representatives must not take money from Exhibition attendees for any services other than those provided by you.

  If a Representative is deemed not to be complying with the above code the Organiser reserves the right to inform the Main Contact. Continual breaches may result in the Organiser excluding the relevant Representative from the Exhibition. The decision of the Organiser as to whether there is a breach of the code will be final. It is your responsibility to ensure all Representatives are aware of this code.

  6. Exhibition fees

  You shall pay the fees for participation in the Exhibition as published in the Exhibition Details.  Unless otherwise stated, all fees published in the Exhibition Details are exclusive of VAT or GST, which you shall, where applicable, pay in addition.

  The Organiser will invoice you not more than six (6) weeks prior to the Exhibition for the fees payable for the Exhibition (either under this paragraph 7 or under paragraph 8 below, as applicable). In the event that you place an order for any additional items after submission of the Application, these will be invoiced separately.

  All invoices shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the invoice date. In the event of late payment, the Organiser reserves the right to charge interest at one per cent per annum from the date on which the invoice has become due until the date of payment, calculated on a daily basis. In addition, in the event that any invoices remain outstanding, the Organiser shall be entitled to refuse any other applications made by you to participate in other AccorHotels Showcase exhibitions.

  7. Cancellation

  Cancellation fees will be charged for withdrawal from the Exhibition after the Application Deadline. Such fees will become due and payable on receipt of notice of cancellation.

  Cancellation fees are as follows:

  • No fee will be charged for cancellation more than thirty (30) days prior to the Exhibition.
  • For cancellation between fifteen (15) and thirty (30) days prior to the Exhibition, the cancellation fee shall be fifty per cent. (50%) of the full fees payable under paragraph 5.
  • For cancellation less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Exhibition, the cancellation fee shall be one hundred per cent. (100%) of the full fees payable under paragraph 6.

  The parties acknowledge and agree that these cancellation fees represent a genuine pre-estimate of the Organiser’s loss in the event of cancellation. 

  Notice of cancellation must be given:

  • at the AccorHotels Showcase website (accorhotelsshowcase.com); or
  • by e-mailing  events.apac@accor.com (*only in events whereby the website is down); or
  • by way of a letter sent by registered post to the Organiser at the address given at the beginning of these Terms.

  You will receive a confirmation message within 5 days of receipt of your cancellation request.

  8. Accommodation, travel, visas and freight

  You acknowledge and agree that the fees for the Exhibition do not include accommodation, subsistence, visas, insurance, freight charges, international or domestic travel costs or other ancillary costs arising out of participation in the Exhibition, unless otherwise expressly stated in the Exhibition Details.

  9. Loss or damage suffered by you

  Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or restrict the liability of either party to the other for death or personal injury resulting from negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation or in any other circumstances where liability may not be limited under any applicable law.  Subject to the immediately preceding sentence:

  • the Organiser shall have no liability for the damage, theft or loss of the Participant’s property that occurs at the Exhibition. The Participant shall participate in the Exhibition at its own risk and take out all appropriate insurances;
  • neither the owner of the Venue nor the Organiser accepts any liability for any accident, damage or injuries suffered in any way in connection with the Exhibition by you, your employees, agents, contractors, Representatives, invitees or any other person whatsoever;
  • the Organiser shall not be liable to you for: loss of profits; loss of business; depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses; loss of anticipated savings; loss of goods; loss of contract; loss of use; loss of corruption of data or information; or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses; and
  • the Organiser's total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with these Terms shall be limited to the fees paid by you to the Organiser under these Terms.
  10. Loss or damage caused by you

  You shall indemnify the Organiser against all actions, claims, suits, costs, expenses or demands (whether in respect of damage to property, personal injury or otherwise and including all legal costs and other expenses suffered or incurred by the Organiser) which any person may bring or claim arising in relation to the Exhibition caused by your breach of these Terms or any other acts or omissions of you, your employees, agents, contractors, Representatives or invitees.

  11. Use of Venue, your stand and conduct at the Exhibition

  You must not display literature on behalf of Participants that are not participating in the Exhibition. If requested to do so by the Organiser, you shall submit all promotional materials and displays to the Organiser for approval and to make such changes as shall be agreed in writing. If agreement cannot be reached in respect of such promotional materials and/or displays, you must withdraw the relevant literature, material or display from the Exhibition.

  The Organiser reserves the right to close down any stand or reception area not meeting the Organiser's requirements. No promotional literature relating primarily to any Representative may be displayed at the Exhibition.

  You shall not use the Venue for any illegal or immoral purpose and the Organiser reserves the right to remove all material that in its sole opinion may be considered offensive or obscene. You shall not use the Venue for the purpose of betting or gambling.  You shall not act in any way which may be derogatory or detrimental to the reputation, image and/or goodwill of the Organiser.

  All goods and property brought into the Venue are brought in at the owner’s risk.

  You are required to occupy your Exhibition stand from the time notified to you by the Organiser and must have completed all work on preparing / dressing the stand in time for the Exhibition opening at such given time. You must not vacate or dismantle your stand before the closure of the Exhibition and must have a representative staffing the stand at all times throughout the Exhibition.  Escalators and passenger elevators shall be dedicated for the use of passengers and you shall not block or use such escalators and passenger elevators to transport freight or equipment or material of any nature during the Exhibition.

  The Organiser reserves the right to assign a Participant an alternative space in the event that the Organiser deeds it necessary in the best interests of the Exhibition.

  You must vacate the stand by the time notified to you by the Organiser, remove all display material, exhibits, and other property from the Venue after closure of the Exhibition and restore each stand you use to its original good order and condition.

  If you fail to observe the conditions set out above, the Organiser shall be entitled at your cost and expense to:

  • remove all display materials, exhibits and other property belonging to you or your Representatives and dispose of them in any way it sees fit; and
  • rectify all damage caused by you or your representatives and do all other things necessary to restore the stands and allocated space to good order and condition.

  You must pay or reimburse the Organiser for all sums necessarily expended by reason of such default.

  The Organiser reserves the right to eject from the Venue any Institution deemed to be acting inappropriately during the Exhibition.

  Dress should be appropriate for the country in which the Exhibition is being held and you shall ensure that all Representatives dress accordingly.

  You shall comply with all applicable legislation in force in Singapore and the territory in which the Exhibition takes place.

  12. Intellectual property rights

  You shall only be entitled to use the Organiser’s name, trade marks and logos for the purposes of promoting your attendance at the Exhibition and in accordance with any style guides or other instructions issued by the Organiser. 

  13. Data protection

  If any Personal Data are disclosed by the Organiser to you in connection with the Exhibition, you shall, in relation to such Personal Data:

  • process the Personal Data only in accordance with instructions from the Organiser;
  • process the Personal Data only to the extent, and in such a manner, as is necessary for the performance of your obligations under these Terms or as is required by law;
  • implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful Processing and against accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration or disclosure.  These measures shall be appropriate to the harm which might result from any unauthorised or unlawful Processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage to the Personal Data and having regard to the nature of the Personal Data which is to be protected;
  • not transfer the Personal Data to any country or territory outside Singapore without the prior written consent of the Organiser; and
  • take reasonable steps to ensure that such Personal Data are not unlawfully disclosed or processed as a result of your access to such Personal Data.

  In this paragraph 13,  “Personal Data” and “Processing” shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

  14. Exhibition cancelled due to force majeure

  Neither party shall be in breach of these Terms if it is prevented from or delayed in performing its obligations under these Terms by acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control (‘Force Majeure’).

  If the country or location of the Exhibition becomes unsafe due to an event of Force Majeure, including but not limited to war, earthquake, typhoon, adverse weather, strike, fires, floods, terrorism, pandemics, acts of god and any natural disaster, the Organiser reserves the right to cancel the Exhibition with immediate effect.  In such circumstances, the Organiser shall be entitled to pay any Exhibition costs that cannot be refunded, cancelled or otherwise avoided from the fees paid by Participants. The fees paid by Participants would then be refunded by the Organiser less the unavoidable Exhibition costs that have been paid by the Organiser. The balance would be divided equally between all Participants. You will be responsible for any cancellation charges on flights, accommodation and any other costs that you may incur in respect of such cancellation.

  There are circumstances where political tension and local incidents will raise a safety threat but not be sufficient to cancel the Exhibition. In such circumstances, some individuals or Participants may feel unwilling to visit a country and therefore decide to withdraw from the Exhibition. The Organiser would make every effort to facilitate this with the minimum penalty to the Participant. In the event of such a withdrawal, normal cancellation charges will apply in accordance with paragraph 7, except to the extent that the Organiser is able to reduce the charges without jeopardising the financial viability of the Exhibition.

  15. Termination of agreement

  The Organiser shall be entitled to terminate on immediate notice its agreement on these Terms with you if:

  • you or any of your Representatives commit any breach of, or fails to observe, any of these Terms;
  • you become (or, in the reasonable opinion of the Organiser, are at serious risk of becoming) insolvent or unable to pay your debts as they fall due;  or
  • you fail to pay any sum due under these Terms.

  In the event that the agreement on these Terms is terminated by the Organiser, unless otherwise agreed between the Organiser and you in writing, you shall pay to the Organiser any expenses or loss incurred by the Organiser arising as a consequence of such termination. The Organiser shall have no liability to refund the fees paid by you in whole or in part.

  16. Disputes & governing law

  In the event of a dispute, the decision of the Organiser is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.

  The Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Singapore.

  Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Clause. The Tribunal shall consist of 1 arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English. All arbitration proceedings and all information, pleadings, documents, evidence and all matters relating thereto shall be kept confidential.

  17. Notices

  If either party wishes to give notice to the other party under these Terms, the notice shall be delivered by registered post to (in the case of the Organiser) the address given at the beginning of these Terms or (in your case) the address specified in the Application. The notice will be deemed to have been received the first business day following the date of posting.

   Updated as of 1 January 2017