Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holiday

Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series or news.

Today (November 6, 2015): Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays!

Every first Friday of the month, you can win exclusive prizes & free holidays in my pick of the best luxury travel contests & sweepstakes on the internet. These contests are weekly updated on my blog here, so check back regularly.

In this issue: win business class tickets (London to Sydney) and luxury holidays – amongst others – to Marrakech, the Maldives, Abu Dhabi, Mozambique, Australia, Antigua, Mauritius, Istanbul, the Seychelles, India, and Barbados.

• Win a pair of ANA business tickets from London to Sydney via Tokyo Haneda. One stopover in Tokyo is permitted. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 November 2015.

• Win a 5 night luxury holiday in the Maldives. The grand prize includes a 5 nights stay for 2 people in a Water Villa including daily breakfast at the ultraluxurious Shangri-La Resort & Spa. Click here to enter the Instagram/Facebook competition. Competition closing date: 9 December 2015.

• Win a holiday in Marrakech worth £5,000.  The grand prize includes a five-night stay for two at La Sultana Marrakech, including breakfast, an urban safari tour of Marrakech, two spa treatments, free entry to Jardin Majorell, and return economy flights from London. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 5 January 2016.

• Win a three nights stay in Istanbul at the magnificent Shangri-La Bosphorus.The lucky winner will receive three nights in a Deluxe Bosphorus room for two guests, daily breakfast from the breakfast buffet, dinner for two at the fine dining Chinese Cantonese Restaurant with a bottle of house wine included, and a 20% savings at CHI, The Spa. Click here  to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 7 December 2015.

• Win a stay at the iconic Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi worth more than £6,000. The prize includes a five-night stay at Emirates Palace for two, including breakfast. We are also offering return economy flights with Qatar Airways – with an upgrade to business class if there are seats available on the day. The flights can go from London, Manchester or Edinburgh, and include transfers to and from Emirates Palace. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 5 December 2015.

• Win one of three photography expidition with Four Seasons. by sharing your best travel photos on Instagram with the hashtag #FocusFSchallenge. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 19 November 2015.

• For UK residents only: win one of 27 luxury holiday prizes worth a total of £1m in the Telegraph Travel Awards competition. Prizes includes – amongst others – a three-night stay at Amanjena (Marrakech), a two-night stay at the Peninsula Paris, a three-night stay at the iconic Four Seasons Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, an 18-day trip to the Canadian High Arctic, an epic 18-night safari and beach holiday to Tanzania and Mozambique, a 12-night tour of Dubai and India with Oberoi Hotels, a four-night stay for two couples at North Island Seychelles, a luxury stay in every Waldorf Astoria hotel and resort around the world, 10 business class trips from London to New York, a stay in every COMO hotel and resort worldwide over a total of 33 nights, a luxury cruise in the Galapagos, and the ultimate Maldives holiday. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 19 November 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a break in Cambridge. The grand prize includes a two-night stay in a Senior Fellows SuperKing room for two people at the stylish Varsity Hotel and Spa, including breakfast each morning and access to the gym and spa. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 November 2015.

• For USA residents only: win an adventure in Australia’s outback for two. The prize package includes 8 nights in 4-star accommodations (Ayers Rock, Alice Springs, Ghan Train, Darwin & Kakadu), tours (Ghan Railway: overnight in Gold Class sleeper including all meals, drinks & off train excursions;  Ayers Rock: Field of Light Pass, sight seeing on a Piti Pass to include Uluru, Kata Tjuta & the Cultural Centre; tour of Kakadu & Twin Falls Adventure), transfers (coach touring & transfer from Uluru to Alice Springs and Alice Springs accommodation to Ghan Train), and visa processing for entry into Australia. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 November 2015.

• For USA residents only: win an all-inclusive trip to Antigua and Barbuda. The prize package includes 7 days, 6 nights accommodations at the St. James’s Club all-inclusive (all meals and all beverages) stay for 2 adults, and $1,000 for airfare, taxes and fees. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 22 November 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a luxury four night break at your choice of a Fairmont property in Europe. The break includes junior suite accomodation, bed&breakfast, and 50% discount off food & beverage in the hotel. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 November 2015.

• Win a luxury African safari worth US$10,000. The grand prize includes for 4 nights under the Kenyan sky at two luxury Great Plains Conservation lodges for two people on a sharing basis. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 15 November 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a luxurious week’s holiday for two in Mauritius. The grand prize includes seven nights, half-board, in a deluxe room at Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel, plus return economy class flights from Gatwick with British Airways. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 10 November 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a 10-night holiday for two to the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Grenada. The prize package includes five nights accommodation at Sandals Barbados, five nights accommodation at Sandals LaSource Grenada, and ground transfers between the local airports and resorts. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 January 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a stay in Le Grand Bellevue in Gstaad, Switzerland. The grand prize includes a two nights’ stay in a Deluxe Chic Room at the hotel, including breakfast for two, one three-course dinner with wine, water and coffee for two at Leonard’s restaurant, two 50-minute signature treatments and access to Le Grand Spa for the duration of your stay. The prize also includes two return flights from London to Geneva and a return train journey with Golden Pass Railway to and from Gstaad, Switzerland. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 17 November 2015.

• Win a luxurious 2-night stay in a suite at any Shangri-La hotel or resort by submitting a travel article about an unforgettable journeys. You must be member of Shangri-La’s loyalty program Golden Circle (which is free). Click here to enter the competition.

Enjoy the weekend and stay tuned for Monday when I reveal a new top 10 travel list.

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