Travel contests & sweepstakes: win free luxury holidays!

Friday newsletters always feature airline and hotel offers, luxury travel contests, travel tips, travel series, or luxury travel news.

Today (September 5, 2014): Travel contests & sweepstakes.

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

In this issue: win free holidays to Mauritius, Alaksa, New Zealand, Costa Rica, New York, Chicago, China and other exciting destinations.

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Win a five-night holiday at the ultra-luxurious St Regis Mauritius for two, including half-board accommodation in an Ocean View Deluxe Room, one 30-minute spa treatment per person, return flights from London courtesy of Carrier, plus hotel transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 31 October 2014. You can read our review of the St Regis Mauritius here.

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For USA and Canada residents only: win a 10-day Alaska land and sea journey with Holland America Line. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 April 2015.

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Every Small Luxury Hotel (SLH) member who completes a questionnaire will be entered into a prize draw to win 5 free nights at any SLH hotel worldwide. Membership is free. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 18 September 2014.

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Win a trip to New Zealand and the opportunity to view the conclusion of The Hobbit trilogy in the first official screening of the film with the director. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 22 September 2014.

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For USA residents only: win a trip to Costa Rica for 2, including flights, accommodation in Hotel Punta Islita, and the latest surf gear to catch your first (or next!) wave. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 14 October 2014.

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For USA residents only: win a trip to New York for an exclusive look at some of the companies leading travel innovation today. The winning trip includes free flight to NYC from anywhere in the continental US, two nights at the Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC, one free ticket to Skift’s Global Forum covering the Future of Travel in NYC on October 9, 2014, and exclusive access to four travel startups located in NYC. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 18 September 2014.

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Win 250,000 Starpoints® to take a dream vacation at any of our more than 1100 Starwood hotels and resorts across Starwood’s nine distinctive brands worldwide, including St. Regis, W, Westin and Sheraton. Daily other prizes can be won as well. You need to be a SPG member to partcipate (registration is free). Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2014.

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For USA residents only: win a 3-night stay for two at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, located in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, including round-trip airfare for 2 with airport transfers to/from airport, $250 spa credit to the Spa at the Waldorf Astoria Chicago, breakfast daily (up to $75 per day), and a bottle of Champagne upon arrival. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2014.

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Win a five-night stay for two at any SLH property in China, including flights with Cathay Pacific Airways from either Heathrow or Manchester (starting on 8 December) and transfers to Hong Kong if required. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2014.

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For USA residents only: win a stay in a Club Med Resort. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 7 september 2014.

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For UK residents only: Small Luxury Hotels of the World is offering two lucky winners the lucrative prize of a five-night complimentary stay in one of SLH’s exclusive addresses, plus a Kobo Aura eReader. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2014.

BLUE DIAMOND RIVIERA MAYA, A SLH PROPERTY

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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.

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Subscribe to, or refer friends and family to join the Qatar Airways newsletter and you will get a chance to win 1 of 20 pairs of Qatar Airways Economy Class tickets to a worldwide destination of your choice. Click here to enter the competition.