Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays!

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

Today (June 5, 2015): Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays!

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 luxury trips to South Africa, Hawaii, Botswana, Paris, the Bahamas, St Lucia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Iceland and Fiji.

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• Win a holiday to Maui (Hawaii, USA). The grand prize includes a 5-night stay at Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, including breakfast for two daily, one outrigger and snorkel tour for two and a private cabana for one day — plus a $500 Lady Lux Swimwear credit and a $500 Visa gift card. Click here to enter the Facebook competition. Competition closing date: 24 June 2015.

• Win a holiday in Thailand. The prize, worth £2,500, includes accommodation in a Garden Residence room on a bed-and-breakfast basis at the Sarojin resort, return flights from London and transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 31 July 2015.

• Win two economy tickets to Toronto with KLM. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 29 June 2015.

• Win a 2-night stay in Florence (Italy). The grand prize includes two nights in one of Hotel Brunelleschi’s Junior Suites, American Buffet Breakfast, and a romantic aperitive at the hotel’s Tower Bar. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 4 July 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a 4-night stay in Greece.  This prize includes flights and airport transfers to and from Athens International Airport, a four-night stay for two at Nikki Beach Resort & Spa, with a spa treatment per person and dinner for two at the Pearl Rooftop. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 26 July 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a super-de-luxe safari to South Africa. The grand prize includes a business-class airfare from either New York or Washington to either Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa, a two-night stay at the One & Only in Cape Town, a two-night stay at the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve’s luxurious Bush Lodge in Sabi Sabi, a two-night stay at The Maslow Hotel in Johannesburg, and all transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 June 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a honeymoon in St Lucia. The grand prize includes business-class airfare, ground transportation, a four-night stay in the brand new Paradise Ridge Suite at Ladera Resort, daily full breakfast, dinner for two at Dasheene restaurant, and an activity for the winning couple, plus a $3,000 Bloomingdale’s gift card. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 June 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a free trip to Hawaii awarded in the form of an $8,000 travel gift card. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 31 July 2015.

• For USA & Canada residents: win a 2-night holiday in Miami. The grand prize includes a 2-night stay for 2 at the Kaskades Suites at Gale South Beach, along with a $500 gift card for those extra expenses. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 29 June 2015.

• For USA residents: win a luxurious Bahamas holiday. The grand prize includes a four-night trip for two to Atlantis, Paradise Island Royal Towers in Nassau, Bahamas and a shallow water dolphin interaction at Dolphin Cay. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 17 June 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a 3-night stay in Paris. The grand prize includes round-trip airfare for two, a 3 night stay at the Trianon Palace Versailles (a Waldorf Astoria Hotel), dinner for two at the Michelin two-star Gordon Ramsey au Trianon restaurant, plus a $500 ShopBAZAAR gift card. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 14 July 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a business class trip for two aboard American Airlines’ newest dreamliner, anywhere the Dreamliner flies. Click here to enter the Instagram competition. Competition closing date: 29 June 2015.

• For USA residents only: win roundtrip air for two to Iceland with Icelandair. The prize consists of Icelandair gift certificates good for fare, taxes and fuel up to $1,000 USD. Click here yo enter the competition. Competition closing date: 29 June 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a dream trip to Paris. The grand prize includes a five night stay at the Renaissance Arc de Triomph Hotel, Paris, and a $2,100 Travel Voucher. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 June 2015.

• Win a four-night stay in Lombok, Indonesia. The grand prize includes 4 nights with a candlelit seafood banquet and two-hour spa treatment for two at Puri Mas Boutique Resort & Spa. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 June 2015.

• Win a luxury stay in West Sussex, UK. The grand prize includes a luxury two-night stay plus three-course dinner and afternoon tea at Gravetye Manor in West Sussex. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 June 2015.

• Win a holiday to Zambia and Botswana worth £14,000. The prize includes  a six-night holiday for two people with Sanctuary Retreats, staying three nights at each of the two hotels on a full-board basis, as well as return flights from London and transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 June 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a 10-day VIP luxury tour of Mexico. The winner will stay at Hotel La Semilla (5 nights) and Hotel Deseo (2 nights) in Playa Del Carmen, and Papaya Playa in Tulum (3 nights). The grand prize also includes 2 return economy flights to Mexico up to a maximum value of £750 per person (or local market equivalent). Plus, you’ll get £1,000 to spend on Reiss’ SS15 collection. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 7 June 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.

• For USA residents only:  Win an amazing $13,000 getaway with your sweetheart in Fiji. The prize includes airfare (from Los Angeles), two one-way helicopter transfers from Nadi Airport to the Likuliku Lagoon Resort, one-way private vehicle return transfer, one-way return catamaran transfers, a Deluxe Beachfront Bure for seven nights at the Likuliku Lagoon Resort, including all meals daily, and a $1,000 cash prize. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 6 July 2015.

• For UK residents only: win a five-night stay in Crete. The prize, worth £4000, includes a five-night stay for two in a Blue Palace Mediterranean Maisonette Suite on a B&B basis, two 50-minute massage treatments, an American breakfast buffet and Champagne, dinner for two and return flights to London with Aegean Airlines. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 21 June 2015.

• For UK residents only: Win a six-night holiday for two in Southern Africa. The prize, worth £3,300, includes accommodation on a bed-and-breakfast basis (2 nights at Table Bay Hotel, 2 nights at the Royal Livingstone in Zambia, and The Palace of the Lost City in Sun City) as well as flights from London to Johannesburg and transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 May 2015.

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

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