Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays!

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

Today (November 1, 2019): 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 travel blog here, so check back regularly.

In this issue: win luxury holidays to Norway, Brazil, Denmark, Austria, Canada, Jordan, Paris, Germany, South Africa, Ireland, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Antigua, Japan, Dubai, Australia, Oman, Spain, London, Kenya, and the Maldives.

• Win a trip to the Northern Lights. The grand prize is a three-night stay at the Aurora Borealis Observatory, a magical resort set in outstanding scenery where you can experience the northern lights and the arctic wildlife of Northern Norway. To enter, you need to follow the Instagram accounts of @AuroraBorealisObservatory, @Norge, @Lofoten and @North; like this post; and tag a friend (1 tag = 1 entry, enter as many times as you wish). The winner will be chosen at random on 1November 18th and announced on @AuroraBorealisObservatory.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 17 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a phenomenal 30 night trip to Brazil. One lucky winner will be crowned “King of the Rolê” and will get to explore all over Brazil, tasting new food, visiting spectacular beaches and attending unbelievable carnivals. This reality-show-meets-holiday is supported by a number of Brazilian airlines and luxury hotels and is estimated to be worth over £55,000! The winner will be filmed from the moment they leave their home and episodes of their adventures will be broadcast across social networking sites. All you need to do is upload a video (up to 1 minute) on Youtube explaining what a 30-day experience in Brazil would mean to you and then register on the campaign website.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 20 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a two night luxury stay in Copenhagen (Denmark). The grand prize is a two-night hotel accommodation for two people at Nobis Hotel Copenhagen. Extraneous costs (such as transport, food and drink, taxes, and fees) are not included.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 8 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a city trip to Salzburg (Austria). The grand prize is 3 nights inclding breakfast in a centrally located hotel in Salzburg, arrival/departure to and from Salzburg, 72 hrs Salzburg Cards, and tickets to a cultural event in Salzburg.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 30 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a ten day African safari of a lifetime. The grand prize is for one person and includes up to US$5,000 towards the winner’s flights plus accommodation, flights and game drives while in Africa: to nights at a Ilala Lodge, Victoria falls with arrival transfer; four nights at the Pangolin Chobe Hotel (full board) with return transfers, daily cruises on the river or a drive in the national park; flight to the Okavango Delta with Mack Air; three nights at Bushman Plains tented camp (full board) with two game drives per day, bushman culture and skills walk, and Mokoro excursion (water levels permitting); charter flight to Maun airport on Mack Air; and $ 5,000 USD towards the winner’s flights, to be booked return economy class travel, on the most direct route available, for one person in and out of Victoria Falls (VFA) airport.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 14 February
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a trip for two to the Canadian Rockies. The grand prize is your choice of a 4 or 5-day deluxe coach bus tour to the Canadian Rocky Mountains departing from Vancouver, British Columbia; one or two nights in the downtown of Banff, the heart of the Rockies; and a professionally guided tour with hotel accommodation, some meals, and fun entertainment.
  • Eligibility: open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), Australia, the European Union, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom
  • End date: 5 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a seven night family tour to Jordan. The grand prize is a 7 night tour for two adults and two children (minimum age of 5), including tours of the highlands of north Jordan, a guided tour of the ancient city of Petra plus a 4WD safari to explore the desert colours of Wadi Rum.
  • Eligibility: open to residents of Europe
  • End date: 4 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a weekend in Paris. The prizewinner and a guest will stay at Le Pigalle hotel, where bedrooms are decorated in a style to match the grand neighborhood, which was home to artists and writers in the 19th century. Breakfast is included during your stay as well as supper for two with drinks. Return travel from London on the Eurostar is also part of the price.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 3 December
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a five day holiday to Germany. The winner and their guest will stay four nights in a deluxe double room at Hotel Elephant in the centre of historic Weimar. Included in the prize are two Weimar cards, which will allow the prize-winner and their guest to visit all the city’s Bauhaus landmarks, many buildings once home to Goethe, Schiller, Lizst and Nietzsche as well as the city’s fine palaces and museums. The winner and their guest will fly from London to Frankfurt with Lufthansa, before boarding a sleek German Rail ICE train to Weimar.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 2 December
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a three night stay in South Africa. The prize winner and three guests will check into La Rive, a colonial English-meets-traditional-Dutch villa in the South African town of Franschhoek, nestled in the heart of the Cape Winelands. Homemade breakfast is included in the prize. Return flights are not included in this prize; the winner will need to arrange their own flights to and from South Africa.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 2 January
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a two night spa break in Ireland. The prize winner and their guest will check into Cork’s Maryborough Hotel, a Georgian pile set in pretty woodland and landscaped gardens. The prize winner and guest will also enjoy a four-course dinner for two in the hotel’s Bellini’s restaurant, known for its commitment to locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. Return flights to Cork from mainland UK airports are included.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 6 January
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win two Economy Class tickets from London to Jakarta with KLM. The grand prize is a pair of KLM economy class return tickets from the UK to Jakarta via Amsterdam.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 3 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win flights to Antigua for two. Everyone who completes a survey will get an entry into a competition to win a pair of flights to Antigua. Flights to Antigua need to be taken in May, June, September or October.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 31 December
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a luxury break in Sri Lanka. The grand prize includes two return Economy Class flights with SriLankan Airlines from London Heathrow to Colombo, two nights at OZO Colombo, two nights at OZO Kandy, two nights at Amari Galle, a couples’ spa treatment, and transfers within Sri Lanka.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 15 December
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a luxury break on the Kenyan Coast. The grand prize is two return Economy Class flights with Kenya Airways from London Heathrow to Mombasa via Nairobi, and a five-night all-inclusive stay at the Voyager Beach Resort in Mombasa.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 10 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a ski holiday for two to Japan. The prize winner and a guest will fly from London or Manchester to Sapporo with the new Thursday and Sunday Finnair flight via Helsinki (the fastest way to reach Hokkaido from the UK) and then catch a 2 hour transfer to spend 7 nights at the ski-in ski-out 4*+ Ki Niseko. A 6 day lift pass and 6 days of ski/snowboard rentals are also included in the prize.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 29 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a luxury holiday to Dubai. The grand prize includes teturn Business Class flights for two with Emirates, four nights at Sofitel Dubai The Palm on a half-board basis staying in a luxury Palm View Room, sunset safari with return transfers, dune drive, activities, entertainment and Arabic barbecue buffet.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 14 December
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a pair of Economy Class tickets to Australia. The grand prize is two Economy Class tickets from London Heathrow to Australia on Qantas operated flights QF2 or QF10 and returning from Australia to London Heathrow on Qantas operated flights QF1 or QF9.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 30 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win 50,000 miles with British Airways. Avis and Aer Lingus AerClub have launched a competition to win one of five prizes of 50,000 Avios. If you win, your prize will be dropped into your AerClub account, but you can move the Avios across to British Airways Executive Club in two minutes by using ‘Combine Your Avios’. You need to be an Aer Lingus AerClub member to enter the competition (you can sign up for free via the Aer Lingus website.)
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: 30 November
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win an exotic Oman holiday. One lucky family of four (2 adults and 2 children under 18) will jet off to southern Oman to stay at the luxury Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara. There’s an infinity pool and a white sand beach to enjoy during your seven night stay in a luxurious one bedroom Garden View Pool Villa.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 4 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a three night holiday to Barcelona. The prize winner and their guest will spend three nights in a sleek Zen Junior suite at the brand new Nobu hotel in Barcelona. One Omakase supper for two is included at Nobu during the stay. Return Economy Class flights from the UK for the prize winner and their guest are also included in the prize.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 27 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a night in one of London’s most unique hotel rooms. The grand prize is a stay in the Antony Gormley suite, ROOM, at The Beaumont in London, plus two tickets to the Antony Gormley exhibition at the Royal Academy. The winner will also receive a signed copy of the limited-edition book Antony Gormley: Room.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 19 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a trip on the UK’s grandest train, the Belmond British Pullman. The grand prize is two tickets for a Golden Age of Travel day trip on this 1920’s train, sister to the world’s most famous train, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The prize includes a delicious five-course lunch – with wine – served as the ever-changing landscape passes by your window.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 12 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a luxury holiday to Kenya. The grand prize includes two return Economy Class flights with Kenya Airways from London Heathrow to Mombasa via Nairobi, a five-night all-inclusive stay at the Voyager Beach Resort in Mombasa, and transfers in destination.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 10 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a five night holiday in the Maldives. The grand prize is a five-night stay in a beach villa at Coco Bodu Hithi, a smart escape on the beautiful North Malé Atoll in the Maldives. The winner will also get daily breakfast and their choice of supper at one of the retreat’s five restaurants. Also included in the prize is a sunset cruise aboard one of Coco Bodu Hithi’s hand-crafted coconut-timber dhoni sailboats, as well as a couple’s treatment in the overwater spa. Flights from the UK for two people are also covered as part of the prize.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents
  • End date: 3 November 2019
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win a holiday in the British Virgin Islands. The grand prize is an all inclusive 7 nights for 2 in a luxury villa at Valley Trunk on Virgin Gorda. Flights from Gatwick airport to Antigua plus transfers to destination are included.
  • Eligibility: open to UK residents only
  • End date: 26 January 2020
  • Enter the competition: click here

• Win one return ticket with Brussels Airlines to an European destination of your choice. The ticket includes all taxes, and will be valid for one year from the date the winner is contacted informing him/her of the win.
  • Eligibility: open to all
  • End date: no closure date (monthly contest)
  • Enter the competition: click here

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