Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series or news.
Today (July 6, 2018): 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 Business Class tickets with Turkish Airlines and Aeroflot, in addition to trips to Ecuador, London, Florence, Costa Rica, South Africa, Ibiza, Florida, Denmark, Hawaii, Namibia, the Maldives and Morocco.
- AMAZING CONTEST! Win a five-night stay at either Soneva Fushi, Maldives, or Soneva Kiri, Thailand. These über-exclusive properties rank among the very best (and my favorite) resorts in the world. Domestic transfers and full board are included. Alcohol, in-villa dining, mini-bar, and paid experiences are not included. The competition is run via Soneva’s Instagram account.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 31 January 2019
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win two Business Class tickets with Turkish Airlines. The winners of this special giveaway will be treated to one of the world’s finest flying experiences, enjoying first hand the exclusive and outstanding service offered when travelling with the national flag carrier of Turkey. The prize is two business class return tickets (for one winner), from London Gatwick or London Heathrow to any destination which Turkish Airlines flies to.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 31 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win Business Class tickets with Aeroflot to Los Angeles and Miami. The prize to LA is offered by Manchester United and includes a Business Class flight with Aeroflot, hotel accommodation, tickets for United’s clash with AC Milan on 25 July at the StubHub Center, and a meet and greet with a club legend. There’s also second prize, which includes a trip to see United take on Real Madrid in Miami, with Business Class flights, match tickets, hotel accommodation and a meet and greet with a United legend all included.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date:y6 Jult 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a luxury cruise on the Amazon in Ecuador. The grande prize is a five day/four night excursion aboard the new Manatee Amazon Explorer. This prize includes all meals during the trip, multiple daytime expeditions into the jungle, led by expert bilingual guides, and exclusive access to the VIP lounge before and after the cruise.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 31 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a two-night luxury stay at Florence, Italy. The grand prize is a two-night stay at Hotel Brunelleschi, including buffet breakfast each morning and a welcome aperitivo at the Tower Bar. The lucky winner will also enjoy the full VIP treatment upon arrival at the hotel.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 31 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a safari holiday to South Africa. The winner and a guest will bed down in the Hambleden Suite at Little Garonga, a safari camp in the Greater Makalali Private Nature Reserve, just west of Kruger National Park. The suite is set in its own villa, with a chic seating area, stand-alone copper bath and outdoor shower, plus a secluded deck and private pool. The winner and a guest can also choose to stay in The Sleep Out, a bedroom set high up in the treetops of the Garonga wilderness. All food and drink at Little Garonga is included in the prize.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 7 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a luxury break in London. The winner and a guest will stay at The Lanesborough, one of London’s most elegant grande-dame hotels and member of Oetker’s Collection. The prize includes daily breakfast and unlimited access to the club and spa facilities during their stay, plus a one 60-minute treatment each.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 21 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a five night stay in Ibiza. The prizewinner and a guest will spend five nights at Aguas de Ibiza, part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection. Breakfast is included – choose from pastries, cheese, meats, fruits and smoothies each morning in the hotel’s Oligo restaurant – and so is one supper at Vi Cool, the rooftop restaurant overseen by award-winning chef Sergi Arola. One spa treatment at the hotel’s Revival Spa is also included for the prizewinner during their stay.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 5 September 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a luxury break on England’s Jurassic Coast. The grande prize is a two-night stay at Alexandra Hotel & Restaurant in Dorset, England, and includes breakfast each morning and dinner one night during your stay. The lucky winner will also enjoy Champagne on arrival at the property.
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 31 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a 7 night family holiday in Costa Rica. One lucky family (two adults and two children) will receive seven nights’ accommodation, Economy Class return flights from London to Costa Rica, and domestic transfers.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 15 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a dream family holiday to Florida. This exciting prize will allow one lucky family to plan their dream Florida adventure up to the value of $9,000 USD. Whether it’s zooming across the Everglades on an airboat in search of alligators, building sandcastles on one of Florida’s award-winning beaches or riding rollercoasters at a theme park – or all the above, your Florida adventure awaits.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 10 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a family trip to Legoland in Denmark. The grand prize includes airline tickets from London Heathrow to Billund, 2 nights in a lego-themed room at Hotel Legoland with breakfast, resort pass and LEGO House tickets for the family (max. 2 adults and 2 children).
- Eligibility: open to all
- End date: 1 October 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a Hawaii glamping adventure. The grand prize includes round-trip air travel for two to Honolulu, a $1500 USD accommodations voucher from Glamping Hub, two tickets with Atlantis Adventures to be used toward a submarine adventure, zip-lining and Premier Movie Sites Tour activity vouchers for two at Kualoa Ranch, brunch for two at Koko Head Cafe, a one-year subscription to Lonely Planet magazine, and copies of Lonely Planet’s Discover Hawaii; Honolulu, Waikiki and O‘ahu; and Experience the USA guide books.
- Eligibility: open to USA residents
- End date: 12 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a luxury holiday to Hong Kong. The grand prize includes return economy flights with Cathay Pacific from the UK to Hong Kong for two persons, three-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, three-night stay at Kerry Hotel Hong Kong, daily breakfast, return airport transfers in Hong Kong International Airport, and a city tour.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 29 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win an adventurous holiday in Costa Rica. The grand prize includes 7 nights accommodation in Costa Rica across various adventure focused cities on a B&B basis, return flights from London to San Jose for two, all internal transfers, sun & insect protective shirt and trousers.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 31 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win an adventurous trip to Namibia. The grand prize includes two return flights to from London to Namibia, an 11-night itinerary including accommodation throughout, a Nikon D3400 camera, and a Nikon photography school voucher to learn how to capture those moments.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 31 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win an all-inclusive Maldives holiday. The grand prize includes a seven-night stay for two people at 4.5* Diamonds Athuruga or 4.5* Diamonds Thudufushi (your choice), all meals in the buffet restaurant, drinks and a restocked mini bar each day.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 3 September 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a(nother) luxury holiday in the Maldives. The grand prize is a seven-night, full-board holiday in a private villa at Furaveri Island Resort & Spa. Plus, you also get a free dinner at the resort’s Asian Fusion restaurant. Return flights and transfers to the resort are also included.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 28 August 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a 10-night holiday to the USA. The prize is a trip to the USA for two people consisting of ten nights’ accommodation: three nights at The Colonnade, Boston (bed and breakfast), three nights at the Bryant Park Hotel, New York (bed and breakfast), two nights at the Hotel Palomar, Philadelphia (bed and breakfast) and two nights at the Fairmont, Washington, D.C. (bed and breakfast). The prize includes transfers, return economy air travel from London to Boston; and airport and departure taxes. The prize also includes a sunset harbour cruise in Boston, an after-hours tour of MoMA museum in New York, a food tour of Gramercy, Flatiron and Union Square in New York, tickets to the One World Observatory in New York, and an insider’s tour of the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 23 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a trip for two to Morocco, worth £2,000. The grand prize includes two economy flights from London to Casablanca and from Marrakesh to London, seven nights’ accommodation in hotels and a tented desert camp, seven breakfasts, one lunch and one dinner, guided tour by G Adventures Chief Experience Officer, all activities, and transport all between destinations.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents
- End date: 15 July 2018
- Enter the competition: click here
- Win a South Africa family holiday for 4 for a duration of 10 days (9 nights), plus overnight flights. The itinerary will be finalised between the winners and Trailfinders, and will be dependent on the time of year the holiday is taken, but will include at least Cape Town, The Winelands, The Garden Route and a safari.
- Eligibility: open to UK residents only
- End date: 30 September 2018
- 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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