Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays

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

Today (September 4, 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 holidays to the Maldives, Amalfi coast (Italy), Provence (France), Alaska, Belize, Koh Samui (Thailand), New York, London, Rome, Nasville (USA), and Hawaii (including a meet and greet with Sir Richard Branson).

• Win a luxury holiday at the Maldives. The grand prize includes a seven night stay for two in a Sunset Beach Villa at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu on half-board basis and return transfers by seaplane to and from the airport. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 september 2015.

• Win an exclusive holiday for two on the Amalfi coast, Italy. The grand prize includes a two night stay for two at the ultimate ‘lifestyle’ hotel on Italy’s romantic Amalfi Coast, Casa Angelina, with transfers from the nearest airport and airfare for 2 (from UK only). Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 18 september 2015.

• For UK and Eire residents only: win the holiday of your life at One&Only Reethi Rah in the Maldives, worth £10,000. The grand prize includes five nights in a Water Villa with breakfast and yacht transfer at this deeply glamorous resort, along with return flights from London. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 3 November 2015.

• For UK and Eire residents only: win a Rome city break for two. The grand prize includes a two-night stay at Villa Spalletti Trivelli, breakfast each day, return flights from the UK to Rome, airport transfers, and entrance tickets for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 28 October 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a $15,000 trip for two to tour Italy, taste some of its best food, take a cooking class, and more. The prize includes airfare, a six-night trip for two to Naples, including a one-day excursion to Pompeii, a guided tour of a local limoncello factory, a Sorrento city and market tour, a guided tour of Capri, a cooking class, and a $1,000 World Market Gift card. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 2 October 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a seven-night, $10,000 vacation for two to Nashville, Tennessee. The grand prize includes airfare, hotel stay, spa treatments, some meals, the chance to cruise down the Cumberland River, the chance to tour Civil War sites and plantations, passes to the Grand Ole Opry with a backstage tour, tickets to various other activities, a tour of Nashville’s best eateries, $2,000 spending cash, and car rental. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a $15,000 trip for two to Hawaii and a meeting with Virgin Airlines’ founder, Richard Branson. The grand prize includes a trip for two to Hawaii including 100,000 Elevate Points, two seats on the Virgin America Inaugural Flight from San Francisco International Airport to Honolulu International Airport November 2, 2015 (plus a flight back three days later), passes to the launch event in Honolulu, HI including a meet and greet with Virgin America founder Sir Richard Branson, and a three-night stay at an Airbnb host property. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a four night trip to Alaska. The grand prize, worth $5000, includes airfare to Anchorage, hotel stay and $1,000 spending money. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 23 October 2015.

• You can win a weeklong luxury vacation around the world and instant daily prizes Open the World of SPG sweepstakes. The prizes include free night awards, gift cards from Amazon.com and American Express, and bonus Starpoints. Plus, each day you play, you’ll be entered to win a luxury vacation at any of Starwood’s 1,200 hotels and resorts. Click here to enter the competition (you need to register though for SPG, Starwood’s loyalty scheme). Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• Win a week-long Caribbean cruise for two worth £5,000, including all (gourmet) meals, drinks and water sports. The cruise departs 5^th December 2015 from Marigot, St Martin and visits Anguilla, B.W.I.; Saba, Netherlands Antilles; Gustavia, St. Barts, F.W.I.; Falmouth Bay, Antigua and Barbuda; Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, F.W.I.; and Coconut Grove, Nevis, St. Kitts. Accommodation is an ocean view stateroom. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• Win a week’s stay in Belize. The prize includes seven nights in a two-bedroom beach view condominium suite for up to four guests at The Phoenix Resort, surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, plus domestic flights between Belize City and San Pedro airports and a half-day snorkel trip at Hol Chan Marine Reserve & Shark Ray Alley. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 6 September 2015.

• Win a two night stay in London. The prize includes a two-night complimentary stay in a Junior Suite at The Arch Hotel, with cocktail on arrival, plus a three-course dinner in Hunter 486 restaurant. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 6 September 2015.

• Win a beach holiday in Thailand worth £5,000. The prize includes accommodation at the luxurious Six Senses Samui on a bed-and-breakfast basis, return flights from London and transfers. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• For UK residents only: win an uber-luxe trip to the Maldives. The grand prize includes seven night, full board holiday with flights staying at one of the finest resorts in the Indian Ocean, Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru, along with a TUMI luggage from the Tegra-Lite®collection set ensuring you arrive in style. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 4 October 2015.

• For UK and Eire residents only: win a yoga break in Provence. The grand prize includes a four-night yoga retreat at Villa Tropez for one winner and their guest (sharing a double or twin room), with twice-daily hatha yoga classes, nutritious meals and two health workshops. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 september 2015.

• For UK residents only:  win a two night stay in London. The grand prize includes two nights for two people at the brand new Hilton London Bankside (in the best room available at the time of arranging your stay), including breakfast on both days and dinner on one night at OXBO Bankside, served with a bottle of house wine. The winner will also be given two passes to the Tate Modern. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 22 September 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a 4-night getaway to the Golden Isles of Georgia. One winner will receive two VIP passes to the 2016 Saint Simons Food & Spirits Festival, a 4-night stay at the Village Inn & Pub, passes to popular area attractions & Golden Isles gear. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 April 2016.

• For USA residents only: win a week-long Caribbean cruise for four in two staterooms aboard a Royal Caribbean International vessel, worth $3,900. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 30 September 2015.

• For USA residents only: win a two-night trip for two to New York City. The prize includes presidential accommodations at the Hilton Midtown, round-trip flights, two $500 Visa gift cards, two spa treatments at Guerlain Spa, Minus5 Entry and VIP Experience for two, and two Broadway tickets. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 7 September 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 we reveal a new top 10 travel list.

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