Travel contests & sweepstakes: win luxury holidays

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

Today (December 4, 2015): 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 blog here, so check back regularly.

In this issue: win luxury holidays to Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Marrakech, the Maldives, Bali, Thailand, Istanbul, Cayman Islands, Abu Dhabi, and Scotland.

Win an amazing 11-night holiday to Sri Lanka. The prize includes international flights (from the UK), private transport with an English-speaking driver, standard accommodation, some meals and all excursions. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 14 February 2016.

Win a 7 night all-inclusive family holiday in Jamaica. The 7-night holiday includes flights from London and is provided for two adults and two children at Beaches Ocho Rios – A Spa, Golf and Waterpark Resort. Accommodation is in a deluxe room. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 28 December 2015.

Win a 4 night luxury holiday in Thailand. The lucky winner will receive a voucher of two nights at Manathai Khao Lak, alongside another voucher of two nights at Manathai Surin Phuket, two gorgeous Thai hotels promising flawless moments in a natural setting. Click here to enter the Instagram competition. Competition closing date: 13 December 2015.

Win a 5 night luxury holiday in the Maldives. The grand prize includes a 5 nights stay for 2 people in a Water Villa including daily breakfast at the ultraluxurious Shangri-La Resort & Spa. Click here to enter the Instagram/Facebook competition. Competition closing date: 9 December 2015.

Win a holiday in Marrakech worth £5,000. The grand prize includes a five-night stay for two at La Sultana Marrakech, including breakfast, an urban safari tour of Marrakech, two spa treatments, free entry to Jardin Majorell, and return economy flights from London. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 5 January 2016.

Win a stay at the iconic Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi worth more than £6,000. The prize includes a five-night stay at Emirates Palace for two, including breakfast. We are also offering return economy flights with Qatar Airways – with an upgrade to business class if there are seats available on the day. The flights can go from London, Manchester or Edinburgh, and include transfers to and from Emirates Palace. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 5 December 2015.

Win a three nights stay in Istanbul at the magnificent Shangri-La Bosphorus.The lucky winner will receive three nights in a Deluxe Bosphorus room for two guests, daily breakfast from the breakfast buffet, dinner for two at the fine dining Chinese Cantonese Restaurant with a bottle of house wine included, and a 20% savings at CHI, The Spa. Clickhere to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 7 December 2015.

For Australia residents only: win a luxury holiday in Bali. The grand prize includes 5 nights in a Deluxe Room at the centrally located Bali Dynasty Resort plus return flights for two*, return airport transfers and breakfast daily. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 25 February 2016.

For UK residents only: win a luxury stay in the Maldives, worth £5000. The grand prize includes return flights for two,from London to Malé International Airport, free seaplane transfers to and from Malé to the resort, five nights in a beach villa at The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi private luxury island in the Noonu Atoll. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 31 January 2016.

For UK residents only: win a luxury holiday in the Cayman Islands. The grand prize is a stay at the luxury Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort and Spa on a bed and breakfast basis and includes return flights from the UK to Grand Cayman. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 29 December 2015.

For UK residents only: win a weekend in Scotland. The grand prize includes two nights in a Mhor House room at Monachyle Mhor Hotel, including breakfast for two, return flights to Edinburgh or Glasgow from any UK airport, return train tickets to Stirling and transport to the hotel.

For UK residents only: win one of 27 luxury holiday prizes worth a total of £1m in the Telegraph Travel Awards competition. Prizes includes – amongst others – a three-night stay at Amanjena (Marrakech), a two-night stay at the Peninsula Paris, a three-night stay at the iconic Four Seasons Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, an 18-day trip to the Canadian High Arctic, an epic 18-night safari and beach holiday to Tanzania and Mozambique, a 12-night tour of Dubai and India with Oberoi Hotels, a four-night stay for two couples at North Island Seychelles, a luxury stay in every Waldorf Astoria hotel and resort around the world, 10 business class trips from London to New York, a stay in every COMO hotel and resort worldwide over a total of 33 nights, a luxury cruise in the Galapagos, and the ultimate Maldives holiday. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 14 February 2016.

For UK residents only: win a 10-night holiday for two to the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Grenada. The prize package includes five nights accommodation at Sandals Barbados, five nights accommodation at Sandals LaSource Grenada, and ground transfers between the local airports and resorts. Click here to enter the competition. Competition closing date: 16 January 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 I reveal a new top 10 travel list.

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