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Giveaway: Win A £250 Voucher from Classic Collection Holidays

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*COMPETITION NOW CLOSED*

Fancy saving £250 on your next holiday?

I’m giving away x2 £250 vouchers from Classic Collection Holidays as a little Christmas thank-you to all my readers. One voucher is up for grabs on Instagram, and the other on Twitter, so everyone has two chances to win if you enter on both social platforms.

As you may know I recently got to visit Madeira with Classic Collection Holidays, and was so impressed by the entire customer experience that they provided. The service and attention to detail is the best I’ve ever experienced from a tour operator, and now I want to give you all the chance to go on a Classic Collection Holiday too! Here’s how to enter and the important T&C’s…

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Step 1: Enter on Instagram

1. Follow me @thetravelista and @classichols on Instagram
2. Comment on the official competition photo and tag x3 friends that you think would also like to enter in your comment

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Step 2: Enter on Twitter

1. Follow me @travelistajess and @classichols on Twitter
2. Retweet the official competition tweet below

T&Cs

  • The competition will run from Tuesday 6th December 2016 until Monday 2nd January 2017.
  • Entries close at 12pm on Monday 2nd January 2017
  • Entrants must be based in the UK or R.O.I
  • Entrants can enter the competition on both Instagram and Twitter for 2 chances to win
  • Winners will be picked at random and announced on 3rd January via Twitter and Instagram
  • The same entrant cannot win both vouchers.
  • Winners will be contacted via Instagram or Twitter on 3rd January
  • If winners do not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be selected
  • Entries will not be counted as valid if the entrant
    • Unfollows the relevant Travelista and Classic Collection social accounts
    • Un-retweets the competition post on Twitter
    • Deletes the comment on Instagram
  • Winners must supply a UK or R.O.I postal delivery address upon acceptance of the prize
  • Winners must spend the whole £250 voucher on one holiday booking. It cannot be redeemed over two separate bookings.
  • The £250 voucher is only valid for bookings that include flights (accommodation-only bookings are not eligable)
  • These prizes cannot be refunded for any cash or exchanged for products of the same equivalent value

Want to read about my experience with Classic Collection? Check out my First Timers Guide to Madeira and my Belmond Reid’s Palace Review.

If you’ve entered the competition then let me know by commenting in the box below! I’d love to hear where you’d like to go on holiday with your winning voucher? GOOD LUCK X

Comments

  2. Thank you for the chance to enter this fantastic competition. I have entered on Twitter and if I was lucky enough to win, I think I would be off to Tenerife for some much needed sunshine. 🙂

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  3. Happy to follow you and retweet on both accounts on Twitter. Followed you on Instagram too. Happy Christmas and all the best for The New Year 2017

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    • Thanks for entering Victoria! Yes of course, you’ve got to be in it to win it, and pretty sure they have Holidays in Santorini 🙂

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