Stuart
Stuart discovered his passion for all things travel during one of his first jobs overseeing the travel section of a well-known bookshop. He has worked in publishing for 15 years, most recently as the content editor for Travelscoop. He's always planning his next adventure away. Favourite destination? It has to be the Canadian Rockies. Next trip? Japan.
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This week's successes: 17th March 2024
18th March 2024 by Stuart
It’s been a lucky week for six new winners this week, two of them called Alison... What are the chances? New winners Alison 1 found out she’d won a 10-night Mediterranean cruise with Oceania Cruises: “Didn’t quite believe it at first but absolutely delighted now that it’s been confirmed.” Alison 2 was a winner in Sunday Times’ popular “Where Was I?” competition and will be enjoying a 2-night stay in the Peak District at the Buxton Crescent Ensana Health Spa...
This week's successes: 10th March 2024
10th March 2024 by Stuart
There are three winners and six prizewinner updates this week... New winners Lucky Dan’s been at it again… “I was lucky enough to be the winner of a 5* luxury Muckross Park Hotel & Spa stay (Killarney, Ireland), with treatments and meal included. This also includes a bundle of Organic Pharmacy products, worth over £200! Wow, so grateful!!” We make that win number 19 for Dan! Tracey won a 2-night stay at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow. Lynn was the lucky winner of an...
This week's successes: 3rd March 2024
4th March 2024 by Stuart
There are four new wins to let you know about this week, two of them doubles! New winners Michelle is our first double winner, having won a break for 6 people at Bluestone Resort in Wales in December and a weekend away in Wiltshire staying in a honeymoon suite at a country house hotel. Yvette let us know about her two competition wins. She's bagged a 2-night stay at the Queens Hotel Cheltenham with meals via a Muddy Stilettos competition, and an overnight stay at Boys Hall Hotel near...
This week's successes: 25th February 2024
24th February 2024 by Stuart
Three wins and a prize update to let you know about this week.New winnersAn ecstatic Christina had her first ever win after entering a HarperCollins and Aurora Zone competition that we featured in December: “OMG!! I have got my first ever WIN! And it's such an epic prize! I'm going on a solo all inclusive escorted group tour to Finland to (hopefully) see the Northern Lights!!! Overjoyed doesn't cover it! … I'm going to be pinching myself for a long time as I've requested to travel in March...
This week's successes: 18th February 2024
19th February 2024 by Stuart
There are four new wins and two prize updates to tell you about this week...New winnersFirstly, we were excited to draw the winner of our own competition this week. Julia was the luck winner of a luxurious spa break for two at Boringdon Hall in Devon. Julia and her guest will enjoy Stay & Spa Mayflower Break package that includes one nights accommodation, a 60-minute Gaia treatment each, dinner in the Mayflower Brasserie, full access to the spa and breakfast in the morning. Fabulous!It was...
Announcing the winner of our Boringdon Hall spa break competition
16th February 2024 by Stuart
This morning we drew the winner of our competition to win a luxurious spa break for two at Boringdon Hall in Devon, which closed for entries on Monday. We had thousands of entries, but there could only be one winner... A big congratulations go to Julia Vincent! Julia and a guest will enjoy a Stay & Spa Mayflower Break package that includes one nights accommodation, a 60-minute Gaia treatment each, dinner in the Mayflower Brasserie, full access to the spa and breakfast in the...
This week's successes: 11th February 2024
13th February 2024 by Stuart
We have 6 new winners to let you know about this week, kicking off with a huge one... New winners Carol was announced in a Travelbag video as the winner of a 21-night holiday to Canada for two, departing in September this year. The prize includes: Air Canada flights from LondonInternal flightsCar hireRail ticketsHotel stays in Vancouver, Kelowna, Revelstoke, Banff, Jasper, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Riding Mountain National ParkWhale watching tourWinery tourBanff...
This week's successes: 4th February 2024
6th February 2024 by Stuart
After a few weeks off, we have eight new winners and two prize updates to let you know about this week... New winners Kim got in touch to let us know that she'd won a 3 night stay on Easdale Island near Oban. “It’s the first competition I ever won! I'm so thrilled!” Ang won a trip to Harrogate from a Hays Travel comp. Dawn has won a 4-night honeymoon to Cyprus: “I have just finalised the dates of my first holiday... Thank you so much to everyone who takes time to post and...
This week's successes: 21st January 2024
30th January 2024 by Stuart
We have four new winners to let you know about this week... New winners A concerned Helen messaged in December saying she’d been told she'd won the Cunard Transatlantic Crossing aboard QM2 that we featured at the end of October, but she had suspicions that her winner email might not be real. Helen emailed Cunard customer services to double-check and was told that the original email must’ve indeed been fake. However, Helen has recently updated us: “After a lot of confusion and...
This week's successes: 7th January 2024
7th January 2024 by Stuart
2024 has got off to a great start for this week’s 4 winners... New winners A delighted Zoë messaged to let us know she won the Magic Radio family trip to Lapland for next Christmas that we featured just before Christmas. Zoë’s Santa's Magic prize includes: return flights for a family of 4, airport transfers, 3 days/2 nights half-board stay at Santa’s Hotel Holiday Club, and a Search for Santa Day which includes snowy activities and a private family meeting with Santa...
This week's successes: 31st December 2023
6th March 2024 by Stuart
After last week's bumper crop of new winners, Christmas week has been much quieter with just two new wins and one prize update. New winners Jo was successful in the Brightsun Travel Advent Calendar competition and won a £100 National Trust voucher. Jacki won a £200 Argos voucher in a Stella Leffe & Sainsbury’s comp. Not strictly a holiday win, but she could buy some nice new luggage! Prizewinner updates And Dan has updated us after enjoying one of his (many) wins: “Our...
This week's successes: 24th December 2023
25th December 2023 by Stuart
It’s been quite a week with a whopping 16 wins to let you know about! New winners Five of those winners were from the same Christmas Advent competition where Premier Suites were giving 2-night stays in a variety of different cities to 12 winners in total. Here are the Facebook group winners and the city stays they won: Elizabeth - Rotterdam; Michelle - Amsterdam; Stephen - Liverpool; Sharon - Dublin; and Chantal- Glasgow. Helen was announced as the winner of the Gaydio competition we...