Explore Sri Lanka’s east coast, the island’s least-visited area, and stay at two of its best five-star hotels; Jungle Beach and Uga Bay.
This is just one of the prizes on offer if you vote in the Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards, which are back for a fifth year, and which are now the most sought-after gongs in the travel industry.
Explore the magical island of Sri Lanka on this incredible whistle-stop tour of the country’s lesser travelled east coast. The Sri Lankan hotel group Uga Escapes (ugaescapes.com) is offering a six-night getaway, and the lucky winner and their partner will start at the Jungle Beach resort near Trincomalee, with its collection of treehouse-style apartments nestled in dense forest. There’s a golden beach, great snorkelling and, for adventurous guests, diving with whales.
Farther south is Uga Bay, set on arguably the country’s most beautiful beach, Passekudah. The property is steeped in Second World War history and guests are able to scuba-dive to the wreckage of HMS Hermes.
The holiday’s finer details will be arranged by a personal travel consultant at Destinology (destinology.co.uk), the tour operator, with flights included.
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For the chance to win this six-night luxury holiday, vote in the Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2017.
We want to know the travel companies you trust the most and the destinations you can’t wait to get back to. The award-winners you’ve chosen will be announced at a ceremony by the Dead Sea in Jordan on September 22.
Ten luxury holidays to be won
The holiday to Sri Lanka is just one of the amazing prizes up for grabs if you vote in the Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards. The following breaks are all for two people, without flights, unless stated:
Luxury in the Maldives
A seven-night half-board stay at the Milaidhoo Island hotel (milaidhoo.com)
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New England stays
Three nights’ B&B at the White Elephant Hotel, then three nights’ B&B at the Ocean House (whiteelephanthotel.com; oceanhouseri.com)
Skiing in the Alps
Spend a week with up to seven other people, in a luxury Scott Dunn chalet (scottdunn.com)
Chic Mexican hotel
Spend a week relaxing at the five-star all-inclusive Unico Riviera Maya hotel (unicohotelrivieramaya.com)
Beachfront Miami
Enjoy a three-night stay at Miami’s newest hip hotel — the oceanfront five-star Nobu Hotel Miami Beach (nobuedenroc.com)
Qatar flights
Win two economy class tickets from the UK to any Qatar Airways destination (qatarairways.com)
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Greek odyssey
A week’s B&B at the Blue Palace on Crete, which is set on a hillside with views over the Med in the chic Cretan resort of Elounda, including flights (bluepalace.gr)
Caribbean sun
Be among the first to stay at the refurbished Curtain Bluff in Antigua on a week-long all-inclusive holiday with flights (curtainbluff.com)
West coast US cruise
Sail from San Diego to Vancouver on an 11-night all-inclusive cruise on Silversea’s Silver Explorer, with flights (silversea.com)
How to enter
Log on to thetimes.co.uk/travelawards and pick your favourite companies and destinations from the drop-down menus. You need to vote in only one award category to be entered automatically in the prize draw. Voting closes on September 3. Times Newspapers rules apply; see the website for full terms and conditions.