Welcome to Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort: you’ve never experienced pampering quite like this. Just a one-hour flight from Malé, this oasis couldn’t feel further from the rest of the world. Discover the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, where you’ll be surrounded by the kind of blue ocean you just can’t conjure up. Here, you can surrender to pure indulgence as you sip free-flowing cocktails from dawn to sunset, with all-inclusive drinks, meals and snacks, including a personal in-villa minibar customised to your preferences and unparalleled gourmet meals handcrafted by expert chefs. Choose from beachfront and overwater villas, each offering perfect seclusion, with a private terrace and direct access to either the pristine beachfront or the glistening lagoon.
Let your worries float away in an ocean so clear it needs to be seen to be believed and immerse yourself in this unspoilt corner of the world, a long-standing favourite with honeymooners. Choose to experience an oasis of tranquillity at Suvadiva Spa, take a once-in-a-lifetime dolphin cruise or grab your snorkelling gear and plunge into turquoise waters to explore the atoll’s pristine underwater ecosystem. Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort is now an adults-only resort, which means there are no disturbances while you’re admiring jaw-dropping sunsets and no kids splashing in the pool when you’re finally getting into the perfect holiday book.
Your handpicked inclusions:
· All-inclusive dining with daily breakfast, lunch and dinner across Alita, Pool Bar or Vista
· Free-flow drinks, including spirits, wine, sparkling wine, beer, cocktails, soft drinks and mocktails
· Roundtrip domestic flights between Malé and Kooddoo and shuttle from Kooddoo to the resort
· Snack without restraint with sweet and savoury treats
· In-villa minibar refreshed daily with a selection of liquors, soft drinks and snacks
· Never go thirsty with your room’s complimentary beer bucket, delivered daily
· Pick one excursion per person during your stay: sunset fishing, a dolphin cruise or snorkelling adventure
· Choose one of the following per person, per package: a one-time 50% discount on massages at the spa, 15-minute jet ski safari or tank dive
· Complimentary airport lounge service including complimentary drinks and snacks on arrival at Malé Airport with an escort to Moonimaa Lounge
· Use of snorkelling and non-motorised watersport equipment 
Stay five nights from only $3,499 in a Beach Villa (two guests), valued up to $8,394. For more information phone Luxury Escapes on 1300 88 99 00 or visit luxuryescapes.com. Sale ends 26 July 2023. Valid for travel until 23 December 2024. Blackout dates and surcharges apply.
Award-Winning Ovolo Sydney Harbourside Stay with Daily Breakfast, Nightly Drinks & Complimentary Minibar
It’s no wonder the uber-stylish, award-winning Ovolo Woolloomooloo is rated one of the Top 25 Hotels in Australia year after year (Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards 2022 & 2023, Best of the Best) – especially when it boasts million-dollar harbourside views on the historic Finger Wharf. Nestled in the heart of one of the world’s most glamorous harbourside districts, a short walk to the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the city’s central shopping district, this top-rated designer hotel invites you to discover Sydney’s vibrance.
Experience a luxury stay where 100-year-old heritage architecture, stunning design, and playful, art-filled interiors collide. Relax by the indoor/outdoor jacuzzi and pool or surround yourself with some of Sydney’s best-loved dining and nightlife – including the hotel’s 100% plant-based restaurant, Alibi Bar & Dining, by renowned plant-based chef Shannon Martinez – and enjoy an ideal position within a stone’s throw of some of the city’s most iconic sights.
Your handpicked inclusions:
· Daily continental breakfast
· Nightly social hour with one drink per adult
· Complimentary minibar, replenished daily
· Welcome loot bag with snacks
· Guaranteed 12pm late checkout
· Complimentary candy bar access
Stay two nights from only $599 in a Superoo (two guests), valued up to $1,398. For more information phone Luxury Escapes on 1300 88 99 00 or visit luxuryescapes.com. Sale ends 28 July 2023. Valid for travel until 30 June 2024. Blackout dates and surcharges apply.
Ultimate Japan 2024 Small-Group Tour with Mount Fuji Stay & Kyoto to Hiroshima Bullet Train
Experience the Land of the Rising Sun, from feudal castles to dizzying skyscrapers, on this tour of Japan’s most spectacular sites. Lose yourself in the thrumming crowds of Tokyo, make the pilgrimage through thousands of bright red torii gates on your way to Fushimi Inari – Kyoto’s famous hilltop Shinto shrine – and live the rural life among the thatched-roof houses of Shirakawa-go. Journey across Japan in the blink of an eye on a bullet train journey from Kyoto to Hiroshima, then take your time pondering the powerful monuments of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Greet the local deer at Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Miyajima, sit in quiet contemplation at Kenroku-en – one of the ‘Three Great Gardens of Japan’ – and listen to the playful winds as they make music, knock together towering bamboo stalks in the groves of Arashiyama. Enjoy the sweeping landscapes from your private transportation, and make the most of your expert tour guide’s extensive local knowledge with entrance to some of Japan’s most beloved temples and museums. With handpicked hotels to ensure comfort and rest – including a stay at a Mount Fuji onsen – you’re ready to spend your days exploring Japan’s innumerable must-see destinations.
Your tour includes:
· Eleven nights’ accommodation in handpicked hotels, including stunning HOTEL MYSTAYS Fuji Onsen Resort (or similar), a thermal springs hotel with panoramic views of Mount Fuji
· Daily breakfast at your hotels, as well as warm welcome and farewell dinners shared with your travel companions
· Visit the ghostly and imposing Himeji Castle – one of only a dozen remaining castles remaining from Japan’s feudal era
· Experience lightning-fast and whisper-soft bullet train travel as you journey comfortably by rail from Kyoto to Hiroshima
· Make the timeless pilgrimage through thousands of torii gates to the doorstep of the Shinto shrine of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto
· Gain cultural insight from your passionate, expert English-speaking tour guide as you explore Japan’s varied localities and landscapes
· Comfortable private coach transportation throughout
· Transfer from Tokyo International Airport (HND) or Narita International Airport (NRT) to Hotel Metropolitan Kawasaki upon arrival and from hotel it. Osaka Shinmach to Kansai International Airport (KIX) upon departure
· Tips, gratuities and entrance fees to all monuments as per the itinerary
12-day tour from only $5,999 per person (twin room), valued up to $8,570. For more information phone Luxury Escapes on 1300 88 99 00 or visit luxuryescapes.com. Sale ends 12 August 2023. Valid for travel until 22 November 2024. Blackout dates and surcharges apply.
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