If you’re ever in need of a relaxing holiday, Long Travel is an Italian tailor-made holiday specialist with a team of experts who are always happy to help. So much so, they’re now offering you and a guest an opportunity to spend four nights soaking up the sun at the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites in Sardinia, for free.
Flanked by the sea on three sides, the four-star hotel boasts breathtaking views over the bay and the nearby village of Golfo Aranci, which is just south of Sardinia’s scenic Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast). A path leads down from the hotel onto its own private section of white sandy beach, where you’ll be met with crystal-clear waters and sunbeds for lounging.
If you win, you’ll also be able to enjoy a free dinner at the hotel’s award-winning Blu Restaurant, where you can indulge in modern versions of local dishes on the terrace as you watch the sun set over the sea.
Plus, Sardinia is home to several picturesque parks you can explore – from the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, with its rich marine biodiversity and scenic hiking trails, to the mountainous Monte Limbara Natural Park, where you can enjoy panoramic views from Sardinia’s fourth highest peak.
Prize details
The winner will be invited for a four-night stay at the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites, worth a total of £4,000, including breakfast and a welcome aperitif.
The prize also includes:
- Return flights from London, including allocated seating, a small cabin bag and one hold bag per person.
- Car hire (including excess reimbursement insurance) for the duration, or private return transfers from the airport to the hotel.
- One dinner at the hotel’s Blu Restaurant (drinks not included).
Please note, travel to and from London is not included in the prize.
How to enter
To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply answer the question below correctly by 23:59 on 30 August 2025. The winner will be notified and the prize arranged after this date.
Please read our competition rules before you enter. Entrants must be UK residents, aged 18 or over.
View Riddle on the source websiteTerms and conditions
- The Promoter is Immediate Media Company London Limited (company number 06189487).
- The BBC Code of Conduct for competitions can be found at https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidance/code-of-conduct and all BBC magazines comply with the Code.
- promotion is open to all residents of the UK, including the Channel Islands, aged 18 years or older, except the Promoter’s employees or contractors and anyone connected with the promotion or their direct family members.
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on August 30 2025.
- By entering the promotion, the participants agree:
a) to be bound by these terms and conditions; and
b) that should they win the promotion, their name and likeness may be used by the Promoter for pre-arranged promotional purposes. - Entrants should enter by answering the questions on the Gardener’s World website. Entries received after the closing date of the promotion will not be considered.
- Entrants must supply to Immediate their name & email address. The Promoter will use entrants’ personal details in accordance with the Immediate Privacy Policy (https://www.immediate.co.uk/privacy/).
- Only one entry will be permitted per person, regardless of method of entry. Bulk entries made by third parties will not be permitted.
- The prize is a holiday for two people only for four nights at the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel and Suites, redeemable for dates between 1st April 2026 and 31st June 2026. The prize includes the following:
i. Return flights from London Gatwick to Olbia (including small cabin bag, x1 hold bag per person and allocated seating). Other regional airports can be considered but may incur a supplemental charge.
ii. An option of private return transfers from the airport to the hotel or car hire (which includes Excess Reimbursement Insurance (Excess Protection) ) for the duration.
iii. 4 nights at 4* Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites, Golfo Aranchi, Sardinia with breakfast included.
iv. Welcome aperitif & x1 dinner for two at the awarded cuisine of the Blu Restaurant, a sea and sunset view terrace (drinks excluded). The winners should arrange the reservation with the hotel upon check-in. - The prize does not include transportation to and from the winner and/or their guest’s homes, or any additional food, drinks or personal expenses
- The prize must be redeemed and booked through the prize supplier by 23:59 on 1st April 2026.
- The winning entrant will be the first correct entry drawn at random from all the correct entries after the closing date. The Promoter’s decision as to the winner is final and no correspondence relating to the promotion will be entered into. The Promoter may share the details of the winner with the prize provider for the purposes of fulfilling/delivering the prize.
- The winner will be notified within 14 days of the close of the promotion by email. If the winner cannot be contacted or fails to respond within 28 days of such notification being sent, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to a runner up, or to re-offer the prize in any future promotion.
- There is no cash alternative, and the prize will not be transferable. Prizes must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with one of the same or greater value.
- The surname and county of residence of the winner will be available upon request by sending an SAE to Gardener’s World, Long Travel Competition, 44 Brook Green, London, W6 7BT within two months of the closing date of the promotion. The Promoter will contact the winner before releasing this information and provide the winner the opportunity to object or limit the amount of information shared.
- The Promoter reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions or to cancel, alter or amend the promotion at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside of its control.
- The Promoter does not accept any responsibility for lost, delayed or fraudulent entries.
- The Promoter excludes liability to the full extent permitted by law for any loss, damage or injury occurring to the participant arising from his or her entry into the promotion or occurring to the winner arising from his or her acceptance of a prize.
- Your details are being collected and used by the Promoter, not by the social media platform. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any social media platform. By entering this promotion, you agree to release the host social media platform of any liability.
- The promotion is subject to the laws of England.