Emirates Giving Away All-Expense Paid Tea Retreat in Sri Lanka

Here is an offer that is about as unique and targeted as you can get.

But you have to love tea and everything about it.

Hot or cold.

International Tea Day – Yes, there is such a thing – is coming up on May 21. And Emirates Airways wants to celebrate.

Emirates Skywards has partnered with Dilmah Tea to offer members a tea-rrific opportunity to win an all-expense paid trip to the Tea Maker’s Private Retreat in Sri Lanka, by bidding accumulated miles. The bidding starts at 200,000 miles.

The winner must use his or her trip between May 18 and 24 of this year.

The trip is all expenses paid, but you do lose your miles as part of the bidding process. The trip includes:

2 round trip Business Class tickets on Emirates from Dubai to Colombo.
A 3-night stay for 2 guests at Hilton Colombo.
A 3-night visit to tea plantations at Ceylon Tea Trails, A Relais & Châteaux property which consists of five restored historic tea planter residences in the Ceylon tea region.
A master class with Dilhan C. Fernando, the son of the founder and CEO of Dilmah, to enjoy an educational session on how to taste tea and brew the perfect cup.
A special food pairing with tea-inspired gastronomy with the Dilmah family.
A 7-course tea-inspired dinner “Camellia Epicurean” where tea is used as an ingredient for all the dishes.
The package also includes transportation to and from the airport, meals at the all-day dining restaurant at Hilton Colombo, and all meals and beverages at the Ceylon Tea Trails. You will have to pay to get to Dubai, however, to complete your trip to Sri Lanka.