{"id":9817,"date":"2020-12-06T12:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T08:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/?p=9817"},"modified":"2020-12-06T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T08:43:36","slug":"lucky-south-african-wins-a-one-year-holiday-at-kandima-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/2020\/12\/06\/lucky-south-african-wins-a-one-year-holiday-at-kandima-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky South African Wins A One-Year Holiday At Kandima Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kandima Maldives, in association with Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller (India & Middle East), is thrilled to announce Jameel Haffejee<\/strong> from the Republic of South Africa is the lucky winner of the ultimate global travel contest – \u2018365 days in Paradise\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its \u2018Bring It On!\u2019 spirit, Kandima launched this awe-inspiring contest in September to phenomenal response with travel enthusiasts participating from all corners of the world. Over 3500 entries were received from contestants across 120 countries, who submitted creatively shot pictures under categories like nature, sports & wellness, food, adventure or fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 15 most amazing entries were shortlisted and asked to submit a one-minute video on \u2018How they imagine their 365 days at Kandima Maldives,\u2019 which kick-started the final phase in October. Excitement levels across social media channels increased as the finalists\u2019 videos were uploaded on the contest website. Over 44,000 online public votes cast worldwidedecided the finalists\u2019 fate along with ourjudging panel, who after an intense 100+ hours of careful consideration, chose the winner on criteria such as imagination, creativity, spontaneity and storyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lo and behold, Jameel Haffejee was awarded the grand prize \u2013a one-year dream holiday worth USD 150,000 at Kandima Maldives!<\/strong> #365DaysInParadise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JameelHaffejee will get to live life to the absolute fullest at Kandima Maldives with 365 K\u2019 sunrises, delightful dining experiences, mesmerising Maldivian sunsets, kilometres of sandy beaches with crystal clear waters, oh-so-stylish selfies, refreshing snorkelling sessions, creative yoga and wellness workshops, soul stirring music beats or simply 365 relaxing beach walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expressing his heartfelt excitement on winning, Jameel Haffejee<\/strong>says: \u201cI\u2019m so thrilled to know that I\u2019ve been chosen as thelucky winner, thanks to Kandima and all the voters who came out to support me! After seeing the winner announcement on Kandima\u2019s Instagram page, my wife and I were over the moon. As we jumped with joy, we shared this news with our family, and everyone here has been so happy for us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, on my honeymoon in the Maldives, I told my wife that – \u2018one day I\u2019m going to live here\u2019\u2026 Dreams do come true!What an incredible journey it has been from start to finish. I\u2019ve enjoyed every moment of the \u2018365 Days in Paradise\u2019 contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t wait to come back and stay on this island paradise with mind-blowing experiences. Thank you again for this opportunity of a lifetime! We sure will make some amazing memories and capture our most beautiful moments on this ultimate one-yearholiday at Kandima Maldives, and also share these with the world.\u201d #MyKindOfPlace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Koolest Prize on the Planet: A 360<\/strong>\u00b0Kandima experience for 365 days<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lucky winner – Jameel Haffejee, has received a full board stay at the gorgeous Kandima Sky Studio and complimentary unlimited round-trip domestic flight transfers to the resort with Manta Air. He also gets exclusive resort vouchers and loads of kool experiences to explore during the entire duration of his stay. He can choose to stay at Kandima Maldives for 365 days in one go\u00a0or visit as many times as he wants during the one-year validity period. That\u2019s not all;he can bring along his\/her companion and two children below 12 years of age to experience this once in a lifetime journey at Kandima Maldives. Jameel Haffejee can start to redeem his\u2018365 days in Paradise\u2019<\/a> holiday from15th<\/sup>December 2020 onwards at the lush playground of Kandima Maldives! #AnythingButOrdinary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neeraj Seth, Director of Marketing Communication & Public Relations, Kandima Maldives,<\/strong> says: \u201cIn sync with our uplifting \u2018Lifestyle Reimagined\u2019 brand campaign, we launched the experience redefining \u2018365 Days in Paradise\u2019 contest. Kandima has always been recognised as a game changing desti(nation) in the Maldives, we believe in reimagining new limits and thinking of innovative ways to create inspiring journeys for all our guests. After seeing resounding success and love for our contest from travel enthusiasts all over the world, we are proud to announce Jameel Haffejee as our winner. We are excited to welcome him to Kandima soon to celebrate his once in a lifetime vacation with his wife, family and friends!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always a step ahead of addressing travel trends and guest expectations, Kandima is where boredom simply does not exist! Kandima Maldives welcomes guests to rediscover an inspiring active lifestyle. Kandima\u2019s specially designed K\u2019OnGuard programme closely manages all health, safety and service protocols, with a state-of-the-art Medical Clinic and international doctors to provide round the clock assistance on the island. The resort inspires guests to live it up with all safety guidelines intact and no compromise on the fun elements. #KandimaMaldives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all the live updates, follow: \u00a0@kandima_maldives<\/a>\u00a0 @cntravellerindia<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0@cntravellerme<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kandima Maldives, in association with Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller (India & Middle East), is thrilled to announce Jameel Haffejee from the Republic of South Africa is the lucky winner of the ultimate global travel contest – \u2018365 days in Paradise\u2019. With its \u2018Bring It On!\u2019 spirit, Kandima launched this awe-inspiring contest in September to phenomenal response […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9823,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9817\/revisions\/9823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleasenetwork.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}