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  • The Times Online has got together with the Royal Academy of Arts to offer readers the chance to win a two night archaeological trip to Athens. The competition is being organised in order to promote the Royal Academy of Arts’ new exhibition, Byzantium 330-1453.

    The prize includes return flights for two with Olympic Airlines from either London’s Heathrow airport or Manchester Airport, two nights’ accommodation in a 4-star hotel in Athens and tickets for two archaeological sites.

    You can enter the competition via the Times Online website. Entries must be received before midnight on 22 March 2009. The winner must take the prize before 31 October 2009 and the following dates are excluded: 3 March 2009 - 12 April 2009 and 1 July 2009 - 8 August 2009.

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  • The Guardian is currently offering readers the chance to win a holiday in Greece. The prize consists of two return flights from London Stanstead airport to Athens with Aegean Airlines, return flights from Athens to any destination in Greece which is served by Aegean Airlines, and three nights luxury accommodation in one of the Myconian Collection hotels on Mykonos or one of the Maris hotels on Crete.

    You can enter the competition on the Guardian’s website and entries must be received by 23:59 on Friday 23 January 2009. The holiday must be taken before 30 November 2009 and some dates are not available, so check the competition’s terms and conditions before entering.

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