Forget crawling out of bed when it’s still dark to wait in line with a bunch of crazed Black Friday shoppers to get a deal on some type of electronic you probably don’t need, or clothing you’re really only buying because the sale is just too sweet.
No, you’re better than that. You’re a traveler. And you’re saving your money to do travel things (or at least that’s what you keep promising yourself).
So let’s talk about the travel deals that are going to be out there. Whether for Black Friday, Cyber Monday or the recently made up Travel Deal Tuesday (Nov. 27), here’s what’s looking good in the world of discounts on travel.
Flights
For now, airlines are still playing coy and acting like they’re not sure yet whether they’ll be doling out discounts for airfare, but it’s quite likely they will. Hopper, an airfare prediction app, said it sent out 1.1 million deal notifications on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving last year, as interest in flights usually dies down after the holiday and airlines are keen to appeal to procrastinating travelers that haven’t yet booked their winter flights.
This year, they’re saying flights to Tokyo will be 40 percent less on Travel Deal Tuesday, Barcelona will be discounted by 36 percent, and flights to places like Turks & Caicos, if you’re ready get your island on (which is me, every day, all the time), will be as much as 42 percent off.
Based on what went down last year, travel fare aggregator Skyscanner said these are some of the deals they expect to see. So be on watch:
- Jet Blue has one-way flights starting at $68
- Latam Airlines – Want to go to Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires? Flights are up to 40 percent off.
- Cathay Pacific – economy flights up to 60 percent off
- Alaska Airlines – one-way flights starting at $49
- Hawaiian Airlines – roundtrip tickets starting at $357
- Frontier – 90 percent off one-way domestic flights, starting at $20!
- Virgin Atlantic – round-trip flights from $400
- WOW air – one-way flights from the US to Europe for as low as $69
- Spirit – For Black Friday only, get 85 percent off one-way flights
- Norwegian – 30 percent off one-way flights to Europe starting at $89 and $49 to the Caribbean
- Aer Lingus – $100 off a bunch of flights and vacay packages to Europe
- Fiji Airways – roundtrip flights from the West Coast starting at $729
- Expedia – $100 off select flights
- Kayak – All kinds of sales on all kinds of flights, like Boston to Iceland for $69 one way.
- Turkish Airlines – On Nov. 24 only, Turkish Airlines is having a flash sale with 40 percent off fares.
- Iberia Airlines – Deals on places like Madrid with roundtrip flights starting at $343.
Trains
If you’re looking to stay more grounded, Amtrak has 30 percent off train travel nationwide if you book between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. See detailers here.
Trips + Stays
Europe
Greece
The deal: Save $498 on a 13-day Greek Island Hopping tour with Contiki for 18-35-year-olds only.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 23-30
The scoop: Head to Mykonos, Ios, Santorini and Athens, pass through fishing villages, scale volcanoes and have 16 square meals covered as part of the Greek Island Hopping Tour package.
Eastern Europe
The deal: Save $799 on a Highlights of Eastern Europe tour with Trafalgar.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 15-30
The scoop: If you’ve got 17-days off lying around that you can take all at once, spend it traveling through Vienna, Zagreb, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, with most of your meals and local experiences included as part of the Highlights of Eastern Europe package.
Amsterdam
The deal: 25 percent off stays at Pulitzer Amsterdam.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 26-Dec. 1
The scoop: Want to sleep in a 17th century canal house in Amsterdam? Your stay at the 5-star spot comes with daily breakfast at Jansz and a comp cocktail at Pulitzer’s Bar. Booking code: CYBERMON.
The Americas
Maine
The deal: Save 20 percent off of stays at The Meadowmere Resort.
The dates for the deal: Between now and Nov. 25
The scoop: Get a massage at the spa, chill in the indoor pool, or get your grub on with a Stonewall Kitchen cooking class. With the discount, rooms start from $160 per night. Coupon code: FLASH.
Napa Valley, California
The deal: Buy one night stay, get one 50 percent off at the Inn on Randolph.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 23-26
The scoop: Your stay at the boutique inn includes a $25 spa credit and the deal is good for travel from December 2018 to March 2019.
The Florida Keys, and more
The deal: Get 50 percent of The Opal Collection properties in Key West, Lake Placid, Jupiter Beach and Bar Harbour.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 23-26
The scoop: If you’re feeling for some luxe living, here’s where you should be. Room rates with the discount will start at $99 a night.
Around the U.S. and Mexico
The deal: Get up to 45 percent off of 12 Viceroy Hotels
The dates for the deal: Nov. 22-26
The scoop: Room rates start at $129 a night and certain complimentary upgrades are available. Find well-priced stays from Los Cabos to Central Park to Saint Lucia.
Africa
Southern Africa
The deal: Save $600 on an 8-night trip to Southern Africa with Friendly Planet. (P.S. Friendly Planet is offering as much as $1,900 off per person on more than 70 of their tours slated for 2019 in 50 different places all over the world).
The dates for the deal: Nov. 26-27
The scoop: Explore South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana for 8 nights, cruising the Zambezi river to Victoria Falls and checking out the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood in Cape Town as part of the Highlights of Southern Africa tour.
The Caribbean
St. Lucia
The deal: 30 percent of stays at the luxe Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 22-26
The scoop: If you book for a stay between Jan 2. and Feb. 14, 2019, you could be staring at the pitons from an infinity pool posting #instaenvy on the ‘Gram while much of the rest of the world suffers through winter.
The deal: Want to be fancy for less on an island in the Caribbean? Do it now at Marigot Bay in St. Lucia.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 21-27
The scoop: Booking between the dates above means you’ll get 50 percent off all rooms and you’ll be overlooking all the lush greenery that is St. Lucia.
Asia
India
The deal: Save $435 on an 11-day Southern Spice tour with Contiki for 18-35-year-olds only.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 23-30
The scoop: Quite literally taste India, stopping to see where the spices grow, prance through Pondicherry and go boating in Kerala as part of the Southern Spice jaunt.
Israel
The deal: Save $600 on an 10-day trip to Israel with Friendly Planet.
The dates for the deal: Nov. 26-27
The scoop: Peruse ancient Jaffa and Galilee, or even head to ancient city and World Wonder, Petra in a side jaunt to Jordan, as part of the Discover Israel package.
**All the hotels
Expedia
Starting at 9:00 a.m. PT on Nov. 23, Expedia will have a slew of deals on Cyber Monday travel on deck, with some hotel stays as much as 75 percent off with coupon codes you can get on the link above.
Hotels.com
For four days starting Black Friday through Cyber Monday, find 60 percent off of hotels all over the world.