Category Archives: Great Deals

Today Only: 35% Off Southwest Airlines Fares for 7 Upcoming Dates

Posted by on May 15, 2012 No comments

Today only (May 15th) you can save 35% on nearly all Southwest Airlines flights on the following dates:  May 22, 30, 31; June 5, 6; July 4, 5 when you enter code SUMMER12 at checkout. Discount is taken on Wanna Get Away fares in all markets except:

  • Austin—San Diego
  • Baltimore/Washington—Ft. Myers
  • Baltimore/Washington—San Diego
  • New York LaGuardia—Chicago Midway
  • Kansas City—San Diego
  • Chicago Midway—Oakland
  • Chicago Midway—San Diego
  • Chicago Midway—San Antonio
  • Chicago Midway—Seattle
  • Chicago Midway—San Francisco
  • Chicago Midway—Tucson
  • Minneapolis/St. Paul—Phoenix
  • St. Louis—Tampa Bay

Again, offer is only good today.

Today Only (Sunday): Marriott Los Suenos Resort in Costa Rica for $109 (or less!) (STILL AVAILABLE)

Posted by on April 29, 2012 1 comment

(I know it says “Today Only” but the offer is still good as of Tuesday)

Today only (Sunday, April 29th) Expedia is offering the Marriott Los Suenos Resort outside of Jaco, Costa Rica, for $109/night for a mountain view room. Rooms at the resort are regularly $329 for mountain view. From what I can see, the $109 rate is available through next April.

The rate is only available at Expedia — Marriott.com is showing $329. They should match you with their Best Rate Guarantee (details here). Assuming that works, you’ll get 25% off the $109, which makes this an enormous steal at $82/night.

I’ve been to the resort, and it’s beautiful. The main drawback would be the extremely expensive breakfasts (though there’s a supermarket right down the road if you wanted to pick up a few things and keep in the room instead of spending $25/person.)

(Thanks to this FT thread).

Until 6pm: 4 Nights in Nassau, Air from Westchester and Hotel Included for $245 on JetBlue…Hurry!

Posted by on April 19, 2012 No comments

JetBlue has a pretty amazing deal until 6pm tonight (or until seats are gone). You’ll get roundtrip air from Westchester to Nassau, plus 4 nights at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort for just $245 per person. Details here.

In short, you have 4 date options:

Option 1:
– Depart: Sat 4/28/12
– Return: Wed 5/2/12

Option 2:
– Depart: Sun 4/29/12
– Return: Thurs 5/3/12

Option 3:
– Depart: Mon 4/30/12
– Return: Fri 5/4/12

Option 4:
– Depart: Tues 5/1/12
– Return: Sat 5/5/12

This will certainly sell out before 6pm. Good luck!

Newark to Istanbul: $638 Round Trip (Nonstop) Including Taxes In Late August

Posted by on April 10, 2012 No comments

(Thanks, Flyertalk)

United has a fare sale for their new nonstop service from Newark to Istanbul for just $638 round trip (tax included) for travel beginning August 28th (fares from August 21st are just under $700).

Yes, cheap fares to Istanbul have been around on-and-off for a little while, but during the late summer/early fall season, this is a really great deal (check out the ridiculous fares to other cities in Europe).

AA Sale: 40,000 Miles Round Trip to Japan

Posted by on April 3, 2012 3 comments

American is running a sale on award tickets to Japan. Fly between April 6 and May 31st and you can go for just 40,000 miles in coach (instead of 70,000). 

Offer is good on AA or Japan Airlines flights.

(Please save your comments another how you would never fly that far in coach.  If that’s how you feel, you can skip.  More room in the, uh, middle seat for me.  Or someone else, more likely.)

$600 Roundtrip Fares from New York to Berlin During the Summer

Posted by on March 27, 2012 2 comments

Some reasonable summer fares to Europe are starting to trickle out….

This FT thread found a $596 roundtrip fare (taxes included) from Newark to Berlin in June, July and August — about half the price everyone else is charging. Looks like an Air Canada fare, though you’ll be flying on Lufthansa through Frankfurt. I’m also seeing it for $644 on SWISS. Fares to Dusseldorf are similar.

(Before anyone freaks out, this isn’t an FD-trick fare*)

* It’s not even worth explaining what that is if that is meaningless to you, as those in the secret society who DO know about it won’t let anyone talk about it. They’re like freemasons. The first rule of FD Club is don’t talk about FD Club.

Virgin America Coupon Thru Google Offers: 50% Off Select Tickets for $50

Posted by on March 26, 2012 No comments

Through Google Offers has a Virgin America coupon that costs $50 for 50% off select tickets to or from Los Angeles or San Francisco. Book by April 30th for flights between April 11th and June 13th.

The offer is only good for flights between LAX/SFO and Chicago, Dallas, DC, Philadelphia and Seattle. That equates to about a $50 saving on that $200 round trip ticket to Seattle, or about a $150 saving on flights from Philadelphia to the West Coast.

Limit one per person.

Hilton HHonors Q2 Promotion: Double Points or Double Miles

Posted by on March 19, 2012 No comments

Hilton is offering your choice of either double points or double miles on all stays at all Hilton family properties between April 1 and June 30th (register here). Once you choose which you want, you can’t change it so think about your hotel stay patterns before making that choice.

It’s not exactly stay-2-get-1-free that we’ve seen with Hyatt, but I’ll take what I can get.

Plus, remember that (as discussed in detail here) the free Hilton HHonors Gold status promo is still available.

Another European Fare Deal: 1 Day Fares to Barcelona and More from $640 in April and May on Air France

Posted by on March 15, 2012 No comments

Air France is offering a 1-day sale (March 15th) on fares from the US to Europe, starting at $640 (taxes included) for flights from New York to Barcelona April 1 – May 17.

(Note: that landing page says you can book by March 26th, but the email says you must book today. YMMV).

Given the ridiculously high fares to Europe ($1000+ in April), this is a bargain.

Other fares include $685 to Amsterdam from New York and up to $835 from flights from LA to Amsterdam. Lots of other cities available.

IGNORE: Jetsetter $14 JFK/EWR Car Service Is Back

Posted by on March 14, 2012 4 comments

(I DON’T LIKE TO DELETE POSTS, SO I’M GOING TO KEEP THIS UP HERE EVEN THOUGH THE INFO IS INCORRECT – AND AS A REMINDER THAT SOMETIMES I’M AN IDIOT: THEY’VE CHANGED IT SO YOU NO LONGER GET THE $25 SIGNUP BONUS. THIS IS NO LONGER SUCH A DEAL. THX TO COMMENTER HANS FOR POINTING OUT. I’M GOING TO GO STICK MY BRAIN IN THE GROUND)

The much beloved (sometimes complained about) $14 car service deal is back from Jetsetter and Groundlink. Please note that the $4 LaGuardia deal is not back. But they are offering $39 trips to or from New York City to Newark Airport or JFK Airport. And if you sign up through my link below, you’ll get $25 off, making it $14 (I will get a $25 credit in that case). They’re also offering the same deal in Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Or, pay $10 ($35-$25) and get $75 worth of car service credit when you use their mobile app.

Here’s what you do:

1) Go to Jetsetter via this link.

2) Enter your email address

3) On the homepage, click on “LOG IN” on the upper right.

4) Create an account.

5) Find the Groundlink sale listed under “Flash Sales” (or click here)

6) Note that on the upper right hand side of the site you have a $25 credit. Apply that when you make your purchase of the voucher.

7) Enjoy cheap airport transfer.