Great Deals

JetBlue 1-Day Sale from $29 (Seriously, There Are Great Deals)

Mar 4th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

JetBlue is having a 1-day sale today (March 4) to a bunch of destinations (see here for full list).  Some of the better deals:  Charlotte to Boston or JFK, $29; JFK to SFO or Long Beach, $69; JFK to St Maarten, $69.  The catch?  Only good Tuesdays/Wednesdays March 10-April 1.

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$489 for 4 Nights Hotel & Airfare to Rome

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By Jared Blank

(Via Frommers):  Tour Crafters is offering a 4-night air/hotel package to Rome for $489 from New York.  Breakfast is included and you must travel by the end of March – what a bargain…

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Cheap Reward Tickets to Europe on Air France

Feb 19th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

One Mile at a Time reports that Air France is offering reward tickets to Europe from the US for 25,000 miles round trip (45,000 in business class) if you fly in March.  This is ridiculously cheap, especially for business class.  You can transfer Amex points into Air France’s program, by the way.

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Discounted Reward Tickets to Europe on United: 40,000 Miles

Feb 13th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

United has a sale on reward tickets to Europe: just 40,000 miles gets you a coach ticket to Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Rome, and Zurich. That Moscow flight, especially, is an incredible deal.
(Thanks View from the Wing).

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Subscribe to OTR on Twitter – Great Airfare Deals Posted All Day

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Online Travel Review has joined 2007 and launched a Twitter page that just features great airfare deals posted all day. I don’t bother posting all of the fake airfare deals you see everywhere else (flights from $79!!!!!) – just the really, really good stuff (Orlando to Bogota, $49). Visit twitter.com/cheapestairfare and get great [...]

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Los Angeles – Sydney for $549 (about $675 all in) on V Australia

Jan 15th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

V Australia is offering a great deal on flights from Los Angeles to Sydney (though other cities seem to be available at the same price) – round trip fares are $549 (about $675 all-in) for flights from March 1 to June 15.  This is about $300-$400 cheaper than you usually see on this route.

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Openskies: Prem+ Tickets to Amsterdam for $1000 Round Trip (Including Taxes)

Jan 8th, 2009 | By Jared Blank

Openskies is offering an amazing deal for travel to Amsterdam:  $1,000 (taxes included!) gets you a round trip flight from JFK to Amsterdam in their amazing Prem+ cabin (see here for Openskies review).  Prem+ is basically a non-flat bed international business class.  Book by January 26th and fly by May 31st.

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JetBlue Offers $9 Boston – Buffalo Fares for 9 Hours (Other Cheap Fares Available)

Dec 19th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Following in the footsteps (sort of) of Spirit’s $9 fares, JetBlue is offering $9 fares between Boston and Buffalo for 9 hours until 6pm today (the 9 is in honor of Ted Williams, whom they are celebrating because JetBlue is now a sponsor of the Red Sox). Fares are good for travel January 6 [...]

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PointsWizard: How To Find Free Wi-Fi Hotspots

Dec 15th, 2008 | By Pointswizard

PointsWizard Writes:
I’ve stayed at all classes of hotels in the last six months.
The one fact I’ve found more often then not is that the lower and mid priced hotels don’t charge for Wi-Fi but the expensive ones do.
Isn’t that the opposite of the way it should be?
Yes some of the expensive hotels will let you [...]

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British Airways Offers $1996 Club World Tickets to London (and $3996 First Class Tickets)

Nov 25th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

British Airways is offering Club World tickets to London from New York for just $1996 round trip (plus about $250 in various taxes) if you book by December 1st for travel through March 22. Though it’s twice the price, the $3996 sale they’re offering on First Class tickets is actually a bigger deal, as [...]

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