Deals and bargains for the independent world traveler

01.7.2009

bargain fares to India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Great fares to Malaysia and South Asia from Malaysia Airlines. All are roundtrip fares from Los Angeles:
-Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) $407
-Kuching (Sarawak) $426
-Penang $426
-also choose from many destinations in Pakistan, India, or Sri Lanka for just $632.

12.9.2008

big Air Jamaica sale

Rarely discounted Air Jamaica flights are on sale until December 11 and are specially tempting if you live in Florida… one-way fares to several destinations on the island are available for $47.

12.5.2008

Prague on the cheap

Go-Today has a $649 deal to Prague, which includes airfare, 6 nights’ hotel accommodations, and breakfast daily. Flights from JFK or Newark.

12.5.2008

Northwest deals to Hawai’i

Northwest Airlines
has some $310 roundtrip fares to Hawai’i from Portland; $20 more from Seattle. Tickets must be purchased by Dec 16.

12.5.2008

AirTran sale ends Dec 11

AirTran has a slew of one-way flights starting at just $45. Some cheap routes: Detroit to Orlando for $65; Burlington, VT to Baltimore: $65; Columbus, OH to New Orleans: $95

12.2.2008

Air India $868 roundtrip from NYC

Travelocity has a fantastic $868 roundtrip deal between New York and Mumbai. Many dates available through the late spring!

12.1.2008

Luggage Deals

today only up to 80% off at LuggageGuy.com
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11.24.2008

Vayama $15 off coupon

Vayama
is one of the better up-and-coming competitors to Orbitz out there, especially for international fares. And if you use coupon code CJFLIGHTS15 before the end of November, you’ll get an additional $15 off your flight.

11.24.2008

Great deals to Scandinavia this week only!

Icelandair this week is having a special $399 roundtrip fare sale to its destinations in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Price is good from Boston or New York for travel between January 12 and the end of March. You have to book before Thanksgiving

10.22.2008

Study Abroad deals

If you’re thinking of learning a language overseas, book now and save up to 10% at Languages Abroad.

09.12.2008

Italy by rail

Deal 1 Travel has a super $999 independent travellers’ special to Italy. Includes round trip air from New York, 2 nights’ accommodations in Rome, Florence, and Venice, rail transport between each of the cities, and breakfast daily!

09.12.2008

What Hurricane?

This is the time of year to score cheap flights to the Carribbean… Funjet Vacations especially has some off-season deals. Use code SAVEBIG8 to save up to $500 additional on all Mexico and Carribbean vacations. Deal expires Monday!

08.1.2008

Give Vayama a try

If Orbitz isn’t doing it for you, try out Vayama.com: they excel at searching for cheap fares on more obscure airlines and lesser used routes.

08.1.2008

Hostel mega-site

Hostelworld is an easy place to search for availability, user ratings and rates for thousands of hostels worldwide… most for under $20!

08.1.2008

STA flights to South America

STA Travel has several good deals to Latin America inclufing NYC to Mexico city for $288, NYC to Guatemala City for $261, and Miami to Lima for $305.

07.14.2008

Europe anyone?

British Airways
has a three-day Sale!! 27 European Cities, 1 Price. Fly Round-Trip from $573….Expires 7/17/08

07.7.2008

Italy Flight Deals

Alitalia
has roundtrip flights to Italy starting at just $640 for summer travel. You have to buy today or tomorrow (July 8) however!

07.7.2008

sun & surf special

STA Travel
has student flights to Costa Rica from $241 RT from the US.

07.7.2008

travel essentials on sale

Magellan’s has some excellent deals in their summer clearance section including backpacks, travel pillows, and nice travel handbags.

07.7.2008

Airline extra fee chart

The folks at SmarterTravel.comhave a handy pdf of all the different fees imposed by the major airlines. Nice little reference for you frequent flyers.

06.10.2008

eBags sale tomorrow

Luggage, Backpack, and purse retailer eBags has a 20% off sale tomorrow (June 11).

06.10.2008

big AirTran sale

AirTran has a 72-hour sale on NOW with roundtrips starting at $56. Best deals seem to be into or out of Atlanta.

06.9.2008

backpack bargains

Irv’s Luggage Warehouse has some excellent clearance prices on luggage. Click on the red SALE tab to see the great backpacks at 60% off.

06.9.2008

UK / Ireland rental cars

www.easycar.com has some fine prices on rental cars in the UK and Ireland, starting at £12 a day.

06.9.2008

cheap Cheap Caribbean

Cheap Caribbean has a $299 vacation package to Barbados, which includes airfare from Charlotte NC (more from other cities), and a weeks’ worth of accommodations and breakfasts.

05.27.2008

Mexico bound?

Taca Airlines has some great round-trip fares to many cities in Mexico, especially if you’re headed to the interior or other non-touristy places. Starting at just $125 roundtrip. Sale ends on Wednesday night!

05.27.2008

Nice Hawaii bargains

Orbitz has some decent deals to the Hawaiian islands if you buy before the end of May.

04.28.2008

Cheap rental cars

Fox Rent A Car has grand opening specials for summer rentals in Salt Lake City or Seattle. And hybrids are available!

04.21.2008

Cheap Virgin America flights

Virgin America
has a sale on many flights if you purchase before 4/25. Highlights include San Francisco to Las Vegas or Los Angeles for $51 one-way, or Washington DC to LA or SFO for $126 one way.

04.20.2008

Frontier spring sale

Despite just declaring bankruptcy, Frontier Airlines continues to fly and with some pretty decent deals if you’re flying out of Denver. Their big spring sale is on now, with many flights starting at $49.

04.20.2008

New Zealand offers

Air New Zealand has a $938 roundtrip special to Auckland for May or August travel from San Francisco or Los Angeles.

04.6.2008

Cheap Teva summer sandals!

Teva.com has some fantastic women’s sandals on sale tonight — $9.90 including shipping in the USA. Search for Volterra.

04.1.2008

Today only!

No fooling… AirTran has a one-day sale, with flights starting from just $46 one way. Nearly every route! You have to buy before the end of April 1.