Get some inspiration for your next holiday or your client’s next trip, with some of the best travel deals of the week.
1. Discounted flights to Asia, Europe and the UK
Malaysia Airlines is celebrating the launch of its new partnership with the 19-year-old Aussie tennis pro with a special ‘Nick Kyrgios Summer Spectacular’ sale.
The sales is available for travel to Malaysia and South-East Asia from 26 January – 3 April, 25 April – 26 June, 25 July – 18 September and 10 October – 30 November 2015. Those to the UK and Europe are available for travel from 26 January – 24 March and 4 October – 30 November 2015.
Deals include $533 return flights from Darwin to Kuala Lumpur; $761 flights from Perth to Manila; $799 fom Melbourne to Kota Kinabalu; $808 from Adelaide to Ho Chi Minh; $838 from Brisbane to Hong Kong; and $1,501 from Sydney to Amsterdam
2. ‘Fly free’ with Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean is offering travellers the chance to ‘fly free’ with the purchase of select Asia, round-Australia and Trans-Pacific sailings.
On sale until 31 January 2015, the offer is valid on 14- and 18-night cruises, departing between March and June 2015.
Guests can choose itineraries onboard Radiance of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas or Voyager of the Seas. Select sailings on Legend of the Seas are also available, allowing Australian travellers an opportunity to experience our new ship before she homeports in Brisbane from November 2015.
Prices start at $2,799 for the first guest and $1,399.50 for the second on a 14-night Australia and Asia Quest onboard Legend of the Seas. Departing Sydney on 11 June 2015, the sailing calls at Brisbane, the Whitsundays, Cairns, Darwin and Bali before arriving in Singapore. Price includes free flights from Singapore to Australia, domestic flights from select gateways to Sydney as well as up to US$400 in onboard credit.
3. Fiji fly and stay packages
Creative Holidays and Virgin Australia have partnered to offer fly and stay packages in Fiji valid for sale 30 January, 2015.
Among the packages is a six-night for the price of deal, which includes return flights, six nights at the Fiji Hideaway Resort & Spa, breakfast daily, FJ$100 resort credit and return airport transfers.
The offer is priced from $1,125 from Brisbane and is valid for travel 28 Apr – 15 Jun and 21 Jul – 31 Jul, 2015; $1,145 from Sydney for travel 3 May – 15 Jun and 21 Jul – 31 Jul, 2015; and $1,215 for travel 21 Apr – 18 Jun and 21 Jul – 31 Jul, 2015.
There’s also a fly to Fiji and stay five nights at 5-star Sheraton Fiji Resort priced from $1,289 from Brisbane. Included is breakfast daily and free Wi-Fi. Enjoy complimentary boat transfer to Akuilau Island, shuttle between Sheraton & Westin Resort and Denarau Golf Club and return airport transfers.
4. Earlybird savings – 15% off car hire
DriveAway Holidays’ is having an earlybird save with up to 15 percent off car hire with leading suppliers such as Hertz and Europcar for rentals in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.
There’s also a saving of up to 10 percent off car hire in Ireland and Greece; and up to eight percent in the USA with Hertz and Dollar.
For longer durations travellers can lease a brand new Peugeot in Europe for 21 days or more and receive nine free days on the Peugeot 508, 508SW, 3008 and 5008 models.
For the more adventurous, earlybird deals are available on motorhome rentals and include a free return ferry crossing (Dover – Calais), free European Cover, free GPS for both UK & Europe and free second driver with Just Go in the UK for collections from April 2015.
Sale ends 28 February 2015 with the exception of USA and Canada deals, which must be booked and paid for by 31 January.
5. Extended discounts to Turkey
Fez Travel has extended its sale on travel to Turkey, with discounts of up to 15 percent on new bookings.
The offer is valid on itineraries paid in full by 1 March 2015 on itineraries departing this year, including the special ANZAC anniversary tours.
Among the itineraries is the ‘ANZAC Day 2015 – Epic Cruise’, a 10-day itinerary taking guests from Athens to Epheus, Lemnos, Gallipoli, Troy and Istanbul.
6. AYANA’s Valentine’s Day special
AYANA Resort and Spa Bali is treating couples this Valentine’s Day with a special ‘Date Night Event’ featuring warm-up cocktails over a Balinese sunset.
The package is available for Saturday 14 February and sees couples start their evening at Rock Bar Bali from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm for warm-up cocktails over sunset, Romeo & Juliet cocktail specials, Resident DJs and a fire show.
They then make their way to a lotus-shaped restaurant for a degustation menu followed by a screening of ‘Valentine’s Day’ at the Rooftop Cinema. Prices for dinner start from AU$77 per person.
The love can be extended over the weekend, with time in the spa where the couple will receive a flower petal foot wash; fruit and flower petal body scrub; lavender rose milk flower bath; aromatic petal massage; chocolate cake and wild cherry tea served during the lavender rose milk flower bath. The Valentine’s Bouquet Spa Package is available from 12 February to 16 February, 2015 with prices from AUD$385 per couple inclusive of a 1.5 hour treatment in a couple’s Spa Villa and spa gift.
7. 10% off guided holidays
AAT Kings is offering 10 percent savings on all Guided Holidays and Short Breaks around Australia and over the ditch in New Zealand. Savings are valid for sale from 24 to 31 January, 2015 on select departures.
Save up to $234 per couple on the three-day Kakadu & Katherine Gorge short break. Now priced from $788 per person – twin share (land only). There’s also up to $286 per couple on the six-day Port Douglas & Reef Retreat short break. Now priced from $1,292 per person – twin share (land only).
Finally, travellers can save up to $1,200 per couple on the 15-day New Zealand Splendour guided holiday. Now priced from $4970 per person – twin share (land only).