Black Friday and Cyber Monday/Cyber Week travel deals are coming in fast and furious, including deals for Florida, Scotland, Asia and South America. I also have news on Air Canada adding summer service to Stockholm next year.
BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY DEALS
FLORIDA
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach (Clearwater, FL)
The Deal: Book between November 20th and November 27th and stay by 10/31/24, receive 30% off 3 or more nights! Rate does not include $35.00 Daily Resort Fee. Stay must be booked between 11/20/23 and 11/27/23, and completed by 10/31/24. Rates are subject to availability. Offer may not be combined with other promotions or special offers. Offer not applicable to prior reservations, groups or conventions. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply. Maximum number of guests allowed in room: 4. Cancellation policy: 72 hours prior to date of arrival. Subject to hotel tax. Subject to a resort fee. I had the pleasure of staying at the resort a few years ago and thought it was terrific.
The Wyndham Grand in Clearwater Beach, Florida
EUROPE
Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts (Scotland and Northern Ireland, UK)
The Deal:This year for Black Friday, Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts is offering up to 50% off stays. It’s the brand’s deepest discount of the year, valid at all five locations across Scotland and Northern Ireland, including the newly launched Slieve Donard and Dornoch Station hotels. Sign up for an email alert when the sale goes live at marineandlawn.com/black-friday-2023. Stays must occur by 31 March 2024, some restrictions may apply.
G ADVENTURES
Local fisherman in Halong Bay, Vietnam. JIM BYERS PHOTO
G Adventures has launched its biggest sale of the year, offering travellers up to 30 per cent off a large selection of trips worldwide.
With hundreds of trips on sale, the small group adventure operator and pioneer of community tourism’s Cyber Sale, which runs from November 1-30, 2023 for trips departing up to April 30, 2024, ensures more travellers have the chance to save big on getaways that give back.
G Adventures has all types of traveller covered, from those looking for jaw-dropping bucket list adventures through to people looking to discover lesser-known lands. Trips from the 18-to-Thirtysomethings, Active, Classic, Family, Marine and Roamies (in partnership with Hostelworld) travel styles are all included in this year’s Cyber Sale.
Trips include Morocco, Vietnam, Peru and more. The 30% discount applies to select trips departing before 30 April, 2024. For those looking to travel later in the year, there will be a 10 per cent discount on select trips departing between 01 May and 30 June 30 2024. For a full list of trips on sale, please visit: https://www.gadventures.com/travel-deals/cyber-sale/.
AIR CANADA TO STOCKHOLM
Stockholm, Sweden. Raphael Andres/Unsplash
Air Canada today announced the strategic expansion of its presence in Scandinavia with new summer seasonal flights to Stockholm.
Three weekly flights from Montreal and two weekly flights from Toronto will begin June 12, 2024. The airline will also be increasing capacity on its year-round Copenhagen flights from Toronto with daily flights beginning May 1, 2024 until Oct. 31, and will resume seasonal flights from Montreal earlier on May 2, 2024, increasing up to five weekly flights in June. Seats are available for purchase now at aircanada.com, via the Air Canada App, Air Canada’s Contact Centres, and travel agents.
I’ve only been to Stockholm once, and that was many years ago. But I thought it was one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen.
“We continue our strategy of building international scale at our Toronto and Montreal global hubs and we are very pleased to deepen Air Canada’s longstanding presence in Northern Europe with the addition of flights to Stockholm,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning at Air Canada. “Toronto and Montreal are the third and fourth largest trans-Atlantic gateways, and we continue strengthening our hubs’ reach with our increased services to Scandinavia.
“Toronto and Montreal have been strategically developed to facilitate convenient connections throughout Air Canada’s extensive North American network and, with non-stop Dreamliner flights to Stockholm, we offer customers choice and ease while travelling between North America and Sweden’s capital city for business development, tourism, or visiting friends and family. Together with our added capacity to Copenhagen, we will operate up to 17 weekly flights this summer from Toronto and Montreal to Stockholm and Copenhagen,” Galardo said.
Air Canada first launched service to Scandinavia in 2010 with flights from Toronto to Copenhagen. In 2023, the airline expanded its presence in Copenhagen with the addition of new flights from Montreal to Copenhagen.
Air Canada said it plans to operate 10o% of its peak summer 2019 trans-Atlantic capacity next year, taking full advantage of the robust recovery in its largest international market.
