Travel is great. Travel with big discounts? Even better. Here’s the second round-up of some of the better deals we’ve found for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday. See our first list here.
Hotels
(photo courtesy Hotel Indigo Williamsburg -Brooklyn)
The Hotel Indigo Williamsburg (above) and other IHG properties participating in the IHG Cyber Sale offers IHG members 25% off on stays through April 2025. (Book through the IHG One Rewards app.)
Non-members can get 17% off stays from November 23, 2024, through April 30, 2025, in the Cyber Exclusive Sale. Book these deals by December 3, 2024.
Hotel Tonight is offering last-minute bookers an extra 10% off if they use the code HTSTAYCAY from November 25 through Travel Tuesday on December 3.
ResortPass, an app for booking day passes at properties like the Four Seasons, JW Marriott and The Plaza in NYC is offering $50 off bookings of $200 and up with code BFCM2024 through December 3, 2024.
And 21C Museum Hotels’ Cyber Sale runs through December 3, 2024, with discounts up to 35% off for stays through August 31, 2025. They have cool, art-filled properties in Chicago, Cincinnati, Durham, Kansas City, Lexington, Louisville, St. Louis and Bentonville, Arkansas. Find the deals here.
Cruises
Virgin Voyages’ Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday is offering 40% off all cruises, plus up to $300 in bar credit (depending on cruise length). The booking window runs through December 3 and is valid for cruises through 2026. Use this link to book.
HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions), is offering up to 50% off select 2024-2025 voyages for its Black Friday Promotion, which runs through December 9, 2024. The sale includes expeditions to Antarctica, the Galápagos, Alaska, the Northwest Passage, Greenland, Svalbard, and South America and HX’s new Aububon Voyages departing between December 1, 2024, and October 31, 2025
Luggage shipping
Luggage delivery service Ship&Playis offering 25% off all orders with code CYBERPLAY from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. The service ships luggage from your home to your destination. Available Black Friday through Cyber Monday.
Now that the clocks have been turned back (in more ways than one…) it seems like a good time to get out of town.
The Stuck at the Airport “get outta here” team will be sharing some of the better deals sent our way. Many Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday holiday deals are already available. Some you may need to put in your calendar to take advantage of later in the month.
Just keep in mind that in many cases you’ll get deeper discounts if you’re a member of a hotel or brand’s loyalty club. And, as always, there’s likely to be small print about blackout dates and other exceptions.
Book on Marcandrosehospitality.com or each resort’s website using promo code: BF2024. This offer is available to book November 29, 2024, to December 4, 2024 for travel dates through December 31, 2025.
Red Roof
Travelers can save 30% on stays of three nights or more at participating Red Roof Inn, Red Roof PLUS+, HomeTowne Studios by Red Roof, or The Red Collection properties when they book from November 18 – through December 4, 2024, and stay between November 18 – December 15, 2024. Book at redroof.com.
IHG CYBER SALE
IHG, which has a portfolio of 19 brands, including Kimpton, Intercontinental, Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, is offering IHG One Rewards Members a 25% Cyber Sale discount on global bookings booked between November 20 and December 3, 2024, for stays completed by April 30, 2025.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, which has 29 boutique properties, including the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle which has both a Beatles suite AND a Pearl Jam suite, is offering a nice variety of Black Friday deals and discounts with varying ‘stay by’ dates.
AIRLINE DEALS
Condor Airlines
We expect more airline deals to land soon, but for now, check out Condor Airlines’ Black Friday “Striped Week” promotion, which runs through November 25 and is good for travel from now through March 31, 2025.
(Courtesy Provincial Archives of Alberta, via Flickr Commons)
It’s that time of year again.
Thanksgiving, with all the food and travel that’s associated with it. And Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Buy Stuff ads galore.
Here at Stuck at The Airport, the shopping team is a bit overwhelmed with all the travel deals and alleged travel deals in our inbox. But we’ve pulled out some offers that look enticing and a few we’re going to try to nab ourselves.
Here are a few to get you started. And here’s to a safe Thanksgiving travel week. Let us know what you spot in the airports along your journey.
Travelers who make a reservation at any Red Roof Inn®, Red Roof PLUS+, HomeTowne Studios by Red Roof, or The Red Collection property from November 20 through November 28, 2023, and stay between November 20, 2023, through February 29, 2024, will save 20% off their stay. Sale details on www.redroof.com now.
Aqua-Aston Hospitality, which manages 25+ hotels and resorts across the Hawaiian Islands is offering 20% off at Aqua-Aston Hospitality’s properties on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii Island. Sale dates: November 21 — 28, 2023. Stay dates: November 21, 2023 — December 20, 2024. Book online at aquaaston.com during the booking window, use code CYBERSALE
For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will be offering a 30% off best available rate promotion valid for bookings made from Friday, November 24 at 12:01 a.m. EST through Tuesday, November 28th at 11:59 p.m. EST for stays through June 30th, 2024. The promo code will be: CYBER23.
Heading to Portland, Oregon? One our favorite hotels, The Nines, is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a $299 deal. Each Sunday from now through January 2024, the Nines will offer $299 bookings: $99 for the room and $200 Food and Beverage credit to be used at the hotel’s, on-site restaurants, Urban Farmer and Departure. (They’ll also add a $30 ‘destination fee,’ but it’s still a great deal). Book here.
Most of the YOTEL properties around the world are participating in a Black Friday sales that offers 40% off stays booked by December 3 for stays through September 2024. Book here. YOTELS not participating: YOTEL San Francisco, YOTELIAR London Gatwick, YOTELAIR Istanbul Airport (airside), YOTELAIR Paris Charles de Gaulle, and YOTEL AIR Amsterdam Schiphol. Blackout dates apply.
CARS, CARS, CARS
As we head into one of the busiest travel seasons, Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar are promising discounts on all vehicles for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Details: Hertz (30%), Dollar (20%), Thrifty (15%).
AIRLINES
Air Tahiti Nui is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and offering its first-ever Tiare Pass. 250 passes that cost $1525 each will be available during a 25-hour flash, November 25 from 9 a.m. PST to November 26 at 10 a.m. PST.
The $1,525 price includes a round-trip from the US to each destination the airline serves and is valid for travel between December 1, 2023, and December 1, 2024 (included: one checked bag, onboard meal, and all taxes and fees.) The airline has flights that depart from Los Angeles (LAX) and Seattle (SEA) and flies Paris, Tahiti, Tokyo, and New Zealand.
NOTE: The Air Tahiti Nui sale is only bookable by calling the airline’s reservation team directly during the sale period. Find that phone # here.
LUGGAGE
ROAM is offering $100 off its fun, customizable hard-side luggage from now through November 27. Build your discounted ROAM luggage deal here.
We’ll keep sifting the emails for more travel deals for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
(Viceroy DISCOVERY loyalty program members will receive early access to Cyber deals).
Red Roof
Already an economical place to stay, here are 17 Red Roof properties that will be offering a special 25% Black Friday / Cyber Monday discount.
Omni Hotels
BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY DEALS
Omni Hotels & Resorts will be offering a More Merry For Less Promotion offering savings of up to 40% on select Omni Hotels & Resorts.
BOOKING DATES: November 22, 2022 – December 4, 2022·
STAY DATES: November 22, 2022 – February 26, 2023
AIRLINES
Hawaiian Airlines
Beginning November 23, Hawaiian Airlines will share several offers, including HawaiianMiles and HawaiianMiles partner promotions, gift card deals, and special Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales on select Hawaiian Airlines flights, including those between North America and Hawai‘i and within the Hawaiian Islands. All offers will be available on HawaiianAirlines.com.
Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Deal Tuesday Travel Deals Back with a Vengeance
(This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News)
The pandemic put a ground hold on travel for much of the past 18 months. But with global travel restrictions lifting and holiday retail sales expected to shatter previous records, the travel industry is already rolling out Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for those whose holiday shopping lists include experiences, reunions with friends and family, and bucket list adventures.
“Sweaters are nice but what people really want this holiday season is a warm embrace from family and friends,” says Mike Daher, vice-chair, U.S. transportation, hospitality, and services non-attest leader for Deloitte.
With 42% of Americans planning to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, Daher doesn’t anticipate travel sites, airlines, hotels, or other attractions extending many promotions and discounts for travel during the holiday season. But that doesn’t mean eager travelers won’t be looking for bargains now and into the new year.
Where are the Deals?
“Although holiday travel demand is expected to reach 2019 levels, travelers are still very hungry for deals as a result of widespread consumer inflation,” says Brett Keller, Chief Executive Officer at Priceline. “So Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are now even more important than ever as consumers are looking for ways to save money.”
As they did last year, many companies are kicking off their sales early. Flexibility is still the watchword. But while some properties are offering their best deals, others may be pulling back a bit from last year’s fire sale offers.
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel on the top floors of the historic former Meier & Frank department store building in downtown Portland, is offering its deepest discounts ever. From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, rates for king rooms, regularly $289, can be booked for $199, while the Presidential Suite can be had for $1999 instead of $4299 for stays between December 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022.
“We want travelers back in Portland so they can see how we’re thriving,” said Kasey Connor, the Nines’ Director of Sales & Marketing. “A great deal can be the determining factor for any traveler on the hunt, so we pulled out our best one yet.”
The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has more than 30 hotel and villa deals for Cyber Monday, a dozen more than last year, conveniently gathered in one place. Discounts at some properties may be slightly less in percentage than last year, but there are still extremely generous deals, says Colette McDermott, Marketing Manager, Saint Lucia Tourism Association. For example, the Ti Kaye Resort is offering 55% off 2022 dates plus perks such as hotel credits and spa discounts.
Get ready to shop
Finding the best travel deal during the Black Friday/ Cyber Monday shopping frenzy can be stressful. Experts recommend working up a wish list of destinations and travel times and doing some homework on current prices, so you’ll recognize the deals.
Sign up for the newsletters and frequent travel programs of airlines, hotels, destinations, and online travel agencies such as Expedia, Booking.com, Priceline, etc. to get early bird offers, which often come with extra discounts. (You can always unsubscribe later). Check to see if the destination you want to visit has a Black Friday/Cyber Monday landing page gathering up all the deals in one place. Myrtle Beach, S.C. has one, Orlando has one, and others will too. Also, before you hit ‘buy’ on any booking, check the cancellation and change rules, which may be more restrictive than last year.
And don’t forget Travel Deal Tuesday, on November 30. It is a growing ‘holiday’ when many travel brands roll out bonus deals and offers. Based on its analysis of historical pricing data, booking travel app Hopper found that the Tuesday following Thanksgiving has consistently offered the most significant volume of deals that week.
You’ll find many deals already available for booking. Some do not go live until Black Friday. But here are some to get you started.
Hotels
National Park visits surged during the pandemic and still top many travelers’ wish lists. Xanterra, which owns or operates lodges in Yellowstone, Zion, Glacier, Death Valley, and Grand Canyon South Rim will offer a “Book Your Bucket List” sale through Tuesday, November 30. (Stay dates vary by site).
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, with 27 properties in 16 countries, will be offering up to 50% off the best available rates at its urban properties and up to 30% off at its resort properties, exceeding last year’s discounts. Book November 26 (Black Friday) to November 30 (Travel Tuesday) for stays through June 30, 2022. Use promo code CYBER21.
Viceroy Hotels & Resorts discounts will be up to 35% off across the brand with flexible cancellations. “We believe it is still important to offer flexible cancellations to encourage travel and offer guests peace of mind when traveling with us,” said Jane O’Shea, Viceroy’s VP of Sales.
Graduate Hotels, with locations in 30 university towns in the US, plus Oxford and Cambridge in the UK, plans a Cyber Monday Sale with discounts of up to 50% off. Book by December 3 for stays through March 31, 2022. (Link goes live Nov 29).
Virgin Hotels, with properties in New Orleans, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and Las Vegas will launch a Black Friday sale with 25% off on stays between November 26, 2021, and December 31, 2022. (Booking window Nov 26 through January 2, 2022). As a bonus, anyone booking during the sale will automatically be entered for a chance to win a free upgrade to each property’s penthouse suite.
Planes and trains
Amtrak usually rolls out a generous Black Friday deal, so be on the lookout for that. Many airlines will likely join in on Black Friday as well. Alaska Airlines traditionally offers one of its largest sales of the year on Black Friday. And Turkish Airlines is lining up its “Friday Flyday” offer with discounts networkwide available for booking on November 26.
Cruises and Tours
Hurtigruten will be offering 50% off most of its expedition cruise line destinations online through November 30. The cruise line has also lowered its deposit requirement to 10% (from 20%) for the sale.
Virgin Voyages, Richard Branson’s new adults-only cruise line, is offering 20% off voyages on Black Friday/Cyber Monday for both Scarlet Lady’s Caribbean voyages and Valiant Lady’s European voyages. Booking window through November 29 for various sail windows.
And tour operators such as luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent, and EF Ultimate Break, which offers Gen Z- and millennial-tailored group travel experiences will be offering Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals on adventures through 2022 and beyond.
