Saturday, January 19, 2008

Airfare Deals and News for the Week of January 18, 2007

American Airlines: 20% Off Mexico
American Airlines (tel. 800/433-7300; http://www.aa.com/) has a great promotion going on right now to Mexico with 20% off all flights from the US to Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos and Ixtapa. This deal is available for travel from April 1, 2008 through April 30, 2008.
This promo only requires a one night minimum stay and a minimum base fare of $125. These deals typically require a Saturday night stay, so compared to others we've seen recently, the terms are pretty favorable.
Reservations must be made via the AA web site using the promotion code DFAPRMXPLE by January 21, 2008.

British Airways: More Bang for your sad little Buck
With the dollar not exactly in top form these days, London may be the last place on earth you'd want to step foot in. In fact, unless Charles & Camilla invite us to stay over in the guest room (which they probably won't after what happened last time with our mascotBrowser. But what were we supposed to do? Put wee-wee pads under every table leg in the palace? Seriously Camilla, big whoop, we said we were sorry, and even sent you both AFWD t-shirts). What do you want from us?!, or a free hotel room magically falls from the sky, we're gonna skip London. Oh, but what's this? A free hotel room has fallen from the sky, sort of. At least that's what British Airways (tel. 800/247-9297; www.ba.com) is offering: Two free nights in London. Well that changes everything!
From what we can tell, there are no strings, just clean sheets and a good night's sleep. Just book the initial stay on the BA web site after you buy your ticket, although not necessarily at the same time.
The fares we have listed are the lowest available for departures through March 23, and can be up to $200 more for take-offs through May 25, depending on your departure city.
You might well be able to find lower fares, so be sure to compare prices on Orbitz before you decide what that free overnight stay is worth to you. One other noteworthy benefit of these fares is that they allow a maximum stay of 11 months instead of the typical 30 days, although they do come with the standard Saturday-night minimum-stay and 7-day advance-purchase requirements. This offer runs until January 24, but you'd better run much faster than that if you want to get yourself a nice room!

AA Caribbean Sale from South Florida
South Floridians looking to take a walk on someone else's beach for a change should check out the latest Caribbean Sale from American Airlines. This sale is good for departures from Miami and Ft Lauderdale, and for travel between January 21 and March 20, 2008.

JetBlue to St Maarten
JetBlue (tel. 800/538-2583; www.jetblue.com) has just tacked on new service between New York to St Maarten, making this their 11th Caribbean destination. Fares are available at a special introductory price of $198 round-trip, or about $292 with taxes. This is good for southbound travel Monday through Wednesday and northbound travel Tuesday through Thursday, starting January 22 through April 2.


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