The Netflights Autumn Sale ends Midnight Tonight!
Posted October 23, 2009 , comments closed) If this rain isn’t enough to make you want to book a holiday, the prices in the Netflights autumn sale will be but hurry up and get booking, because it ends at midnight tonight!
The Netflights autumn sale has seen prices drop on flights, hotels and holidays worldwide. Over the last six days, Netflights customers have benefitted from up to a massive 60% off hotel prices, up to nearly £400 off worldwide flights, and brand new holiday packages, with free nights, free food and drink, free child places and reduced rates all up for grabs. Today is the last day you can take advantage of these fantastic prices so get booking!
If it’s inspiration you need this autumn, look no further than the latest offers pages at www.netflights.com, so jam packed with special offers and exclusive deals you’ll be spoilt for choice! Choose from a collection of brand new holidays in Thailand, Dubai, Florida and Barbados. Get some guaranteed sunshine if you book one of these fabulous packages before midnight tonight! What’s more, as part of the Netflights autumn sale, get up to four nights in amazing destinations like Las Vegas, Mauritius and Malaysia absolutely free, not to mention free half board and kids go free offers at world class resorts in stunning destinations, including Borneo, Bali, Orlando and the Maldives. Now that’s what we call a sale, and it ends soon!
British holidaymakers have struggled through the decidedly dreary “Credit Crunch” summer of 2009. But with the economy looking up, so Netflights flight fares come down, making this autumn the perfect time to book a holiday. Until midnight tonight, get cheap return flights to the USA, starting at an incredible £329, cheap flights to the ever popular Bangkok and Hong Kong at a jaw dropping £337, and return Dubai flights from only £269. Offers like this don’t come along every day, and this sale ends in just a few hours’ time, so visit www.netflights.com and see how much you could save on a fantastic last minute holiday this autumn.
About Netflights
Netflights is part of the Thomas Cook Group and guarantees fantastic offers on flights, hotels, holidays and car hire worldwide. Thousands of discounted airfares from over 135 airlines, reduced rates at over 15 000 hotels, great holiday offers and cheap car hire are all available at www.netflights.com, giving you easy access to all the latest and best travel discounts.
Netflights is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), and every flight and holiday sold is ATOL protected, giving you full financial protection and complete peace of mind when booking whether online or over the phone.
To book, visit www.netflights.com TODAY. Sale ends midnight tonight!
Q&A with CheapOair
Posted September 30, 2009 , comments closed
CheapOair - 300 million airfares and then some
Editor’s note: We were looking for some cheap airfares recently and came across the travel website CheapOair.com, which specializes in cheap airfares. We were intrigued, so we sent them some questions. Erin McBride, their Director of Social Marketing, was kind enough to reply.
Q: In a nutshell, what is CheapOair? How is it different from all the other airfare sites out there?
A: Casually speaking, CheapOair is an online travel discount retailer. We offer over 300 million airfares, all with a low airfare guarantee. We also sell hotel rooms and rental cars. We also just recently began offering train fares as well. We’re the #7 rated travel website according to Hitwise.com. And we have the technological foundation to deliver affordable tickets to every region in the world.
Q: 300 million airfares? Wow, that’s a lot. We’ve also noticed that, unlike some of the other air sites, you have great deals for off-the-beaten and far-flung path destinations such as India and the Philippines, as well as round-the-world tickets and tickets for students, seniors, etc. Where did you get all of these cheap airfares?
A: We negotiate fares with over 300 airlines, so we have an excellent selection of tickets for all types of travelers no matter where they’re going
Q: Who knew there were even 300 airlines in the world. So is there any cost to travelers for using your site?
A: Absolutely not. CheapOair is free to use. And in fact, we do not require memberships or subscriptions to use the site.
Q: What’s your most popular travel destination this week?
A: Orlando, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas - in that order. This is typical of most weeks. All three are major convention cities, as well as holiday destinations. Additionally, what Los Angeles lacks in vacation travel, it makes up for by being a major hub as a gateway to the Pacific.
Q: Do you think the “CheapO” model could be applied to other areas besides travel?
A: Selling travel products online requires a rather sophisticated search engine technology that is unique to the travel industry. Typically, offering and an airline ticket online from one city to another will search a myriad of airfare and routing options that are optimized to show best priced tickets. In addition, travel products such as airline tickets, hotel and car rental rates are dynamically priced and are subject to yield management objectives by the various providers. In other words, an airline ticket for the same routing and flight itinerary from A to B may have a price today that is different from a price two days later.
Q: Do you have easyjet-style aspirations to move into other areas?
A: No. We’re pretty focused on travel. We’d like to keep it that way.
-Viator Travel Team
Viator.com Earns Top 10 Web Award from TRAVELtech
Posted September 24, 2009 , comments closedYou may have read earlier about Viator.com being nominated for the TRAVELtech 2009 Website of The Year award (click here if you missed it).
TRAVELtech honors the top travel websites in Australia. And yes, mate, Viator has Australian roots! Viator was founded and maintains a strong presence in Australia (along with our offices in San Francisco, Las Vegas and London). And we were honored to be on TRAVELtech’s shortlist of Australia’s top travel websites.
And then just last week, we were even more honored for Viator.com to be named one of Australia’s Top 10 travel websites! Our friends at LonelyPlanet.com took top honors, so congrats to the LP team. Viator was among 8 other sites recognized for travel greatness, including Qantas.com, Worldnomads.com, Hotelscombined.com, Stayz.com.au and Flighcentre.com.au.
Congratulations to all the winners. While many of our businesses were ‘born’ Down Under, so to speak, it’s impressive how global and international Australia’s top travel sites have become.
Viator.com - a TRAVELtech Top 10 travel website!
-Viator Travel Team
$99 Specials for 9-9-09
Posted September 11, 2009 , comments closedDates like 09-09-09 don’t drop by every other day, which is why they’re so interesting. The Beatles are set to rock Sept 09 with a release of a remastered version of ’Revolution 9′ from The White Album. And many hotels are going all out to milk this human fascination with numerologic and astrological alignments, so we have a bucketload of $99 specials popping up all over the place.
$99 Specials for 9-9-09
Expedia: For just nine days, top 4- and even 5-star hotels are $99 a night—or less. This fall, you can stay in utter luxury while enjoying rock-bottom rates across the globe when you book on Expedia. Book by September 9; travel through September 30, 2009.
Hotels.com: Hundreds of hotels on offer for $99 or less – Book by September 9, 2009 for travel between September 7 – September 30, 2009. The featured hotels include many 3.5 and 4-star hotels in Boston and Orlando, including minty-fresh and new Aloft hotels. There’s also a $10 hotel in Las Vegas…
Speaking of Vegas, Sin City is going nuts over this astrological ‘day of good fortune.’ The La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton is offering a $99 special that includes photos, 2 tickets to the Hilton’s Voices show, and a free witness for the wedding.
And it’s not just Vegas – the number 9 lucky star seems to have spread to Atlantic City too - The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, along with sister hotel – the Water Club, is offering a ‘Summer of 99′ special in September – $99 hotel rooms, plus $99 Spa treatments and a chance to win a $999 bonus on the slots. More info here (or call 866-692-6742) and here (call 800-800-8817).
And to make matters worse, the 09-09-09 bug has started spreading on twitter too. The Hard Rock Chicago has a twitter promotion for Sept 09.
Twitter users who re-tweet the message: “RT to win! @HardRockChicago is giving away 9 rooms for $9. Winners selected 9/9/09! #contest #hardrockchicago09” are automatically entered to win one room night at the hotel for a special $9 rate. The nine lucky “tweeters” will be selected at random on the date of 9/9/09.
And then there’s Starwood’s 999 promo – rooms for $9.99. Book by Sept. 9 and valid for stays upto Dec. 27. Participating Starwood brands inlude Westin, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, W, Aloft, Element, Luxury Collection, Le Méridien and St. Regis hotels. Use promo code NIN or visit www.starwoodpromos.com/999.
Netflights launches Weekend Megasale giving Supersize Savings on all American Flights, Hotels, Holidays and Car Hire
Posted September 3, 2009 , add a comment) It looks like the rain has become permanent, but before the nation starts swearing at TV weathermen and politicians for persuading everyone to stay at home this summer in an attempt to out-crunch the recession, www.netflights.com has launched a 4-day USA megasale, offering massive savings on all things American. That’s huge reductions on flights to America, holidays in America, hotels in America - from budget to 5-star - and America car hire.
Given the current state of the British weather, destinations such as cosmopolitan New York and family-friendly Orlando, where the temperature is now a pleasant 25C, not to mention entertainment capital Las Vegas at 27C and glamorous Miami at a sweltering 28C, are great places to escape the drizzle. At www.netflights.com, return flights to these great cities start from under £300 ? that’s direct ? from airports UK wide. What’s more, Netflights have managed to snag completely exclusive holiday offers in these and more of America’s favourite holiday destinations, including free nights and discounted hotel rates in the most exciting cities Stateside, such as vibrant Boston and cool, eclectic San Francisco.
To make getting around on holiday an affordable piece of cake, at www.netflights.com this weekend, USA car hire rates also drop to an incredible ? and unbeatable ? price, starting from just £6 per person per day! Netflights offers cheap car hire in America’s most popular ? and drivable ? holiday destinations, including Florida, San Francisco and Las Vegas, as well as discounted car hire rates in all other worldwide destinations. So rather than have to fork out for taxis or wait around for public transport, you can have your own transport at your disposal to take you where you want to go, when you want to go there. Even after adding the price of fuel, car hire can still work out a lot cheaper than other means of transport. And let’s face it, being able to pick where, which way, and when to go, makes these rock bottom USA car hire prices from www.netflights.com all the more appealing.
About Netflights
Netflights is part of the Thomas Cook Group and guarantees fantastic offers on flights, hotels, holidays and car hire worldwide. Thousands of discounted airfares from over 135 airlines, reduced rates at over 15 000 hotels, great holiday offers and cheap car hire are all available at www.netflights.com, giving you easy access to all the latest and best travel discounts.
Netflights is a fully bonded member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), and every flight, hotel, car hire booking and holiday sold is ATOL protected, giving you full financial protection and complete peace of mind when booking ? whether online or over the phone.
To book, visit www.netflights.com. Offer ends midnight Monday 24th August 2009.