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British Airways nicks my catchphrase!
BA seem to be either trying to steal my trade mark or promote my website!! This is from the official press release “British Airways is offering customers the chance to ‘turn left for less’ with the launch of its luxury sale this week.”
BA luxury sale
The sale is now on until midnight on March 21 2017 and will include reduced fares in First, Club World and Club Europe to many destinations.
The sale includes BA’s newest US destinations, with flights to New Orleans starting from £1995, Fort Lauderdale (Miami) from £1795 and Oakland (San Francisco) from £1995 return, while business class tickets to Montpellier and Nantes start from £124 and £99 respectively.
Overall the sale is nothing to get excited about. However, for fares out of London versus the hassle of an Ex EU, there are some reasonable prices on certain routes. For example, Mauritius is normally around £2400 just for the flight, so with 7 nights accommodation it’s an OK deal. The Club Europe deals are good value in my opinion. Normal prices are at least £200 return for many destinations and only if you stay a Saturday night. Given the revamped Club Europe service I wrote about here starting at the end of March, it could be worth a look.
Some of the deals in the sale include:
LONG-HAUL HOLIDAYS (travelling in Club World)
- Toronto – British airways offers three nights at the 4* Chelsea Hotel Toronto, from £1299 per person, travelling December 18 to December 27. Includes Club World return flights from Heathrow and accommodation.
- Tampa – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Holiday Inn & Suites Harbourside, from £1599 per person, travelling May 1 to June 30. Includes Club World return flights from Gatwick and accommodation.
- Punta Cana – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Occidental Grand Punta Cana Resort, from £1499 per person, travelling May 1 to June 22. Includes Club World return flights from Gatwick and accommodation with All Inclusive.
- Barbados – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Sugar Cane Club Hotel & Spa, from £1899 per person, travelling September 1 to September 30. Includes Club World return flights from Gatwick and accommodation.
- Mauritius – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Preskill Beach Resort, from £2359 per person, travelling June 1 to June 30. Includes Club World return flights from Gatwick and accommodation with Half Board.
- Dubai – British airways offers three nights at the 4* Doubletree by Hilton Ras Al Khaimah, from £1479 per person, travelling June 1 to June 21. Includes Club World return flights from Heathrow and accommodation with breakfast. (Be wary this is during Ramadan and the hotel is not actually in Dubai)
SHORT-HAUL HOLIDAYS (travelling in Club Europe)
- Seville – British airways offers three nights at the 4* Precise Resort El Rompido Club, from £259 per person, travelling September 1 to September 30. Includes Club Europe return flights from Gatwick and accommodation.
- Barcelona – British airways offers three nights at the 4* Atenea Valles, from £289 per person, travelling May 1 to May 31. Includes Club Europe return flights from Gatwick and accommodation.
- Malaga – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Princesa Solar, from £359 per person, travelling May 1 – May 31. Includes Club Europe return flights from Gatwick and accommodation.
- Mallorca – British airways offers seven nights at the 4* Globales America, from £569 per person, travelling October 1 to October 31. Includes Club Europe return flights from London City and accommodation with All Inclusive.
- Edinburgh – British airways offers two nights at the 4* Holiday Inn Edinburgh, from £239 per person, travelling May 1 to May 31. Includes Club Europe return flights from Heathrow and accommodation.
Flight and car
- Malaga – British airways offers seven days, from £269 per person, travelling April 1 to June 30. Includes Club Europe return flights from Gatwick and a mini manual car.
- Tampa – British airways offers seven days, from £1499 per person, travelling June 12 to July 6. Includes Club World return flights from Gatwick and an intermediate car.
FIRST CLASS FLIGHTS
- USA – New York from £2395, Boston from £2195, Philadelphia from £2395, Miami from £2495, Washington from £2495, San Fran from £2895 return
- Canada – Toronto from £2194 and Vancouver from £2895 return
- Middle East – Dubai from £2107, Muscat from £1772, Tehran from £2282
CLUB WORLD FLIGHTS
- USA – New York from £1795, Chicago from £1895, Philadelphia from £1795, Miami from £1795,
- Canada – Toronto from £1594, Calgary from £1795 and Vancouver from £1895 return
- Caribbean – Antigua from £1679, Bermuda from £1795, Barbados from £1679, Dominican Republic from £1295, St Lucia from £1679 and Tobago from £1679
- Middle East – Dubai from £1495, Muscat from £1295 and Abu Dhabi from £1295
- India – Mumbai from £1895, Hyderabad from £1767 and Chennai from £1795 return
- China – Beijing from £1751 and Shanghai from £2295 return
- Bangkok from £1759 return
- Kuala Lumpur from £2045 return
- Singapore from £2260 return
CLUB EUROPE FLIGHTS
- Spain – Madrid from £124, Malaga from £105, Granada from £117 and Palma from £130
- Germany – Berlin from £125, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf from £115 return
- Billund from £89 return
- Paris from £99 return
- Brussels from £109 return
- Helsinki from £149 return
- Larnaca from £224 return
- Helsinki from £149 return
- Milan from £139 return
Ex-EU flights
Many of the BA Ex EU bargains such as Honolulu, seem to have disappeared in recent months. I have had a quick look and can see that during July and August you can get an ex EU from Dublin to the US West Coast for approximately £1500 in Club World. This is the usual price for the summer period.
Some specific ex EU examples:
Berlin to Hong Kong from £1567
Dublin to Las Vegas from £1492
Dublin to San Francisco from £1582
You can find the sale page here.
