While travel might not be the first thing that springs to mind when it comes to Black Friday, plenty of hotel booking sites, airlines and train companies are slashing prices to get in on the madness.
This means you can snap up deals on a weekend in New York, a swim-up oceanfront suite in Mexico or even a safari adventure in South Africa. So instead of a buying yet another speaker or fifteen pairs of socks, invest in some experiences to kick off your 2024 right. You'll thank us when next year rolls around.
Lastminute.com
The Black Friday offers have dropped in a bonanza of flash deals which run for most of the year including three nights in Venice plus flights for £281, and a beach break in Gran Canaria for seven nights and flights at £307. Between 21 and 27 November, there will be more deals on – plus codes which will get you between £100 and £300 off your holiday if you spend over a certain amount. Sign up to their emails to get early access too.
Some of the best flash deals include (all deals include flights):
- 2 nights in Prague's 5* Savoy Hotel for £208pp
- 3 nights in Rome's 5* Roma Palazzo Cinquecento for £392pp.
- 4 nights at the 5* Oz Side Premium Hotel in Antalya, Turkey, for £147pp.
- 6 nights at the 5* Furaveri resort on the Maldive's Raa Atol for £1,855pp.
And that's just a flavour of the dozens of destinations on offer, which range from Barcelona to Amsterdam, Venice to Marrakech. But hurry, the sale ends on Tuesday (28 November).
EasyJet
The big orange airline has a whole load of Black Friday offers on, covering summer jaunts, winter getaways, family deals and all-inclusive packages. The site also highlights quite a few European citybreaks too, including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Krakow from £180 per person. For something a bit more put-me-on-a-sunlounger-and-bring-me-a-daquiri, Tenerife, Majorca, Dalaman and Lanzarote start at £313.
Many of the offers are already discounted, but to get the real bang for your pound, you need to enter the code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout for up to £200 off each holiday.
Here's a taste of easyJet's extravaganza (deals include flights):
- 7 nights at the 5* Charmillion Club Aqua Park in Egypt's Sharm el Sheik for £426pp
- 7 nights at the 5* Royal Apollonia in Cyprus for £513pp
- 7 nights at the gorgeous 4* Riad La Cle D'or in Marrakech for £751pp
Sale ends Monday 27th November at 11:00pm.
British Airways
British Airways launched their sale on Thursday, as the U.K.'s flagship airline urged shoppers to “choose experiences, not things this Black Friday”. And true to form, it's offering a feast of mouthwatering destinations at discounted rates on both flights and packages.
Flights include such European destinations as Barcelona, Faro, Nice, Pisa and Valencia, starting at £39 each way.
As for packages, you can get three nights for the price of two on selected European city breaks so long as you travel in January 2024. That includes three nights in an array of hotels in cities like Venice, Nice, Prague, Berlin and Barcelona for a bargain £169pp.
Then there's long-haul, to places such as Dubai, St. Kitts, Cancun, and St. Lucia. Spend £10,000 or more on flight and hotel packages and receive up to £300 extra off selected holidays.
The discount varies based on spending: starting with £25 off for £650 or more spent on flight and car packages, increasing to £50 off for £1,250 or more spent on flight and hotel or flight and car deals, £100 off for £2,500 or more spent, and a whopping £200 off for £5,000 or more spent.
These savings apply for travel to short-haul destinations until March 31, 2024, and for long-haul packages until October 24.
Secret Escapes
Until Tuesday, luxury travel experts Secret Escapes is offering up to 50% off a range of luxury hotels, spas and all-inclusive stays.
There are relaxation destinations within sprinting distance of London aplenty: you could get up to 49% off a stay at Majestic Harrogate Hilton in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, (from £126 per night)and 55% off a spa break at Low Wood Bay resort by Cumbria's Lake Windermere.
Further afield, there is a five-star all-inclusive Maldives retreat on the oceanfront from £282 per bungalow, and 40% off a spectacular Iceland, Niagra Falls and New York escape. An all-inclusive luxury Bali and Komodo Island holiday comes in for £2,109pp as well.
Mr & Mrs Smith
You'll have to become a Mr & Mrs Smith member to access this year's Black Friday deals, but there are a whole load to sift through already and some are valid for stays into next summer.
You can get 20% off a stay at Dar One in Marrakech, and the same off if you stay three nights or more at Ingleside Estate in Palm Springs, Florida. Further south, there's 15% off stays at Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, while there's 20% off stays at Nomad on the Greek island of Mykonos. Our pick: The Standard in the Maldives is doing 30% off, plus breakfast, dinner and a $50 spa voucher.
Booking.com
Booking.com's Black Friday window is open until 29 November, and you're able to book breaks for dates up to 31 December 2024. Not every place on Booking.com will activate a Black Friday Deal, but the ones which do have offered at least 30% off in the past.
- Istanbul from £17
- Rome from £49
- Dubai from £123
- Amsterdam from £92
Eurostar
Last Black Friday was a bit of a dud if you were looking for cheap train tickets to Europe from London. This year, the rail firm appears to have listened and upped their Black Friday game somewhat.
This year, there are thousands of discounted trips from London St Pancras to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, with fares as low as £39 each way. Usually costing over £100 during peak times, this deal is a pocket-friendly steal. Plus, it's a more eco-friendly choice compared to flying.
This limited-time offer runs until November 27, so act fast. Once these deals are gone, they're gone.
Trainline
The deals that departed platform four last Black Friday included a genuinely pretty wild 50% off railcards which will get you a third off all mainline rail travel, and some of which you can link up with an Oyster to get a third off Tube and TFL rail travel.
Not quite so good this year, but still worth a mention.
Throughout November, you can get a 30% discount on Railcards using code "ilovetrains".
Black Friday discounts also apply to a range of popular UK routes: London to Brighton starts at £5.50, while trips to Manchester and Edinburgh are £22.80 and £26.90 respectively.
You can also get 10% off European journeys via the Trainline app with code "HAPPYTRAVELS" until December 10, 2023, covering cities like Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Brussels.
