Flight prices are on the rise and even finding ways to use your points and miles can be a challenge. But there are still amazing deals out there if you know where to look – just ask our Thrifty Traveler Premium and Thrifty Traveler Premium+ members.
In the last week alone, we've sent our subscribers nearly two dozen amazing flight deals. That includes a business class mistake fare to London from just $899 roundtrip, a nationwide sale to Spain from $440 roundtrip, and United Polaris business class award space to New Zealand and Australia.
And that's just a small taste of the cheap flights and fare deals we've found. We've got a team of eight flight deal experts scouring the globe for the best flight deals every day for our Thrifty Traveler Premium members – departing from more than 200 U.S. airports. To give you an idea of just how good the deals can get even as you're seeing sky-high prices on your own searches, we've narrowed it down to the best three deals of the week.
So, without further ado…
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Mistake Fares: United Business Class to London from $899 RT!
Lufthansa and some other online travel agencies forgot to add one of the most expensive fees onto these fares. Plain and simple, when the airlines err, you and I and travelers all over the country win!
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Not only is this mistake fare completely insane, it was also a coast-to-coast deal. More than 100 airports were included in this one, including what have to be the cheapest roundtrip business class fares we've ever seen from many of these cities.
These are United Polaris Business Class fares, even though they're bookable with Lufthansa. United was selling them for more than $3,000 roundtrip. Something went terribly wrong (terrible for Lufthansa, not us!) and the fares were listed incorrectly.
Many of our subscribers had the chance to book this one, offering economy prices for these swanky business class seats. Unbelievable.
Nationwide Deal to Spain From $440 RT
If you've been struggling to find cheap Europe airfare lately, you're not alone. But this Spain deal is offering some relief.
This deal is also nationwide, giving travelers in Albuquerque (ABQ), Birmingham (BHM), and Bristol (TRI) a look at some sub-$600 roundtrip fares to Barcelona (BCN) and Madrid (MAD).
We hope travelers with designs on a Europe trip booked this one while it lasted!
Biz Class: Australia and New Zealand from 70k Points Each Way
More United Polaris business class? You'd better believe it.
This time, it's United Polaris business class down under, though!
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From Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), and San Francisco (SFO) flying to Auckland (AKL), Melbourne (MEL), and Sydney (SYD), these 75,000 to 85,000 one-way business class fares were wide open for travel this summer and fall!
But wait…it gets better! You could also book these fares “open-jaw.” It's what's otherwise known as a multi-city booking, meaning you could fly into Sydney and out of Auckland, or vice versa. Two countries for the price of one!
Bottom Line
Travelers nationwide may be writing off trips when all they see is high airfare and yet here we are, proving that cheap flight deals are still out there.
It's been another amazing week for Thrifty Traveler Premium and Thrifty Traveler Premium+ members – especially the ones who booked a business class mistake fare to London from just $899 roundtrip, a nationwide sale to Spain from $440 roundtrip, and United Polaris business class award space to New Zealand and Australia.
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You seem to have lots of good deals however we live in Houston, TX and it seems the low fares rarely originate from Houston, although Bush is an international airport!
Your occasional Iberia posts frustrate me. NEVER do I see the point avails that you reference even when I am checking within minutes of getting your Email alerts. This time, I searched the DFW-MAD route via AA as you instructed. I found one date with a 57.5K point 1 way Biz seat in March and a few in Feb and Jan. Nothing in April, May or June and no 34K avail. Checked BOS-MAD and MIA-MAD, they won’t even show the Iberia option and can’t toggle to one way. Seems like clickbait.
Does your Thrift Premium service ever include a mix of miles and cash or even gas only for flights from USA to say, Milan? I don’t have tons of points right now and am considering joining this fall.