by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 22, 2016 | Economy Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS is running an Economy Class fare sale for travel between their USA gateways and most of Europe with fares starting as low as $630.
The sale covers a large window of travel that is open through May 2017. The only blackout period for the fare sale is over the Christmas holiday (December 14-23) otherwise there is plenty of inventory.
The best fares are predictably from the East Coast where Boston to Amsterdam can be booked for only $630. Fares from New York to most SWISS destinations in Europe range between $750 and $900.
From the West Coast, the best deal is to Paris which can be booked for only $750 from Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Based on the info I have, I don’t know when the fare sale ends but I can say that a Saturday night stay is required in order to receive the best fares.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 21, 2016 | Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa |
Lufthansa’s latest fare sale has a few attractive deals whose highlight includes New York to Stockholm for only $470 as well as Washington to Munich for $499.
Aside from these fares, there are several deals from the East Coast to Europe that run in the low to mid $500 range such as Miami to Munich or Miami to Berlin. Even Chicago sees mid-$500 range fares with Chicago to Nuremberg or Chicago to Stuttgart.
Other fares from the East Coast run in the $600-750 range, while the Mid-West and West Coast fares range between $800 and $1200.
The sale is in place until October 6.
Departing flights must take place between October 11 and 29th and return travel can take place between October 12 and April 29, 2017. Tickets need to be purchased at least 21 days prior to departure and a weekend surcharge will apply if traveling between Thursday and Sunday. A Saturday night stay is required as well.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 6, 2016 | Featured, First Class, Swiss |
SWISS is offering deeply discounted First Class fares for those traveling from the UK to the United States. There are a few windows on the calendar that offer the low prices.
The ‘less-better’ deal runs from mid-September through mid-November where fares to the East Coast or Chicago run at approximately $3500. The West Coast fares are priced around $4500. Not bad considering what the fares usually cost.
BUT…
The better deal is for travel from London to the USA is available in 2 blocks: The last 2 weeks of November (Nov 21-29 offer the best deals) , and last 2 weeks of December (December 17 – January 2). During those blocks of time, the East Coast can be reached for only $3037.00, while the West Coast during the same time frame can be reached for $3500-$3700.
The low fares also pop up from February through mid April for the same prices so there is a lot of flexibility when it comes to booking options.
The fare sale ends on September 21……
H/T: SkyTravelAgent
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 28, 2016 | Business Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS is running a Business Class fare sale between the US and Europe for travel between late November and early January. Well timed for the Holiday Market season throughout Europe.
Fares from the East Coast start in the $2700 range. From the West Coast, you can fly between LAX and Copenhagen for $3000. Otherwise most West Coast fares run in the mid to upper $3000 range.
Prices have been better in past years but these are still fairly attractive considering the product that you’ll experience while aboard SWISS aircraft.
The fares are valid for travel between November 19 and 25, and between December 12 and 31, though there were pockets of eligible return dates all the way to January 3. SWISS never clearly lays out their fare sale rules and conditions so sometimes it involves a bit of guess work in sorting out the details. What I did find out through trial and error is that a Saturday night stay is required, and a weekend surcharge will be applied for flights taking place between Thursdays and Sundays.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Aug 25, 2016 | Air Canada, Austrian, Economy Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Lufthansa, Swiss |
Lufthansa has published what are perhaps the lowest fares I’ve ever seen between Chicago and Frankfurt or Munich. The economy fares coincide with the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and run into mid-December. This lines up PERFECTLY with the opening of the Holiday Market season throughout Germany and the rest of Europe.
The best fare that I could find was a $525 deal between Chicago and Munich. Frankfurt was next at only $535. The rest of Germany and Europe were are priced at their typical $800-1200 range but with some creative booking, you can book separate tickets to take you deeper into Europe for far less. Valid travel dates for this deal are between November 22 and December 15.
The catch with these fares is that a 7 day stay is required but there is no weekend travel blackout for the deals. In other words the fares are not higher if your flights take place Thursday through Sunday. There’s no end date to this fare sale. It’s one of those ‘while supplies lasts’ kind of offers.
The fares are valid for travel on Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Air Canada, and United so you have plenty of flexibility as far as carriers are concerned. As long as your travel originates in Chicago you can fly on any of these carriers and benefit from this low fare.
