All the best Black Friday deals on flights and travel for Australia 2020
Stays at hotels and resorts in Australia’s top holiday destinations are being slashed by up to half in the travel deal sale of the year.
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As more of the nation’s state borders begin to open up, IHG hotels has announced its biggest Cyber Sale, with savings of up to 50 per cent some of its incredible range of luxury hotels.
It is among the jaw-dropping deals being offered to Australian travellers to mark the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping sales.
The Black Friday sale day has evolved into a week of bargains and hot deals coinciding with Cyber Monday for all things tech, home and lifestyle, and travel has not been neglected.
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IHG Hotels & Resorts is offering huge discounts for guests staying for a minimum of two nights at participating Regent, InterContinental, Kimpton, voco, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express or Staybridge Suites hotels.
While the deal applies to IHG properties worldwide, it also includes 32 hotels in Australia.
IHG Rewards Club members will get a guaranteed 50 per cent off while non-members will received a guaranteed 45 per cent off.
The sale is on from Thursday, November 26 to Wednesday, December 2.
Travel dates are November 25 to June 30, 2021 for IHG Rewards Club members and November 27 to June 30, 2021 for the general public.
Visit ihg.com/cybersale2020
MASSIVE SAVINGS ON ICONIC AUSSIE SPOTS
Good thing the Queensland border has flung open to NSW and Victoria — Wotif is slashing prices on some of the Sunshine State’s top holiday spots for the Black Friday sales.
Wotif is offering savings of up to 30 per cent on a range of Australian accommodation as part of its Wot a Sale promotion.
Travellers can save big bucks on destinations including the iconic Queensland holiday spots of Daydream Island, Cairns and the Gold Coast, as well as Sydney, Hunter Valley, Melbourne and Perth.
Travel dates are between November 2020 to November 2021.
You can also save an 15 per cent off select hotels on Cyber Monday through the Wotif app.
The sale ends on November 30. Visit wotif.com
UP TO 40% OFF HOTELS WITH KAYAK
KAYAK.com.au has rounded up more than 80 of the best hotel deals across Australia where travellers can save up to 40 per cent off.
This includes five-star hotels in major cities to idyllic beachside accommodation across the country.
Among the highlights are Sea World Resort & Water Park, Oaks Port Stephens Pacific Blue Resort, Qube Broadbeach, Zagame’s House and Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough.
Sale ends on November 30. For more details, visit kayak.com.au
HUGE SAVINGS ON TOP TRAVEL BRANDS
The Travel Corporation has launched penny-saving deals across all its brands including Trafalgar, Contiki, AAT Kings and Inspiring Journeys, Uniworld Luxury River Cruises, Insight Vacations and Costsaver. Plenty of great deals can be found at those links.
Among the highlights are huge savings on Trafalgar’s full range of “Best of” trips, including up to $700 on all 2021 departures, such as the Best of Portugal and Best of South Africa tours. That can be combined with Trafalgar’s $99 Deposit Offer, which lets travellers secure their trip for $99 and get a full refund if they need to cancel within 30 days. Travel period is from now until December 8, 2021. Visit trafalgar.com.
Younger travellers can take advantage of Contiki’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals that offer up to 30 per cent off worldwide 2021 and 2022 adventures.
Contiki’s flexibility promise will apply to all bookings paid in full by March 31, 2021.
Travellers can choose from a number of unique and authentic travel experiences such as the European Quest itinerary or the Greek Island Hopping itinerary.
Available from November 27 to December 1, and booking conditions apply. Visit contiki.com
SEABOURN’S BLACK FRIDAY OFFERS
Luxury cruise line Seabourn’s Black Friday deals have launched, and it’s offering inclusions for bookings made by December 1 on select voyages throughout 2021 and 2022.
Benefits include $US1000 ($1359) shipboard credit per suite for Ocean View and Veranda Suites, $US2000 ($2718) shipboard credit per suite for Penthouse and Premium Suites, veranda for Ocean View suite upgrade, three category Veranda Suite upgrade, and reduced deposit of $350 per guest. Visit seabourn.com
10% OFF RED BALLOON EXPERIENCES
If you’re in the mood for adventure — or looking for a unique Christmas gift for someone special — Red Balloon is offering 10 per cent off experiences sitewide when you spend $150 as part of its Cyber Sale.
This includes experiences that are already 30 per cent off. Use the code CYBER at the checkout until November 30, 2020. Visit redballoon.com.au
WEBJET’S CYBER WEEKEND SALE
Travellers can save up to $100 on hotels and $200 off packages across Australia with Webjet’s Black Friday offers, which are on sale until November 30.
To save on hotels, travellers can save $50 with a minimum spend of $500 with the coupon code BFSALE50, or save $100 with a minimum spend of $1000 with the coupon code BFSALE100.
On packages, save $100 with a minimum spend of $1000 with the coupon code 100BLKFRI, or save $200 with a minimum spend of $2000 with the coupon code 200BLKFRI.
Travellers can also buy eGift cards now to receive 10 per cent extra value.
Travel dates are between November 17, 2020 and August 31, 2021.
Visit webjet.com.au/discount/black-friday.
NINE DAYS OF EXPEDIA SALES
All Australian travellers can get up to 30 per cent off select domestic hotels over nine days of sales by Expedia.
The sale ends December 1, 2020.
Among the deals is 40 per cent off stays at Smiths Beach Resort in the stunning Margaret River region of WA, 40 per cent off Reef Retreat in Cairns, and 30 per cent off Radisson BLu Plaza Hotel in Sydney’s CBD for select travel dates between November 23 and December 29, 2021.
Visit expedia.com.au for the full list of deals.
EXPLORE AUSTRALIA ON THE CHEAP
StayWell Holdings is rolling out a series of deals for Black Friday to encourage guests to explore their own backyard.
With room options from studios to larger apartments, there’s a range of accommodation offers to suit a variety of budgets.
The travel period is between November 26, 2020 and November 30, 2021.
Visit staywellgroup.com.
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$4000 OF EXTRAS ON NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
Norwegian Cruise Line is offering stateroom category guests up to $4000 additional value with five “Free at Sea” offers as part of its Black Friday sale.
The options include a free beverage package, free shore excursion credit, free speciality dining package, free Wi-Fi package and reduced rates for every third and fourth guest on select sailings.
The offer is available until December 10, 2020. Visit ncl.com.
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While Black Friday is technically November 27, the annual event (which originated as a post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas spending opportunity in the US) includes a huge number of Aussie and international retailers and brands slashing the prices of products across technology, beauty, fashion, home and more.
Black Friday first began in the US on the Friday following Thanksgiving, which is usually observed on the fourth Thursday of November.
Traditionally, this Friday marked the beginning of the holiday spending rush, but in recent years it has snowballed into a global shopping phenomenon where retailers offer staggering discounts on a range of products across technology, beauty, fashion, homewares and more.
In Australia, Black Friday now competes with Boxing Day as our biggest shopping extravaganza and last year, National Australia Bank expected shoppers would spend $2.9 billion on the sales.