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Business Class Deals to Australia / New Zealand under £2,000

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Following on from our previous article on business class offers from UK let’s now have a look what’s on offer to Australia and New Zealand. You will see there is currently a very good choice of premium carriers to fly Down Under in business for less than £2,000.

Australian carrier Qantas has special offer business class deals to various Aussie / Kiwi cities from London. Travel is up to 13th December, book by 30th June.

Prices are:

Perth £1,990
Melbourne £1,991
Adelaide £1,998
Sydney £1,999
Brisbane £2,001
Christchurch £2,089
Wellington £2,089
Auckland £2,099

It is possible to fly on the QF A380 via Singapore. Some flights are code-shares operated by partner British Airways. The flight is bookable at the Qantas website but we found cheaper fares on Netflights (£1,938 to SYD, £2,041 to AKL). Note, (1) these are non-changeable / non-refundable fares and (2) these don’t seem to be available on ba.com.

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Emirates has an exceptional 2-for-1 business class offer from the UK to Australia / NZ (and other worldwide destinations). Note – you have to fly from Birmingham BHX with a companion. Prices are:

Perth £1,565
Melbourne £1,566
Sydney £1,574
Brisbane £1,575
Christchurch £1,587
Auckland £1,597 (£1,549 on Netflights)

These are excellent prices, some of the lowest business fares Down Under for a while. You must book by 10th June using promo code UKBHX21, outbound travel by 30th November.

This companion offer also has fares to Asia and South Africa at around the £900 mark.

You get a complimentary chauffeur as long as both passengers are collected from the same address. Changes are permitted (for a charge) as is a free stopover in Dubai.

You could fly on the EK A380 on some sectors – currently utilised on daily flights Dubai to Sydney/Auckland (EK 412/413). Also EK 372/373 Dubai – Bangkok if you’re heading to BKK.

Cathay Pacific are selling business class flights to both Australia and New Zealand for sub £2k. This seems to be a reaction to the Qantas sale. Prices:

Sydney £1,980
Melbourne £1,972
Adelaide £1,978
Perth £1,970
Brisbane £1,981
Auckland £1,990

Book by June 30th, some changes are allowed for a fee.

If you are considering Qantas or Cathay and are not 100% sure of your travel plans then it would probably make sense to go with the slightly more flexible Cathay fares.

We found lower fares on some agents, for example Netflights / Travelocity had Cathay flights to Sydney for £1,870 – however no changes or refunds are allowed!

Tip: Always understand the terms / conditions of your ticket before booking with an airline and especially an agent.

Finally, Travelocity is selling Singapore Airlines business fares to Sydney in July for as low as £1,926 (Perth £1,947). Travelocity also has Etihad flights to Sydney for £1,938 (via Abu Dhabi).

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Etihad Airways Business and First Class Deals

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Etihad Airways is offering some excellent deals in its Pearl Business Class and Diamond First Class on much of its route network via its Abu Dhabi hub. Effectively they are giving a free upgrade with a full fare ticket. Book by Feb 28 2009, travel should commence by Mar 31 2009, return by May 31 2009. Let’s take a look at some selected return fares (all-in) on offer:

London Heathrow to Sydney: £1,702 business, £3,452 first

London Heathrow to Johannesburg: £1,239 business, £2,099 first

London Heathrow to Mumbai: £1,160 business, £2,210 first

New York to Abu Dhabi: $4,080 business, $6,110 first

New York to Johannesburg: $4,417 business, $6,357 first

Frankfurt to Sydney: €1,678 business, €3,678 first

Frankfurt to Johannesburg: €1,355 business, €2,605 first

Frankfurt to New Delhi: €1,340 business, €2,390 first

The Frankfurt – Sydney business class fare looks an excellent deal at under €1,700.

Etihad are also offering 2,500 bonus Guest miles for booking online. They are not part of the three major alliances.

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Sydney – Los Angeles Airfare Deals

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

There are some good trans-Pacific sale fares available for Aussie travellers at the moment. This is due to the arrival of V Australia which is set to start flying to the US from the end of February – pending regulatory approval.

Prices for a Sydney – Los Angeles return are AUD 1,159 all in; Melbourne – Los Angeles is cheaper at AUD 1,119 via a Virgin Blue domestic service to Sydney. Travel is for 1 Mar 09 to 31 may 09, book by 12 Jan 09.

Note V Australia did have to postpone its launch from last year after a strike at Boeing – hopefully the service will get up and running bringing some much needed competition to the route.

The other major carriers are almost matching V Australia’s fares.

Star Alliance’s Air New Zealand are offering SYD to LAX via Auckland from AUD 1,147 – and with decent 34″ seat pitch in economy this also looks a good deal. Fellow Star carrier United has flights from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles for just over AUD 1,200 – but the lowest fares seem to connect through San Francisco.

Qantas currently has Sydney – Los Angeles available for AUD 1,211, with Melbourne – LAX for AUS 1,145. Travel 01 Mar 09 to 31 May 09. This could be of use to Qantas Frequent Flyers who need a Status Credit run. And you can choose to fly on the Airbus A380.

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London to Australia Flights Special Offer Deals

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Today we look at London to Australia flights after checking out deals to Hong Kong. Prices to Sydney can be found for around or just under £700 for flights the late spring / early summer period.

British Airways is offering a return to Sydney for £699 (16 Apr 09 to 15 Jun 09, book by 27 Jan 09) as part of its worldwide fare sale. Upgrades to WT+ available for £319 one-way.

Qantas is offering flights to Perth for £638, Melbourne (£690), Adelaide (£698), Darwin (£698), Sydney (£699) and Cairns (£700). (Travel 16 Apr 09 to 15 Jun 09, book by 27 Jan 09).

Emirates is pretty much matching those fares with Sydney (£696), Melbourne (£691), Brisbane (£700) and Perth (£638) available (10 Apr 09 to 10 Jul 09, book by 05 Feb 09). We also found some EK fares to Sydney on agent sites Travelocity and Opodo for £687.

Etihad has a London – Melbourne fare currently bookable for £705 and ex-Manchester for £711. Travel dates 28 Mar 09 – 02 Apr 09 and 20 Apr 09 – 15 Jun 09.

Singapore Airlines is offering fares to Sydney for £693 return via Singapore – and you can fly on the Airbus A380 all the way if you choose.

Cathay Pacific has some limited fares to Sydney in April available for £697, Virgin Atlantic also has fares under £700.

Alternatively you could also check out Air Asia X’s promo fares. London Stansted to Kuala Lumpur is available from £249 one way and onward (separate) bookings from KUL to Australia are priced as follows: Perth (from £73), Gold Coast (from £121) and Melbourne (from £125), prices all one way. Book by 18 Jan 09, travel from 11 Mar 09 – 30 Jun 09. Check our article for more info: Air Asia X

Australia is a brilliant destination for travellers and now is a great time to grab a deal.

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Viva Macau Sale fares from Sydney, Australia

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Low cost airline Viva Macau has a 5 day sale ending 2nd November. Flights from Sydney to Macau are available from AU$ 249 each way all-in. Travel is between 1st March and 30th September 2009. Viva Macau uses a Boeing 767 on the route. Food and drinks on board must be purchased. This is a decent fare – especially if you are not Australian, as the Aussie dollar has taken a beating in the last few weeks.

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