2016
27
June
Madness from Calgary to Europe, Tunisia, and Morocco! Insane prices to many, many places in the $400s and $500s roundtrip including taxes
27
June
KLM and Air France dropped the prices from Calgary to virtually everywhere they fly in Europe, Tunisia, and Morocco down into the $500s roundtrip including taxes today.
The list of destinations below will continue to grow. Refresh the blog post for the latest.
If it's on the map above, it's probably on sale.
Availability for travel
Mostly October, November 2016, but also some in September, and in January, February, March 2017, depending on the destination.
In Europe, you may want to focus on the destinations that are further south, as the weather will still be warmer in the fall.
How to find and book this deal
1. Try one of the following Google Flights searches to look for available dates:
Calgary to...
(prices are roundtrip, in $CAD, including taxes)
Dublin, Ireland
Barcelona, Spain
Bilbao, Spain
Istanbul, Turkey
Lisbon, Portugal
Amsterdam, Netherlands
London, England
Warsaw, Poland
Bucharest, Romania
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marrakesh, Morocco
Zagreb, Croatia
Tunis, Tunisia
Belgrade, Serbia
Athens, Greece
Casablanca, Morocco
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
2. Click through to Air France or KLM for booking.
These can also be found on ITravel2000 or Flight Network or FlightHub or Expedia and countless other booking sites.
screenshot from FlightHub
Theoretically, you may also be able to book some of these destinations through the current Flight Centre promotion for $100 CAD off of international flights, for some *really* insane prices
The follow destinations in Europe are a part of the Flight Centre promotion:
Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dublin, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Paris, Rome
For more info on the Flight Centre promotion, check out this blog post.
Free stopovers in Amsterdam or Paris
It's generally possible to get a free stopover in Amsterdam using KLM, or in Paris using Air France.
Below are some more destinations in Europe that *may* be available in the $400s to $600s roundtrip including taxes.
It's overwhelming to list them all, so I've focused on destinations that are either further south in Europe (warmer in September, October, November), or just popular places in general.
It's impossible to verify that the prices are bookable for every destination. Have a look on Google Flights, and try booking either from Google Flights to the airline's website, or through the third party booking sites mentioned below:
Expedia
(Even when Google Flights can't seem to find a way to book it for the displayed price, it's worth trying the booking sites above, as they may be able to).
In some cases, the flights may be through British Airways, with a change of airport required, so watch out for that.
Clicking on a destination will take you to a Google Flights search. Open the calendar to view other dates.
They are listed in the order of price that I've generally been seeing them from Canadian departure cities, starting with the cheapest:
Algiers, Algeria
Copenhagen, Denmark
London, United Kingdom
Paris, France
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rome, Italy
Tenerife, Spain
TIP: Even though Google Flights only shows prices up to May 2017...
... you can book flights through FlightHub using dates up to about the third week of June 2017.
There are some pretty cheap prices starting to appear for May and June 2017 travel to Europe.
example: Calgary - Barcelona, Spain for $621 CAD roundtrip including taxes. Or Calgary to Athens, Greece for $675 roundtrip. May 17 to 31, 2017.
Any destination in Europe would be worth trying at the moment.
I'm not sure if Flight Centre is able to book the late May / June 2017 flights or not. Their online calendar does not go that far ahead, but perhaps it's possible over the phone.
Non-stop flights from Calgary to Amsterdam or London are potentially available for as low as $439 to $489 CAD roundtrip including taxes
Air Canada has dropped their non-stop flights from Calgary to London (LHR), England down to $599 CAD roundtrip including taxes in September and October 2016. With the Flight Centre promo, it should be possible to book these flights for $499.
Google Flights search: Calgary to London, non-stop
Non-stop flights from Calgary to Amsterdam, Netherlands for $550 CAD roundtrip including taxes are available in late August, September, October, November, and December 2016. And January to March 2017. With the Flight Centre promo, it should be possible to book these flights for $450.
Google Flights search: Calgary to Amsterdam, non-stop
6/28 - Morning update
Still seeing the low prices this morning. It's worth trying Expedia, FlightHub, FlightNetwork, ITravel2000 or Momondo, even when Google Flights doesn't provide a booking option.
Added a few more destinations to the list above that have been showing up with low prices...
Izmir, Turkey
Geneva, Switzerland
Glasgow, Scotland
Manchester, England
Nice, France
Basel, Switzerland
The Star Alliance (Air Canada, Lufthansa, etc) started matching prices yesterday evening. You can try setting the 'Star Alliance' filter in Google Flights to see what's available (it's under 'Airline').
Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Croatia have been the most popular choices to book with this deal.
6/29 @ 11:40 PM MST - To most destinations, the prices on Google Flights have gone back up
This is probably a sign that the deal is ending.
At the moment, relatively low prices in the $400s and $500s roundtrip are still verifying on Expedia from Calgary to Barcelona. The situation may be the same for other destinations. This likely won't last too much longer!
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How can we get deals for a specific country?. Example England?
It seems as though none of these prices are available in winter 2017? Google Flights won't let me look past May 2017 for any of the destinations and at that point the prices are all normal.
It would be terrific to book this for next year at this price.
Would anyone have any suggestions for how I can do this? Specifically for Serbia in Winter 2017?
Thank-you!
Just booked Calgary Barcelona Madrid Calgary for $523 per person. Amazing. Thanks YYCDEALS Calgary. Costs about same to fly Calgary Toronto summertime. Flying KLM Airlines end of August to mid September.
None of these places work for 2017 - any help would be great.
Just booked YYC - Istanbul 440$
540$ KLM/Delta
Booked with Flightcentre (100$ off)
March 30 - April 17 2017
Yes this deal is still on for 2017 as well!
FlightCentre 100$ off cities fyi below
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Copenhagen
Dublin
Istanbul
Lisbon
Lodon
Paris
Reykavik
Rome
Cheers,
Harsha
FlightCenter changers a 20$ fee to book with them so its 80$ off not 100$
This is obviously misleading advertising!
I called Flight Centre and apparently the $100 off is departure location specific, so from Calgary I was not able to get the promotion. I still booked anyway for Feb 2017, $466 RT from YYC to Barcelona.
Hi Lindsey,
Thanks for letting me know. That's strange, I've had a few Flight Centre reps tell me that their offer is available from all Canadian departure cities. I'll look into it.
Haha looks like flightcentre is running their show with a bunch of cowboys!
I am currently battling it out with a bunch of reps to waive their 20$ booking fee.
I spoke to 3 reps and they all told me that 100$ discount is valid for all Canadian departures to select destinations (mentioned above)
Lindsey, I will post my final pirce here but I am positive barcelona should get the discount so the final price would be 366$ !!
Lindsey: I heard back from someone higher up at Flight Centre. Here's what he told me:
"Flights to Barcelona out of YYC would definitely be $100 off. Can they contact me and I will sort them out..."
You can try calling him directly at 416-993-2481
Thank you, Chris! Nat in Vancouver got it all sorted out for me, and even improved my itinerary, so now I'm rebooked for $366 RT!
Lindsay, what dates in Feb did you book? I just called and they quoted me over $700. Ugh!
Booked Calgary to Dublin Oct. 19 - Nov. 2, $361.24 ($722.48 for 2 - ALL IN!!) with the $100 discount applied!! Awesome deal and thanks for the Alert YYC Deals!!
Do you have to call Star Alliance to match?
It appears Star Alliance has not matched the sale, or at least for Paris and Rome.
FlightCentre Tip:
Some agents are charging 20$ booking fee and some are not.
I had to make a few calls to find one without the fee
'Flight Centre Kensington' in Calgary doesn't charge the booking fee fyi.
Good to know, thanks Harsha!
Booked Calgary to Barcelona in October on KLM though flightcentre (got the full $100 off with no booking fee), for $371!!! Thanks Chris
Excellent, thanks Steve! Have a great time in Spain!
Hello Chris. I think, I rest on our laurels and the promotion is gone now. Do you know when they are going low again?
Thank you.
Hi Ken,
Yes, unfortunately the fares went back up last night.
I wish that they could be predicted, I would certainly love to blog about upcoming price drops.
This was a pretty unprecedented event, and hasn't really happened before, with such a large number of European destinations dropping so low at once, from virtually every airport in Canada. It's hard to say when to expect it again!
we missed it i cant believe it...was just trying to see if we could get a flight in and out of africa to see our son...from barcelona we had decided to do it and now its gone...boo hooo ges we wait for the next good deal.
Do you think Calgary will offer up some good deals when the new airport opens?
If there's one factor that directly relates to how many great airfare deals that a particular city sees, it would be the number of airlines serving it. If the new terminal helps bring in any new airlines, it will definitely lead to more deals in the future.