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2012
12
June
Calgary to Istanbul, Turkey - from $700 roundtrip after taxes!
12
June
I've been waiting a long time for this! Turkey has always been near the top of my list of places on this planet that I want to check out (and it's a long list). Fares are *never* cheap though, and usually hover around a minimum of $1300-$1400 roundtrip after taxes.
But then KLM decided to have a contest, and thanks to a little assistance from YYC Deals followers, well, here we are. I can't emphasize enough how rare an opportunity this is. If you've ever wanted to visit Turkey at an insane price, this is your chance.
At the time of this writing they haven't officially announced the winner, but I can see that they've already loaded the cheap fares to Istanbul into the system on KLM.com. In fact, I just bought my tickets. The bottom price looks to be $700 roundtrip after taxes, but the majority are in the range of $750 roundtrip after taxes (as KLM promised they would be), depending on the dates.
To find them, you can just go to http://www.klm.com and search for flights from Calgary to Istanbul.
The cheap fare period is from mid October 2012 to May 5th of 2013 ! So it's a pretty wide date range that you can choose from. KLM has stated that the cheap fares will be in the system for 48 hours.
Personally, I would aim for October 2012 or late April 2013. Both would be great times to visit Turkey, with good weather and less tourists. Here's a link to historical weather for Istanbul.
Update: People have also reported booking with a multiple-day stopover in Amsterdam for pretty much the same price. 2 trips in one! For those that don't know how to do this, it's really easy. I've created a short tutorial, which you can find in the forums.
screenshot from KLM.com
I've already created a Google Map to outline the places in Turkey I want to check out:
Istanbul, Turkey
Cappadocia, Turkey
Pamukkale, Turkey
If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about this deal! If anyone has any recommendations on places to check out in Turkey, please leave a comment.
See you in Turkey!
(NOTE: If you're interested in visiting Amsterdam, give it a try, you'll find it's a lot cheaper than usual as well, although not as good a deal as Istanbul.)
HEADS UP: Looks like Air Canada is matching the prices to Amsterdam and Istanbul...
https://www.AirCanada.com/en/offers/air/ams_ist/ams_ist.html#YYC-INT-YYCIST
HEADS UP 2: Now it looks like every airline is matching the insanity to Istanbul !
Air France (should be possible to get a free stopover in Paris)
Austrian Airlines
Delta
Lufthansa
United
Example search on Kayak: https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YYC-IST/2012-10-17-flexible/2012-10-31-flexible
If anyone needs help on planning their trip to Turkey, there is a great resource from the guy who literally wrote the book on Turkey (for Lonely Planet and others) - http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/
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2011
30
December
Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras - from $362 roundtrip after taxes... this time on Delta
30
December
It looks like the very cheap flights to Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize are back, but this time on Delta. They range from about $360 - $400 roundtrip after taxes!
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2011
14
September
Calgary to Belize or Costa Rica - $634 roundtrip after taxes - throughout winter
14
September
United, American Airlines, Continental, and Delta just engaged in a serious fare war to Central America!
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2011
12
September
Kalispell to Chicago - $200 roundtrip after taxes - any date
12
September
While I do watch for interesting fares out of Montana, the truth is that it's pretty rare to see one that's worth the drive. Allegiant Air has cheap flights to Vegas, but on the major airlines, prices from Montana aren't usually significantly better to warrant the 5 hour drive from Calgary. We're not like Toronto where we can hop across the border to Buffalo. Flying out of the U.S. for us is a significant investment of time.
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2011
10
August
Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia are all under $1000 roundtrip after tax at the moment
10
August
Those $750 flights to Taiwan, which are incredibly, still hanging around, kind of overshadowed some other amazing prices to SE Asia that are currently available.
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2011
27
July
Calgary to Taiwan - $752 roundtrip after tax
27
July
Update: August 5th - Amazingly, these cheap fares to Taiwan seem to still be kicking around. In fact, there seems to be some on Delta that are slightly cheaper. September 8 to 19 for example is down to $735...
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2011
18
May
Great Falls to Tokyo - $596 roundtrip after tax
18
May
All U.S. cities just experienced a massive price drop on flights to Tokyo's HND airport thanks to Delta.
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2011
20
April
Another cheap last minuter to Chicago - $341 roundtrip after tax
20
April
UPDATE @ 8:05 AM - This AA price has now sold out, but interestingly enough, Delta has matched it, but into Chicago's other airport (MDW).
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2011
22
January
Calgary to Reno, Nevada - $307 roundtrip after tax
22
January
Every now and then, flights to Reno, Nevada seem to drop from their usual $500-$600 roundtrip after tax price tag, down by about 40% into the low $300s.
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2010
11
November
Delta's flights to Reno are cheap again - $315 roundtrip after tax
11
November
Similar to what we saw back in mid October, Delta has dropped the price of their flights to Reno down to $315 roundtrip after tax. Normally the cheapest are around $500-$600.
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