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2011
26
October
Christmas to New Years Day flight to Cancun - $438 roundtrip after taxes
26
October
Update: I think the Christmas one might be sold out now. Just took a look. The cheap Jan/Feb/March/April flights are still there, but the Christmas one is gone.
Update 2: Try Dec 27 to Jan 1 or Jan 3. Still available...
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2011-12-24-flexible/2011-12-31-flexible
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$438 roundtrip after taxes isn't the cheapest flight I've ever seen to Cancun, but the important factor here is that it's a Christmas/New Year's flight.
All the time, people understandably want to know if there are deals to be had around Christmas or New Year's, and I try to explain to them that it's unbelievably rare to see a deal to *anywhere* at Christmas, never mind the infinitesimally low odds that a great deal will arise to the one destination they have in mind.
It's the one or two weeks of the year where virtually everyone has enough holiday time to take a vacation together, which means demand is exponentially increased, while supply remains exactly the same. Anyone that's taken Econ 101 can tell you what that means. It's the invisible hand at work, keeping prices sky high all around.
So here we have a flight that in the context of any other date range wouldn't be overly extraordinary. It would be a very good price mind you, ever so slightly below the usual bottom price from Calgary to Cancun of around $450-$500ish. But in the context of Christmas, it shines much brighter.
To find it, try this search:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2011-12-25-flexible-1day/2012-01-01-flexible-1day
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Let's note the other airlines, and what they're charging for Christmas flights, roundtrip after taxes:
Continental: $875
Air Canada: $879
United: $937
Westjet: $961
Delta: $1523
And here we have Air Transat, offering up a flight for almost exactly 50% of the next cheapest airline.
To note, if you click through from Kayak to Air Transat's site you'll find that booking through AirTransat.ca is going to cost $1189! So instead, click through to Expedia, or Travelocity, or Orbitz who are all displaying it at $430ish.
Why is that? It just happens sometimes, and it's definitely not the first time I've seen it happen with Air Transat and the major booking sites. In fact, I often see the reverse as well, where AirTransat.ca is cheaper than the major booking sites. It usually pays to try both.
I will also note that this Christmas flight is just an example. Air Transat seems to have dropped their flights throughout November, December, January, February, and March. Try a 3 day flexible date search on Kayak to find them.
November search example:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2011-11-19-flexible-1day/2011-11-26-flexible-1day
January:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2012-01-11-flexible-1day/2012-01-18-flexible-1day
February:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2012-02-08-flexible-1day/2012-02-15-flexible-1day
March:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2012-03-17-flexible-1day/2012-03-24-flexible-1day
April:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YYC-CUN/2012-04-14-flexible-1day/2012-04-21-flexible-1day
The other nice thing about these flights is that they're all direct each way.
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2011
13
October
Good June 2012 deal to Scandanavia - Into Norway and out of Sweden - $865 roundtrip after taxes
13
October
There's a few reasons I like this deal. For starters, it involves 2 Scandinavian countries that rarely ever seem to budge from their expensive price tags.. It's also in June 2012, and it's pretty rare to see a deal to anywhere in Europe this far ahead of departure.
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2011
21
September
Another cheap one to Cabo - $221 roundtrip after taxes
21
September
You may remember that back around Labour Day there were some ridiculously cheap flights to Los Cabos, Mexico.
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2011
18
September
Calgary to Seattle - $267 roundtrip after taxes - Oct to Dec
18
September
It looks like Alaska Airlines just dropped the price of their flights to Seattle down to $267 roundtrip after taxes.
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2011
16
September
Calgary to Scotland or the UK - $568 to $592 roundtrip after taxes
16
September
(Yes, Scotland is in the UK too, it's a poorly worded title, sorry)
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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
7
September
Calgary to New York City - $416 roundtrip after taxes - throughout schedule
7
September
UPDATE: September 9th - Take this blog post, and substitute the city of New York for Philadelphia (PHL) and Charlotte (CLT) on United. They've dropped their prices to those cities down to about $340 roundtrip after taxes, across the board, throughout 2011 and 2012.
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2011
6
September
Calgary to Munich for Oktoberfest? - $598 roundtrip after taxes
6
September
Air Transat just dropped the price of their September 14-22 flight from Calgary to Munich, Germany down to $598 roundtrip after taxes (about 56% cheaper than the next cheapest airline, British Airways).
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2011
24
August
Labour Day in Mexico? Calgary to Los Cabos, Mexico - $213 roundtrip after taxes
24
August
September 3 to 10 from Calgary to Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) has dropped to $213 roundtrip after taxes. The next cheapest flights are around $550 so it's a true 62% discount.
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