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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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2012
30
May
Calgary to Scotland - $563 roundtrip after taxes
30
May
Some June flights to Scotland just dropped to $563 roundtrip after taxes.
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2012
10
May
Calgary to California - $279 roundtrip after taxes
10
May
Today's Westjet Blue Tag Thursday deal is bringing flights to California down to $279 roundtrip after taxes, a level that hasn't been seen in quite some time. They tend to hover in the $400s these days.
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2012
18
April
Calgary to London, UK - $288 roundtrip after taxes ?!
18
April
Update @ 1:35 AM - Seems to be sold out now? I'm not seeing the $288 price anymore. This is also the most popular post in YYCdeals history with over 900 Facebook likes!
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2012
13
April
Calgary to Scotland in May - $599 roundtrip after taxes
13
April
Breaking: May 24 to June 1 from Calgary to Paris just dropped to $648 roundtrip after taxes on Air Transat. This is officially the cheapest flight I have ever seen to Paris from YYC.
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2012
5
April
Calgary to Chicago - $291 roundtrip after taxes!
5
April
The WestJet Blue Tag Thursday deals have been kind of ho-hum lately, but they dropped a *really* exciting one today! I believe this is as cheap as I've ever seen to Chicago from Calgary. Ever.
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2012
19
March
Calgary to Paris, France - $771 roundtrip after taxes
19
March
2012
16
March
Calgary to Varadero, Cuba - $199 roundtrip after taxes
16
March
Update: This one now looks to be sold out.
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2012
6
March
Calgary to Dominican Republic or Mexico - $199 roundtrip after taxes
6
March
Two more crazy flight prices to warm destinations, this time from Air Transat.
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2012
5
March
Calgary to Panama - $199 roundtrip after taxes!
5
March
I'm pretty sure this is the most insane price ever found from Calgary to Central America. I'm also pretty sure this won't last long after I've sent it out, even if it is really last minute.
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