NEWS & OFFERS: TLFL party on sale, Australia from £2790 and US/Mexico from £1129 return

TLFL tickets party on sale

TLFL is holding its “Not-Christmas” reader party on Friday, 19 January, at the Conrad St James in London from 6.30pm onwards. Tickets are now on sale and include a glass of Hambledon English sparkling wine or non-alcoholic cocktail and some nibbles. There will be a prize draw on the night and the chance to meet some of the TLFL team, including me. Hopefully, we will also have some travel industry people as well. 

When you book, please make sure to specify if you need a non-alcoholic cocktail instead of sparkling wine. 

If you want to stay the night, our partners GTC can offer a Hilton Impressario rate which includes:

• Complimentary Breakfast
• USD100.00 Hotel Credit
• Room upgrade subject to availability at check-in
• Early check-in and Late check-out subject to availability
• Double Hilton points and all your Hilton Honors perks/earnings

The Impressario rates are:

• Superior King  £315.00

Book through our partner GTC here.

You can now purchase your tickets from Eventbrite here. I look forward to meeting you all in January.

US/Canada/Mexico from £1129 return with new TAP sale

TAP has a new sale on at some very reasonable prices. TAP are members of the Star Allianxce and have good, modern aircraft and business class seats. However, I have heard reports of their customer service not being great when things go wrong. But with these prices, that is probably a trade-off you are willing to take. You can also often add a free stopover in  Lisbon or Porto, which are great cities to explore. 

• Sales Period: January 5th to January 18th, 2024
• Travel Period: January 11th to May 31st, 2024
• Blackout: March 21st to April 8th, 2024
• Minimum Stay: Europe & North Africa – Saturday night or three days. Others – Saturday night or five days
• Maximum Stay: 1 Month

Here are some example prices:

London to

• New York £1,308
• Cancun £1,129
• Boston £1,196
• Washington £1,539
• San Francisco £1,739
• Montreal £1,639
• Toronto £1,696
• Chicago £1,639

You can find the sale page here.

Australia from £2790 business clas return

There are some well-priced deals with Chinese airlines to Australia at the moment. The first is £2790 return to Sydney or Melbourne, which is with Air China. Air China does use their modern A350 out of Heathrow as well as a B777-300. The flights do involve a longish stopover in Beijing of 9-10 hours, but breaking up the journey is not always a bad thing. This fare is available from Trailfinders.

There is also another fare that is slightly more expensive with China Southern, which I would rate above Air China. You can read our review here. 

The fare is from £2,943 to Melbourne or Sydney. The airline flies B787 and A350s from London to Australia. There is also a fairly long stopover in Guangzhou, at least one way.

You can check the cheapest online fare using Skyscanner here or book direct with China Southern.