NOW LIVE: First Look at British Airways Holidays January Sale

British Airways has launched its latest sale today. This post is sponsored by British Airways Holidays and looks at the British Airways Holidays sale.

Why Choose British Airways Holidays?

Booking with British Airways Holidays has several advantages over booking a flight only.

• You only need to pay a small deposit when you book until 4-7 weeks before departure. This lessens your risk if, for some reason, you could not go. The balance is due four weeks before departure for short-haul bookings and seven weeks before departure for all other holiday bookings except some European ski holidays. Your booking will show when it’s due.  
• You earn extra Avios on top of the usual flight-only Avios. You earn 1 Avios for every £1 that you spend on your booking.  
• You can part-pay with Avios. See this page for details.
• You can use Avios to fully pay for British Airways Holidays, however, if you pay a deposit with Avios, the rest will be required to be paid in cash. So you would need to make full payment for the whole holiday with Avios at the time of booking.
• There is a promotion to get double Tier Points on British Airways Holidays of 5 nights or more before 30th June 2025. We are yet to find out if this will be extended, but we are keeping an eye out for this, so make sure you consider this if you are booking a holiday that falls outside of this period. You can find the details of this offer here.

Here are examples of the deposit that you will need to pay:

• Flight + hotel and flight + car holidays between £300-£999: Just pay £120 deposit per booking
• Flight + hotel and flight + car holidays between £1,000-£2,999: Just pay from £170 deposit per booking
• Flight + hotel and flight + car holidays between £3,000-£3,499: Just pay from £220 deposit per booking
• Flight + hotel and flight + car holidays over £3,500: Your deposit amount will be displayed during the booking process

One of the easiest ways to search for your ideal holiday is to use their Holiday Finder page.

British Airways The Original Sale 

The new British Airways sale runs from 20th December 2024 – midnight 28th January 2025. You can find the sale page here.

The Dubai deal appears to be very good, especially for all-inclusive. We have just come back from nearly 2 weeks in Dubai, and the cost of food and drink is getting more and more expensive, making all-inclusive a very attractive option.

We were recently looking at flights to Crete, and they are not cheap, so the offer for a week in a 5* hotel plus flights for £839pp appears like a good deal.

All prices are per person based on two people sharing a room. 

Let’s take a look at some of the offers available.

Business Class Offers

Singapore – seven nights, at the 5* Shangri-La Singapore from £3399pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 May – 31 May 2025 inclusive. Includes business class return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 2 checked bags at 32kg per person and accommodation with breakfast.

Cyprus – seven nights, at the 5* Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa from £1579pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 September – 30 September 2025 inclusive. Includes business class return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 2 checked bags at 32kg per person and accommodation with breakfast. 

European Getaway Offers

These prices are based on economy flights but can be re-packaged with Club Europe flights. 

Turkey All-Inclusive– seven nights, at the 5* Hilton Dalaman Sarigerme Resort & Spa from £1289pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 September – 30 September 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Gatwick Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation on All Inclusive board basis.

Crete – seven nights, at the 5* Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas from £839pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 October – 31 October 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Gatwick Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation with breakfast. 

Long Haul Offers

Again, these prices are based on economy flights but can be re-packaged with Club World flights. 

Dubai All-Inclusive –seven nights, at the 4.5* Doubletree by Hilton Resort & Spa Marjan Island from £979pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 June – 30 June 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation on All Inclusive board basis. Kids Go Free Promotion valid for bookings and family stays between 15th May, 2025 – 15th September, 2025. The promotion is applicable for up to 2 children up to 14 years old (inclusive) when sharing a room with their parents, maximum room occupancies apply. Complimentary Return Airport Transfers (coach) from Dubai International Airport (DXB) for stays above 5 nights.

Mauritius – seven nights, at the 5* Maritim Resort & Spa, Mauritius from £1449pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 September – 30 September 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Gatwick Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation on Half Board board basis. Book by 7 January 2025. 

Barbados All-Inclusive – seven nights, at the 4* Mango Bay from £1449pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 September – 30 September 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Heathrow Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation on All Inclusive board basis. 

St Lucia – seven nights, at the 5* The Landings Resort and Spa from £1399pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 September – 30 September 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Gatwick Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation with breakfast. Includes 40% Hotel discount

Dominican Republic All-Inclusive– seven nights, at the 4* Impressive Punta Cana from £929pp, travelling on selected dates between 1 June – 30 June 2025 inclusive. Includes economy return flights from London Gatwick Airport, 1 checked bag at 23kg per person and accommodation on All-Inclusive board basis. 

USA Offers

A quick look at some of the USA offers available:

• Boston flights plus 4* Hilton Boston Park Plaza from £649pp
• New York flights plus 4* NoMo SoHo from £679pp
• Las Vegas flights plus 4* SAHARA Las Vegas from £869pp
• Miami flights plus 4* Dream South Beach by Hyatt from £669pp

We will bring you a separate article on flight only deals shortly.