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2023 travel deals, Southwest's apology points, + cheap premium economy fares
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Travel News From Vikkie
New year, new travel deals. As you’ll see down below, the new year brings new flight deals—sometimes as low as $200 round-trip. Some airlines are starting the year with familiar promotions, while you’ll have to comb through other airline websites or Google Flights to find deals.
Check out JetBlue’s winter sale—especially if you have TrueBlue points—because you can fly to islands like St. Lucia for only 14,000 points round-trip!
Were you impacted by Southwest Airlines’ meltdown? You might have some Rapid Rewards points coming your way. Travelers are reporting they’ve received emails with 25,000 bonus miles as an apology for Southwest’s operational meltdown over the holidays.
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Deal of the Day: Newark/Chicago to Dublin from $414 round-trip on SAS (PREMIUM ECONOMY) for Spring 2023 dates:
Sample dates: May 2–8, 2023
Both deals include a long layover in Oslo, Stockholm, or Copenhagen on either the outbound or return
This deal is in SAS’s premium economy, and you’ll get a personal bag plus a carry-on and checked bag free of charge. You’ll also get lounge access, a bigger seat, and a 3-course meal
Important: SAS filed for bankruptcy last year, so there’s always the risk the airline could fold. However, the airline says it intends to operate as usual
Houston to Cancun for $198 round-trip on United for March 2023 dates:
This is a basic economy ticket—you can’t bring a carry-on (personal bag only), and checked bags cost $70
Atlanta to Montego Bay for $200 round-trip on Frontier for April 2023 dates:
Frontier charges for virtually everything: seats, baggage, etc., so make sure you account for these charges when booking
Miami to Guatemala City for $211 round-trip on American Airlines for March 2023 dates:
This is a basic economy ticket—you can bring 1 carry-on; checked bags are $60
Boston to Stockholm for $299 round-trip on TAP Air Portugal for March 2023 dates:
The return flight has a long layover in Lisbon
Newark to Barcelona for $299 round-trip on TAP Air Portugal for March 2023 dates:
Washington to Porto for $405 round-trip on Iberia for April/May 2023 dates:
This is a basic economy ticket—you’ll get 1 free carry-on; checked bags cost extra
Chicago to Zagreb, Croatia, for $465 round-trip on Air France and KLM for March 2023 dates:
This is a basic economy ticket—you can bring 1 carry-on for free; checked bags are $150
Los Angeles to Athens for $488 round-trip on British Airways and American Airlines for May 2023 dates:
This is a basic economy ticket—you can bring 1 carry-on for free; checked bags are $150
The outbound flight has a long layover in London