2012
12
June
Edmonton to Istanbul, Turkey - from $750 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.
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.
To find them, you can just go to http://www.klm.com and search for flights from Edmonton 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-night 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: 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/#/YEG-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
Edmonton to Halifax - $383 roundtrip after taxes - summer travel!
30
May
These days, prices from Edmonton to Eastern Canada rarely seem to dip too much below $600 roundtrip after taxes, especially for summer travel.
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2012
25
May
New record for cheapest Edmonton to London flight - $599 roundtrip after taxes
25
May
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure this is the cheapest roundtrip flight ever found between Edmonton and London. In fact, I think it's the cheapest flight ever between Edmonton and anywhere in Europe. And it's in June too.
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2012
14
May
Edmonton to London, UK in June - $689 roundtrip after taxes
14
May
There's now a cheap flight from Edmonton to London, UK in June on Air Transat.
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2012
5
April
Edmonton to Chicago - $341 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! This is close to as cheap as I've ever seen to Chicago from Edmonton (there have been the rare last minute United flights that dropped to $330)
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2012
12
March
Edmonton to Jamaica - $199 roundtrip after taxes
12
March
Yep, Air Transat just released another cheap one to Jamaica.
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2012
8
March
Edmonton to London, UK - $677 roundtrip after taxes
8
March
Anyone that's ever tried to fly from Edmonton to Europe knows that it's expensive. The bottom price on the major carriers has tended to stick around $1200 roundtrip after taxes.
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2012
6
March
Edmonton to Jamaica or Cancun - $199 roundtrip after taxes
6
March
There's a couple crazy last minute flight deals to warm destinations on Air Transat. Here's how to find them...
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2012
25
January
Edmonton to Jamaica - $199 roundtrip after taxes
25
January
Update 1 - Looks like it's sold out. Showing as $357 now.
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2012
10
January
Edmonton to Jamaica - $261 roundtrip after taxes
10
January
Update @ 9:38PM - Looks like this was a popular one. It appears it may be sold out. At least, I'm getting an 'outbound flight cannot be found' message on FlightCentre, and really expensive results on AirCanadaVacations.com now.
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If you've been following my blog for at least a year, you might remember the crazy price drops to Jamaica that occurred in late 2010 and early 2011.
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