Allegiant Air Just Announced a Major Route Expansion With Flights to Fort Lauderdale, Colorado Springs, and Gulf Shores Starting at $39

A winter getaway may just be a click away. Destination Canada, the tourism department for the country of Canada, and Air Canada recently announced a new promotion that will give away 100 free flights from over 50 cities in the United States to Canada, as a way to celebrate the exciting winter adventures in the north. The promotion, called the “SnOOOw Day” giveaway, will choose fifty winners who can pick a companion to join them in Canada, for the 100 flight total.  Travelers can enter in for a chance to win a pair of the flights by visiting www.snowdaycanada.com from December 2 through December 20. The contest is open to any United States citizen, age 21 and over. Destination Canada and Air Canada will notify winners in January 2025, and they will have the opportunity to use the tickets from the time they win through March 2026.  “Canadian winter is a time for joy, trying new things, and reconnecting with our inner child. The ‘SnOOOw Day Giveaway’ is our way of encouraging Americans to step away from their busy lives and immerse themselves in the wonder of Canada’s winter landscapes,” Destination Canada’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Strategy, and Chief Marketing Officer Gloria Loree shared in a statement with Travel + Leisure.  Air Canada operates non-stop flights to 52 cities in the United States, to their major hubs in Canada, which include Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.  “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Destination Canada to offer contest winners the chance to experience the very best of winter in Canada,” Air Canada’s Director of Global Routes Gabriella Lechner shared in a statement to T+L.  In social posts about the promotion, Destination Canada spotlights the exciting winter adventures awaiting travelers, including seeing the northern lights, enjoying fresh lobster, and even a thrilling ride on a dog sled.

JetBlue is helping travelers criss-cross the country for less with a Cyber Monday sale that has flights as low as $49. 

One of our favorite ways to redeem transferable credit card points is to transfer them to airline and hotel partner programs.

Spirit Airlines is dialing up some cheap Black Friday fares with one-way flights starting as low as $25.

British Airways will introduce a new, extra wide first class suite on planes between the United States and London, making a trip across the pond even more luxe. 

Good news for Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders: Your credit card will soon grant you access to several new, upscale airport lounges.

Last January, Shandy Brewer boarded an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif., en route to her grandmother’s birthday celebration. She was seated in the 11th row, between her father and a stranger. Shortly after takeoff, Ms. Brewer and the other passengers heard a loud bang. She couldn’t see that 15 rows behind her one of the plane’s doors had blown off, exposing passengers to open air at 16,000 feet.

Frequent flyers of Southwest Airlines will have new ways to earn loyalty status in 2025.  The airline recently announced updates to its Cash+Points program, which allows passengers to redeem points in combination with a cash payment when they don’t have or don’t want to use all of their points on a ticket. The changes include providing loyalty points for the cash portion of the redemption booking, and other perks.

It’s a season of savings for travelers.  While Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be popular shopping holidays, travelers have turned their sights on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which has been named ‘Travel Tuesday’, as a way to cash in on travel related promotions.  In celebration of the upcoming Travel Tuesday holiday, American Airlines has announced some of the special offers and discounts that can help take passengers around the world for less. The airline will also discount the purchase of miles in their frequent flyer program, American Airlines AAdvantage, for as much as 50 percent off between November 29 and December 2.  Even before Travel Tuesday, the airline shared withTravel + Leisure it has discounted dozens of flights under $200 round-trip, for immediate purchase while supplies last.  T+L spotted discounted, one-way fares including:

Frontier Airlines, a discount carrier based in Denver, recently announced 16 new routes spread across international and domestic destinations, including Antigua, Las Vegas, and Orlando. Best of all, the airline is celebrating the new routes by offering introductory fares as low as $19. The airline will begin weekly service to Antigua and Barbuda from San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 15, 2025.

Savvy travelers have in recent years discovered one of the most helpful hacks while flying: using an Apple AirTag to keep track of checked luggage. The popularity of the quarter-size devices soared during the summer of 2022, when lost luggage was one of the lowlights among many other travel disruptions.

Lesser-known budget airline Allegiant Air announced 44 new routes to smaller cities across the US.