It just got cheaper to fulfill a New Year's resolution for more travel. Frontier Airlines, a discount carrier based in Denver, recently announced the «New Year, New Savings» promotion, which provides a 100 percent discount off base fares for the airline. While the offer provides relief on airfare prices, travelers are still responsible for taxes and fees associated with their reservation. The promotion runs through January 5, 2025, and is valid for travel through May 21, 2025. While this means it can be used for winter or spring break getaways, the promotion has several restrictions such as blackout dates and seven-day advance purchase. Travelers can take advantage of the promotion by entering the code SAVE100 when booking to get the discounted fares. “Don't wait to make your New Year’s resolutions come true,” Frontier shared about the promotion on their site. “Take advantage of our limited-time offers and book your flight today.” For example, when the code is applied on a one-way flight from San Jose, CA (SJC) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS) the total one-way fare is $24, where the passenger just pays for the taxes and fees and does not pay for any base airfare charge. For flights when the code is not used, the fare total jumps to $104. Travelers can also use Frontier's «Low Fare Calendar» to find flights that are discounted in the promotion. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of discounted one-way flights in the promotion including:
Ferry fares increase in 2025: Here's how to save money on Europe's most popular routes
16.12.2024 - 15:21 / euronews.com / Joanna Bailey
As the end of the year approaches, thoughts begin to turn to plans for next summer and a welcome getaway to another country. Travelling by ferry is a popular option, with the European ferry sector transporting some 794 million passengers a year.
Ferry route-finding site FerryGoGo has crunched the numbers to find out what we could be paying for our ferry trips in 2025. On average, a crossing with two people and a car in the high season will set travellers back €1,017, slightly less than the €1,097 evaluated in 2024.
Part of this is down to the inclusion of eight new routes in the study this year, some of which are shorter and therefore cheaper. Co-founder of FerryGoGo, Jan Willem van Tilburg, noted that, although the overall average cost has reduced, value for money is getting worse.
He tells Euronews Travel, “The price per mile has increased by seven cents per mile, likely due to inflation and the inclusion of shorter routes. For instance, routes such as Portsmouth to Caen and Portsmouth to Jersey are cheaper overall because they cover fewer miles, but they are less efficient and therefore more expensive per mile. A similar pattern is seen with routes like Barcelona to the Balearic Islands.”
According to the study, the most expensive ferry crossing in Europe in 2025 is from Denmark to Iceland. Priced at €2,222 for two people, a cabin and a car on a round-trip itinerary in high season.
Sailing just once per week, Smyril line sails the M/S Norrona from the Danish fishing town of Hirtshals, passing the Shetland Islands and docking briefly in Torshavn on the Faroe Islands. The final leg sees the ship arriving in the small Icelandic town of Seydisfjordur a whole 66 hours after leaving Denmark.
Onboard are the usual ferry amenities, such as cinemas, a children’s playroom and a gym. In addition, the Norrona offers an indoor pool, open deck hot tubs and a football pitch, as well as a multitude of decent restaurants to choose from.
Although the cost for this crossing is still the highest in Europe, on a per kilometre basis, it’s actually very good value. FerryGoGo pointed out that, per hour, this mini-cruise costs under €17 per person, or €0.73 per kilometre.
Compared to 2024, the cost of the Hirtshals-Seydisfjordur crossing has decreased by 19.7 per cent - down €546 from this year’s price of €2,768.
In terms of bang for your buck, the best value to be had for the distance travelled is the 854 km route from Barcelona to Rome. Costing €755 return for two and a car, it works out at just €0.44 per kilometre.
Other crossings that come in at great value, all under €0.70 per kilometre, include the 40-hour trip from Sete in southern France to Nador in Morocco, Germany’s Travemunde to Helsinki and Bilbao in France to Rosslare
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