IHG Rewards this week released its latest list of PointBreaks hotels that are available for booking for just 5,000 points per night.
27.07.2023 - 18:26 / smartertravel.com / Tim Winship
One of last week’s biggest travel stories was Norwegian Air’s plans to sell New York-Edinburgh tickets for $69 each way. That stunningly low price will, to be sure, be an introductory fare, to promote the launch of the new service, available for a limited time. And in any case, the $69 flights won’t be available until sometime after the airline begins receiving its new B737MAX long-distance planes in April.
This week, in an obvious reference to those $69 fares, Iceland-based discounter WOW air issued a news release designed to redirect media attention to itself: “Other airlines have been talking about offering these fares. But Iceland’s WOW air is actually doing it.” And indeed, today WOW’s website prominently features $69 one-way fares between Los Angeles or San Francisco and Bristol, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, via the airline’s Reykjavik hub.
Related:Last Day for 100,000-Point Credit Card Bonus Is January 11WOW’s $69 fares are available for sale today, for a limited time, for flights between January 15 and April 5.
Tickets from WOW’s east coast airports to Europe are still priced from $99 each way, but the airline promises that they too will be available for as little as $69.
WOW and Norwegian Air operate according to the same ultra-low-cost business model as Spirit and Frontier, offering rock-bottom airfares but charging extra for everything from advance seat assignments to carry-on bags. Even factoring in the extra fees, however, such affordable Europe airfares are truly disruptive, and will force other carriers to adjust their transatlantic fares to maintain market share.
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Great airfares and a strong dollar… you are planning a trip to Europe this winter, aren’t you?
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IHG Rewards this week released its latest list of PointBreaks hotels that are available for booking for just 5,000 points per night.
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