International hotel group Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is making a fall or winter vacation easier by offering 20 percent or more off a stay, and even bigger savings for rewards members.
25.09.2024 - 17:05 / travelandleisure.com / Jennifer Bridie
Southwest’s latest sale wants to help you and your friends plan a getaway — but you’ll have to act fast.
In celebration of 30 years of the hit show Friends, the airline is streaming free episodes through its inflight entertainment and offering limited-time savings of up to 30 percent off flights.
This sale, which ends tomorrow, Sept. 26, at 11:59 p.m. PT, is available for travel from Oct. 24 to Jan. 31, 2025. To receive the discount, travelers must use the promo code “FRIENDS” when looking up flights on Southwest’s website or app. However, interisland flights in Hawaii and Orange County travel are excluded from this promotion, and there are several blackout dates:
Travel + Leisure used the discount code on several one-way flights this winter in Southwest’s “Wanna Get Away” fare class:
“This Friends-themed fare sale is for everyone—whether you’re ‘on a break’ and flying solo or have a special ‘lobster’ you’re flying with and want to book another getaway,” shared Southwest’s vice president of marketing, Jennifer Bridie, in a statement. “Our flexible policies, such as no change or cancel fees, allow our customers to ‘pivot’ their plans, and we’ll be ‘there for you’ to help you book your next trip.”
International hotel group Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is making a fall or winter vacation easier by offering 20 percent or more off a stay, and even bigger savings for rewards members.
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Fall travelers can rejoice with new discounts on airfare. Frontier Airlines recently announced a fall vacation sale, with one-way fares as low as $19 to popular destinations including Chicago, Philadelphia, Orlando, and more. Dallas has the highest number of deals in the sale, including flights to/from the city to Detroit, San Jose, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Portland, and more. Other popular markets in the sale include flights to Orlando from New Orleans, San Antonio, and Syracuse. The sale also includes discounts to several international destinations that Frontier flies to, such as one-way service between Atlanta and Cancun from $85, and Denver to Puerto Vallarta from $99. The lowest discounts at $19 are exclusively for members of Frontier's paid membership program, Discount Den. The program has an annual fee of $99 for the first year, and $59 for subsequent years, and provides access to lower cost fares as well as benefits including free flights for children. The sale ends on September 23, 2024 at 11:59 p.m., and is valid on travel for select days through November 20, 2024. There are several restricted dates in the sale, such as discounted travel to Las Vegas is only available on Sunday through Wednesday. The sale is currently available on Frontier's site. For travelers looking to book a fall vacation, Travel + Leisure spotted deals including: