I have to say that I'm pretty excited because I am seeing a LOT of good deals on airline tickets that mean cheap travel to Europe! Yes, that's right. There are several airlines that are putting the pressure on their competitors to lower all prices in the area. As mentioned in an earlier post, the competition to get the few dollars (or EUROs) out there in a lean looking year may be fierce, which may be very good for us the customer. The first signs out of the new year are pretty good. Of course, it could go either way. Cheap travel to Europe could mean VERY CHEAP (let's take a weekend in Paris!) or it could start climbing again. We'll just have to see where it goes. But right now it looks good.
Right now, Iceland Express is breaking everybody else's--well prices with some flights from Newark to London for under $500 including taxes!! So I was pretty much not believing it myself. I mean this is the cheap travel to Europe that is really CHEAP. OK OK I'll spill the beans. It's on Iceland Express (just google it) and they have these cheap seats going from now to March 28 from Newark airport (I think it's kind of funny they refer to it as New York-Newark, which I know might get them beat up in some parts of the real New York ha ha!). Apparently it's not first class (oh my!) and some people complain about the planes being a bit older (no displays on the back of the seats, wha wha wha!). They have to pass regulations or they wouldn't be allowed to fly, and safety is not the issue on why they are cheaper. Apparently it's a few creature comforts. But I am assuming that if your butler is booking you on first and biz class, you've not even looked at this stuff, let alone are still reading. If you are, you better get to your squash tournament or make use of that country club membership, rather than wasting your time on some blog about Cheap Travel to Europe (ah the horror!!). So it looks like they fly Mondays and Fridays.
Looks like Chicago is on the way for them as a destination but it isn't here yet. Sadly. I think Iceland is a very intriguing place and not just because of the team from there on the mighty ducks movie (remember, Iceland is green and beautiful, Greenland is cold and icy?). So a stop-over might be an option, too which I think could add a lot of value to your cheap travel to Europe. If you are going for fun and to see as many places as possible, this will help you to do that. I also see though, that they are advertising to people stuck in Iceland who want to get out of there (like their pitch to get people to take a vacation in Orlando, Florida is all about going to a HOT destination).
Well, it usually only takes a couple of players like this to start to put the pressure on the bigger carriers to follow suit and lower their prices. It looks like the winter prices are (wait for the corny pun....) starting to thaw! Looks like this Spring the temps will be rising, but the airline prices won't (groan x2). Seriously, all puns aside, these are encouraging signs for those of us looking for cheap travel to (and from) Europe.
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