We’ve all heard of the bumper Black Friday weekend – but pay attention, there’s a new day in the deals arena specifically for those seeking their next travel fix.
Happy shoppers and bargain hunters often use the Thanksgiving sales to find the most sought-after deals, with a string of travel deals offering great value packages as providers, airlines and hotel chains lower their prices.
Most of this year’s deals ended yesterday, Cyber Monday, as companies halt their busiest sale period for another year.
But, for some, Black Friday is only the beginning. Across the board, several platforms save amazing deals for a day dubbed “Travel Tuesday”, this year falling on 3 December.
Today we expect to see even more discounts on flights, hotel stays and related travel deals from airlines and operators around the world.
Simon Calder, travel correspondent for The Independent, said: “In the short term, the dying days of November and the first two weeks of December comprise the lowest of seasons when the airlines cut fares to whatever level they need to fill their planes.”
If you’ve been holding off on booking that holiday, wait no longer – we’ve got all the information you need to take advantage of Travel Tuesday.
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What is Travel Tuesday?
Falling the day after Cyber Monday every year, Travel Tuesday is to the travel industry what Cyber Monday is for tech and online deals. It’s a day of travel-only offers and savings offered by hotel companies, airlines, travel agents and more.
Online booking platform Hopper is credited with coining the term in 2017 after finding that the Tuesday following Thanksgiving was a profitable time to book flights.
According to McKinsey & Company, travel companies have taken note, with search interest for “Travel Tuesday” up over 500 per cent from 2021 to 2023.
Data from the travel marketing platform Sojern indicates that in 2023, hotel, cruise, and airline bookings by US travellers on Travel Tuesday saw “notable increases”, compared with the two weeks before and the two weeks after.
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