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2012
12
June
Ottawa to Istanbul, Turkey - from $693 roundtrip after taxes!
12
June
I've been waiting a long time for this! Turkey has always been near the top of my list of places on this planet that I want to check out (and it's a long list). Fares are *never* cheap though, and usually hover around a minimum of $1100-$1200 roundtrip after taxes.
But then KLM decided to have a contest, and thanks to a little assistance from YOW Deals followers, well, here we are. I can't emphasize enough how rare an opportunity this is. If you've ever wanted to visit Turkey at an insane price, this is your chance.
At the time of this writing they haven't officially announced the winner, but I can see that they've already loaded the cheap fares to Istanbul into the system on KLM.com. In fact, I just bought my tickets. The bottom price looks to be $693 roundtrip after taxes, but the majority are in the range of $750 roundtrip after taxes (as KLM promised they would be), depending on the dates.
To find them, you can just go to http://www.klm.com and search for flights from Ottawa to Istanbul.
The cheap fare period is from mid October 2012 to May 5th of 2013 ! So it's a pretty wide date range that you can choose from. KLM has stated that the cheap fares will be in the system for 48 hours.
Personally, I would aim for October 2012 or late April 2013. Both would be great times to visit Turkey, with good weather and less tourists. Here's a link to historical weather for Istanbul.
Update: People have also reported booking with a multiple-night stopover in Amsterdam for pretty much the same price. 2 trips in one! For those that don't know how to do this, it's really easy. I've created a short tutorial, which you can find in the forums.
screenshot from KLM.com
I've already created a Google Map to outline the places in Turkey I want to check out:
Istanbul, Turkey
Cappadocia, Turkey
Pamukkale, Turkey
If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about this deal! If anyone has any recommendations on places to check out in Turkey, please leave a comment.
See you in Turkey!
(NOTE: If you're interested in visiting Amsterdam, give it a try, you'll find it's a lot cheaper than usual as well, although not as good a deal as Istanbul.)
HEADS UP: Looks like Air Canada is matching the prices to Amsterdam and Istanbul...
https://www.AirCanada.com/en/offers/air/ams_ist/ams_ist.html#YOW-INT-YOWIST
HEADS UP 2: Now it looks like every airline is matching the insanity to Istanbul !
Air France (should be possible to get a free stopover in Paris)
Delta
Lufthansa
United
Example search on Kayak: https://www.kayak.com/flights/#/YOW-IST/2012-10-17-flexible/2012-10-31-flexible
If anyone needs help on planning their trip to Turkey, there is a great resource from the guy who literally wrote the book on Turkey (for Lonely Planet and others) - http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/
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2011
31
October
Huge fare war from Ottawa to Amsterdam - $615 roundtrip after taxes - affecting fares up to May 2012
31
October
There's a huge fare war to Amsterdam (AMS) going on at the moment. It's really rare to see the major airlines drop a price to Europe like this from Ottawa over such a large date range.
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2011
24
March
Ottawa to Thailand - $993 roundtrip after tax
24
March
Flights to Bangkok, Thailand have gone sub-$1000 for the first time in a long time.
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2011
21
March
Response from Air Canada: 'Our fares aren't guaranteed'
21
March
On Thursday I received a reply from the Air Canada executives regarding the deal to South America via airfare.com that didn't pan out. Here's what they had to say:
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2011
11
March
So I've just heard back from Air Canada about the botched deal to South America
11
March
Dear Mr. Myden,
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2011
2
January
Ottawa to Monterey, California - $377 roundtrip after tax
2
January
If you're looking to check out California this winter, maybe have a look at flights on Air Canada from Ottawa to Monterey, California (MRY).
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2010
1
December
[PROMO CODE] Air Canada: 20% off routes that Porter flys, no blackout dates - [expires: December 08]
1
December
Air Canada has matched the Porter code, as expected.
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2010
19
November
[PROMO CODE] Air Canada: 30% off flights to places that Porter flys, but *with* blackout dates - [expires: November 24]
19
November
Air Canada has matched the Porter code I just posted, but interestingly, they chose to keep the holiday dates blacked out.
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2010
10
November
[PROMO CODE] Air Canada: 10% off from Canadian cities to most places that WestJet flys - [expires: November 10]
10
November
This is Air Canada's match of the code that WestJet just put out...
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2010
3
November
And of course Air Canada and WestJet have matched the Porter promo code
3
November
As expected, both AC and WestJet have now matched the Porter code for 20% off Eastern city flights.
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