Tagged Pages Archive | Eastern Europe
2014
19
December
Vancouver to Istanbul, Turkey | $809 roundtrip including taxes
19
December
KLM just dropped the price of their Vancouver to Istanbul, Turkey (IST) flights down to $809 roundtrip after taxes. It was the result of asking Facebook fans 'which destination do you think will be the trendy destination for 2015?'.
Istanbul came in third, after Bali, Indonesia (#1) and Cape Town, South Africa.
KLM
Istanbul, Turkey - $809
Cape Town, South Africa - $1149 (quite a good price. About as cheap as it ever gets from Western Canada)
Bali, Indonesia - $1712 ($1000-$1100 or so to Bali is not uncommon from other airlines. KLM usually isn't that competitive on this route.)
What dates have dropped?
Departures between January and May 6, 2015.
When should I go?
Focus on April/May dates if you can. Temperatures start to climb back up from mild in March & April, to being warm in May.
How long should I go for?
I would say 10-12 nights is about right if you want to explore the highlights of Turkey. Just my opinion based on my trip from 2012.
How to find and book
Start with a 3 day flexible date search on Kayak. Here's an example search...
2 adults - mid April to late April
From Kayak, hit the Select button, which will take you to the KLM website for booking.
With KLM, you can always get a free stopover in Amsterdam. It might be easier to call them to make the booking. But first, you might want to note which dates are the cheapest to fly between Vancouver and Istanbul, from your Kayak search.
How long do I have to decide?
For this promotion, KLM will be putting their fares back up on Mon, Dec 22nd. But airfare prices always react to demand, so higher demand dates could jump up in price if KLM sells a certain number of seats.
For live discussion of this deal, or to get some amazing travel advice from over 19,500 travel junkies in Vancouver, join the YVR Deals Facebook Group.
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2013
28
August
Vancouver to Belgrade, Serbia | $789 roundtrip after taxes
28
August
2013
22
July
KLM is having another voting contest on flights from Vancouver
22
July
2013
25
April
Vancouver to Prague | $827 roundtrip after taxes | September flights
25
April
2013
12
February
Vancouver to Barcelona, Venice, Prague | $843 roundtrip after taxes
12
February
2013
11
February
KLM | Which romantic city should we put on sale from Vancouver ?
11
February
2012
8
August
Let's Talk Turkey - A how-to guide for planning your trip
8
August
Back in mid June, KLM Canada held a little contest that resulted in some temporarily amazing prices to Istanbul from across the country. Judging by the number of e-mails, Tweets, and Facebook messages I received, I think it's safe to say there will be thousands more Canadians than usual visiting Turkey later this year and in the spring of 2013.
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2012
12
June
Vancouver to Istanbul, Turkey - from $700 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 $1300-$1400 roundtrip after taxes.
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2012
11
June
KLM asking people to vote on which city they should put on sale
11
June
UPDATE:
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2011
6
October
Vancouver to Istanbul, Turkey - $676 roundtrip after taxes. Greece $729.
6
October
There's a very interesting unadvertised sale going on with Delta at the moment, to many cities in Europe that never usually go on sale.
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