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Major sale on Icelandair travel packages
Icelandair is running a pretty darn good deal to visit Iceland.
- Travel between October 15, 2022 and March 16, 2023.
- August 17-31, 2022.
- The packages include roundtrip airfare, hotel, and 3 tours. You’ll hit up the Blue Lagoon right after landing.
Prices are being advertised as $749 for the package with economy flights and $2005 for Saga Premium, their business class. Note, it’s not lie flat and is roughly akin to what you’d find in a recliner first class product within the United States. I actually did a quick search and found a Saga Premium package out of Chicago for a little over $1500 per person with an entry level hotel. That’s a darn good deal, and if you wanted a nicer hotel, you could always pay the premium to upgrade.
Cities that are offering this deal:
- Boston,
- New York,
- Newark,
- Baltimore,
- Washington D.C.,
- Orlando,
- Minneapolis,
- Chicago,
- Denver,
- Seattle.
I visited Iceland in January of 2020 and got completely snowed out of all our tours aside from Blue Lagoon. I had a friend visit a few weeks later and had picture perfect weather. This sale is during the fall/winter/spring months just if you book, take the weather into consideration.
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An Example out of Chicago
I put in 4 nights departing October 21st – the premium for Saga is $315 each way
The breakdown of price:
On the left you can see economy for $886 and business for $1516. This is with the Fosshotel
If you wanted to upgrade your hotel you could… there are several options
Dates available by City:
Boston (BOS)
October | 16-21, 23, 25-30
November | 5, 10, 12
December | 3, 5-9
January | 6-7, 12-31
February | 1-7, 26-28
March | 1-4, 7, 16
New York (JFK)
October | 16, 26
November | 12-14
December | 4-5, 9
January | 16, 21-24, 29-31
February | 2-7, 26-28
March | 2, 4-10, 12, 15-17
Newark (EWR)
October | 26-28, 30
November | 12-14
December | 3-6, 8-9
January | 6, 13, 15-27, 29-31
February | 1, 3, 6-7
March | 3, 5, 7, 10
Baltimore-Washington (BWI)
October | 21, 28
November | 11, 13
December | 4, 9
January | 6, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
February | 3, 5, 26
March | 3, 5, 12
Washington DC (IAD)
October | 18, 23, 28-30
November | 5, 10-14
December | 3-10
January | 6-7, 12-31
February | 1-7, 26-28
March | 16
Raleigh-Durham (RDU)
October | 15, 18, 20, 22, 30
November | 11, 14
December | 5, 7, 9
Orlando (MCO)
October | N/A
November | 10
December | N/A
January | 15, 21-22
February | N/A
March | N/A
Chicago (ORD)
October | 21-22, 28, 30
November | 11, 13-14
December | 4-5, 9
January | 6, 13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22-23, 25, 27, 29-30
February | 1, 3, 5-6, 26-27
March | 1, 3, 5, 8, 15
Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP)
October | 28, 30
November | 11, 13
December | 9
Denver (DEN)
October | 22-25, 29-30
November | 5, 12-14
December | 3-7
Portland (PDX)
October | 26, 28, 30
November | N/A
December | 6
Seattle (SEA)
October | 24-25, 27, 30
November | 10-14
December | 3-9
January | 12-13, 15-19, 21-27, 29, 31
February | 3-7, 26-28
March | 1-3, 5-10, 12, 14-15
The deal runs until August 31st
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