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A quick question.

Do you use airline promotions as a part of your travel strategies?

If not, it’s high time to add it to your traveler toolbox and start cutting airfares even more.

Let’s delve into the details a bit, to see how it works.

Airline promotions.
The second pillar 🏗️ of fares-saving strategies.

By definition, promotions and sales are time-sensitive, short-lasting events. Once they arise, your prompt action is required.

At Air Traveler Club, our commitment to members goes beyond finding heavily discounted flights (SuperDeals). We also actively monitor airlines for enticing promotions, sales, and discounts – this is the second, important pillar of our service.

Premium members have access to large collections of current promotions, updated daily. Only quality offers with authentic value make it onto the final list:

Free vs Premium

If you are a Premium Member of Air Traveler Club, you’ll find all ongoing promotions in our online platform in the ‘Promotions and Sales’ → ‘Ongoing” category.

If you are a free newsletter subscriber, every week we send you some working examples to try out.

Not a Premium Member yet? Join now:

Why you won't find
airline promotions on OTAs?

It is a relatively unknown fact: the majority of promotions and sales organized by airlines remain beyond the reach of OTAs. This is the main reason why having access to information about all ongoing promotions gives you such leverage compared to travelers who rely solely on Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) like Expedia, KAYAK, or Skyscanner to find flights.

So, how does it work?

When you search for flights on an OTA you’re accessing a blend of data sources. At the core are Global Distribution Systems (GDS) such as Amadeus and Sabre, as well as the New Distribution Capability (NDC) system — each aggregating fares from multiple airlines. Some platforms also have direct partnerships with airlines, enabling real-time data retrieval through Advanced Programming Interfaces (API), and metasearch engines like Kayak pull from multiple OTAs for a comprehensive view.

All these sources primarily offer standard airfares — which airlines feed into the system and which can be found on the airlines’ websites. This uniformity explains why you’ll likely encounter the same prices across multiple OTAs.

However, many airline promotions, especially those that are short-term or limited in scope, may not be distributed through the GDS or API.

Marketing is expensive. Major airlines may spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on marketing efforts. No wonder, they want to keep all the good results for themselves. Airlines often reserve their most aggressive or enticing promotions for their own direct sales channels — primarily their websites and mobile apps, where customers can book their flights directly.

As a result, while OTAs offer a broad range of fares, they typically don’t include exclusive sales or promotions available in the market at a given moment.

Get access to sales and promotions
from over 💯 airlines!

We monitor all popular airlines so you can fly cheaper. As a Premium Member you’ll have access to a directory featuring fresh promotions from over 100 airlines:

Air Canada ‧ Air France ‧ Air New Zealand ‧ AirAsia ‧ American Airlines ‧ ANA ‧ British Airways ‧ Delta Air Lines ‧ Emirates ‧ Etihad Airways ‧ EVA Air ‧ Garuda Indonesia ‧ Jetstar ‧ KLM ‧ Korean Air ‧ LOT ‧ Lufthansa ‧ Malaysia Airlines ‧ Norwegian ‧ Philippine Airlines ‧ Qantas ‧ Qatar Airways ‧ Singapore Airlines ‧ SriLankan Airlines ‧ SWISS ‧ Thai Airways ‧ Turkish Airlines ‧ United Airlines ‧ Vietnam Airlines ‧ Virgin Atlantic ‧ Virgin Australia 

… and 70+ more.

Not all promotions
are created equal ⚖️

Promotions often offer great value for travelers. However, they also can be tricky. To the untrained eye, a flight discount may seem like an immediate win, but a closer examination of conditions reveals otherwise.

Blackout dates & fine print

Some promotions may only apply to less desirable routes and times, offer non-refundable tickets, or limit seat availability.

For example, a big discount might be exclusive to weekday flights, when most people cannot travel. Additionally, popular travel dates, such as holidays, are often excluded as blackout dates.

The fine print often includes conditions like advance booking requirements or narrow travel windows that may not match your travel plans.

The strings attached

Airline promotions that team up with hotels, banks, or credit card issuers might not be as great as they first seem.

Typically, an additional commitment is required — such as opening a new bank account, enrolling in a credit card with an annual fee, or booking a specific hotel. This can force you into spending more money or making choices you wouldn’t normally make.

More hype than savings

Many airline offers are designed more to build the brand than to offer real savings. These promotions often exist purely to generate buzz without actually giving much away.

For instance, an airline might hype up a 50% sale to hot destinations but offer only a limited number of discounted seats. Similarly, social media contests that promise a “chance to win free flights” mainly serve to boost the airline’s image, as the odds of actually winning are slim.

Today’s airline sales 🎉
and promotions

Apply the promo to your flight, or enjoy the travel perks offered by the airline:

Visit our website for links and details ⟶

Never miss 🔔
a great promo again!

We do the heavy lifting for you — vetting each sale, discount, or promotion and ensuring that only quality offers with authentic value make it onto our final list.

Become a Premium Member and start receiving notifications about new promos via email or mobile app:

Use the ‘WELCOME15’ coupon code at checkout for a 15% discount

SuperDeals 💎
40%–80% off

We keep a close eye on airfare to over 200 destinations in Asia and the Pacific. When the prices drop, you’ll know! All SupeDeals are 40%–80% off regular prices, and you’ll fly with the best airlines.

Here’s a selection of SuperDeals we sent to our premium members this week:

Visit our website for links and details ⟶

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Thanks for reading 🙏

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Safe travels 👋
Maksim

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Maksim Koval
Digital Editor at Air Traveler Club
[email protected]

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