By Abdi Ali
Published November 20, 2016
If you are thinking of enjoying Christmas shopping in London, spending Christmas with friends and family in the USA or going on a Dubai desert safari using 4×4 Land Cruiser, British Airways, Kenya Airways and Emirates Airlines may have special fares for you.
For US$620 and US710 per person return, Kenya Airways and Emirates, respectively, are making it possible for you to enjoy Arabian dhow cruise, desert safari, four nights bed and breakfast and half day city tour of Dubai while staying in three, four and/or five star hotels between December 23 and December 29, 2016.
The hotels in the package, with their special rates, are:
Fortune Pearl Hotel 3* – Per Person US$270
Best Western Premier 4* – Per person US$350
Avani Hotel Deira 5* – Per person US$430.
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Let’s Go Travel agency that is handling bookings says this Dubai Christmas Sale is “Up to 50% off” and that “Prices are subject to availability.”
On its part, British Airways has “offers of up to 40% off to London, Europe and North America in their World Traveller Plus and World Traveller Cabin valid
for purchase until 25th November, 2016 and are for travel between 18th – 30th December, 2016.”
As with any sale, BA urges travellers to hurry up with their bookings as “seats and fares are subject to availability!”
Holiday Bazaar tavel agency, too, has Christmas Holiday Offers to Dubai, Egypt, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Its six-day Dubai holiday rate, that is inclusive of flights and airport taxes, starts from US$895 per person sharing and is valid December 23 – 28, 2016.
A seven-day Egypt getaway, on the other hand, costs US$1000 per person sharing and covers flights and airport taxes, three-nights in Cairo, Nile cruise, Aswan and Luxor.
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You may also take eight days in Sri Lanka for US$1630 per person sharing in Colombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya & beach. Flights and airport taxes are included.
How about considering a six-day getaway in Thailand’s Bangkok for US$1099 per person sharing with flights and airport taxes covered?
But you may choose to go on a local holiday within Kenya, Let’s Go Travel is handling the following offers at the Kenyan coast up to December 22, 2016:
Leopard Beach
Standard room Sh10000 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 4 years are free of charge
Children 5 – 13 years sharing with 2 adults 50%.
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Swahili Beach
Standard room Sh9400 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 years are free of charge
Children 6 – 13 years sharing with 2 adults 50%
Afrochic
Deluxe Garden view room Sh16500 per person sharing -Full board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 years are free of charge
Children 6 – 17 years sharing with 2 adults 50%
Festive rates 23rd Dec – 3rd Jan, 2017:
Leopard Beach
Standard room Sh18200 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 4 years are free of charge
Children 5 – 13 years sharing with 2 adults 50%.
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Swahili Beach
Standard room Sh18800 per person sharing -half board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 years are free of charge
Children 6 – 13 years sharing with 2 adults 50%
Afrochic
Deluxe Garden view room Sh24700 per person sharing -Full board
Child rates
Children 0 – 5 years are free of charge
Children 6 – 17 years sharing with 2 adults 50%.
