Best travel deals spotted this week: Cheap flights from $45, cruise sales, and more - 9Travel
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For those yearning for an escape from everyday life, here are the best domestic and international travel deals from Australia at the moment to fulfil your jet-setting desires.
Etihad Airways has launched their annual flash Europe summer sale, with up to 30 per cent off a range of destinations across its network. But you'll need to be quick.
Guests can book flights at special economy fares until 28 March, for travel between 1 May and 30 September 2025 to various destinations. This includes flights to soon-to-be launched Prague and Warsaw
Deals on offer include flights from $1541 from Sydney to Rome, or $1554 from Melbourne to Istanbul.
Virgin Australia has launched a Queensland airfare sale with fares from just $45 for three days only.* (Economy Lite, one-way).
Following severe weather events across the state, this initiative aims to drive visitation and support local tourism operators in their recovery.
Sale fares include $45 one-way from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast, $55 one-way from Melbourne to the Gold Coast, and $79 one-way from Sydney to Cairns.
The sale runs from 27 March to 29 March 2025, for select travel dates between 1 May and 30 June 2025 (unless sold out prior).
Qantas has today released more than 80,000 discounted seats to 8 destinations across Asia, with Economy return fares starting from $519.
The sale gives customers the opportunity to take advantage of great deals to some of the airline's most popular international destinations including Bali, Tokyo, Manila and Hong Kong.
Sale fares are available for seven days with select dates during key travel periods including Bali's popular dry season and just before the start of Japan ski season.
Easter is just around the corner, and Queensland is great option for a last-minute getaway.
Save 50 per cent on a two night stay at Kingfisher Bay Resort on K'gari.
The Island Escape packages start from $398 per couple and include two nights' accommodation in a standard hotel room at Kingfisher Bay Resort, return passenger ferry transfers to K'gari (ex-River Heads), return Hervey Bay airport transfers, daily buffet breakfast and $100 activity credit.
You can also enjoy 25 per cent off stays at across cabins, powered sites and unpowered sites at BIG4 Breeze Holiday Parks Carnarvon Gorge, Rainbow Beach and Cania Gorge.
You can find more holiday deals here.
Club Med, the pioneer of premium all-inclusive holidays, has launched the third opening of its Early Bird Sale 2026, offering up to 30 per cent off select resorts around the world.
The sale starts on March 25, 2025, with big savings available for travel dates from November 29, 2025 to May 30, 2026, and includes destinations from Thailand to the Ochre City of Marrakech to the Maldives.
Some of the top savings include:
Enter a state of serenity in this five-star sanctuary, appointed on the golden shores of Nusa Dua. For five nights from $2099 per room you'll save 58 per cent, with estimated value of $5045.
With an 8.8 rating online, this Grand Hyatt Bali luxury deal includes unlimited dining and free-flow drinks.
This luxury deal takes you straight to the heart of one of 'White Lotus' Season 3's main filming sites - the Thai island of Koh Samui.
It costs $1999 per room for five nights, meaning you'll save 57 per cent.
With a 22-acre private beachfront and countless awards and accolades, this resort is one of Koh Samui's most coveted destinations.
Located on Bali's hillside, Nusa Dua overlooks the Indian Ocean. Save 61 per cent with five nights from $3999 per villa, with an estimated value up to $10,200.
This mega-resort offers exceptional cuisine at nine bars and restaurants, serving up everything from Chinese to Mediterranean fare – including arguably the best buffet breakfast in Asia.
This all-inclusive, lavish resort stay is perfectly positioned, facing the cool blue waters of the Andaman Sea.
You'll save 66 per cent if you book now, with 7 nights from $1499 per room.
Set amid a lush forested headland, this Phuket hotel is just moments from Kata Beach, framed by gardens, coconut groves, and sandy stretches.
It currently costs $999 per night for six nights, meaning you'll save 72 per cent.
Now is the perfect time to lock in your 2025 Northern Territory plans, with AAT Kings offering a collection of NT itineraries all under $2000pp during the dry season (April to October), the best time to visit.
AAT Kings latest offers include:
Explore the heart of the Red Centre on this four day journey, visiting iconic landmarks like Kings Canyon, Uluru, and Kata Tjuta. This adventure combines stunning landscapes, cultural experiences, and the best of the Australian Outback.
This comprehensive four day tour will see guests explore Uluru, Kata Tjuta, and the surrounding desert landscapes, all while experiencing the area's fascinating cultural stories.
Discover the stunning diversity of Kakadu and Nitmiluk National Parks with a three day tour of gorges, wetlands, and Indigenous culture. The dry season allows for the best access to these natural wonders.
As the weather cools down in Australia, you can warm up in Hawaii with Aqua-Aston Hospitality, which is offering 15 per cent off rooms for travel through to 19 December 2025.
The deal covers 20 properties across the islands of O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i and Hawai'i. Accommodation ranges from boutique hotel rooms to vibrant suites and beachfront apartment-style stays.
Rooms start from $280 per night at Aqua Palms Waikiki, and the Hawaiian Spring Promo is on sale from March 25 until April 30, 2025.
Visit and use the promo code "DAYLIGHT".
For a limited time, from March 21 to 31, 2025, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is offering up to 50 per cent off cruise fares in addition to a bonus discount of $500 on all sailings, with over 150 cruise itineraries to choose from.
Set sail on a cruise aboard Norwegian Breakaway, departing from Barcelona, Spain, on 28 October 2025. Fares start from $3450.
There's also still time to book a cruise aboard the all-new Norwegian Viva, sailing a roundtrip from Athens (Piraeus), Greece in July and August 2025, with fares starting from $3675.
MSC Cruises has launched a Seas the Day Deals for 2025 Northern Hemisphere summer sailings.
The deals will offer up to 50 per cent off more than 35 specially selected cruises to stunning destinations in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and Caribbean.
Seas the Day Deals are available for Australia and New Zealand bookings made from 25 March 2025. The promotion applies to sailings departing between 24 April to 23 November 2025. New deals and savings will be revealed throughout the promotional period.
Some itineraries in the current promotion include:
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has announced The Europe Edition 2025 offer, featuring savings of up to 40 per cent on select 2025 European itineraries, when booked from now until April 30, 2025 to destinations including Barcelona, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Lisbon, Portugal; and Venice, Italy.
Some of the itineraries on sale include:
Travellers will discover the best of Italy's coast, from the ancient wonders of Rome to the pristine beauty of Trieste. The voyage starts in roam and continues along the Mediterranean, including the Amalfi Coast followed by Messina in Sicily, Malta's capital Valletta, and the Greek ports of Igoumenitsa and Corfu. Up to 59 shore excursions are included.
Seven Seas Mariner Spotlight on Wine with Honig Winery (October 22, 2025 – 12 nights) - 28 per cent off
This voyage through the Mediterranean features Honig Winery's finest selections and over 70 shore excursions included. The journey begins in Trieste, Italy, followed by Valletta, Malta, then Tuscany, Italy to explore the region's famed vineyards. This is followed by Marseille, France, before ending the sailing in Barcelona, Spain.
Silversea has unveiled a limited-time offer. Between March 17 and March 31, on over 300 select voyages, Silversea is offering double the shipboard credit.
For two weeks only, guests can enjoy savings of up to $3500 per guest, plus a US$1000 shipboard credit, for a combined value of up to $7000 per suite and up to US$1000 in additional shipboard credit per suite.
Guests can reserve their Door-to-Door and Port-to-Port all-inclusive fares on a select number of voyages with a deposit of only 15 per cent from March 17 to May 31.