News: easyJet adds Cape Verde, IHG and Marriott sales, Heathrow Parking deal

News in brief:

easyJet adds flights to Cape Verde

We don’t normally cover easyJet route announcements, but this one is worth flagging.

easyJet has announced flights from London Gatwick to Sal in Cape Verde for Summer 2025.

Cape Verde will become the first Sub-Saharan destination flown by easyJet. Flights will launch on 31st March 2025 and operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Other new routes include:

• Gatwick to Rimini
• Luton to Almeria and Funchal
• Manchester to Izmir, Kalamata, Larnaca, Madrid and Rome
• Birmingham to Gran Canaria and Malta
• Leeds Bradford to Malaga and Palma
• Edinburgh to Enfidha, Olbia and Marrakech
• Glasgow to Antalya and Reus
• Belfast International to Reus

As we covered last week, American Express has a ‘£200 cashback on £1,000 easyJet Holidays’ spend offer available to many cardholders.

IHG and Marriott announce their Black Friday deals

We’ve seen no signs so far of any unmissable Black Friday deals, but IHG and Marriott have both announced sales which will run over the period.

The IHG sale – book here – is available now and runs to 3rd December. It is valid for stays up to 12th March.

The Marriott sale will not launch until 26th November. You will be able to book until 3rd December, for stays between 1st December and 20th January. The discount will be 20% to 25% off Best Flexible Rate.

Save on Heathrow Parking with Amex Offers

American Express has launched a number of deals with Official Heathrow Parking, the airport-run parking operator.

The offers seem to vary by card – remember to look at the Amex website or app and click ‘Save to Card’ if/when you find it before booking. The offers run to 31st January.

My Platinum card offers 10% back on a £50+ spend, capped at £25.

My British Airways American Express card has a weaker ‘5 Avios per £1 spent’, capped at 2,500 Avios.

Remember that you will also earn Heathrow Rewards points when you book, which can be converted to Avios when you earn 250 in total. Our guide to Heathrow Rewards is here.

The image above is of the driverless pods which take you from the ‘pod parking’ long term car park at Terminal 5 directly into the terminal itself.

The Official Heathrow Parking website is here.