Flight deals: 10% off ALL flights, TAP deals to the Americas, Turkish deal to Hong Kong
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Three interesting flights deals popped up yesterday which are worth a look:
Get 10% off ALL flights at Trip.com
MoneySavingExpert is offering 10% off ALL flight bookings (starting from the UK) to the first 2,000 people to book at Trip.com.
The bad news is that the 10% is only on the base fare, not taxes, which means that your discount on an economy flight will be pretty low.
The good news is that premium cabin tickets are included, and on those the base fare represents the majority of the cost. You should save around 8% of the headline price.
You get the discount on up to nine people per booking, and you can make up to three bookings with the code.
The code will appear on this page of MSE at 2pm today, Wednesday. It will stop working when 2,000 bookings have been made.
You need to book at Trip.com here.

TAP Portugal has launched a strong sale
Pre-covid, TAP Portugal was a good source of low cost business class flights. The airline was expanding its fleet and, with a relatively small home market, was forced to offer good deals to residents of other European countries.
It has been quieter recently, but the new sale has some interesting options for travel up to May 2025.
The list of deals from the UK is on this page of the website – toggle to ‘business class’.
Examples include:
- London to New York – £1,600
- London to Rio – £1,700
- London to Sao Paulo – £1,800
- London to Accra – £1,800
- London to Banjul – £1,800
- London to Recife – £1,800
- London to Salvador – £1,700
Flights are also available from Manchester.
You will be changing aircraft in Lisbon. TAP Portugal is a member of Star Alliance so you will need to credit your flights to a Star Alliance frequent flyer programme – this article looks at which is the best Star Alliance frequent flyer scheme based on your specific circumstances.
As you will be paying in Sterling, with no FX fees, the best credit card to use would be American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points (2 per £1) on all airline spend.
The sale page on the TAP website is here.

Fly Turkish Airlines to Hong Kong for £1,380
Turkish Airlines has launched an interesting deal from Scandinavia to Hong Kong in business class.
What is good about this fare is that it is available for the full booking window, so until the end of the year.
The cheapest fare with most convenient access from the UK seems to be from Stockholm but it is worth looking at other starting points in Scandinavia or the Baltics (eg Riga, Vilnius) too.
Here’s an example:
….. which is £1,380 return.
Note that the leg from Stockholm to Istanbul is on an A321 narrowbody aircraft. This has US-style 2×2 seating in business class, but not flat beds.
It’s clearly a bit of a detour to get to Hong Kong but the price is definitely good. It would be especially interesting for anyone chasing Star Alliance miles or status.
The return leg in my example has a long layover but better options can be found. You would also qualify for a free tour of Istanbul in this case!
As usual with Asia trips, it is also worth comparing with the cost of Finnair flights out of Helsinki. These can often be very good value and would earn Avios and British Airways Executive Club tier points.
Our recent review of Turkish Airlines Boeing 787 business class is here, albeit that was on the short hop from London to Istanbul.
You can check out dates and pricing on the Turkish Airlines website here.
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How to maximise your miles when paying for flights (February 2025)
Some UK credit cards offer special bonuses when used for buying flights. If you spend a lot on airline tickets, using one of these cards could sharply increase the credit card points you earn.
Booking flights on any airline?
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold earns double points (2 Membership Rewards points per £1) when used to buy flights directly from an airline website.
The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points. These would convert to 20,000 Avios or various other airline or hotel programmes. The standard earning rate is 1 point per £1.
You can apply here.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
Buying flights on British Airways?
The British Airways Premium Plus American Express card earns double Avios (3 Avios per £1) when used at ba.com.
The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 30,000 Avios. The standard earning rate is 1.5 Avios per £1.
You do not earn bonus Avios if you pay for BA flights on the free British Airways American Express card or either of the Barclaycard Avios Mastercards.
You can apply here.

British Airways American Express Premium Plus
30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review
Buying flights on Virgin Atlantic?
Both the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard and the annual fee Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard earn double Virgin Points when used at fly.virgin.com.
This means 1.5 Virgin Points per £1 on the free card and 3 Virgin Points per £1 on the paid card.
There is a sign-up bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points on the free card and 18,000 Virgin Points on the paid card.
You can apply for either of the cards here.

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
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