Hi Frugalistas and France Travel Planners! Well, it’s the best time of the year for frugal first class travellers – Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are here. Because we all want to spend less and travel more, and have a first class time on a frugal budget Black Friday deals are an important travel planning strategy. As always, I’ve come up with some great deals that will work for you regardless of where you are travelling into 2025 and beyond.
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Save on hotel bookings with booking.com
Booking.com always has amazing Black Friday deals and this year is no exception. From 21 November to 4 December enjoy up to 35% off bookings. This is a global offer, valid for bookings from 21 November to 31 December 2025, so regardless of where you are travelling you can take advantage of it.
Book your booking.com stay here >>
Save on food tours with Take Walks
High end small group tour operator Take Walks is offering 15% off ALL food tours via their culinary arm Devour Tours. The offer period is from Friday, November 29th, 8:00 AM ET – Monday, December 2nd, 11:59 PM ET. Code BFRIDAY2024.
Not sure if a Take Walks/Devour Tours food tour is right for you? You can read my reviews here:
Paris Latin Quarter aperitif tour >>
Paris chocolate and pastry tour >>
Save on Barcelona hotels with NN
If Barcelona is on your itinerary for 2025, independent Barcelona hotel group NN is offering up to 20% on bookings from 28 November 2024 to 31 December 2025. This offer is valid from 28/11/2024 00:00 and ends: 03/12/2024 12:00 (UTC).
Find your Barcelona hotel here >> (Link will not work until offer is live).
Save on guided tours and cruises with Tourradar
Tourradar are a great company that makes comparing and booking multiday tours and cruises easy. Featuring popular tour operators such as Insight, Trafalgar, CroisiEurope, Avalon Waterways and many others (including local boutique and private tour operators), you can save up to a massive 70% on tours to Asia and Africa, and up to 50% for Europe. And the best part? Depending on your tour operator, 2026 bookings are included!
Some of my favorite choices? How about a 15 day self guided tour of Athens, plus Santorini, Syros, Mykonos and Crete for 20% off? Or for something more exotic, 10% off 11 days in Morocco with 4/5 star accommodation for 10% off (including 2026 departures) by Insight.
End date for Tourradar offers is not clear, and they are dropping new deals all the time, so I would certainly get in before the end of November, and if you can’t find what you are looking for, do keep checking back.
Find your Tourradar tour here >>
Save on flights with Singapore Airlines
I don’t have much on this one unfortunately, but Singapore Airlines – hugely popular for us Aussies travelling to Europe has a Black Friday sale between France and Australia/NZ. Valid for bookings made until 4 December, I don’t know what the discount is or how it is applied, or whether it is just for flights originating in France (I found it on the Singapore Airlines French website). But with flights between Europe and Australia/NZ so expensive at the moment, it’s definitely worth seeing if you can access it.
Find your Singapore Airlines flight here >>
Save on my ebook and planner
Save a massive 25% on my The Ultimate Paris Address Book ebook with the code UPAB25 and 15% on my Ultimate France Travel Planner UFTP15 until 15 December.
I’m not discounting it for Black Friday generally, but subscribers to my email list can purchase a France Travel Planning Bundle using the code in the email you were sent publicising this post. My France Travel Planning Bundle includes The Ultimate Paris Address Book + the Ultimate France Travel Planner and a bonus download of my 5000 word+ post on the Best Neighbourhoods to stay in Paris (you can read the post here >>).
Shop ebook and planner here >>
Save on trains, buses and ferries in Europe with Omio transport platform
Omio is a transport platform for comparing and booking train, bus, flight and ferry tickets in Europe. They have a special offer for new customers. Until 28 November (11.59pm Central European Time) new customers receive 10% off bookings with the code 24NOV. There does not seem to be a travel date limit on this one, but the maximum basket size is €100 and you must be a first time customer.
Find your Omio transport tickets here >>
Save on (almost) everything at Amazon
Amazon always has amazing Black Friday deals that go on well past Black Friday and Cyber Monday. New deals drop daily, so if you are planning on buying from Amazon during this time, I am always grateful when readers choose to make a purchase using one of my links.
Save on global food experiences with Eat With
Eat With is so popular with France Travel Planning Facebook members (you can join here if you aren’t a member) and it’s easy to see why. Whether it’s a classic French dinner in a chic Parisian apartment, a romantic private picnic or amazing local food tour, Eat With is the one stop shop for global authentic food experiences. This Black Friday they promise their biggest discounts of the year between 25 and 29 November.
You can check out your global Eat With experience here >>
Save on small group and private tours with LivTours
LivTours are the go to for private and semi private tours in Europe. They are excellent value for families and friends – group tours are limited to 6 participants and if you are a group of 4 or more you will probably find yourselves on your own private tour. This year bookings made from 29 November until 4 December (based on US Eastern Standard Time) are 25% off with the code LIVTOURSBF24.
Book your LivTours semi private or private tour experience here >>
Save on a range of tours and experiences with Get Your Guide
Get Your Guide is a reliable tour aggregator that I personally use a lot for guided tours in Europe. Their Black Friday offer is global, but for European travellers they are offering discounts of up to 50% on selected tours. I’m not sure how long discounts will last, but they are active right now. With easy, generous cancellation policies, I would get in and book now to avoid missing out! A quick look at their website just now revealed 10% off a 2CV car tour of Paris, 30% off a scone making class with afternoon tea in London and a generous 50% off a balloon flight in stunning Capadocia, Turkey, plus plenty of other options regardless of where you are travelling next year.
Find your Get Your Guide tours here >>
Save on a range of tours with Viator
I don’t promote Viator a lot but I know they are incredibly popular, particularly with American readers. For Black Friday this year they are offering discounts between 10 and 20% discounts on selected tours in Europe and North America. The conditions for each individual discount seems to vary quite a bit, and booking windows are quite short, so if you like Viator and are planning a trip, it’s worth having a look over the next week to see if a discount applies to your preferred option.
As new discounts come out over the next week I’ll definitely be back in touch to make sure you can take advantage of the best deals.