Last year, JetBlue rolled out 12 Days of Deals—daily low fares all over the Western Hemisphere, and we couldn't get enough of it. This year, the airline’s holiday surprise is the return of the ‘All You Can Jet’ pass, but we were so inspired by their last-minute holiday travel ideas, we decided to do our own 12 days of deals. Check back each day through December 22 to find some of the best cheap fares, hotel discounts, and more around the world.
If celebrating the patron saint of Ireland over green beers in a pub in Baltimore or Nebraska doesn’t feel quite right, KLM, Air France, Aer Lingus, United, and Delta have the antidote. These airlines are currently offering discounted fares to the Emerald Isle this winter and spring (including some availability over St. Patrick's Day) starting at $437 round-trip. The jaunt would normally cost you double that, according Scott’s Cheap Flights, who spotted the low prices last night.
The timing is lucky: Availability over the national holiday means you can fly in during the annual five-day St. Patrick’s Festival (March 15 to 18), take in the parade through Dublin’s streets, and cozy up in a true Irish pub like Mulligans, one of the few family-run watering hotels still operating in the city. But this deal also has us excited because flights from major hubs including Boston, Chicago, Hartford, Miami, New York (JFK), and Orlando are all non-stop. There are also at least 43 other one-stop routes from U.S. and Canadian cities.
Can't snag a St. Paddy's day flight? Dublin's status as one of the world's friendliest cities, art museums (like The Hugh Lane Gallery, home to an impressive collection of Irish contemporary works), and music scene aren't to be missed at any time of year.
How to book: Plug your desired dates (anything between January and April 2018) into Google Flights to search for the low fares. And if you can't find a one-stop or non-stop cheap flight from your home airport, test nearby, larger hubs to see if they're in on the deal. The drive or short flight to a nearby airport may be worth it. Book your flight in the next 24 hours as these fares won't last much longer.
Note: Iceland's low-cost airline WOW is offering “cheaper” fares during this timeframe ($300 round-trip from Chicago’s O’Hare and $340 New York's JFK, for example). But don’t be fooled: By the time you pick a seat, pay for a carry-on bag, and buy a bottle of water onboard, you’ll likely be doling out more with the low-cost carrier than you would with a full-service airline.