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Last Minute Offers – Accor hotels this weekend from £25

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Accor hotels (Mercure, Pullman, Ibis & Novotel) has been running secret ‘Happy Monday’ offers that actually run on Tuesdays as well, for offers at a variety of their hotels across the UK & Dublin for stays the same weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sundays) from £25 – £40 per room per night (room only).

Availability is exceptional – this Friday 25 hotels in London have offers – rising to 35 this Sunday night. On Saturday you can book a number of London Ibis Hotels (including the ones at Excel, Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton Airports) for £25. Other notable deals include the Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel from £40 (notable as Brighton hotels often have a minimum stay – not so with this offer). You are supposed to be a subscriber to their newsletter, or a member of Le ClubAccor – which is worth joining anyway, but you can access the availability and book without this.

Link: Accor Happy Mondays
Details: Valid for stays this Friday, Saturday & Sunday only, for selected hotels in the UK & Dublin only.
Book by: Tuesday – or until available rooms run out!
Eligibility: Available for all
Ease of use: Very easy!

Last minute Bali – 5* Sofitel Nusa Dua

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Just a quick offer that has popped up – but excellent value for those of you with last minute holiday time to use up. The beachfront 5* Sofitel Nusa Dua in Bali is offering trade rates of Indonesia Rupiah 1,300,000 a night – which equates to about £65. This is 30%-60% cheaper than what the hotel is offering direct on their website.

If you would like to stay after November, have a look at the Accor Industry Rates Page and see if you can get a deal: http://www.tidiscounts.com/2014/09/accor-hotels/

For flights, we notice www.touchdown.co.uk has an offer with Malaysia Airlines for £399 to Kuala Lumpur – check with them for extensions to Bali, or look at Air Asia for cheap add-ons.

Or have a scour with Skyscanner – they let you search by the entire month with a variety of departure airports – currently showing Bali from £430 on Garuda Indonesia (an excellent airline onboard) from London Gatwick. Tip – Skyscanner can be excellent for searching for cheap long haul flights for your clients too before booking in your GDS – it’s got great ‘flexible’ search tools.

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Worth noting that Indonesia has dropped their US$25 visa fee for UK Passport Holders, but do check you have 6 months validity left upon returning to the UK (yes they are very strict on this).

Touchdown Link: www.touchdown.co.uk
Skyscanner Link: www.skyscanner.net
Hotel Details: To make a reservation, e-mail [email protected] or call +62 361 849 2888 quoting “SPECIAL OFFER for Travel Agent Employees”
Book by: ASAP – for stays in November only
Eligibility: Very strictly Travel Industry only rates – You will be required to present ID with both Sofitel and Touchdown.
Ease of use: Straightforward, as long as you get moving!

 

Christmas Shopping? £15 Off December Stays at all Travelodges

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Travelodge is running a 4 day Hotel offer with 15% off stay for travel from 3rd – 29th December.

This is a great opportunity if you’re planning a trip to London for pre-Christmas shopping or to visit relatives!

Do note though that the discount code can only be entered on the Payment Page so you have to go through the hotel selection process before you can check the code applies to your stay – but we have been promised excellent availability (but is not valid on all days at all hotels).

Link: Travelodge Hotels
Details: Enter code CW59437G on the Payment Page
Book by:  Book 10th November – or until code has been redeemed 5000 times.
Eligibility: Travelodge so not offer Industry Deals, so all rates available to everyone and anyone!
Ease of use: Very simple with excellent availability

Trip Report – Holiday Inn Brussels–Schuman

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As we’ve just added details of Travel Industry Discounts for IHG, we thought it may be pertinent to offer a trip report of one of their hotels we recently took advantage of a great rate at – the Holiday Inn Brussels–Schuman.

Brussels was not necessarily a destination of choice, more a case that a spare non-working weekend popped up, so thought it would be good to test some of the offers out there.

However, with last minute Eurostar spaces non-existent it came down to finding any destination that had availability using some spare Avios (or the newish term for BA Airmiles). Having recently visited Paris and Amsterdam, the two other options with plenty of availability a promise of frites and beer had us booking up Belgium’s capital. And despite warnings of impending tedium – it turned out to be a fantastic stay memorable of course for the copious frites and frambois beer.

Anyway, with flights booked, and Brussels being primarily a business hub, there were no shortage of last minute industry discounted hotels. However, we plumped for the Holiday Inn Brussels – Schuman – for easy access to the metro, and so it would be re-assuredly quiet over the weekend being in the ‘EU District’ – and with a lovely range of local bars and restaurants nearby.

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A large family room identical to the room we had (without the mess!)

Industry rates rarely include breakfast (which would have been an outrageous E15 a night each), but for the rooms rates were 30% off the best available rates (we paid €60 a night) – for a lovely, large and newly renovated room. The hotel lift wasn’t working for renovation (we’re been prepared having seen a couple of recent Trip Advisor reviews) – but we were on the 1st floor so happy with this.

The area was *deathly* quiet at the weekend, but that was ideal – you could be in the centre of town in under 20 minutes, and yet it was a short stroll to the Cinquantenaire for a lovely Sunday morning walk.

Heartily recommend – especially seeing as outside of EU summits there seem to be consistent availability of industry rates.

Link: IHG Agent Website
Details: Once registered there is a separate Travel Industry part of the website where you can easily check available industry rates
Book by: Ongoing
Eligibility:Very strictly Travel Industry Only rates – proof of employment (business card, or letter on your company letterhead) required, and this is normally checked.
Ease of use: Once you’ve gone through the process of registering it’s very simple.

Limited time London Hotel Offers

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London is a difficult place to get really good hotels, but here are two great options.

Travelodge – 20% off London stays for bookings until 11th October
As it says in the headline! These are not exclusive for Travel Industry staff, but can often be the cheapest with locations throughout London.

Link: Travelodge Hotel London Sales
Details: Enter code LONDON20 for 20% off Flexi and Saver rates
Book by: 11th October for stays 01st November to 31st January.
Eligibility: No Industry Deals, so all rates available to everyone and anyone!
Ease of use: The code can only be used when checking out – so makes hunting for available hotels a little harder

New Hilton London Bankside
Hilton’s new London Bankside hotel opens October 12th – great location for the Tate Modern and Borough Market – and as a result has great Travel Agent availability. Normally Hilton availability is sketchy – or limited to Sundays only. The Bankside has great availability by comparison and is easily searched and booked, and on most days is 50% off (from £97 per room per night, but £125 is fairly typical).

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Hilton London Bankside (copyright Hilton Hotels)

Travel Industry Rates are Room Only – so have a look at the Executive Rooms with Lounge Access as an upgrade that includes breakfast)

Link: http://www.hilton.com
Details: Enter ‘AL’ in the Promotion Code Box
Book By: Ongoing, but you can only book the rate within 90 days of arrival.
Eligibility: Valid for travel agents or airline employees. ID can be requested at check-in. In fact, it was requested for one of our stays.
Ease Of Use: Straightforward if you click ‘flexible dates’ as availability at some hotels can be minimal.

Last minute industry offers for the 5* Datai, Langkawi!

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We’ve been alerted to a last minute travel industry offer at the very 5* Langkawi in Datai!

For this offer at this stunning property on one of Malaysia’s most incredible beaches, contact the hotel direct for bookings, but please note that Travel Industry ID will need to be provided at check-in.

As a comparison, the best available rate booking direct is MYR 1050 including taxes.

 

We are pleased to announce on behalf of The Datai in Langkawi their revised industry rates.

The offer is open to all travel and airline staff and can be used for both business and personal breaks.

Prices start from MYR 780 Nett in a Deluxe Room and MYR 1200 Nett in a Superior Villa.

Rates include the following:

Daily Signature Breakfast
Guided morning or evening nature walks led by our Resident Naturalist
15% discount off spa treatments (excluding packages)
Complimentary use of non-motorized water sports equipment
Welcome beverage and cold towel upon arrival and in-room welcome amenity
Complimentary Wi-Fi

Terms and Conditions

Rates are per room per night and valid until 31st October 2015.

Valid for travel industry personnel only and valid company ID to be presented upon check-in.

Not valid in conjunction with any other promotions, groups and existing bookings.

Rates quoted are non-commissionable.

For more information or reservations please contact +60 4 9500 500, [email protected] or visit www.thedatai.com.

Datai Beach Datai Room

What would you like to see at TID? Get in touch and tell us!

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We’ve a huge amount we’re planning to add over the coming months over all aspects of Travel Industry Discounts. We’ve plenty of exclusive hotel deals and discounts, a focus on the best car hire options, insurance, how to get your flights on BA for peanuts (and the wonderful world of Avios!) and many other things.

One of the things we’re most often asked concerns airport hotels – so we’ve planned a series looking at all major UK airports – and the discounts they offer. Of course we’ll be looking at the Tour Operators that specialise in Travel Industry deals (like Touchdown) or have a healthy range of offers as a sideline (like Superbreaks and Holiday Extras).

And of course, we’ve a few reviews of hotels that have been particularly agent friendly – a lovely stay at the Hilton Brighton will be coming next week!

However, we’d love to hear from you regarding what you would like to see us feature, or aspects of your holiday you may be struggling to find discounted rates for?

You can leave comments, e-mail us at [email protected] or tweet us at @tidiscounts

Remember that we’re not selling anything, we just collate and share information (yes this is just a sideline from our travel day jobs!) – so your input and shared deals will only help your peers in this wonderful industry of ours!

As ever, thanks for reading.

Anna & Richard

The Elysian Bali – Fancy a private pool villa in uber-trendy Seminyak?

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One of Bali’s top all-private pool villa hotels, The Elysian has launched an agent rate of US$195 (+ tax) for travel from now until 26th December (yes Christmas is currently available!).

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Your One Bed Private Pool Villa

Set in Seminyak (home of most of Bali’s trendiest bars and restaurants) the Elysian is only a short walk from Seminyak beach (a great place to learn to surf), and a wonderful luxurious base to explore the rest of Bali.

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Seminyak Beach – a wonderful sunset spot

Current consumer rates are US$406.56 (including tax) so US$235.95 (including tax) is a wonderful saving.

Have a look at Trip Advisor to see how highly rated the Elysian is: www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotels-g469404-Seminyak_Bali-Hotels.html

Link: www.theelysian.com
Details: E-mail the hotel at [email protected] directly quoting TE-IN (say you came from T.I Discounts)
Book by: Travel by 26th December 2014
Eligibility: Available to ‘Industry Travel Friends’ – a copy of your staff ID, like a business card should be attached to the booking (to be made from your work e-mail address).
Ease of use: Could not be easier!

Oberoi’s Bali & Lombok

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Although primarily renowned for their luxury hotels in India, the 5* hotel chain Oberoi Hotels have two little gems in Bali & Lombok. They are currently offering a Travel Trade Special Rate for these two properties for Indonesia’s low season (November through March). Although low season does coincide with the ‘rains’ – these predominantly fall in January & February – but even then at a fraction of what you might find in other monsoon hit areas of Asia. November is especially is a lovely time to hit these islands in Indonesia’s ‘Ring of Fire’.

We especially recommend the gorgeous resort of the Oberoi Lombok, sat as on it’s own private beach overlooking the Gili Islands (perfect for combining with some snorkelling or even recovering from a full moon party on Gili Trawangan!).

At first glance the rates do not look too special – a flat US$250, with consumer rates on their website around US$315 after tax – but most direct bookings do not include a lavish breakfast which will put you back another US$20 each. The two day maximum stay seems rather ungenerous, but both Bali & Lombok are made for exploring!

However, these are undoubtably wonderful 5* hotels that will be the highlight of your stay. Also Upgrades to Higher Room Categories are offered subject to availability at check-in – and in the low season you’d be unlucky to not get an upgrade.

Look at combining with the Alila Ubud on Bali (trade rates through Design Hotels: http://www.tidiscounts.com/2014/09/03/design-hotels/ or the Novotel Lombok on the beautiful untouched south coast of Bali (via Accor: http://www.tidiscounts.com/2014/09/12/accor-hotels/)

Oberoi

Link:  http://www.oberoihotels.com/
Details:  US$250 prpn Oberoi Bali (Luxury Lanai Garden View) or Oberoi Lombok (Luxury Pavilion Garden View) including all taxes and breakfast.
Book by:  No book by date, but valid for stays 01 Nov – 20 Dec 2014 & 10 Jan – 31 Mar 2015)
Eligibility: Available to Travel Agents Only – ID Required upon check-in
Ease Of Use:  Easy – e-mail their Director of Sales Sukesi Windyarini on [email protected] to book.