Hi Frugalistas and France Travel Planners! Are you planning on travelling in 2024 and beyond? Travel is definitely back if flights and hotel bookings are anything to go by and prices remain high – especially for those planning trips...
Hi Frugalistas and France Travel Planners! Are you planning on travelling in 2024 and beyond? Travel is definitely back if flights and hotel bookings are anything to go by and prices remain high – especially for those planning trips to Paris with the Olympics less than a year away. This means a good deal can’t be passed up on, can it? As always, travel companies have saved their best deals for Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday (yes, apparently it’s a thing…..) and the savings are generous. Here are my top picks for this year.
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20% off all LivTours European Tours
Small group tour operator LivTours is offering 20% off all their tours. LivTours are restricted to a maximum of 6 people and offer some very special options for the Louvre and Vatican amongst other popular destinations. Not sure when exactly you are wanting to book for? No problem with LivTours unique Buy Now, Schedule Later offer which allows you to take advantage of this fabulous offer without committing to travel days and times.
This offer is available from 6.00am 24 November 2023 until 11.59pm 28 November 2023 (Eastern US time). There is no code for this offer – just purchase during the offer window and your 20% discount will be applied at checkout.
Book your LivTours experience here >>
15% and more off Take Walks & Devour Tours
The excellent Take Walks and their sister food tour company Devour Tours are offering a range of discounts across various experiences in both the US and Europe. Whether you are travelling to Europe or the US this is an excellent offer. Take Walks offer small group tours in France, Italy, Spain and the UK and have many exclusive tour options to popular sites such as the Vatican and Tower of London so if you are looking for something different or special they are a great option.
These offers are valid for bookings made between 24 November and 28 November.
Current offers include: 20% off selected US dining cruises with the code BLACKFRIDAY – this includes select cruises over the holidays and new year. Plus up to 50% off selected UK dining tours – this is valid on selected cruises for departures until the end of March – again code is BLACKFRIDAY.
View all Take Walks and Devour Tours tours and experiences here >>
Of course European tours are not forgotten. Take 15% off select Walks and sister company Devour walking, food, history and adventure tours when booked between 24 and 28 November – no code required! Search Black Friday deals here >>
Members of the France Travel Planning Facebook group are huge fans of Take Walks, and their late entry Louvre and Versailles tours are particularly popular with group members.
While I’m not sure if this tour will be discounted as I write, I particularly want to call out their Vatican Keys tour which I had the privilege of taking earlier this year. This is a special and exclusive (read expensive) tour where you are the only group in the Vatican Museums for two whole hours – if you are planning on visiting the Vatican Museums in the coming year, this tour is a must:
Find all Take Walks and Devour tours >>
30% (and more) off Bookingdotcom
If you took advantage of the last bookingdotcom discount offer, you know what a great deal they were – loads of destinations and big savings across a generous range of hotels and other accommodations. Again, this is a global sale, so no matter how long you are planning on being away or the number of bookings you want to make, you can’t afford to miss this one.
This generous offer is available from now until 29 November 2023 and is valid for bookings made for the remainder of 2023 and all of 2024 as well.
10% off Eat With
Food experience company Eat With is also offering a Black Friday deal that lasts all of November. Save 10% off all Eat With experiences globally with the code ETW10_BF
This is also a global offer, but France Travel Planning Facebook group members have particularly enjoyed the Paris 16th arrondissement dinner with Thomas, as well as the private Paris picnic. If you haven’t looked at Eat With they are an excellent choice for small group food tours, cooking classes and dining experiences.
Book the Friendly 16th arrondissement Dinner with Thomas here >>
Book the Private Paris Picnic here >>
Search all Eat With food experiences here >>
Nuxe
French pharmacy skin care brand Nuxe is a firm favorite with many readers and Facebook group members, and their special deals are always welcome. This one is particularly good. Take 25% off when you spend USD50 and a generous 35% off for sales up USD80 on selected items. This deal is available now until 26 November so you need to be quick. Some exclusions apply.
60% off Rocket Languages
If you’ve been following me for a while you will know I’m a fan of Rocket Languages – their French language course is the one I use and recommend, but all their language course options are highly regarded. Rocket Languages focuses on relevant conversational language acquisition that will have you confident and proficient in no time. And they also have AMAZING sales.
This year Rocket Languages are featuring two separate offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday:
Black Friday is available now.
Ends: midnight on Friday, November 24th (PST)
Offer: 60% off any online course until the end date, or once 1,000 copies have been sold, whichever happens first
Coupon code: BLACKFRIDAY
If you miss Black Friday, don’t panic because they are doing it all again for Cyber Monday from 26 November:
Ends: midnight on Monday, November 27th (PST)
Offer: 60% off any online course until the end date, or once 500 copies have been sold, whichever happens first
Coupon code: CYBERMONDAY
Purchase your Rocket Languages French course now >>
30% off My Ultimate Paris Address Book 2023
My best selling The Ultimate Paris Address Book is 100 pages of shopping, eating, staying and seeing in Paris. This last sale of the year is valid for purchases until 30 November and gives you 30% off when you use the code UltimateBlackFriday30.
Suitable for all budgets – from the best EUR1 pastries to the ultimate in unforgettable splurge experiences Experience Paris like a local – see and experience things other tourists don’t even know about Discover where to eat like a local in both traditional and the latest hip local eateries Learn where to buy unique and authentic souvenirs and gifts for all budgets (with not an Eiffel Tower keyring in sight) Find your own special places in the City of LightsClaim your The Ultimate Paris Address Book 2023 here >>
Airalo
My preferred eSim Airalo has two deals:
15% off to new customers with the promo code NOV15 and 10% to returning customers with the promo code NOV10, valid Nov 1–30
Tourradar
If an organised group tour is more your thing Tourradar has some fabulous offers with up to 70% off. Having a quick look myself I saw European Christmas Market Tours, perfect for a last minute getaway, at 20% off and other generous savings on specialist Italian and other European tours. This is a global sale, so regardless of where you are heading next, you will find something to suit.
Search Tourradar savings here >>
Amazon deals
Most readers will know that Amazon has amazing deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday – far more than I could possibly share here. What I particularly want to call out are a few items you might not have thought of taking to Europe with you. Now is a perfect time to grab a multi-USB charger for your electronic devices, or if you are planning a trip to Europe from the US a converter for your hairdryers, curling wands etc.
Search for discounted USB chargers here >>
Electronic voltage converters are here >>