Aren’t these deals too good to be true?
Any Black Friday saving you discover should be taken with a pinch of salt. The notion of large savings can be misleading, as prices fluctuate greatly throughout the year and holiday firms periodically run sales. There will, for example, be Boxing Day and January sales coming around very soon. However, many reputable holiday firms do offer genuinely good discounts during the late-November period.
Do all holiday firms engage in Black Friday?
Many do, but some travel firms seem uninterested in any Black Friday shenanigans. The tour operator Adventurous Ewe, for example, has a note on its site reading: “In the Black Friday mayhem, we are rushed into buying things we don’t really need for fear of missing out. This over-consumption results in extensive waste. This is unsustainable and not in line with our values as a socially responsible brand.”
Another tour operator, Original Travel, says: “Sick of endless Black Friday emails, ads and pop-ups? Ticked off as to why the UK has even picked up this Thanksgiving-specific consumer culture from our American friends in the first place? Us too. That’s why we’re boycotting Black Friday and celebrating Green Friday instead.”
Green Friday, it says, is a chance for people to “ditch the consumerism” and “focus on how we can protect our planet”.
The best Black Friday travel deals
Telegraph Travel has scoured trusted package holiday firms, cruise companies, hotels, airlines and ski operators to dig out some of the Black Friday deals that we consider to be of good value. The below list of Black Friday deals is by no means exhaustive, and prices were correct at the time of writing. We will keep it updated as we spot new deals coming in.
Cox & Kings
The luxury tour operator has savings ranging from £150 to £300 on a variety of tours, including a nine-night trip to Oman starting from £2,995, down from £3,295. The deal is valid until November 29.