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Amelia Neath

Best travel Black Friday deals 2025 for cheap flights, holidays, hotels and cruises

Popular operators are offering large savings on next year’s holidays - (Getty Images)

Feeling the holiday blues? Luckily, some of the top travel brands are dropping huge discounts this Black Friday across plane tickets, hotel stays, cruises and more.

The savings event falls on 28 November this year, but some companies have been gearing up to the big day by dropping limited-time deals on holidays in advance, allowing you to plan your next trip at a lower price.

Brands such as Jet2, G Adventures and Alton Towers have already launched some of their best discounts.

The Independent’s travel writers have teamed up with our IndyBest consumer experts to deliver you the latest savings that are actually worth snapping up.

Check back here in the lead up – and on Black Friday itself – to find the very best reductions on holiday and trip bookings.

Follow live: Latest offers and news in our Black Friday 2025 liveblog

Book next year's holiday now for a substantial saving (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Best holiday deals

Jet2holidays

Jet2holidays is offering £100 off per person on all holiday departures between 30 October 2025 and 31 October 2027. Enter the promotion code BF2025H at checkout.

Offer valid on new holidays booked from 30 October 2025 until 2 December 2025.

Legoland

Guests booking a short break at Legoland’s Windsor Resort can enjoy a second day in the theme park completely free on selected dates.

The offer is available for new bookings made between 3 November and 1 December 2025, for breaks booked from 13 February to 31 July 2026.

Legoland is giving away free second days in the theme park (Legoland)

Lastminute.com

Online travel agent Lastminute.com will be launching its Black Friday deals on 24 November.

However, exclusive early access to its main Black Friday deals will be available to app users and newsletter subscribers on 17 November.

Gap360

Gap year and adventure travel advisors Gap360 is offering up to 40 per cent off escorted tours. Its packages, to destinations such as Australia, Costa Rica, the Philippines and Japan, are aimed at travellers aged 18-35.

The sale will end at midnight on 2 December.

WeRoad

European tour company WeRoad, which specialises in solo travellers, is supplying discounts of up to 30 per cent until 2 December.

Newmarket Holidays

Escorted tour company Newmarket Holidays is offering 15 per cent of its 2026-2028 packages to destinations such as Greece, China, Japan and the US.

Newmarket Holidays is offering substantial discounts on its escorted tours (Newmarket Holidays)

Alton Towers

Alton Towers is offering a deal for families looking to book a break at the attraction next year.

Kids can stay and swim for free on breaks between 23 January to 12 March 2026. The offer includes a free child overnight stay, free child entry to the waterpark, a buffet breakfast and crazy golf.

Bookings must be made before 12pm on 1 December 2025.

G Adventures

Small-group tours company G Adventures is slashing up to 30 per cent off selected tours if booked by 30 November.

Tui

Customers can save up to £300 when spending more than £3,500 on a Tui holiday, valid between 1 January 2026 and 31 October 2027.

Other Tui deals include discounts of up to £40 on return flights between 1 January 2026 and 30 April 2027.

Use code BLKFRI when logged into a myTui account to start saving. Offer ends on 2 December.

Read more: The best holidays to book for December 2025, from skiing in Austria to Christmas in Goa

Best travel deals

Booking.com

Booking.com will be launching its Black Friday sale on 20 November. There will be up to 40 per cent off selected accommodation, up to 25 per cent off car rentals and 20 per cent off selected attractions and airport rides.

Passengers can find up to 15 per cent on selected flights with the booking platform, while those who book cruises can gain up to $2,000 (£1,515) to spend onboard.

Attraction Tickets

Online retailer Attraction Tickets is offering deals and discounts on their website with the code BLACKFRIDAY.

Deals include 20 per cent off Orlando attraction tickets, up to 40 per cent off Discovery Cove packages, 12 per cent Orlando resort hotels and discounts on Disney resort hotel and ticket packages.

Offers are valid for new bookings made until 1 December 2025.

Red Funnel Ferries

Red Funnel Ferries, which travels between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, will run a Black Friday sale from 21 November to 5 December.

Deals include a third off private vehicle travel (until 2 November 2026), plus car day return fares for £44 and “Red Jet” high speed return fares for £19 (both until 31 March 2026).

Best airline deals

Jet2

Jet2 is offering an automatic 20 per cent discount on all of its flights. The offer valid on eligible flights booked from 30 October 2025 until the end of the day on 2 December 2025.

The discount is valid for travel from 30 October 2025 with all travel completed by 31 October 2027.

50,000 seats have also been made available for one-way travel only at £50 or less for travel between 6 November 2025 and 31 March 2026.

Jet2 has dropped discounts on flights and holidays (Getty Images)

Read more: easyJet holidays discount codes – Up to £200 off in November 2025

Best hotel deals

Expedia

Travel booking platform Expedia will launch its Black Friday deal on 20 November, with savings of up to 40 per cent across thousands of hotels while supplies last. The sale will end on 2 December.

Hotels.com

Hotel booking site Hotels.com will also be knocking up to 40 per cent off its accommodation offerings from 20 November. On Travel Tuesday, 2 December, Hotels.co will also be releasing a limited-time offer of 75 per cent off select hotels while supplies last.

Yotel

Hotel chain Yotel is offering up to 40 per cent off stays at select properties worldwide if booked between 19 November and 3 December, on stays from 20 November 2025 to 31 November 2026.

Participating hotels include London Stratford, Manchester Deansgate and Edinburgh, as well as across Europe, Asia and the US.

Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts

Scottish luxury hotel chain Marine & Lawn is knocking 50 per cent off their best available rate for stays from 1 January to 30 April 2026.

Virgin Red x Booking.com

Virgin’s rewards club has teamed up with Booking.com this Black Friday to offer its members more chances to earn Virgin Points.

Members can earn up to 10 Virgin Points (previously eight) for every £1 they spend when they book a Booking.com stay in the UK or Europe through Virgin Red between 3 November and 2 December 2025.

Virgin Points can be spent on a whole range of items, including Virgin Voyages, train tickets, Virgin hotels, Virgin holidays and Virgin Atlantic seats.

Generator

Hostel brand Generator is offering 33 per cent off stays of three nights or more across all of its European locations, ideal for a last-minute city break.

Travellers must book by 5 December to receive the deal on stays until 31 March 2026. Use code STAY33 at checkout.

AlmaLusa Hotels

Portuguese boutique hotel chain AlmaLusa is offering a 20 per cent discount on stays across its three properties (two of in Lisbon; one in Comporta.)

Hard Rock Hotel

Hard Rock Hotel Maldives (Hard Rock Hotel Maldives)

Grab up to 55 per cent off stays at participating all-inclusive Hard Rock properties until 7 December, and up to 30 per cent off can city and resort hotels when you book direct.

Art’otel

Save up to 35 per cent on stays at art-themed hotel chain Art’otel when booked between 20 November and 2 December, on stays from 12 December 2025 to 31 December 2026.

Hyatt

International hotel chain Hyatt has announced that World of Hyatt members can save up to 30 per cent at more than 750 hotels and resorts when booked before and on 11 December.

The discount will apply to stays from 20 November 2025 to 30 April 2026. If you are not a member of World of Hyatt, you can still bag 25 per cent, but it may be worth creating a free account for extra savings.

Read more: Hotel reviews and roundups

Best cruise deals

Virgin Voyages

Those looking to book a cruise with Virgin Voyages can benefit from 80 per cent off a second “sailor”, plus up to $400 (£304) of on board credits. Selected sailings are also available for just $99 (£75) per sailor, per night, which the brand is calling “the lowest fares it has ever offered”.

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line has cut its fares by 50 per cent until 17 November, including on the new Norwegian Aqua and the soon-to-debut Norwegian Luna.

Oceania Cruises

Luxury cruise brand Oceania, loved by foodies for its culinary focus, is currently offering up to 50 per cent off on more than 170 sailings across 2026 and 2027 for Black Friday.

Offer ends 10 December 2025.

Royal Caribbean is offering £760 off cruise fares (Getty Images)

Royal Caribbean

Popular cruise company Royal Caribbean is currently offering up to £760 off cruise fares, while a third and fourth guest can sail from £99 each when sharing a cabin.

MSC Cruises

MSC Cruises is knocking 30 per cent off selected 2025/26 sailings from Southampton, including winter cruises on MSC Poesia and summer 2026 voyages on MSC Virtuosa. The offer ends on 7 December 2025.

Swan Hellenic

Swan Hellenic, which specialises in expedition tours of the Arctic and Antarctic, will launch its Black Friday deals on 17 November, ending 2 December.

Passengers can save up to £2,600 on sailings and receive an extra $1,000 (£760) of onboard credit.

HX Expeditions

Trailblazers of cruising in frozen lands, HX Expeditions is offering its guests up to 35 per cent off select expeditions in 2025, 2026 and some in early 2027.

The sale runs until 3 December, covering iconic destinations such as Antarctica and Svalbard to Greenland, Alaska, the Galapagos Islands, and the Northwest Passage.

For more savings, read our Black Friday cruise deals guide, compiled by The Independent’s cruise editor Marc Shoffman.

Best rail deals

Byway

Flight-free travel agency Byway is offering passengers a complimentary first-class upgrade on selected slow travel trips departing in 2026.

Subject to availability, the offer extends to eligible daytime trains using a digital Interrail/Eurail pass outside your country of residence, including Eurostar upgrades where travellers can sit in Eurostar Plus for free, where available. The offer ends on 10 December.

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