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Pond Skipping on the Cheap: LA to Tokyo R/T $540

Shinier than Vegas

What’s this what’s this? Korean Air has a roundtrip ticket to Tokyo from L.A. for as low as $540 for a nonstop flight! You have to stay a minimum of three days (easy!) and the fares are valid for travel from September 1 through November 30, 2009. Best part? No blackout days and you can travel any day of the week.

Hurry and book your flight before they sell out!

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $598 R/T LA to Oz

Flickr Shot by aussiegall

Flickr Shot by aussiegall

The TravelZoo newsdesk just published this special from Qantas Airlines where you can book a flight to Australia — Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Auckland, New Zealand — for only $598 roundtrip! That’s 60% off its usual price. And with the U.S. dollar holding its strength against the Oz/NZ dollar, this is a considerably more economical vacation than a European one.

Just so you know, Qantas doesn’t charge extra for its food and wine and that’s for all travel classes. You also get your own personal comfort kit with warm socks and eye shades plus a toothbrush and toothpaste so that you arrive at your destination all refreshed.

This sale ends on March 20 and is valid for travel between March 15 and October 24, 2009.

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $109 One Way to NYC

Flickr Shot by Lori Greig

Flickr shot by Lori Greig

Duuude! Virgin America is just getting better and better in my eyes. Cool mood lighting, personalized in-flight entertainment, and Richard Branson just might steal Sully away from U.S. Airways. But $109 one-way airfare to NYC or Boston to boot? Oh, also $59 each way from LAX to San Diego, Las Vegas and Seattle!

Just book your flight before Sunday, February 8 for travel completed by April 1, 2009. The only catch is that you have to fly on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday…and the Virgin Web site seems to be running really slow. Tried to book a flight just now and it keeps coming back with a “Sorry, could not complete your request message.” Hm.

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $550 Airfare + 2 Free Hotel Nights in London

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Wanna go somewhere that actually has a winter? This just in from the TravelZoo newsdesk: British Airways has slashed its nonstop fares from LAX to London to $203 each way. But not only that, you’ll also get two free hotel nights at a 3- or 4-star London hotel.*

This sale is for travel between January 27 and March 22 and you have to book by January 29.

According to TravelZoo, “The total roundtrip price with tax comes to approximately $550. If you register and book online with British Airways you’ll receive an additional $20 OFF.”

*Offer is based on 2 people traveling. Government taxes and fees extra.

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: $380 Roundtrip to Oz

Flickr Shot by Gojca

Flickr Shot by Gojca

From the TravelZoo Newsdesk: This is unbelievable but you can book now to fly to Australia (Melbourne or Sydney) for only $380, and THAT’s roundtrip! Normally these babies go for over $1,600.

This special is only available til tomorrow at noon PST or until sold out. And since there are only a very limited amount of seats available the latter scenario is more likely to happen. So hurry up and grab your tickets to Oz.

The fuel surcharge is included, but taxes are an extra $120-$150 depending on itinerary. Sydney fares are valid for Wednesday, Friday and Sunday departures. Melbourne fares are valid on Monday and Wednesday departures.

The special fare is to celebrate the launch of the Qantas A380 and is only good for travel from November 2 to December 8 of this year on the A380.

If you miss out on the $380 deal you can always book roundtrip to Australia for the other special low deal of $1,098 (good til June 27).

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: NYC for $128 O/W

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Another deal from the Travelzoo Newsdesk:

For Virgin America’s first sale of the year, you get cheapie one-way fares that are pretty darn good.

Fares on sale (each way):
- Las Vegas-San Francisco … $44
- Los Angeles-San Francisco … $44
- Los Angeles-Washington D.C. … $118
- Los Angeles-New York … $128

What makes this sale extra special is that you can fly any day of the week through March 12 (most airline sales exclude weekend travel). Just book your tix by January 11.

Virgin America features impressive amenities including mood lighting, leather seats with 32-inch pitch, nine-inch TV screen and access to power outlets.

How about planning your oh-so romantic V-Day getaway or a get-out-of-dodge anti-Valentine weekend?

Pond Skipping on the Cheap: United’s New Year Worldwide Sale

By Caroline on Crack

This just in from Travelzoo:

Get cheapie airfare from United Airlines from Los Angeles to hundreds of destinations across the globe.

You have to book by January 10 and travel through March 6.

Domestic deals include:

- Los Angeles-San Jose … $50 each way
- Los Angeles-Seattle … $83 each way
- Los Angeles-Ft. Lauderdale … $92 each way

And there are international getaways on the cheap like:

- Los Angeles-Puerto Vallarta … $85 each way
- Los Angeles-Shanghai … $249 each way

That’ll take care of one New Year’s resolution: See more of the world.