$34 flights as Jetstar and Qantas slash fares - plus more of this month’s best deals

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Hands up who needs a holiday?! If you’re dreaming of packing a bag and hitting the road, there are plenty of deals across flights, hotels, cruises and more to help you get the most bang for your buck.

Jetstar has launched its ‘Get Onboard Sale’ with 225,000 discounted fares available across its domestic and international network from just $34.

Fly Sydney to Ballina Byron from $34, Adelaide to Melbourne (Avalon) from $39, or head a little further afield with flights from Perth to Bali (Denpasar) from $144 and Gold Coast to Wellington from $197.

Right now, Qantas has also discounted over two million flights with deals as low as $99.

The airline’s biggest domestic sale of the year, includes discounted business and economy seats across 101 routes and 60 destinations. 

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Here are all the details, plus some more epic travel deals we’ve spotted this month.

Best flight deals

Jetstar

• Jetstar’s Get Onboard Sale’ has 225,000 discounted fares across domestic and international routes.
• Club Jetstar members get 12 hours exclusive access from 12pm AEST August 19, with public access opening from midnight AEST.
• Sale ends 11.59pm AEST Monday 24 August 2026, unless sold out, for travel before 2 February 2027.

Qantas

• Qantas Australia Red Tail Sale fares start at $99 for one-way Economy tickets including new services from Brisbane and Melbourne to Western Sydney, Launceston to Melbourne, Gold Coast to Sydney and Adelaide to Melbourne.  
• Sale fares are available to book for travel dates through to August 2027, including Christmas and New Year, summer school holidays, Easter school holidays, ANZAC Day and winter school holidays.

Webjet

• In Webjet’s 28th birthday sale travellers can get $150 off return flights to Japan, Europe and North America with BDAY150, or $200 off holiday packages to Bali and Fiji (min 5-night stay) with coupon code BDAY200.

Jetstar

• Jetstar has domestic flights on off from $45 (Sydney to Ballina). Sydney to Melbourne flights are for sale from $89, or plan a tropical escape with flights to the Whitsundays or Hervey Bay from $125.

Best cruise deals

Oceania Cruises

• Ahead of Oceania Allura’s first-ever full winter Mediterranean season extending through 2027 and 2028, the line is offering 40-45 per cent off select Mediterranean itineraries.

Aranui Cruises

• Aranui Cruises has extended its Escape Beyond Tahiti sale, offering discounts of up to $2000 with onboard credit of $700 per couple, on select 2026 and 2027 Aranui cruises, when booked by August 31, 2026.

Viking

• Viking has launched Flights on Us, a new promotion giving travellers included economy airfares of up to $2,800 per person on river, ocean, and expedition voyages departing between 2027 and 2029.

MSC Cruises

• Save up to 40 per cent on select sailings for bookings made until 5 October 2026.
• This includes a 7-night Mediterranean cruise to Italy, Malta, Spain and France from $1149pp and a 5-night Japan cruise from $1049pp.

Royal Caribbean

• Royal Caribbean is offering up to $1000 in instant savings, balcony upgrades and kids sailing from just $59, across South Pacific island itineraries, landmark European expedition adventures, and Asian escapes.

Murray River Paddlesteamers

• Save up to $500 on journeys aboard Australia’s first, five-star river vessel. Accommodating just 38 guests in deluxe, air-conditioned staterooms, PS Australian Star replicates an authentic 19th-century paddlesteamer but with modern-day luxuries.
• From this spring, Australian Star will offer year-round cruises of three, four or seven nights on the Murray River from Echuca. Book by September 30, 2026.

Contours Travel

• Take advantage of the new Antarctic Express option – fly the Drake Passage one way and cruise back.
• Book now to enjoy a $700 flight credit per person plus earlybird savings of up to 15 per cent on trips in the summer of 2027/28.

Best package and tour deals

Inspiring Vacations

• Inspiring Vacations has a range of Fly Cruise packages available right now.
• Fly Stay Cruise - 13 Day Inspiring Coral & Kimberley Coast, from $4,495; departs January 2028. 
• Fly Stay Cruise - 18 Day Luxury Japan Intensive, from $7,995; departs August 2027.

AAT Kings

• AAT Kings has launched its 2027/28 Australia and New Zealand season, headlined by the new nine-day Outback New South Wales Adventurer itinerary,
• To mark the launch, travellers can save up to $2,200 per couple on selected 2027/28 departures for bookings made between now and 30th September 2026, for travel from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028.

ALDI Holidays

• 10-Day Japan Theme Parks & Family Fun Tour, from $4,499 pp, including flights, accommodation, entry passes, and train travel.
• 12-Night Hawaiian Islands escape including a seven-night cruise and five nights in a hotel, from $5,999 pp.
• 5-Night all-inclusive stay at Merusaka Nusa Dua, Bali, from $1,699 pp including flights.

Just You

• Specialist solo tour operator Just You is offering savings of up to $400 on spring tours, including an epic American adventure, an Albanian discovery and highlights of India.

Best Accommodation deals

Crystalbrook

• Crystalbrook Collection has launched its biggest annual sale, with stays from $221 per night + complimentary daily breakfast across participating hotels - from tropical Queensland escapes to city stays in Sydney, Brisbane and Newcastle.
• The offer is available for travel through to July 2027.

Fiji Lomani Island Resort & Spa

• Stay five nights at Fiji’s adults-only Lomani Island Resort & Spa and pay for four, saving 20 per cent on accommodation.
• Valid for stays from November 1 to December 20, 2026, and January 4 to March 31, 2027. From FJ$5440 (AU$3485) for five nights.
• Book by August 31, 2026, using code LIR0726.

Pan Pacific Hotels

• For a limited time, travellers can experience a little luxury for less with the new Club Privilege offer, with up to 25 per cent off Club Rooms and Suites across Pan Pacific Hotels Group’s six Australian hotels when staying for two nights or more.

Reflections Holidays

• Reflections Holidays is offering 40 per cent off Mid-Week Glamping for Outsider’s Club members (Reflections loyalty program) across locations including Byron Bay, Seal Rocks, Norah Head and Lennox Head.
• Members can also access a Stay 5, Pay 4 offer, with 20 per cent savings on booking five nights or more.