The budget flight revolution has transformed the lives of Europeans beyond recognition. How many people did you know when you were growing up that went to Berlin clubbing at the weekend? Copenhagen purely for a slap up feed? Unless you hung around with people whose parents’ had estates rather than lived on one (or you’re very young, in which case – lucky you), we’re betting: none of you. Shall we pop to Barcelona to watch Messi in action? Jet over to immerse ourselves in Budapest’s ruin pub scene? Peruse independent art galleries in Amsterdam? The increased frequency and decreased cost of Europe, nay, the world’s air travel has brought us all a little closer, and our horizon’s all the more expanded.
One fascinating byproduct of our new international outlook is the rise of the ‘pot luck getaway’ – spent hours trawling budget airline websites for the cheapest flights, carefree of destination, focussed entirely on getting away from it all, treading new paths? Then you’ll know what we’re talking about. “Why didn’t this exist before?” is the question GeniusFlight.com founder Gennie Freen is most asked – and we’re not about to break that trend. WHY?
Allowing travel-savvy consumers the ability to search flights by budget rather than destination, GeniusFlight.com is a revelation amidst the revolution. £100 burning a hole in your pocket, wanderlust getting the better of you? Chuck your dates, preferred airport and budget into the mix, sit back and be inspired. Simple as that.
Talking of inspiration, that’s where we come in – we’ve teamed up with GeniusFlight.com to offer you lucky chumps a tasty little package. We’re giving away a £350 voucher for you and a pal (or maybe even a few pals) to book flights anywhere that fits the budget. Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Budapest, Stockholm… you could even get to the US if you fancy going solo. And, on top of that, we’re going to prepare a one-off individually-tailored guide to whichever city you choose. Not bad, hey? We’ve unearthed a little inspiration to get you going below – all that remains is to enter:
*Simply leave a comment at the bottom of this page, telling us which city you want to go to, and why. There are no restrictions on entrant’s location or where to fly to/from. We’ll choose our favourite response at 5pm GMT, Wednesday 9 July. Good luck…
Hotel Not Hotel, Amsterdam
SLA, Amsterdam
El Palauet, Barcelona
Tickets, Barcelona
25hours Bikini Hotel, Berlin
Clärchen’s Ballhaus, Berlin
Iskola, Budapest
Szimpla Kert, Budapest
The Standard, Copenhagen
Central Hotel & Café, Copenhagen
Disco Volante, Vienna
Urbanauts, Vienna
