Room upgrades, 25 per cent off and late check out: Hotel group offers prime ...

Room upgrades, 25 per cent off and late check out: Hotel group offers prime ...
Room upgrades, 25 per cent off and late check out: Hotel group offers prime ...

A global hotel group is offering incentives to Covid-vaccinated travellers after Qantas confirmed double-jabbed passengers can fly internationally by mid-December. 

StayWell Group, which owns the Park Regis and Leisure Inn chains in Australia as well as hotels in Asia, the United States and Europe, launched their 'vaccination perk' campaign on Thursday. 

After border closures decimated the travel industry in the last 18 months airlines, hotels, and tour groups are keen to get the ball rolling on travel once restrictions lift. 

StayWell which owns their Park Regis and Leisure Inn Hotels in Australia is offering a raft of discounts to full-vaccinated travelers (pictured: the Park Regis in Cairns, Queensland)

StayWell which owns their Park Regis and Leisure Inn Hotels in Australia is offering a raft of discounts to full-vaccinated travelers (pictured: the Park Regis in Cairns, Queensland)

StayWell also operates hotels internationally which Australians are able to travel to from December 18 as Qantas resumes flights to locations such as London and Singapore (pictured: the Park Regis in Singapore)

StayWell also operates hotels internationally which Australians are able to travel to from December 18 as Qantas resumes flights to locations such as London and Singapore (pictured: the Park Regis in Singapore)

StayWell said guests at Australian hotels who show their vaccination passport when checking in will get 25 per cent off their room, as well as extra loyalty points for members, and an upgrade to a better room if there is one available. 

On top of that those used to a lockdown sleep-in won't be rushed out with complimentary late checkouts and free cancellations. 

Vaccination incentives and competitions are growing more common as businesses encourage Aussies to get the jab and shake off gruelling lockdowns. 

Virgin Australia is running its VA-X and win promotion while Qantas is offering unlimited free flights, Accor Hotel suites, and BP petrol for a year to one competition winner in each state and territory.  

International travellers will also likely be able to get deals and discounts with a vaccine passport as international travel re-opens. 

Late checkouts, room discounts and upgrades mean guests will have a little more cash to spend on dining out (pictured: the Park Regis Singapore's restaurant)

Late checkouts, room discounts and upgrades mean guests will have a little more cash to spend on dining out (pictured: the Park Regis Singapore's restaurant)

Fully vaccinated Australians will be able to book a flight overseas from mid-December (pictured: the Park Regis Singapore)

Fully vaccinated Australians will be able to book a flight overseas from mid-December (pictured: the Park Regis Singapore)

Qantas has officially confirmed Australians can pack their bags for an overseas holiday from December 18. 

The country's flagship airline has provided the exact date holiday-hungry residents can book flights to popular destinations like the US, UK, Canada and Singapore

Biosecurity laws banning outbound travel without an exception will end on December 17 - the day before flights are set to resume. 

Qantas has scheduled flights to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore to commence from December 18. 

Australians will additionally be able to pack their bags for a highly-anticipated holiday to Tokyo and Fiji from December 19, and Hawaii the following day.  

Keen travellers will be expected to fork out around $1600 and $2300 for a one-way ticket to London and Los Angeles, with a return flight costing slightly less.

Qantas has officially confirmed Australians can pack their bags for an overseas holiday from December 18 (pictured, a tourist in Canada)

Qantas has officially confirmed Australians can pack their bags for an overseas holiday from December 18 (pictured, a tourist in Canada)

The country's flagship airline (pictured) has provided the exact date holiday-hungry residents can book flights to popular destinations like the US, UK, Canada and Singapore

The country's flagship airline (pictured) has provided the exact date holiday-hungry residents can book flights to popular destinations like the US, UK, Canada and Singapore

The announcement will come as welcome news to holiday-starved Australians who were told by Qantas boss Alan Joyce last month he expected flights to a few selected cities to resume in mid-December.  

Last week, the airline announced its plans to gradually bring back overseas flights once 80 per cent of the over 16s are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in accordance with the national plan. 

Qantas said it expected the country to reach that target in December - triggering the re-opening of international borders as part of 'Phase C' of the federal government's path to pandemic normality. 

The airline said flights to cities in Asia and South Africa with low vaccination rates and high Covid-19 case numbers would not restart until at least April 2022.

However, Hong Kong could be a viable holiday destination from February 2022. 

Where will you be able to jet off overseas this December?

 December 18 

*Sydney-London

*Melbourne-London

*Sydney-Los Angeles

*Sydney-Vancouver

*Sydney-Singapore

*Melbourne-Singapore

 December 19  

*Melbourne-Los Angeles

*Brisbane-Los Angeles

*Sydney-Honolulu

*Brisbane-Singapore

*Sydney-Tokyo

*Sydney-Fiji

 

 

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Qantas has scheduled flights to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore to commence from December 18 a spokesperson has revealed (pictured, a tourist in Italy)

Qantas has scheduled flights to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore to commence from December 18 a spokesperson has revealed (pictured, a tourist in Italy)

Australians can pack their bags for a Qantas flight to the US (pictured) from December 18

Australians can pack their bags for a Qantas flight to the US (pictured) from December 18 

Those developing world destinations include Bali, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and Johannesburg.

Qantas said it also plans to restart flights between Australia and New Zealand from mid-December 2021 as long as the trans-Tasman bubble had re-opened by that date.

The airline has predicted Victoria will be the first state to open

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