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5 Black Friday Deals Around the World

by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers

Nov 9, 2026

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Save money on your family’s holiday vacation and 2027 travels by taking advantage of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday deals. Savings can be as high as 50 percent off regular rates, and many special offers include dates through December 2027.

 

Some of the offers are from individual hotels and resorts, while others apply to an entire portfolio of affiliated properties. In Maine, for example, Kennebunk Resort Collection offers up to 35 percent reductions on stays at all 10 resorts, including The Lodge on the Cove and The Cottages at Cabot Cove. The Holiday Cyber Sale begins Nov. 18 and continues through Dec. 1.

 

The Opal Collection will have savings of up to 50 percent on Cyber Monday; the sale lasts for 72 hours and includes two luxury properties adjacent to Acadia National Park: freshly renovated Asticou Hotel in Northeast Harbor and the seaside Salt Cottages in Bar Harbor.

 

On Cape Cod, Massachusetts, The Cove at Yarmouth, close to Hyannis and the beaches, offers up to 50 percent savings during its Black Friday specials.

 

Resorts are not the only properties that offer Black Friday deals. City properties, such as Boston’s Commonwealth Hotel, notify readers of their newsletter of upcoming specials, such as Black Friday savings of as much as 50 percent on suites.

 

Signing up for newsletters and joining hotel group frequent-traveler programs can open doors to more cyber specials announced to members. Not only will you get advance notice, but discounts are also often higher for members.

 

Major worldwide hotel groups, such as NH Hotels and Accor, often have Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. For example, Marriott Hotels will announce its Cyber Monday sales sometime late this month on the Marriott Hotel Deals & Special Offers page.

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