Flights to Australia for €12: Incredible deal persuades tourists to fly halfway across the world
It sounds far too good to be true, but £10 (€12) flights to Australia are up for grabs next month.
The heavily discounted tickets – flights from London to Adelaide are typically closer to €1,000 – are intended to entice more overseas workers to visit.
Young Europeans have long seen Australia as a land of opportunity – a place to learn a new trade, or travel on a shoestring under the sun. And with travel restrictions finally easing this year, the South Australian Tourism Commission has launched this campaign to win them back.
200 of the incredibly cheap return tickets go on sale with Qatar Airways from May, departing Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin.
What do you need for a working holiday in Australia?
In a throwback to the ‘ten pound poms’ programme – a £10 assisted passage migration scheme which launched in 1945 – jobs are available in hospitality, outback stations and farms.
As well as meeting the criteria above, young people from Britain and Ireland will need to obtain a working holiday visa. You don’t have to already have a job lined up when you apply.
This costs 495 Australian dollars (around €333) and lasts for 12 months. But if you fall in love with the outback, you may be able to extend your adventure for another with a ‘Second Working Holiday Visa’.
Fully-vaccinated visa holders no longer need to test before travelling to the country, after the rules were eased on 17 April.
The campaign also stipulates that the lucky travellers must purchase a holiday starter pack from UK travel company Trailfinders from £162 (€192). This includes a three-night stay in a hostel, vouchers, and information on how to set up a bank account and – crucially – find a job.