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Trip.com has launched its 3.3 Mega Sale for March 2026, unveiling limited all-in fares to New Zealand and London with Air New Zealand and Qatar Airways among the headline offers.
Four Days of Deals Target School Holidays and Long Weekends
The Singapore-based online travel agency announced the 3.3 Mega Sale will run from 3 to 6 March 2026, timed to capture demand for upcoming school holidays and regional long weekends. The campaign concentrates promotions into a short booking window, pairing aggressive pricing with time-limited flash sales to encourage fast decisions.
Across the four days, Trip.com is rolling out daily midnight coupon drops, all-in airfares, and rotating flash sales on hotels, attractions and eSIM products. Quantities are capped and offers are released in waves, a strategy that has become a hallmark of the company’s “double date” sales calendar and is designed to keep users returning to the app throughout the event.
The 3.3 Mega Sale follows earlier iterations of Trip.com’s date-driven promotions, which the company has previously credited with significant surges in traffic and bookings across Asia and Europe. This year’s edition expands that model with more prominent long-haul headline fares and deeper collaboration with airline partners.
S$800 All-in Returns to Auckland with Air New Zealand
Among the most eye-catching offers are return flights to Auckland operated by Air New Zealand, advertised at an all-in price of S$800 before applicable service charges, taxes and fees. The fare is being marketed as a limited, first-come, first-served promotion for customers booking through the Trip.com platform during the sale period.
The Auckland deal is positioned to appeal to families and small groups planning escapes to New Zealand’s outdoor destinations, from the North Island’s geothermal landscapes to the South Island’s alpine regions. The timing coincides with growing interest in nature-focused itineraries and self-drive trips, particularly among Southeast Asian travellers seeking milder temperatures and wide-open spaces.
Trip.com is encouraging customers to assemble groups of three or more to maximise savings, tying in with additional sale mechanics that reward multi-person flight bookings or extended hotel stays. The structure reflects a broader post-pandemic shift towards group and multi-generational travel to long-haul destinations such as New Zealand.
Qatar Airways Fronts London Bargains for Long-Haul Travelers
London also features prominently in the 3.3 Mega Sale, with Qatar Airways promoted as the carrier for S$800 all-in return flights, again excluding subsequent taxes, fees and surcharges. The offer places one of Europe’s busiest gateways within reach for price-sensitive travellers prepared to move quickly during the short campaign window.
The Gulf carrier, which routinely highlights its global connectivity via Doha, is leveraging the Trip.com promotion alongside its own limited-time fare campaigns to key European cities. For travellers originating in Asia, itineraries typically involve a transit at Hamad International Airport before continuing onward to London and other UK or European destinations.
By anchoring the London promotion on a full-service airline, Trip.com is targeting customers who value inflight comfort and network breadth but remain highly responsive to price. The move underscores how major carriers are increasingly using online travel agencies and flash promotions to fill shoulder-season capacity to long-haul markets.
Stackable Savings on Hotels, Attractions and Connectivity
Beyond headline airfares, the 3.3 Mega Sale layers on hotel discounts and destination experiences to encourage higher overall trip spend. The company is advertising hotel promo codes worth up to S$70 off stays, as well as buy-one-get-one or half-price offers on leading attractions across Asia and beyond.
Featured experiences include theme parks and cultural attractions in markets such as Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, with limited allotments released during specific flash sale windows. While these do not directly relate to New Zealand or London, they illustrate Trip.com’s broader strategy of bundling long-haul flights with shorter regional getaways and city breaks.
Connectivity is another focus, with promotional eSIM deals allowing travellers to secure data packages for destinations including Europe at highly discounted rates. For those heading to London or onward to the continent, these offers lower the cost of staying connected while abroad, and are marketed as app-only deals tied to the same campaign period.
Regional Focus and Competitive Landscape
The 3.3 Mega Sale is being pushed aggressively in multiple Asian markets, reflecting Trip.com’s ambition to cement its position in the region’s competitive online travel sector. Localised campaign pages highlight different currencies, domestic flash sales and partner bank discounts, but share a common emphasis on limited-quantity, app-centric offers.
In Singapore and neighbouring markets, the New Zealand and London fares are positioned as aspirational yet attainable long-haul trips, sitting alongside shorter-haul promotions to popular regional destinations. By combining marquee destinations like Auckland and London with mass-market beach, city and theme-park escapes, Trip.com aims to reach both value-driven and premium-leaning travellers.
The sale also underlines how airlines such as Air New Zealand and Qatar Airways continue to rely on tactical promotions and partnerships with online agencies to stimulate demand in specific corridors. For travellers watching airfare volatility closely, the 3.3 window offers a snapshot of how far long-haul prices can fall, albeit within tight booking conditions and limited fare buckets.