LAN, Virgin Australia and other airlines offer attractive flight deals to boost Christmas demand

Australian travelers to the US and South America are in for happy and exciting times ahead this Christmas as several international airlines engage into a stiff competition to offer cheap flight deals by lowering fares.

The airlines are offering sale fares to South America and the US from Australia starting as low as US$1,000 and to Europe starting for less than US$1,700. If you are planning to visit Santiago, Melbourne or Sydney, you can save big when traveling by LAN Airlines. The airline is offering cheap tickets to Santiago starting at US$1,127; cheap tickets to Melbourne starting at US$1,242; and cheap tickets to Buenos Aires starting at US$1,237. The fares are valid for travel from Sydney.

International airlines like Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Thai Airways and Qantas are also not lagging behind in the fares war. Virgin Australia has brought some exciting flight deals for its passengers. Cheap flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne can be booked starting from US$1,168; cheap flights from Sydney to Los Angeles are available starting at US$1,187; while cheap flights to Los Angeles from Brisbane are available for booking starting from US$1,189.

With Etihad Airways, cheap tickets to Paris from Melbourne can be purchased starting from US$1,675 and cheap tickets to Paris from Sydney can be booked starting from US$1,693.

Thai Airways also has an incredible offer for you. The airline is offering roundtrip tickets to Phuket via Bangkok and Koh Samui for under US$1,000 from around Thailand.

When flying with Qantas, you can book return tickets to Dallas/Fort Worth from Sydney starting from US$1,448, while return flights to Shanghai from Sydney can be booked starting from US$927.