The Soccer Geek

As you know the globe’s most anticipated soccer event is fast approaching so if you need flights to the South Africa World Cup 2010, then you’re in the right place. Today I’ve compiled a list for you of some of the most popular travel options so that you can choose the right airline for you. Prices will of course vary according to the dates you want to fly, but here you can discover some of the best details, benefits and features of special selected companies. The list includes an official FIFA travel provider as well as other great options including direct airlines and price/travel comparison services you could use.

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Virgin Atlantic

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One of Sir Richard Branson’s world-famous Virgin brands, Virgin Atlantic offers long haul flights around the world, including to the all important destination of South Africa for summer. If you fly economy you’ll get good leg room, in-flight entertainment and a free goodie bag amongst other benefits. Of course by upgrading to Premium Economy you will get more space and a bit more luxury. Meanwhile, if you were to fly upper class, you’ll also get a long flat bed, a bar on-board and a snooze pack. Before you even board you could have a chauffer driven car and a visit to the exclusive club house. That would certainly all sound very tempting!

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Ole Ole

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Ole Ole offers official FIFA packages for the World Cup, comprising tickets, flights and accomodation. If you buy one of these packages you’ll have all this taken care of for you- including all transfers from hotel to stadium, in addition to receiving a world cup gift pack. Alternatively you can just buy flights alone- offered through a given airline like South African Airways- and take it from there yourself! If you’re after the official option then this might be the best bet. But keep going, there are still other options to come.
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South African Airways

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If you don’t need to buy tickets or a package, then you might want to go with the airline directly. Indeed, companies like Opodo and Ole Ole will simply enable you to fly with them as their chosen provider. They offer flights from £599 amd tend to have good availability. As you would expect they offer a range of in-flight entertainments including games, audio and movies. There are telephones at every seat on some planes and, in business class, you’ll get a nice flat bed.

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Travel Supermarket

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If you are concerned about price then you may wish to use a price comparison service like Travel Supermarket, rather than buying flights with a particular airline straight away. Their engine will do all the searching for you so that you can find the cheapest and most convenient options for you, that fit in with your dates and other requirements. If you need more than just flights, you can search all in one place for other services like accomodation and insurance. Of course you may decide that an official FIFA travel provider is a better bet, but this will let you compare different options most effectively.

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LastMinute.Com

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It may be that only a few airlines will fly you direct to South Africa- depending on which cities you are coming from and arriving at- so you may want to consider flights which include a stop. These may sometimes be a little cheaper and, if you access them via LastMinute.Com, you can easily compare prices and details to judge which option is most convenient. What’s more, you might just end up with an amzing airline: one of those they refer you to is Fly Emirates: they sponsor Arsenal so they must be great! Plus, as their name suggests, LastMinute.Com is a great place to go if- like a lot of people- you tend to leave things a bit late and are in a desperate rush to book your flights.

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So if you’re feeling official and want a whole package, then perhaps Ole Ole is the best. If you want a feature-rich in-flight experience then Virgin Atlantic should be great. Alternatively, if you’ve left everything all to the last minute then..well, you can figure out the rest!

I hope this list of the providers of flights to South Africa World Cup has been helpful. Follow the links to the suggested websites and there you’ll be able to compare prices, dates, times etc. That’s it from me for now.

Bring on the World Cup!

Soccer Geek

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