Emirates is offering a special flight deal to Dubai for $764, all taxes included.
Sample Travel Date:
January 21st – 28th
Fare Availability
Valid for travel on the outbound in January. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure
Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.
How to Search for Availability
Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
Departing from: LAX
Outbound Advanced Routing Code: iad
Destination: DXB
Return Advanced Routing Code: iad
(Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
Length of stay “0-7″ (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
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Fare Class
K
Elite Qualifying Dollars
$663
Routing
LAX – IAD (Washington D.C.) – DXB (Dubai) – IAD – LAX
Stopover
Not permitted
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Global Premier Upgrade Fare (for United 1K and GS members)
W Class
$1,350
Mileage
United will be revenue based mileage earning starting March 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 11 for 1K level members. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all United fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of United flyers.
2014: 18,704 miles or 4.1 cents per mile.
March 1st, 2015: 3,315 miles or a difference of 15,389 miles.
How to Book
Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select United
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Accommodations
For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Booking.com,Hotels.com, HotelsCombined, Hotwire.com or Orbitz) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.
Accor Hotels (Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis)
Agoda
Aloft Hotels
Anantara Resorts
Booking.com
CheapTickets
Country Inns and Suites
Expedia
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont, Swissotel, Raffles)
Four Points
Hilton Hotels (Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2)
HomeAway.com
Hotels.com
HotelsCombined
Hotwire
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts (Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Andaz, Hyatt Place, Hyatt House)
Intercontinental Group (Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites)
Le Meridien
Marriot International (Ritz Carlton, Bvlgari, JW Marriott, Edition, Autograph Collection, Renaissance, AC Hotels, Moxy, Marriott, Courtyard, Springhill Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Protea Hotels, Residence Inn, Towneplace Suites)
Orbitz
Preferred Hotels & Resorts (Preferred, Sterling, Summit)
Priceline
Radisson Hotels (Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni)
Riu Hotels – All inclusive hotels in the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe
Sheraton
Venere
Westin
W Hotels
Wyndham Hotels (Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn)
Car Rentals
Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
CarRentals.com
Fox Rent A Car
Hotwire
Orbitz
Payless Car Rental
Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe
Background Information
Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
Currency: Emirati Dirham (AED). $1USD = 3.67 AED
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