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Just a few short days until our honeymoon! Here’s a brief overview of where we’re headed and how we’re getting there:
Our 24,606 mile trip will take us to 10 countries (including connections) over 16 days:
Part 1 -New York
We’ll fly from Charleston-JFK to New York-JFK on Delta…
…and spend 1 night in the city to get our fill of the Christmas spirit.
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Part 2 – Bali, Indonesia
Our award ticket starts in New York as we fly out of New York-LGA and, appx 33 hours later, land in Denpasar, [...]
You’d think that this was a cut and dry topic, but it’s far from it. What flights should count? Non-stop only? Contiguous countries? Territories and dependencies (they do often have the same currency and government as their mother country)?? As a result we’ve had to categorize the list a bit. We’ll start with a little background: the IATA (International Air Transport Association) defines “domestic” as two places with the same ISO country code. Contrary to the IATA definition, however, the regular passenger considers domestic flights as those where they do not need to pass immigration on departure and arrival.
Longest non-stop domestic [...]How about a weekend trip to Anchorage, Alaska in the fall?
You can book the awesome price of just $276 on either American Airlines or United Airlines. There’s still a ton of availability:
Average temperatures during the sale period:
Sept: 41°F – 55°F Oct: 29°F – 41°F Nov: 17°F – 27°F
How to book it:
Check http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ using its calendar of low fares to see all availability. Your best bets will be September, October & November.
>Drop us a line on Twitter (@weekend_blitz) or reply to this post if we can help.
Example dates available for a weekend trip:
Fri., Sep 27 to [...]I’ve prepared a handy map to see where in the world “X” number of United MileagePlus Award Miles will take you. This should help a lot in visualizing where in the world you can travel to with those miles you’ve been saving up over the years. You’ll find a few sweet spots that might help you save a few thousand MP Award Mies here or there, too, such as:
North America to Bangladesh is 65k miles, however, to travel to neighboring India or Nepal will cost you 80k — so maybe explore the possibility of booking award travel to Bangladesh and then purchasing a cheap ticket to your final destination North America to Australia/New Zealand will cost you [...]Here’s our second installment in the Ultimate Honeymoon series and another easy pick: French Polynesia.
Way out there in the middle of the Pacific
French Polynesia might be the most desired pick for a honeymoon or romantic getaway:
These names speak for themselves: Bora Bora, Tahiti, Moorea, Papeete. It boasts the world-renown, over-the-water bungalows that more and more resorts are now copying. Gallery of images from the web: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: [...](this first part is a repeat if you’ve already read the Thailand with Delta Skymiles post)
Ok, so I picked an easy one for our 1st installment: Thailand.
Thailand can be an awesome honeymoon pick for a few reasons:
It is home to some of the most exotic beaches and landscape in the world. Gallery from our trip in 2011: #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: [...]UPDATE 1:30pm: Deal also works FROM Portland TO Washington, DC.
Plan a weekend get-away from Washington, D.C. (IAD or DCA) to Portland (PDX) for as little as $182.
Source: http://www.gcmap.com/
How to book it:
Check http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ using its calendar of low fares to see all availability. Your best bets will be April, May & September.
>Drop us a line on Twitter (@weekend_blitz) or reply to this post if we can help.
Example dates available for a weekend trip:
Sat., Apr 13 to Mon., Apr 15 on United for $181.70: Fri., May 3 to Mon., May 6th on United for [...]
