Air New Zealand is one of those foreign carriers that operates from the United States to a foreign country that’s not their own. Others who does that include:

• Cathay Pacific – New York – Vancouver
• Air France – Los Angeles – Taihiti
• Korean Air – Los Angeles – Sao Paulo
• Kuwaiti Airways – New York – London
• Singapore Air – New York – Frankfurt, San Francisco – Hong Kong, San Francisco – Seoul
• Malaysian – Los Angeles – Tokyo

The list is not meant to be exhaustive. Let’s not digress further. Air New Zealand has a special promotion going on. $200 off Coach and $300 off Premium Economy. The regular coach fares earns no miles with anyone. Premium Economy earns 100% mileage with United and US Airways.

With the $200 off coupon, nonstop service in Coach is only $742 while Premium Economy is only $1359. This does in no way meet our 6 cents per mile criterion. It’s just a good fare for nonstop service on a very good carrier to the UK (rare feats).

London, England. Photo: TJ Morris, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• November 11th – 18th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from 1 October and 30 November, 2013. Travel to be completed by 7 December, 2013. Must purchase by September 26th

How to Search for Availability:

• Coach: Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “nz” on both the outbound and return fields to search for this itinerary.
• Premium Economy: Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “nz /f bc=a” on both the outbound and return fields to search for this itinerary.
• ITA will show pre-coupon prices.
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Partner Fare Class:

• K = Coach
• A = Premium Economy

Routing:

• LAX – LHR (London) – LAX

Mileage:

• 10,880 miles. Coach will earn miles with no one while Premium Economy will earn 100% mileage with United and US Airways.

How to Buy:

• Book on AirNewZealand.com using dates found at ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Remember to enter promo code “LON200” for Coach and “LON350” for Premium Economy to see this price.

$742 in Coach from LAX

$1,359 for Premium Economy!

Accommodations

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com or Hotwire.com) 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
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Design Hotels
• Expedia
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• Hotels.com
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Marriott International
  • Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels.
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Venere
• 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: British Pound (GBP) – $1USD = 0.62 GBP

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charge

For more of the latest cheap Los Angeles Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Los Angeles Flight Deals page

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