United – $872: Washington D.C. – Hong Kong. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

A good sale to Hong Kong. Well, it isn’t really — it is actually a fare to Shanghai that we price with a stopover and have the final destination as Hong Kong. Learning to using ITA is how you can take advantage of interesting deals.

Hong Kong Harbour. Photo: kevinpoh, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Hong Kong Harbour. Photo: kevinpoh, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

 

Sample Travel Date:

  • March 18th – 25th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from March 1st – April 30th. Must purchase by March 31st (it will not last until then)

How to Search for Availability:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $732.46

Routing:

  • DCA – ORD (Chicago) – HKG (Hong Kong) – PVG (Shanghai) – ORD (Chicago) – DCA. The segment between Shanghai and Hong Kong is operated by Dragonair or Cathay Pacific under Dragonair code.

Stopover:

Global Premier Upgrade Fare (for United 1K and GS members):

  • W Class
  • $1,502

Mileage:

  • 16,806 miles or 5.2 cents per mile. The segment between Shanghai and Hong Kong will earn zero miles with American or Alaska. It does however earn 25% with Cathay Pacific Asiamiles or British Airways Avios. The United segments will earn 100% mileage with United
  • The mileage earning breakdown:
    • United: 16,033 miles or 5.4 cents per mile
    • Cathay Pacific/British Airways: 193 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 on Airline 1 and Dragonair on Airline 2.

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Accommodations:

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Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). $1USD = 7.8 HKD

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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