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What is The Shorthaul? It is our irregular feature of deals under $200 and 3,000 miles roundtrip.

Beach, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts – . Photo: Paul Lowry, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• July 9th – 15th.

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from June – September. Must purchase by at least 14 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: NYC
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: dl
  • Destination:  MVY
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: dl
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “0-7” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• V

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $119.06

Routing:

• JFK – MVY (Marth’a Vineyard) – JFK

Mileage:

Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers. In 2014, we recommend that you credit eligible Delta flights to Alaska Air.

• 2014: 3,46 miles. This itinerary will earn 100% mileage with Alaska.
• 2015: 595 miles (you will earn more miles if you are a non-elite Delta member in 2015 than 2014)

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Hotwire link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com, HotelsCombined.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
• Aloft Hotels
• CheapTickets
• Four Points
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• Hotels.com
• HotelsCombined.com
• Hotwire
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Le Meridien
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Sheraton
• 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

For more of the latest cheap New York Flight Deals:

• Go to the The New York Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a small commission if you use the Hotwire, accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking. Thank you for your continuing support.

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