SkyTeam carriers (Delta, Air France and KLM) is responding to last night’s United fares to Europe to a different set of destinations. We only found that SkyTeam is responding only from United hubs (Newark, Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and Denver.)

This response is mainly to the following:

• Istanbul, Turkey – About $1,400 from East Coast United hubs (Newark Washington D.C., Chicago and Houston) and about $2,00o from West Coast United hubs (San Francisco and Denver)
• Brussels, Belgium – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Ireland (Dublin, Shannon, Cork) – About $1,700 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Prague, Czech Republic – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Athens and Thessalonki, Greece – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Zurich, Switzerland – About $2,000 to all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Germany – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Copenhagen, Denmark – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Stockholm, Sweden – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Olso, Norway – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Budapest, Hungary – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Bucharest, Romania – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Lisbon, Portugal – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Warsaw, Poland – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles
• Vienna, Austria – About $2,000 from all United hubs except Los Angeles

The above pricing is based on a 7 day stay. Based on a sample to Istanbul from New York, the business class fare is only about $400 more than coach! If you want to go to Italy, France, Spain or Netherlands, yesterday’s Star Alliance business class fares would be a better bet.

Update 4/4/2014 @ 1:00PM Eastern – thanks to a heads up from The_Real_Mitz, if you stay more than 10 days, its at least another $200 cheaper than the prices above.

Update 4/5/2014 @ 12:30AM Eastern – fare gone!

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Newark to Istanbul
• July 8th – 22nd

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from the United States June 27th – August 30th and June 29th – September 4th to the United States. Must purchase at least 60 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: EWR
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
  • Destination:  IST
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (No advanced advanced routing code is required to find this)
  • (On the Cabin, select Business Class or Higher)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “7-14” (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:

• Z

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $1024 base fare
• $266 fuel surcharge

Routing:

• EWR – AMS (Amsterdam) – IST (Istanbul) – AMS – EWR

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 10,064 miles. All fares will earn at least 100% mileage with Delta.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Vayama link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure on the “Cabin/Class” dropdown, you select “Business” and on Carrier Preferences, enter Delta, KLM Royal Dutch or Air France depending on what ITA shows you or leave it blank.

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

Background Information:

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Portugal:

• Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Euro (EUR). $1USD = 0.73 EUR

Czech Republic:

• Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK). $1USD = 20.03 CZK

Denmark:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Danish Krone (DKK). $1USD = 5.43 DKK

Hungary:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Hungarian Forint (HUF). $1USD = 227 HUF

Norway:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK). $1USD = 5.99 NOK

Poland:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Polish Zloty (PLN). $1USD = 3.03 PLN

Romania:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Romanian New Leu (RON). $1USD = 3.28 RON

Sweden:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Swedish Krona (SEK). $1USD = 6.4 SEK

Switzerland:

• Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Swiss France (CHF). $1USD = 0.87 CHF

Turkey:

• Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival for $20. Must apply online at Republic of Turkey – Electronic Visa Online Application System. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY). $1USD = 2.21 TRY

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 Charges

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