United – $996: Chicago – Bangkok, Thailand. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

There are continuing political unrest in Bangkok. Be mindful if you are planning to go.

View of Bangkok from Moon Bar, Banyan Tree Hotel - Photo: Eric Pesik and Deanna Pesik, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

View of Bangkok from Moon Bar, Banyan Tree Hotel – Photo: Eric Pesik and Deanna Pesik, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

 

Sample Travel Date:

  • November 3rd – 10th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel on the outbound from November 1st – 30th. Must purchase by July 8th

How to Search for Availability:

Fare Class:

  • K

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $884

Routing:

  • ORD – NRT (Tokyo) – BKK (Bangkok) – NRT – ORD. Segments between Tokyo and Bangkok will be operated by All Nippon Airways under United flight numbers

Stopover:

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

  • W Class
  • $1,932

Mileage:

United will be revenue based mileage earning starting March 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 11 for 1K level members. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all United fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of United flyers.

  • 2014: 18,304 miles or 5.4 cents per mile.
  • March 1st, 2015:  4,420 miles or a difference of 13,884 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
  • Save $400 off your next travel purchase after signing up for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®.* Earn 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that’s enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit

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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.

Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Thai Bhat (THB). $1USD = 32.79 THB

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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