American has been attacking United’s fares to a few Caribbean destinations. However, we don’t really think they want people to book them as they have very bad layovers (e.g., the overnight layovers with the Antigua and St. Lucia deals we posted last week). This Punta Cana deal can be done without long layovers although availability is limited and requires you to follow our search and booking instructions explicitly to find it.

2015 availability is about $15 more.

Sunrise in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Photo: Dave Bezaire & Susi Havens-Bezaire, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• September 2nd – 9th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from September – October and January, 2015 – February, 2015. Very limited dates. Must purchase at least 3 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: /maxconnect 240
  • Destination: PUJ
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: /maxconnect 240
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “3-10” (the max date search range is 7 days. So use 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

Using the /maxconnect 240 Advanced Routing Code, we are instructing ITA to search for fares with connections of 4 hours or less.

Fare Class:

• American: Q
• US Airways: R

Routing:

• EWR – CLT (Charlote) – PUJ (Punta Cana) – CLT – EWR

Mileage:

• 3,822 miles or 6.0 cents per mile

How to Book:

• Book on Google Flights with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Google Flights will redirect you to AA.COM to book

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: Dominican Peso (DOP) – $1USD = 42.55 DOP

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

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 commission if you use the accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking or apply and is approved for a credit card using our link above. Thank you for your continuing support.

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