Delta – Under $725: Washington D.C. / Chicago / San Francisco – Hong Kong / Beijing / Shanghai / Taipei. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Delta is putting Asia on sale! Shanghai is the cheapest at $690!

Washington D.C.:

  • Hong Kong [HKG] – $718
  • Beijing [PEK] – $717
  • Shanghai [PVG] – $690
  • Taipei [TPE] – $722

Chicago:

  • Hong Kong [HKG] – N/A
  • Beijing [PEK] – $699
  • Shanghai [PVG] – $690
  • Taipei [TPE] – $722

San Francisco:

  • Hong Kong [HKG] – $718
  • Beijing [PEK] – $717
  • Shanghai [PVG] – $690
  • Taipei [TPE] – $722

Update 11/27/2014 @ 2:30AM Eastern – fare gone

 

Sailing in Hong Kong - Photo: Prachanart Viriyaraks via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sailing in Hong Kong – Photo: Prachanart Viriyaraks via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from Washington D.C. to Hong Kong
  • December 9th – 16th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel on the outbound until December 9th or January 7th, 2015 – April 30th, 2015 for Monday through Thursday departures with a 7 day minimum stay. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure
  • Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: WAS
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: dl+ /f bc=v
    • Destination: HKG
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: dl+ /f bc=v
    • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • (For Chicago availability, replace WAS with ORD on the Departing from: field)
    • (For San Francisco availability, replace WAS with SFO on the Departing from: field)
    • (For other destinations, replace HKG with the airport code from above)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “5-12” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
    • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below
  • 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:

  • $625 (will be less for other cities)

Routing:

  • DCA – SEA (Seattle) – HKG (Hong Kong) – SEA – DCA. Some segments might be operated by Alaska Air under Delta flight numbers.

Stopover:

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.

  • 2014: 17,602 miles or 4.1 cents per mile
  • 2015: 3,125 miles or a difference of 14,477 miles.

How to Book:

  • Support us by using our Expedia link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Advanced options” and then select “Delta” on Preferred Airline

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Background Information:

Hong Kong:

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

China:

Taiwan:

  • Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Not required.  Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database.
  • Currency: Taiwan New Dollar (TWD). $1USD = 30.72 TWD

 

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Comments (2)

  • Michael Wu 9 years ago Reply

    Here’s hoping that United matches!

    The Flight Deal 9 years ago Reply

    @Michael – United actually started this out of Delta hubs. United is unlikely to match out of their own hubs.

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