We published a $781 fare to Shanghai from New York, Boston, DC and a few East Coast cities yesterday. American put Chicago, Seattle and many Midwest and Western cities on sale to Shanghai. See below for complete list of cities.
View of Pudong from the Bund. Photo: seto_supraenergy, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)
Other Midwest and Western cities included in the sale:
- Memphis, TN
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Omaha, NE
- Marquette, MI
- Santa Fe, NM
- Houston-All Airports, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Cincinnati, OH
- Milwaukee, WI
- San Antonio, TX
- New Orleans, LA
- Austin, TX
- Little Rock, AR
- Chattanooga, TN
- Knoxville, TN
- Tri-Cities Regional, TN
- Lexington, KY
- Jackson, WY
- Montrose, CO
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Wichita, KS
- Tulsa, OK
- Fargo, ND
- Fayetteville, AR
- Manhattan, KS
- Springfield, MO
- Kansas City, MO
- Minneapolis-St Paul, MN
- Cleveland, OH
- Des Moines, IA
- Columbus, OH
- Denver, CO
- Louisville, KY
- Evansville, IN
- Rochester, MN
- St Louis, MO
- Dayton, OH
- Detroit-All Airports, MI
- Flint, MI
- La Crosse, WI
- Toledo, OH
- Traverse City, MI
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Vail, CO
- Green Bay, WI
- Indianapolis, IN
- Aspen, CO
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Dubuque, IA
- El Paso, TX
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Moline, IL
- Champaign, IL
- Peoria, IL
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Bloomington-Normal, IL
- Albuquerque, NM
- Madison, WI
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Santa Ana, CA
- Palm Springs, CA
- Portland, OR
- Longview, TX
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
- McAllen, TX
- Jackson, MS
- Laredo, TX
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Lafayette, LA
- Alexandria, LA
- Lake Charles, LA
- Monroe, LA
- Shreveport, LA
- College Station, TX
- Tyler, TX
- Rapid City, SD
- Grand Junction, CO
- Cheyenne, WY
- Gunnison, CO
- Durango, CO
- Springfield, IL
- Grand Island, NE
- Roswell, NM
- Amarillo, TX
- Joplin, MO
- Midland-Odessa, TX
- Lubbock, TX
- Fort Smith, AR
- San Angelo, TX
- Texarkana, AR
- Abilene, TX
- Killeen, TX
- Lawton, OK
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Waco, TX
- Cape Girardeau, MO
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO
- Marion, IL
- Quincy, IL
- Ontario, CA
- Burbank, CA
Sample Date:
- November 9th – 16th. Valid for travel until December 31st. Use http://matrix.itasoftware.com and flexible month search to see availability. Must purchase 3 days advance of departure. Must purchase by October 24th, 2011.
Routing:
- Chicago: ORD – PVG (Shanghai) – ORD
- All other cities: CITY – ORD/LAX (Los Angeles) – PVG – ORD/LAX – CITY
Mileage:
- Chicago: 14,114 miles or 5.6 cents per mile. With 5% coupon, 5.3 cents per mile
Booking:
- Use dates found at http://matrix.itasoftware.com and book on AA.com
- If you are traveling between October 29th – December 5th, 5% discount code to save even more — can be stacked with 10% Costco giftcards
- Use the 10% off Costco AA Gift Cards to save more
- AA’s risk free cancellation policy here
Background Information:
- Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival. $140
- Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) – $1USD = 6.3 CNY
Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:
- No Fee Foreign Transaction Credit Cards to save on international purchases
- Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
- Get your taxes refunded when shopping
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