A good fare to Shanghai.

View of Pudong from the Bund. Photo: seto_supraenergy, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Date:

• January 15th – 23rd, 2013

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from January 7th, 2013 – March 7th, 2013 for Monday through Thursday departures. Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “dl+” to search only Delta availability. Must purchase by December 19th.

Routing:

• DCA – JFK (New York) – NRT (Tokyo) – PVG (Shanghai) – NRT – JFK – DCA

Mileage:

• 16,150 miles or 5.4 cents per mile

How to Book:

• Use dates found at ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and book on Orbitz.com. Delta is not pricing the itinerary correctly. Make sure “Additional search options” is selected then check “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Delta if you are using Orbitz.com to have this priced out.

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival. $140. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• 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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• Go to the The Washington D.C. / Baltimore Flight Deals page

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