LAN just released a good fare from San Francisco to Bogota with availability until February, 2014!

Update 8/16/2013 @ 4:40PM Eastern – fare gone. Sorry.

Bogota, Colombia Photo: KLEPER, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• October 14th – 21st

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from February 28th, 2014 for Monday through Thursday departures. Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “lim” on both the outbound and return fields to search only LAN availability. Other routings available via “mia” for a mix of American and LAN metal. If availability is bad with routing via LIM (Lima), try via MIA (Miami). Must purchase by August 20th
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Partner Fare Class:

• O (US – South America)
• S (Within South America)

Routing:

• SFO – LIM (Lima, Peru) – BOG (Bogota) – LIM – SFO

Stopover:

• One permitted at $35
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 11,337 miles or 4.3 cents per mile. LAN is a member of the Oneworld Alliance and partner with American Airlines. This fare will earn 100% mileage when crediting to American for segments between the United States and South America. Segments within South America will earn 25% mileage with American. We recommend you crediting this flight with American. As such, you will earn 9,585 miles or 5.1 cents per mile
• If you take a routing via Miami, any segment operated by LAN Colombia will earn zero mileage with American.

How to Book:

• Use dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and go to Hipmunk.com.
• On the From field, enter “SFO::LIM” (or if you use a routing via Miam, SFO::MIA)
• On the To field, enter “BOG::LIM”
• This will show the itinerary provide a link directly to Priceline to book.

Background Information:

• Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Colombian Peso (COP) $1USD = 1,908 COP

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 San Francisco / Bay Area Flight Deals:

• Go to the The San Francisco / Bay Area Flight Deals page

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