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A good sale to The Maldives and Hong Kong in one trip. This itinerary will give you at least  2 days in Hong Kong on the outbound before heading to The Maldives.

Hong Kong Airlines’ parent company HNA is going through some financial challenges – use a credit card with good travel protection to buy if you are planning to take advantage of this deal. Or get good travel insurance.

Here are some practical travel tips to Hong Kong and another take on Hong Kong.

Sample Travel Date:

• San Francisco – Hong Kong: October 2nd
• Hong Kong – Maldives: October 6th
• Maldives – San Francisco: October 13th

• This is just ONE SAMPLE travel date, for more availability, please follow the “Fare Availability” and “How to Search for Availability” instructions below

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from September – November  for Monday through Thursday returns. 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

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: SFO
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: hx hx
    • Textbox 2: minconnect 2880
      • The 2880 after minconnect is telling ITA to search for a connection of at least 2,880 minutes or 48 hours. ITA will start to error out once that number is greater than 4,020 or so, however, longer stopovers are still possible. Using the result as a guideline, play with the stopover length on Priceline’s multi-destination feature to see if it price. It is trial and error.
        • Service to the Maldives from Hong Kong on Hong Kong Airlines is only on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
  • Destination:  MLE
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: hx hx
    • Textbox 2: 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” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 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

• The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted

 

• You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

• V

Routing:

• SFO – HKG (Hong Kong) – MLE (Maldives) – HKG – SFO

Stopover:

• Two permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 19,770 miles or 3.3 cents per mile
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 0 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 0 miles

Hong Kong Airlines will earn 10% mileage with Hong Kong Airlines program as well as Virgin Australia’s program.

How to Buy:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • To price this on Priceline, select “Flights” then “Multi-destination” and enter it as 4 segments along the dates for those segments as shown on ITA like this:
    • Segment 1: Los Angeles – Hong Kong
    • Segment 2: Hong Kong – Maldives
    • Segment 3: Maldives – Hong Kong
    • Segment 4: Hong Kong – Los Angeles
  • Priceline’s risk free 24 hour cancellation policy here.

 

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Background Information:

The Maldives:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR). $1USD = 15.50 MVR

Hong Kong:

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

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

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the Priceline, accommodation, car rental, activities, or travel insurance 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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