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"How I regularly book round-trip international flights for less than $400" -- (link)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Apr 6 '17, 15:26

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/04/06/how-i-regularly-book-round-trip-international-flights-for-less-than-400/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_airfares-135pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.8ab9263fac20 (www.washingtonpost.com)

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I usually average 4 flights a year on points these days, and little of that is points from actually flying. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 17:07 7
- Is it points from credit card purchases? -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 17:36 3
  - partly, but mostly through the Air Miles program up here, which I think I've mastered. - Reagen Apr 6, 17:40 2
    - I sometimes feel guilty about charging $5 worth of groceries...not :) I also do online surveys where the points can be redeemed for miles and - Meg Apr 6, 17:57
    - Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 17:56
- (although I have a new target now that I've discovered the Star Alliance Around the World ticket) -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 17:13 1
  - Always wanted to do a RTW ticket -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 17:15
- Same here. I'm pricing out a R/T to St. Louis right now. I did have to pay for the Nashville ticket. -- nm - Meg Apr 6, 17:10
Don't forget "live in a big globalised city with a lot of international connections" -- nm - Roger More Apr 6, 15:42 6
- and don't live on minimum wage! -- nm - pfm: head shaved in *1 day*! Apr 6, 16:33 1
  - Right? Who can scrape by on $500,000 a year?! -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 16:35
- Very good point. The competition drives prices down too. -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 15:46 3
  - Also, you get a lot of good discounts from NY because it's easy to convince people to go there, so airlines want to fly there, which means discounts - Roger More Apr 6, 16:15 2
    - Good points. To your question - ty97 Apr 6, 16:25 1
      - There ought to be low prices to Vegas from both Europe & Asia. but I am too lazy to check. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 6, 16:27
But her point about being flexible on your dates and destinations, and then searching often are good -- nm* - ty97 Apr 6, 15:35 2
- For example, $367 to BCN in October. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 6, 15:39 1
  - And $380 to Paris -- (link) - ty97 Apr 6, 15:40
(Puerto Rico is not an international flight, Miss Blogger) -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 15:33
"Vancouver-Seattle. You're welcome." -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 15:32
(Alitalia and Avianca are not 'budget airlines' Miss Blogger) -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 15:32

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