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Visit both Paris and Reykjavik. You can go to Paris with or without the stopover in Reykjavik.

Icelandair includes ONE free checked bags with the fare.

Here are some practical travel tips to Iceland, another take on Iceland and The Westman Islands, Iceland.

Sample Travel Date:

• Portland to Paris: November 14th
• Paris to Reykjavik: November 22nd
• Reykjavik to Portland: November 27th

• 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 late October – early December. Free stopover in Reykjavik for up to 7 days. Must purchase at least 42 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:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: PDX
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: kef
    • Textbox 2:
  • Destination:  CDG
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: kef
    • Textbox 2: minconnect 2880
      • The 2800 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. The stopover can either be on the outbound or return. So if you want to do it on the outbound, just put minconnect 2880 on the Outbound Routing Code Textbox 2 field instead of the Return. Then put kef on the Return Advanced Routing Code Textbox1 field and empty out Textbox 2
  • (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 Book” section below.

Fare Class:

• U

Routing:

• PDX – KEF (Reykjavik) – CDG (Paris) – KEF – PDX

Stopover:

• One permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

Icelandair is an Alaska Air partner. Mileage earning with Alaska is as follows:

• Miles Flown: 10,234 miles or 4.7 cents per mile
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 2,558 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 2,558 miles

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Flights” then “Multi-Destination” and enter each segment and dates for those segments individually like this:
  • Segment 1: Portland – Paris
  • Segment 2: Paris – Reykjavik
  • Segment 3: Reykjavik – Portland
  • Priceline’s risk free 24 hour cancellation policy here.

 

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Background Information:

Iceland:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Icelandic Krona (ISK). $1USD = 102 ISK

France:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not Required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Euro (EUR). $1 USD = 0.88 EUR

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 Portland Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Portland Flight Deals page

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