American is putting even more cities on sale to Shanghai. See below for additional West Coast cities that are on sale in addition to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
View of Pudong from the Bund. Photo: seto_supraenergy, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)
Additional cities on sale include:
- Santa Ana, California – $739
- Palm Springs, California – $739
- Portland, Oregon – $739
- Sacramento, California – $739
- San Jose, California – $739
- Monterey, California – $739
- Las Vegas, Nevada – $739
- San Diego, California – $739
- Santa Barbara, California – $739
- Ontario, California – $742
- Burbank, California – $742
Sample Date:
- November 10th – 16th. Valid for travel until December 31st, 2011 with availability almost everyday. Use http://matrix.itasoftware.com and flexible month search to find exact availability. Must purchase by October 17th, 2011
Routing:
- CITY – LAX (Los Angeles) – PVG (Shanghai) – LAX – CITY. Can also be routed via ORD (Chicago – O’Hare).
Mileage:
- 15,726 miles or 4.6 cents per mile (Sample mileage for SFO itinerary). If you have more travel plans with American next year, this would be a good fare to do the Gold Challenge. With Gold status with American, you would save on check baggage until February 2013, receive priority checkin, security and boarding along with 25% mileage bonus.
Booking:
- Use dates found at http://matrix.itasoftware.com and book on AA.com
- If you are traveling between October 29th – December 5th, 5% discount code to save even more — can be stacked with 10% Costco giftcards
- Use the 10% off Costco AA Gift Cards to save more
- AA’s risk free cancellation policy here
Background Information:
- Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival. $140
- 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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