Manaus is the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon. How about spending Thanksgiving trekking the Amazon?

The Amazon, Manaus, Brazil Photo: JackPiranha, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• November 26th – December 2nd

Fare Availability:

• Valid for depart from November 24th – 29th, 2013 and return by December 13th or depart in February, 2014 and return by February 20th, 2014. Must purchase by October 11th

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “gig” on the outbound and return fields to search for this fare.
• 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:

• N – Segments between New York and Brazil
• Y – Segments within Brazil

Routing:

• JFK – GIG (Rio de Janiero) – MAO (Manaus) – GIG – JFK.

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 13,138 miles or 6.0 cents per mile.
  • TAM is a member of the Star Alliance and United and US Airways partner. This fare will not earn any miles for the JFK – Brazil segment and 100% mileage for the intra-Brazil segments when crediting to United or US Airways
  • TAM is also a mileage partner with American. This fare will earn 100% redeemable mileage for the itinerary. They are NOT elite qualifying miles.

How to Buy:

• Book on Vayama using dates found at ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

Accommodations

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Design Hotels
• Expedia
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• Hotels.com
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Marriott International
  • Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels.
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Venere
• Wyndham Hotels
  • Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn

Car Rentals

• Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
• CarRentals.com
• Fox Rent A Car
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – Required prior to arrival – $160 – $180. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL) $1USD = 2.27 BRL

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

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• Go to the The New York Flight Deals page

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