Delta – $480: San Francisco – St. Maarten. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Go island hop – Anguilla, then Saba Island (we had to look that one up)

Great Bay, St. Maarten Photo: pfarrell95, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Great Bay, St. Maarten Photo: pfarrell95, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • April 1st – 8th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel until December. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $350

Routing:

  • SFO – JFK (New York) – SXM (St. Maarten) – JFK – SFO

Mileage:

Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers. We recommend in 2014, while Delta and Alaska continue to be partners that you credit all Delta flights to Alaska.

  • 2014: 8,530 miles or 5.6 cents per mile. This will credit 100% to Alaska.
  • 2015: 1,750 miles or a difference of 6,780 miles.

How to Book:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select Delta

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Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com, HotelsCombined.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.

Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – not required. There is a $30 USD Departure Tax. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Dutch Guilder (ANG) $1USD = 1.79 ANG. Euros & Dollars widely accepted.

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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