This is a fare that you have to search explicitly using the search criteria below. It will show up at $915 if you just do a search for United.

Hong Kong at Night from Victoria Peak Photo:Trodel, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• April 1st – 8th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel until April 30th. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: LAX
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: sfo
  • Destination:  HKG
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: pvg sfo
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “3-10” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 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

Fare Class:

• K – United segments
• S – DragonAir segment

Minimum Stay Requirement:

• 6 Days

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $718.66

Routing:

• PHX – SFO – HKG (Hong Kong) – PVG (Shanghai) – PHX. The segment between Shanghai and Hong Kong is operated by Dragonair or Cathay Pacific under Dragonair code.

Stopover:

• Two permitted at $100 each. None in Guam.
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Global Premier Upgrade Fare (for United 1K and GS members):

• W Class
• $1,590

Mileage:

• 15,151 miles or 5.6 cents per mile. The segment between Shanghai and Hong Kong will earn zero miles with American or Alaska. It does however earn 25% with Cathay Pacific Asiamiles or British Airways Avios. The United segments will earn 100% mileage with United. Avoid the Air China segment.
• The mileage earning breakdown:
  • United: 14,384 miles or 5.9 cents per mile
  • Cathay Pacific/British Airways: 193 miles

How to Book:

• Book via Hipmunk link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
• On the From field, enter PHX::SFO
• On the To field, enter HKG::PVG SFO
• It will link you to United.com to book.

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.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• Aloft Hotels
• CheapTickets
• Four Points
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• Hotels.com
• HotelsCombined.com
• Hotwire
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Le Meridien
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Sheraton
• Westin
• W Hotels
• 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 – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). $1USD = 7.8 HKD

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 Phoenix Flight Deals page

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