A good sale to Stockholm.

Stockholm, Sweden Water View. Photo: jimmyharris, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• September 2nd – 8th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from August 24th – October 21st. Availability is extremely limited — mostly Tuesday departures from the United States. Must purchase at least 10 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: SEA
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: sfo ams
  • Destination: ARN
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: ams sfo
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “0-7” (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:

• V

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $562.52

Routing:

• SEA – SFO (San Francisco) – AMS (Amsterdam) – ARN (Stockholm) – AMS – SFO – SEA

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

Delta will be going to a revenue based mileage earning program starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earned based on elite qualifying dollars multiplied by 5 at the base level 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..

• 2014: 13,700 miles or 5.2 cents per mile.
• 2015:  2,812 miles or a difference of 10,888 miles.

Delta Seattle Double Miles Bonus

• Sign up for the Seattle Double Miles Bonus.

How to Book:

• Book via Hipmunk link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search

• On the From field, enter SEA::SFO AMS
• On the To field, enter ARN::AMS SFO
• It will link you to Delta.com to book.

• Save $400 off your next travel purchase after signing up for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®.* Earn 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that’s enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit

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: Swedish Krona (SEK). $1USD = 6.52 SEK

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 Seattle Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Seattle Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking or apply and is approved for a credit card using our link above. Thank you for your continuing support.

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