A good sale to the second largest city in Greece.

(For those who doesn’t care about miles — Turkish Airlines has this for $674. However, this itinerary is via United is almost enough for a free one way domestic ticket. So paying about $50 more will save you money in the long run. Travel is a long game — collecting miles and using them is how you can travel for cheaper than just searching and buying the cheapest ticket all the time)

Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo: Dave Proffer, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• November 4th – 11th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from November 1st – 30th. Must purchase at least 60 days in advance

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: ORD
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: muc
  • Destination:  SKG
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: muc
  • (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

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $573.

Routing:

• ORD (Chicago) – IAH (Houston) – MUC (Munich) – SKG (Thessaloniki) – MUC – ORD. Flights must be via Munich to ensure 100% mileage earning.

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

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

• W Class
• N/A

Mileage:

• 12,426 miles or 5.8 cents per mile. Be mindful to only choose flights operated by United or Aegean. Any flights operated by Lufthansa will not earn any miles. Flights operated by United but Lufthansa coded will earn 100% mileage.

How to Book:

• Book via Hipmunk wih dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • On the From field, enter ORD::MUC
  • On the To field, enter SKG::MUC
  • It will direct you to United.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: Euro (EUR). $1USD = 0.73 EUR

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 Chicago 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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