There continues to be challenges with American and US Airways loading codeshare flights onto their system — this is one of them. Enjoy the savings

Chowpatty end of Marine Drive, Mumbai, India – Photo: AshuGarg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• September 10th – 18th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from August 23rd – October 31st or February 3rd, 2015 – April, 2015 . Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: DFW
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: us vs
  • Destination:  BOM
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: vs us
  • (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:

• US Airways: R
• Virgin Atlantic: N

Routing:

• DFW – LHR (London) – BOM (Mumbai) – LHR – DFW. The segments between Dallas and London will be operated by American under US Airways flight numbers. The segments between London and India will be operated by Virgin Atlantic

Stopover:

• Unlimited permitted – one for free and additional at $50 each.
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 18,430 miles or 4.9 cents per mile.
  • The US Airways segments between Dallas and London will earn 9,502 miles roundtrip with American or US Airways
  • The Virgin Atlantic segments between London and Mumbai is 8,926 miles. They can be credited to Delta for 100% mileage earning.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure to  select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select US Airways on Airline 1 and Virgin Atlantic on Airline 2. ITA is pricing this at $882 — best we found to get this ticketed is $900 on Orbitz.

• 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
• Country Inns and Suites
• 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
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Sheraton
• Venere
• 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 – Required prior to arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Indian Rupee (INR). $1USD = 58.99 INR

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 Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the Orbitz, 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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