This fare earns 0% miles with American. We are posting this because it is dirt cheap. The trans-pacific flights are operated by either Japan Airlines or American under Malaysia Air flight numbers.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Photo: Terence S. Jones, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• November 6th – 12th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late August – December 9th or December 25th – May, 2014. Must purchase by July 1st

How to Search for Availability:

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

• Q

Routing:

• ORD – NRT (Tokyo) – KUL (Kuala Lumpur) – NRT – ORD. The trans-pacific segments will be operated by American or Japan Airlines under Malaysia Air flight numbers. The segments between Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur will be operated by Japan Airlines or Malaysia Air

Stopover:

• One permitted for free and additional at $50 each
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 19,232 miles or 3.5 cents per mile. Malaysia Airlines is a member of the Oneworld Alliance and American partner. This fare will earn 0% mileage with American.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our CheapOair link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

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
• Booking.com
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Four Points
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• 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 Requirements: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR). $1USD = 3.2 MYR

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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