United – $921: San Francisco – Beirut, Lebanon. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

A good sale to Lebanon.

The Castle at Sidon, Lebanon. Photo: heatheronhertravels, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

The Castle at Sidon, Lebanon. Photo: heatheronhertravels, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • November 3rd – 10th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel on the outbound from October 26th – December 11th. Must purchase by July 31st

How to Search for Availability:

Fare Class:

  • United: K
  • Middle East Airlines: Q

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $806

Routing:

  • SFO – IAD (Washington D.C.) – DXB (Dubai) – BEY (Beirut) – DXB – IAD – SFO. The segment between Dubai and Beirut will be operated by Middle East Airlines

Stopover:

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

  • W Class
  • N/A

Mileage:

United will be revenue based mileage earning starting March 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 11 for 1K level members. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all United fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of United flyers.

  • 2014: 21,638 miles or 4.3 cents per mile. The United portion will earn 18,976 or 4.9 cents per mile. The segments operated by Middle East Airlines will earn 100% base mileage and 50% medallion qualifying miles with Delta or 2,662 base miles and 1,331 medallion qualifying miles.
  • March 1st, 2015:  4,030 miles or a difference of 14,946 miles.

How to Book:

  • Book via Hipmunk link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
    • On the From field, enter SFO::UA IAD UA DXB ME
    • On the To field, enter BEY::ME DXB UA IAD UA
    • It will link you to United.com to book.

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Accommodations

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.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.

Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa Requirements: US Citizens – Visa on Arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP) $1USD = 1,513LBP

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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