Delta – $877: New York / Boston / Philadelphia – Johannesburg, South Africa. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

A good sale to Jo’burg.

This is an interesting fare – our affiliate Fare Deal Alert finds that it’s available from all their coverage cities include all Delta hubs except Atlanta for under $1,000.

Skyline, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: ThisParticularGreg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Skyline, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: ThisParticularGreg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from New York
  • November 3rd – 10th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel on the outbound from September 13th – December 9th or January 10th, 2015 – March 12th, 2015 for Monday through Wednesday departures. Availability is limited in September and October. Must purchase by August 6th

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: NYC
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: atl
    • Destination: JNB
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: atl
    • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • (For Boston departures, replace NYC with BOS on the Departing from: field)
    • (For Philadelphia departures, replace NYC with PHL on the Departing from: field)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “0-7” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
    • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below.
  • 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:

  • $746

Routing:

  • LGA – ATL (Atlanta) – JNB (Johannesburg) – ATL – LGA

Stopover:

Mileage:

Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning 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: 18,392 miles or 4.8 cents per mile
  • 2015: 3,730 miles or a difference of 14,662 miles.

How to Book:

  • Book on Delta with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

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Accommodations

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Car Rentals

Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: South African Rand (ZAR). $1USD = 10.73 South African Rand (ZAR)

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

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