Interesting tidbit: photographing the Eiffel Tower at night violates copyright laws.

A few things about this fare:

• This is actually a fare to Oslo. We are using the stopover allowed in the fare and turning it into a fare to Paris.
• You will need to overnight in Oslo on the return
• This is at least $100 cheaper than anything else out there — low cost carriers options included and this earn 65% of the miles needed for a domestic one-way award ticket
• This does not meet our 6 cents per mile criterion
• The full nonstop option on United, Air France, Delta, or American is $1,049, $1,082, $1,082 and $1,082 respectively. So overnighting in Oslo one-way is significant savings over the full nonstop.

 

Sample Travel Date:

• February 20th – 25th, 2015

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from January, 2015 – March 26th, 2015. Dates are limited — so definitely use the “See calendar of lowest fares” function on ITA Matrix to find availability. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: EWR
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: ua
  • Destination:  CDG
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: osl ua
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • 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:

• K

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $470

Routing:

• EWR – CDG (Paris) – OSL (Oslo) – EWR. The segment between Paris and Oslo will be operated by SAS under United flight numbers

Stopover:

• Two permitted at $100 each
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

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

• W Class
• $1,226

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: 8,191 miles
  • March 1st, 2015:  2,350 miles or a difference of 5,841 miles.

How to Book:

• Book via Hipmunk link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • On the From field, enter EWR::UA
  • On the To field, enter CDG::OSL UA
  • It will link you to United.com to book.

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• Currency: Euro (EUR). $1USD = 0.73 EUR

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