The Air Canada sale to Shanghai that we published over the last two days from San Francisco and Chicago is also available from Los Angeles.

View of Pudong from the Bund. Photo: seto_supraenergy, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Date:

• October 23rd – 30th. Valid for travel from October 15th – December 10th for Tuesday and Wednesday departures.  Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advance routing codes and enter “ac+” on both inbound and outbound advance routing codes fields to search only Air Canada availability. Must purchase by September 7th.

Routing:

• LAX – YVR (Vancouver) – PVG (Shanghai) – YVR – LAX

Mileage:

• 13,360 miles or 5.0 cents per mile. The LAX-YVR and YVR-LAX segments do not earn mileage, as such, the miles earned will be 11,230 miles or 5.9 cents per mile. Air Canada is a member of Star Alliance and partners with United and US Airways. We would credit these flights with United due to its superior mileage program. Remember to collect your miles; this is almost enough miles for a one way domestic reward ticket.

Booking:

• Use dates found on ITA Software Matrix Search and book on AirCanada.com

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – required prior to arrival. $140. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY) – $1USD = 6.3 CNY

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Fee Foreign Transaction Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping

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