A good sale to Istanbul.

Photo: David Spender, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• May 20th – 27th, 2014

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel in May, 2014. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “cdg” on both the outbound and return fields to search for availability.
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Partner Fare Class:

• V and L

Routing:

• SFO – CDG (Paris) – IST (Istanbul) – CDG – SFO

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 13,910 miles or 6.0 cents per mile. Air France is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and Delta partner. This fare will earn 100% mileage when credited to Delta’s SkyMiles program. Provide the checkin agent with your Delta SkyMiles number to receive credit. DO NOT credit to Air France’s program as it will only earn 25% with them.

How to Buy:

• Support us and book using our Air France link with dates found at ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book with 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
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• Hotels.com
• HotelsCombined.com
• Hotwire
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites

Car Rentals

• CarRentals.com
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY). $1USD = 1.98 TRY

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 Charge

For more of the latest cheap San Francisco / Bay Area Flight Deals:

• Go to the The San Francisco / Bay Area Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a small commission if you use the Air France, Orbitz, accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking. Thank you for your continuing support.

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