A good sale to Mumbai. This fare requires a change of airport in New York for the transfer — if you don’t mind it, it is a very good fare for travel to Mumbai. Please read the instructions closely to find and book this fare.

Chowpatty end of Marine Drive, Mumbai, India – Photo: AshuGarg, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• January 20th – 27th, 2014

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from January 10th, 2014 – March 10th, 2014. Must purchase at least 60 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 “ua ua” on 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

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $707

Routing:

• LAX – JFK (New York  – JFK) // EWR (Newark) – BOM (Mumbai) – EWR // JFK – LAX. You will need a minimum of 5 hours to safely transfer from JFK to Newark. The cheapest way is to take the AirTrain to Jamaica, transfer to the E train to 34th St/Penn Station for $7.50, then take the train from Penn Station to Newark is about $13.

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

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

• W Class
• $1,559

Mileage:

• 20,500 miles or 3.9 cents per mile.

How to Buy:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select United. Make sure you select multi-city and enter each segment individually to price this out.
  • Segment 1: LAX – JFK
  • Segment 2: EWR – BOM
  • Segment 3: BOM – EWR
  • Segment 4: JFK – LAX
• Orbitz will display a price of $855 at the initial price selection screen, however, when you go to at the buy screen, it will display $806.

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.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Design Hotels
• Expedia
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• Hotels.com
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Marriott International
  • Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels.
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Venere
• Wyndham Hotels
  • Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn

Car Rentals

• Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
• CarRentals.com
• Fox Rent A Car
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – Required prior to arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Indian Rupee (INR). $1USD = 62.54 INR

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 Charges

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• Go to the The Los Angeles Flight Deals page

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