A few months ago, we mentioned how Turkish Airlines is launching service to Istanbul from Boston in June, 2014. We are beginning to see fares to the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Sub-continent becoming much more competitive from Boston. In general, we do not do Turkish deals because their cheap fares are non-mileage earning with all their partners. You can get miles with Turkish. We think the Maldives for $910 is worth the exception to do a deal post despite it being non-mileage earning.

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru. Image from Four Seasons website

Sample Travel Date:

• September 3rd – 12th, 2014

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late August, 2014 – November, 2014. Must purchase by December 31st

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “tk+” the outbound and return fields to search for this itinerary. ITA and Turkish availability does not match 100%. Use ITA data as a starting point to get the correct pricing.
• 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:

• W

Routing:

• BOS – IST (Istanbul) – MLE (Male) – IST – BOS.

Stopover:

• Two permitted. One for free and the second at 50 Euros
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 17,142 miles or 5.3 cents per mile. Turkish is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. This fare will earn 0 miles with United or any Star Alliance partner. When crediting to Turkish, they will credit you the direct routing mileage (BOS – MLE – BOS) or 17,071 miles or 5.3 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 Turkish

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 – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR). $1USD = 15.34 MVR

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

For more of the latest cheap Boston Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Boston Flight Deals page

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

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