While it might not seem like it, deal flow is actually pretty slow and scarce around this time of the year. We would not normally post this as it is not 100% mileage earning. But Seychelles is exotic enough and deals to there doesn’t exist to post this deal. (The next lowest price for the route is about $1,600 right now, over $2,000 is normal)

Where is the Seychelles? Middle of the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles. Photo: saturn ♄, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• February 10th – 18th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from February 1st – May 31st for Monday through Thursday departures. Availability is limited. Must purchase by January 9th, 2014.

Fare Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and flexible month search to see availability — enable advanced routing codes and enter “ek+” on the outbound and return routing code fields to search for this fare.
• 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

Routing:

• LAX – DXB (Dubai) – SEZ (Mahe, Seychelles) – DXB – LAX

Stopover:

• Unlimited permitted – One for free in Dubai and additional at $100 each
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 20,776 miles or 5.5 cents per mile. Emirates is an Alaska Air partner. This fare will earn 50% elite and redeemable miles or 10,388 miles with Alaska. Provide the checkin agent with your Alaska Air MileagePlan number to receive credit

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Emirates link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

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 – Visa on Arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR). $1USD = 12.06 SCR

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 Los Angeles Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Los Angeles Flight Deals page

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

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