Bangkok offers cheap access to the rest of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Use skyscanner.net to search for low cost carrier options or fly the very good regional airline, Bangkok Air. If the route is served by Bangkok Air and you have Starwood points, you can transfer Starwood points to JAL’s program to redeem. Routes start as low as 5,000 points roundtrip for the rest of the year — so a roundtrip to Siem Reap for Angkor Wat can be done for 5,000 points and just taxes.

View of Bangkok from Moon Bar, Banyan Tree Hotel – Photo: Eric Pesik and Deanna Pesik, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• October 1st – 8th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from September – December 6th for Monday through Thursday departures. Availability is limited. Must purchase by April 24th

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: WAS
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: jfk nrt
  • Destination: BKK
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: nrt jfk
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “6-13” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• T

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $996

Routing:

• DCA –  JFK (New York) – NRT (Tokyo) – BKK (Bangkok) – NRT – DTW (Detroit) – DCA

Stopover:

• Two permitted in the United States for $100 each
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

Delta will be going to a revenue based mileage earning program starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earned based on elite qualifying dollars multiplied by 5 at the base level and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers..

• 2014: 19,497 miles or 5.8 cents per mile.
• 2015: 4,950 miles or a difference of 14,547 miles.

How to Book:

• 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 Delta.

Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using 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
• Aloft Hotels
• CheapTickets
• Four Points
• 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
• Le Meridien
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Sheraton
• Westin
• W Hotels
• 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: Thai Bhat (THB). $1USD = 32.18 THB

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 Washington D.C. / Baltimore Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Washington D.C. / Baltimore Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the Orbitz, accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking or apply and is approved for a credit card using our link above. Thank you for your continuing support.

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