Want to go to the World Cup in Brazil this year? Well, here’s a cheap ticket option! The World Cup is between June 12th and July 13th.

Two possibilities for award redemption to get around Brazil: British Airways Avios with its partner TAM (Porto Alegre to Rio de Janeiro is 7,500 each way). Or American intra-Brazil award for 10,000 miles each way irrespective of distance with its partner TAM.

Porto Alegre, Brazil – Photo: Luiz Fernando / Sonia Maria , used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• July 3rd – 9th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from June 24th – July 23rd. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: NYC
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: av+
  • Destination: POA
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: av+
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “0-7” (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:

• L

Routing:

• JFK – SAL (San Salvador) – LIM (Lima) – POA (Porto Alegre) – LIM – BOG (Bogota) – JFK

Stopover:

• Unlimited  permitted. One free and additional at $100.
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 11,832 miles or 5.7 cents per mile. Avianca is a member of the Star Alliance and United partner. This fare will earn 100% mileage with United.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Avianca link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.  ITA availability is not sync’ing correctly with Avianca’s booking engine. Your best bet is to get a general idea what availability is like on ITA and then go to Avianca and select the “My Dates are Flexible” to see where the $678 fare is available.

• Save $400 off your next travel purchase after signing up for the Barclaycard Arrival Plus™ World Elite MasterCard®.* Earn 40,000 bonus miles when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 90 days – that’s enough to redeem for a $400 travel statement credit

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
• Country Inns and Suites
• 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
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Sheraton
• Venere
• 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 – Required prior to arrival – $160 – $180. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL) $1USD = 2.22 BRL

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 New York Flight Deals:

• Go to the The New York Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the Avianca / TACA, 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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