A good sale to an exotic locale

Trou Aux Biches, Mauritius – Photo: Ilsa via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• April 13th – 22nd, 2015

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from April 1st, 2015 – May 31st, 2015. Availability limited. Must purchase at least 7 days in advance of departure and by August 7th

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: PHL
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: ba+
  • Destination:  MRU
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: ba+
  • (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)
  • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• O

Routing:

• PHL – LHR (London – Heathrow) // LGW (London – Gatwick) – MRU (Mauritius) – LGW // LHR – PHL. Note the airport change. Leave ample time (we recommend at least 4 hours minimum) to transfer between airports.

Stopover:

• Unlimited permitted. One for free and additional at $50 each.
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 19,242 miles or 6.0 cents per mile. British Airways is a member of the Oneworld Alliance and American partner. This fare will earn 100% mileage with American

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 “Multi-city” and enter each segment individually as displayed by ITA. You must do that in order for it to price. Then select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select British Airways

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 Requirements: US Citizens – Visa on arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database.
• Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR). $1USD = 30.79 MUR

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 Philadelphia 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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