Tips for long-term trips?
May 10, 2015 | 7:53 am
#1
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Tips for long-term trips?
Does anyone have advice for finding the best deals for a long-term stay? I'm headed east for a school program and the 60-day stay seems to be hindering all the good deals.
tl;dr version:
For example, Egypt Air has good deals now from JFK to CAI with travel dates in June, but if I return in August the cost is high.
I'm PHL and prefer to depart from here but JFK/Newark are options. IAD is a little more difficult to get to. I want to fly to AMM or CAI and depart from either or TLV. My aim is to depart PHL around June 3 and begin the return flight on August 2 or 3.
tl;dr version:
For example, Egypt Air has good deals now from JFK to CAI with travel dates in June, but if I return in August the cost is high.
I'm PHL and prefer to depart from here but JFK/Newark are options. IAD is a little more difficult to get to. I want to fly to AMM or CAI and depart from either or TLV. My aim is to depart PHL around June 3 and begin the return flight on August 2 or 3.
May 10, 2015 | 10:22 am
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Does anyone have advice for finding the best deals for a long-term stay? I'm headed east for a school program and the 60-day stay seems to be hindering all the good deals.
tl;dr version:
For example, Egypt Air has good deals now from JFK to CAI with travel dates in June, but if I return in August the cost is high.
I'm PHL and prefer to depart from here but JFK/Newark are options. IAD is a little more difficult to get to. I want to fly to AMM or CAI and depart from either or TLV. My aim is to depart PHL around June 3 and begin the return flight on August 2 or 3.
tl;dr version:
For example, Egypt Air has good deals now from JFK to CAI with travel dates in June, but if I return in August the cost is high.
I'm PHL and prefer to depart from here but JFK/Newark are options. IAD is a little more difficult to get to. I want to fly to AMM or CAI and depart from either or TLV. My aim is to depart PHL around June 3 and begin the return flight on August 2 or 3.
May 11, 2015 | 6:02 am
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Thanks. I've been using ITA (thanks to all of you here) and managed to construct some savings but not much. I hadn't even considered the time of year being a factor, assuming everyone would want to be going away from the desert. I'll keep trying. Thank you again.
May 11, 2015 | 8:47 am
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What prices have you been finding?
Originally Posted by starbuckright
Thanks. I've been using ITA (thanks to all of you here) and managed to construct some savings but not much. I hadn't even considered the time of year being a factor, assuming everyone would want to be going away from the desert. I'll keep trying. Thank you again.
May 12, 2015 | 4:04 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MUC
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Jun 3 JFK-MUC-CAI on LH (13:30 layover in MUC, spend the day in the city)
Aug 3 CAI-LHR-YYZ-JFK on Egyptair/AC (no long layovers)
$878.50 (via google flights / united)
If you don't mind a 13:40 overnight layover in ZRH on the way back: 764,70$.
Aug 3 CAI-LHR-YYZ-JFK on Egyptair/AC (no long layovers)
$878.50 (via google flights / united)
If you don't mind a 13:40 overnight layover in ZRH on the way back: 764,70$.
Last edited by ritesa; May 12, 2015 at 4:13 pm
May 12, 2015 | 4:12 pm
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