Daily Travel Deals for October 1, 2017

Each day, I compile the best flight, hotel and all around travel deals from the web. Under each section, you will find a variety of links that will take you to websites that first published these deals, many of which have information on how you can book. You will see a new post every day with updated deals, so be sure to check back often enough to not miss out!

Really Good Travel Deals

If you haven’t considered before, I highly recommend enrolling in Founder’s Card, which gets you a ton of travel discounts:

• 20% off Virgin Atlantic tickets to the UK, originating in the US or Canada, plus complimentary Flying Club Silver Elite status after just one flight.
• 5-25% off Cathay Pacific flights, plus complimentary Marco Polo Silver Tier status.
• 5-10% off most Virgin America fares.
• Up to 10% British Airways flights originating in the US, UK, or Canada.
• Save between 8-20% on Qantas flights from the US to either Australia or New Zealand.
• 5-10% off Emirates flights originating in the US.
• Up to 14% off Singapore Airlines flights, originating in the US.
• Up to 5% off JetBlue flights.
• ...and TONS more. Seriously – this is just a small sampling of the discounts, offers and perks.

Check out the benefits or get the card here. There’s a limited time discount for readers of The Forward Cabin, you won’t want to miss. I’ve been a member for several years, and have gotten more value than the membership fee is, so it’s a no-brainer for me, and most people.

Hotel Deals

• Shangri-La Dubai $25
• South Point Hotel, Las Vegas $43
• Hamilton Hotel, Washington DC $56-75
• Hilton San Francisco Financial District $55
• Omni Scottsdale Resort at Montelucia, Scottsdale AZ $806

Flight Deals

• KLM Royal Dutch – $858: San Francisco – Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• British Airways – $680: Los Angeles – Glasgow, Scotland. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• United – $428: Portland – Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• WestJet – $313: Phoenix – Halifax, Canada. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• Alaska Air – $418: Newark – Fairbanks, Alaska (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• American – $419: Los Angeles – Chengdu, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• Delta – $688: Washington D.C. – Mumbai, India. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• American – $933: Seattle – Sydney, Australia. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• jetBlue – $196: San Francisco – Fort Lauderdale (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• American – $653: Philadelphia – Shanghai, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• American – $508: Chicago – Beijing, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• Emirates – $887: Dallas – The Maldives. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• United – $563: Newark – Hong Kong. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• jetBlue – $196: Boston – Salt Lake City, Utah (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• Air Canada – $324: Washington D.C. / Baltimore – Vancouver, Canada. Roundtrip, including all Taxes
• Practical Travel Tips: Amalfi Coast, Italy.
• American – $514: Los Angeles – Beijing, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Mileage Run Deals

• Aa: Ord-phx-lax-hkg-sin-hkg-lax-ord – $1058; 21,371 eqm
• HKG-LAX r/t on HU $1116 A-fare economy class
• ET: KWI to Europe starting from 255 USD return
• CA: BCN – TPE/BKK/HKG/KUL/MNL/TYO premium economy 576 GBP – 637 GBP
• UA segment runs in CA: eg, SMF-SAN $37 one way
• Hainan HKG-JFK 900 USD
• UA: EWR-SIN $409 RT (22233mi, 1.8cpm)
• AS/VX: LGA-DAL-LAX coach R $103
• China Eastern JFK-PVG-SIN-PVG-JFK $463 (19628 MQMS / 2.35 CPM for Delta MQMs)
• UA: LAX-ORD, $66 ow (not basic economy!)
• AA: SFO-DFW or DFW-SFO $38 each way BASIC ECONOMY
• DL: LAX-DTW-MIA & VV $238 & 3.8CPM thus 6250 MQMS
• AA LAX-BKK-SIN-LAX Around $500
• EK CDG KUL 900EUR on MH website
• AA: SFO-DCA/IAD $50 one way all in Basic Economy REDUCED EARNINGS

Premium Class Fare Deals

• HKG-SFO-SEA UA biz $2545
• HKG-SFO-SEA UA biz $2545
• CGK-LHR r/t J UL $2864AUD
• OW: MAD – BKK $2022 ai, I fare
• DL: YYZ/YOW/YUL-PEK r/t in J for US$2,070 (A350 suites)
• EK NBO-CAN via DXB 995usd o/w
• BA/AA (OneWorld): JFK/MIA – MAD $3603
• WY, ZRH-BKK via MCT from €1400
• BA:LHR-MCT (J), £1179 (x2)/£1365 (solo) inc 5* hotel 3x nights
• QR partnerspecial TXL – CNX 2900€ /2 pax
• MU (China Eastern): DL MR/vacay: JFK to SGN (Saigon), $2.5k over New Years, $.06cpm
• *A: NYC-TBS $2048 RT in J
• LHR-AMM-DOH-CMB With One World Business for £1740 Only return.
• Air China : JNB – KIX $1,877 RT
• Pakistan International Airways : KUL – LHE $493 RT