Los Angeles to Oslo (Norway): $441 rt nonstop

Travel dates:
Travel on Thursdays from Jan 14-Mar 24, 2016

Other itineraries of note:
- Mon Oct 12-Wed Oct 21 (or Thurs Oct 29): $529 rt
- Thurs Nov 5-Thurs Nov 12: $507 rt
- Thurs Dec 31-Thurs Jan 7: $474 rt

Flight booking:
None of my affiliate sites have the cheapest price on this deal. So, book directly with Norwegian Air directly: https://www.norwegian.com/us/

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Hotels:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
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Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile: 3.97
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Houston to Singapore: $724-754 rt 1-stop

Travel dates:
Flights generally available:
- June 23-July 13
- July 21-31
- Aug 16-Sept 25
- Oct 2-31
- Sun-Mon/Wed/Fri-Sat from Nov 1-Dec 7

Example itineraries:

- Sat Oct 17 - Sun Nov 1 (Fall 2-week)

- Sat Nov 21 - Sun Dec 6 (Thanksgiving 2-week)

- Sat Dec 5 - Sun Dec 20 (December 2-week)

Flight booking:
Click here to search and book with Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare

Pre-discount code price with the itinerary that I would book!

Hotels:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile: 3.48
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

One-off: NYC to Reno for $178 rt nonstop

Travel dates:
Depart Sun May 31 (@$49), return Fri June 5 (@$129)

Flight booking:
Book on SmartFares - use promo code SFAIR15 for the best fare

Hotels:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile: 3.09
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Austin <-> Atlanta: $98 rt nonstop

View of Austin skyline from Auditorium Shores (credit: me!)

Atlanta's Olympic Park

Travel dates: 

Tues/Wed/Sat from Jun 9-Oct 20 (see calendar of available dates below)

Flight booking:

Southwest's airline is the best place to buy this

$98 is a pretty good deal, but want to pay just $11.20? Use just 4,546 points to book with points.

No points? Get 50,000 point sign-up bonus with the Southwest credit card. That's 11 nearly-free roundtrips!! Apply here: http://tinyurl.com/JTKTSWCardOffer

Hotels:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

ACPDM (adjusted cost per direct mile): 4.8
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal.
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

One-off: Dallas to Denver for $96 rt nonstop

We are used to seeing these deals on Spirit or Frontier... but this one is on United! (So, free carry-on bags)

Travel dates
- Depart: Tues June 2
- Return: Mon June 8, Tues June 9 or Wed June 10

Flight booking:
Book your flights on Hotwire: http://tinyurl.com/md2wclg

Hotels:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Flights to Rio and Sao Paulo from $544 rt

Sugarloaf Mountain and Rio from Christ the Redeemer statue

In order of cost per direct-mile

• San Francisco: $553-563 rt 1-stop
• LA: $545-559 rt 1-stop
• Denver: $553-563 rt 1-stop
• Dallas: $545 rt nonstop or $549-559 rt 1-stop
• Chicago: $559 rt 1-stop
• Austin: $559-563 rt 1-stop
• Houston: $559 rt 1-stop
• New York: $544 rt nonstop or $549 rt 1-stop
• Boston: $550-559 rt 1-stop
• Birmingham: $559 rt 1-stop
• Washington DC: $550-559 rt 1-stop
• Atlanta: $559 rt 1-stop
• Tampa: $559 rt 1-stop
• Miami: $544 rt nonstop or $549 rt 1-stop

Travel dates:

Cheapest dates for departures tomorrow through June 20 and August 4-27. Many other dates for just <$100 more!

Flight booking:
Multiple airlines are battling over these routes. The best options can be found on Momondo: http://goo.gl/v9FwVk

Hotel:
Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

ACPDM (adjusted cost per direct mile):

• San Francisco: 4.02
• LA: 4.16
• Denver: 4.53
• Dallas: 5.02
• Chicago: 5.08
• Austin: 5.22
• Houston: 5.36
• New York: 5.43
• Boston: 5.47
• Birmingham: 5.58
• Washington DC: 5.52
• Atlanta: 5.66
• Tampa: 6.15
• Miami: 6.27

<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this

4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal.
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

What to do there:

My wife and I visited Brazil in July-August 2013 - and we loved it! Here are some blog entries to give you some ideas of what to do (and learn from our mistakes!). Our favorite cities are bold

Rio:

- Ilha Grande to Rio de Janeiro

- Rio de Janeiro to Pantanal

- Bonito to Rio de Janeiro

- Rio de Janeiro Day 1

- Rio de Janeiro Day 2

- Rio de Janeiro Day 3

- Rio de Janeiro Bonus Day

Paraty:

- Paraty Day 1

- Paraty to Ilha Grande

Trindade: Trinidade

Ilha Grande:

- Paraty to Ilha Grande

- Ilha Grande Day 1

- Ilha Grande Day 2

- Ilha Grande to Rio de Janeiro

Pantanal:

- Rio de Janeiro to Pantanal

- Pantanal

- Pantanal to Bonito

Bonito:

- Pantanal to Bonito

- Bonito

- Bonito to Rio de Janeiro

One-off: Baltimore to Las Vegas: $129 rt (not on Spirit!)

Travel dates
- Depart: Tues June 2 or Wed June 3
- Return: Wed June 3 or Tues June 9

Flight booking:
Book your flights on Hotwire: http://tinyurl.com/md2wclg



Hotels:
Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

ACPDM (adjusted cost per direct mile): 2.59
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal.
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Marrakech (Morocco) from $573 rt

• Atlanta: $573-584 rt
• Toronto: US$598-622 rt
• Chicago: $626-636 rt
• Dallas: $626-631 rt
• Boston: $631 rt
• Washington DC: $641 rt
• Miami: $666 rt
• Tampa: $701-706 rt
• San Francisco: $741 rt
• LA: $771-801 rt
• San Diego: $781 rt
• Austin: $821 rt

Pre-coupon code pricing from Atlanta

Travel dates:

• Atlanta: departures found in Oct-Dec
• Toronto: departures found in Sept-Jan
• Chicago: departures found in Oct-Dec
• Dallas: departures found in Oct-Dec
• Boston: departures found in Oct-Nov
• Washington DC: departures found in Oct-Jan
• Miami: departures found in Aug-Oct
• Tampa: departures found in Aug-Sept
• San Francisco: departures found in Oct-Jan
• LA: departures found in Aug-Jan
• San Diego: only finding dates in Sept
• Austin: departures found in Aug-Sept

Flight booking:
As a few airlines are part of this battle and different search engines work better for different airlines: search on all of these sources for the best deal
- Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare
- SmartFares - use promo code SFAIR15 for the best fare
- Momondo

Hotel:
Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile:
- San Francisco: 5.96
- Dallas: 6.04
- LA: 6.23
- San Diego: 6.32
- Atlanta: 6.39
- Chicago: 7.03
- Toronto: 7.46
- Miami: 7.48
- Tampa: 7.77
- Austin: 7.79
- DC: 8.10
- Boston: 8.79

<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Best mileage run option:

SFO-ORD-MAD-RAK-MAD-ORD-SFO

MAD-RAK segments only earn at 80%

13,127 EQM @ 5.56 cpm

One off: Houston <-> Philadelphia for $158-166 rt nonstop

Travel dates (departing from Houston)
- Depart: Fri Jun 19 or Sat June 20
- Return: Thurs June 25

Travel dates (departing from Philadelphia)
- Depart: Thurs June 25
- Return: Mon June 29 or Tues June 30

Flight booking:
Book your flights on Hotwire: http://tinyurl.com/md2wclg

Hotels:
Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

ACPDM (adjusted cost per direct mile): 5.25
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal.
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Hong Kong from $574 rt

View from Victoria Peak at night

• San Francisco: $574 rt 1-stop
• LA: $613 rt 1-stop
• NYC: $667 rt 1-stop
• Toronto: $687 rt 1-stop
• Chicago: $708 rt 1-stop
• Boston: $722-747 rt 1-stop
• Houston: $734 rt 1-stop
• Dallas: $767 rt nonstop (or $679 rt 2-stops)
• Tampa: $787 rt 1-stop
• Atlanta: $828-841 rt 1-stop
• Austin: $837 rt 1-stop
• Birmingham (AL): $799 rt 1-stop/2-stop

Travel dates:

• San Francisco: depart Mon-Thurs from Aug 24-Dec 9
• LA: depart most days from Aug 21-Dec 10
• NYC: depart most days from Aug 21-Dec 9, Mon-Thurs Jan 13-Feb 18
• Toronto: depart Sun/Tues-Wed/Fri from Oct 18-Nov 29
• Chicago: depart Sun/Tues/Thurs/Sat from Oct 1-Nov 29
• Boston: depart Mon-Thurs from Aug 31-Dec 10
• Houston: depart most days from Aug 16-Dec 8
• Dallas: depart Mon-Thurs Aug 24-Dec 9 ($50 more for Fri-Sun departures)
• Tampa: depart Mon-Thurs from Sept 1-Dec 10, Sat-Sun cost a little more 
• Atlanta: depart Sun-Thurs from Aug 19-Dec 9 and Jan 6-Feb 18
• Austin: depart Mon-Thurs from Sept 1-Dec 10, Sun cost a little more
• Birmingham: depart Mon-Thurs from Sept 1-24

Flight booking:

As a few airlines are part of this battle and different search engines work better for different airlines: search on all of these sources for the best deal
- Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare
- SmartFares - use promo code SFAIR15 for the best fare

- Momondo

Hotel:

Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile:

San Francisco: 4.01

LA: 4.09

NYC: 4.02

Toronto: 4.28

Chicago: 4.41

Boston: 4.41

Houston: 4.28

Dallas: 4.60

Tampa: 4.36

Atlanta: 4.82

Austin: 4.97

Birmingham (AL): 4.79

<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Boston to Ho Chi Mihn City (Vietnam) $694-720 rt

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Travel dates:

Departures found on the following dates:

- Aug 25-27

- Sept 14-17

- Oct 7, 13-14, 20-22, 26-29

- Nov 2-5, 8-10, 12, 15-17, 23-24, 26

Example itineraries:

Thurs Oct 22 - Tues Nov 3 for $694

Thurs Nov 5 - Mon Nov 16 for $694

Flight booking:

Click here to search and book your flights on CheapOair

Fares before promo code start at $698.50

Make sure to enter promo code NY15 on the booking page for the cheapest fare

Hotel:

Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

ACPDM (adjusted cost per direct mile): 3.95
<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this
4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal.
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

‪Chicago‬-‪‎Miami‬: $145 rt nonstop (non-Spirit)

Travel dates:

various dates from Sept 23-Feb 24

Example itinerary:

Sat Sept 26 - Wed Sept 30

Flight booking:
Book your flights on Hotwire: http://tinyurl.com/md2wclg

Hotels:

Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d

Dubai from $636 rt

The airline wars continue! Next destination: ‪Dubai‬!

‎NYC: $636-661 rt 1-stop
‎Boston: $636-669 rt 1-stop
‎Dallas: $686-711 rt 1-stop
‎Houston: $686-714 rt 1-stop
‎Chicago: $686-714 rt 1-stop
‎Toronto: US$735-765 rt 1-stop
‎LA: $736-766 rt 1-stop
‎San Francisco: $736-772 rt 1-stop

Other top follower cities for reference:
‎Austin‬: $885 rt 2-stops
‎Tampa‬: $885 rt 2-stops
‎Birmingham‬ (AL): $892 rt 1-stop (via Atlanta)
‎Atlanta: $936 rt 2-stops
Denver: $939-953 rt 2-stops

Travel dates: finding deals various dates from May-Feb 2016. Best deals are in the fall, departing between Sun-Thurs

Booking:

Book your flights on CheapOair: http://tinyurl.com/n2pwyy2 (enter promo code NY15 for the cheapest fare)

Hotels:

Book your hotel with Booking: http://tinyurl.com/kztov7d