Air France Deal!
 

Check out Air France (Travel Zoo's Top 20) for really good news?

Well, yeah, but it's for travel starting <i><b>November 1</b></i>!!

To scratch your itch for France NOW, see http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34613479

Best wishes,

Rex

They had a sale like this in 2003 when I went. I ENJOYED Paris in November...I am thinking of going back this year for my Paris fix...and I need to see Malmaison. I've got this thing going on with the Bonapartes.

As always, the devil is in the details. Out of curiosity, I went through the process of costing out this &quot;deal&quot; for my family from Los Angeles to Paris next December. The final roundtrip price per person including those pesky taxes and add-ons was $775. This is nearly $100 more per person than the fare I actually did book on Air France about three months ago (before the spike in fuel prices).

Yes, I did the same thing for a November trip, it came out to well over $500 for RT from JFK
I've done better

but oberost, thanks for trying

It worked for me. Just booked Boston to Paris round trip for February vacation week at $385 including tax. Did this last year too, got bumped both ways and ended up with a free trip. Almost the same deal they had last May when I booked that one.

The promotion worked for us just fine, so we booked two trips.

The first is Los Angeles to Venice, Venice to Paris, and Paris to Los Angeles. Price was $549 plus tax, for a total of $668 per person. The promotion allows one free stopover in Paris on the return flight.

The second trip is Los Angeles to Rome, Rome to Paris, and Paris to Los Angeles. It was the same price.

We obtained all of our first choice travel dates, except for one. Apparently it is a popular travel date, so when the quoted fare was higher, we just chose a different date. So we ended up with a Saturday return from Paris instead of a Sunday return.

In March 2005, we checked in at Air France/CDG for a return flight to Los Angeles. The flight was overbooked, and they were asking for volunteers to take another flight. We volunteered and received vouchers good toward future travel. We were able to use our vouchers toward these tickets.

Out of curiosity, I checked on flights from Los Angeles to Paris roundtrip. I was quoted $499 plus $87.70 tax, for a total of $586.70.

Woody

Since we'd rather go LAX-CDG without having to change at Heathrow via BA, I checked out our August-Sept flight dates. Came up with a total of $2,675.40 for two in coach. Some sale! Did I figure it wrong?

Yes, it doesn't begin until the 1 November and it ends March 31, 2006.

&quot;Stunning Low Fares&quot; got my attention! Who knows what it's like at Christmas in Paris?

Alas, it's no bargain from PIT. But happy travels to all of you for whom it's a good deal!

I looked at the AF website but only found specials that end on October 31st. Can someone give me the exact URL for the ones starting November 1st?

Thanks very much.

Underhill: try http://www.airfrance.com

Click on: USA Site

Then click on: Early Bird Specials, Paris from $299. Start booking May 4th.

You will be taken to a page stating: Purchase by May 15, 2005. Departure from November 01, 2005 to March 31, 2006.

I hope this helps.

Woody

Tried it for middle of November and the site kept saying there were no return flights. Maybe it was a glitch, so guess I will attempt it again.

I priced it from Chicago and it was more than we paid on Delta right from our home town rather than 100 miles to O'Hare. We paid $349.00 when we went to Paris a few weeks ago. With all taxes.

Thanks a bunch, Woody.

They had an ad for this sale in my regular newspaper a couple days ago and I saved it as it really looked very good. I usually fly out of Wash Dulles to Paris, and for some reason I don't understand, fares to Paris are often not on sale from IAD on AF, even when they have their sales from other cities.

However, the ad included DC, and the rates they quoted are legit, not just one-way. I'm sure they vary by the date you want, but I just tried RT IAD to both Paris and then Rome in mid-January. I figured the fares would be available then, if ever, and they were.

RT, the total fare from IAD-CDG was only $387 ($299 plus $88 in taxes) and it was only $452 RT for IAD-FCO (Rome). That was $349 plus $103 in taxes. Those definitely were RT, as the one-ways were only $149-$170 or so.

That's exactly what they advertised, RT from $299 plus $50 for other cities.

I couldn't find a special web section on these fares, exactly, the Early Bird section seemed to just lead you into the regular fare checking webpage, but the rates are a real bargain if you choose the right dates, apparently.

I have been trying to follow the directions for a flight from Boston to Marseille with a stopover in Paris on the return. The website doesn't seem to be functioning according to the directions they posted. Has anyone else tried this and gotten it to work?

I also cannot get the multiple destinations to work for me. I can get straight roundtrip to CDG from BOS, but no multiple destinations. I am figuring it is because there are no flights available on the dates I am putting in, but I don't really know.

I'm buying my ticket in a few days. Direct from Cincy to Paris RT $488 including tax, not too shabby. I am SOOOO excited!

LOL - SuzieC - I love how you have a *thing* going on with the Bonapartes!! :D

I just bought my ticket! Last trip I paid $546.28 RT from Cincy to Paris via AirFrance and that was April 2003 so at $488 tax &amp; everything included plus it being a direct flight both ways, I consider this to be a pretty great deal. I'm so excited!!

Nikki, you going in February? Me, too! :D

This ticket is for Feb travel?

SuzeC, I've had a &quot;thing&quot; for the Bonapartes since I was 11 years old (a century ago) so I know how you feel. You must go to Malmaison. And then go to Rome for a visit to the Museo Napoleonico. It has the most incredible artifacts from the whole family.

Beatchick, I'm flying to Paris February 16, leaving February 24. And you?

Yep, travel to Paris next February. November &amp; December were out with my boss because our dept is always so busy with the month-end closing, these are holiday months &amp; a lot of people will be taking time off. As it is, I can only take time off during the 1st 2 weeks of any month &amp; then I had to convince her to even LET me take 2 full weeks at once. But I told her it was more &quot;cost-effective&quot; for me to take a longer trip when going overseas!! :)


Nikki, I'll be in Paris from February 4th - 19th so you &amp; I will be there at the same time! I've never done a GTG! My 1st trip, I recall Sally Fowler trying to get a GTG organized but she was leading some other folks around Paris that trip &amp; the GTG didn't pan out.

Last trip, I think I was supposed to meet some people at Ang&eacute;lina's but I never made it. Didn't make it to that place period that trip.

Whaddya think? I've always thought a GTG at A Pied de Cochon near Les Halles would be fun as they stay open all night (not that we'd have to). So basically we'd have the 17th &amp; 18th? Those days are free on my itinerary so far.

Gee Beatchick, I was hoping we could be there together on a Sunday evening to try out that dinner salon we've both been talking about all year. But I guess you're leaving the Sunday after I get there, so that's out. I think Saturday night would be a swell time to get together. We have quite a while to plan it, don't have to come up with a place and time yet, do we? I don't even know where I'll be staying yet. And I am actually hoping to get bumped due to overbooking on the flight over so if I get lucky we won't arrive until Saturday the 18th. A girl can dream, can't she?

opaldog-
I couldn't get the multiple destinations to work so I called and booked over the phone.
Our return date which appeared to be sold out online was available so we fly out March 14th BOS-CDG, then CDG to Marseille, a week in Provence then Marseille to CDG 4 nights in Paris and CDG to BOS all for $423 each round trip. Can't wait to go.

Thanks for the tip! Just booked a flight to Venice for $453 total from DC. We'll be there for a week for Thanksgiving...I'm more thankful for travel than anything else. :)

Yep, Nikki, we have plenty of time to work out the details - no pressure!

Funny you mention the Jim Haynes' dinner because I plan to go there Feb 12th.