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United and Fiji Airways have round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne, Australia (MEL) for $772-$777, with a connection. Flights April to November. Departures on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Dates over Thanksgiving are available.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $710; which is cheaper than the airline. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
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- American Express® Gold Card: Welcome offer is now as high as 100,000 Membership Rewards® points. This is much higher than the previous offer of 60,000 points.
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- Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia - Example Dates: (Skyscanner) Apr 18 - Apr 25 / Apr 18 - May 01 / May 02 - May 07 / May 02 - May 09 / May 02 - May 11 / May 02 - May 15 / May 02 - May 16 / May 09 - May 16 / May 09 - May 18 / May 09 - May 22 / May 09 - May 23 / May 16 - May 21 / May 16 - May 23 / May 16 - May 25 / May 16 - May 29 / May 16 - May 30 / May 23 - May 28 / May 23 - Jun 01 / May 23 - Jun 05 / May 23 - Jun 06 / May 30 - Jun 06 / May 30 - Jun 08 / May 30 - Jun 12 / May 30 - Jun 13 / Jun 06 - Jun 11 / Jun 06 - Jun 13 / Jun 06 - Jun 15 / Jun 13 - Jun 18 / JuL 04 - JuL 13 / JuL 04 - JuL 17 / JuL 04 - JuL 18 / Aug 01 - Aug 06 / Aug 01 - Aug 08 / Aug 01 - Aug 10 / Aug 01 - Aug 14 / Aug 01 - Aug 15 / Aug 08 - Aug 13 / Aug 08 - Aug 15 / Aug 08 - Aug 17 / Aug 08 - Aug 21 / Aug 08 - Aug 22 / Aug 15 - Aug 20 / Aug 15 - Aug 22 / Aug 15 - Aug 24 / Aug 15 - Aug 28 / Aug 15 - Aug 29 / Aug 22 - Aug 27 / Aug 22 - Aug 29 / Aug 22 - Aug 31 / Aug 22 - Sep 04 / Aug 29 - Sep 03 / Aug 29 - Sep 07 / Aug 29 - Sep 11 / Sep 05 - Sep 10 / Sep 05 - Sep 14 / Sep 19 - Sep 28 / Sep 19 - Oct 02 / Sep 19 - Oct 03 / Oct 17 - Oct 22 / Oct 17 - Oct 24 / Oct 17 - Oct 26 / Oct 17 - Oct 30 / Oct 17 - Oct 31 / Oct 25 - Oct 30 / Oct 25 - Nov 01 / Oct 25 - Nov 03 / Oct 25 - Nov 07 / Oct 25 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Oct 30 - Nov 06 / Oct 30 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 12 / Oct 30 - Nov 13 / Nov 01 - Nov 06 / Nov 01 - Nov 08 / Nov 01 - Nov 10 / Nov 01 - Nov 14 / Nov 01 - Nov 15 / Nov 06 - Nov 11 / Nov 06 - Nov 13 / Nov 06 - Nov 15 / Nov 06 - Nov 19 / Nov 06 - Nov 20 / Nov 08 - Nov 13 / Nov 08 - Nov 15 / Nov 08 - Nov 17 / Nov 08 - Nov 21 / Nov 08 - Nov 22 / Nov 13 - Nov 18 / Nov 13 - Nov 20 / Nov 13 - Nov 22 / Nov 13 - Nov 26 / Nov 13 - Nov 27 / Nov 15 - Nov 20 / Nov 15 - Nov 22 / Nov 15 - Nov 24 / Nov 15 - Nov 28 / Nov 15 - Nov 29 / Nov 22 - Nov 27 / Nov 22 - Nov 29 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
- Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia - Extended Weekend Dates: (Skyscanner) May 02 - May 07 / May 16 - May 21 / May 23 - May 28 / Jun 06 - Jun 11 / Jun 13 - Jun 18 / Aug 01 - Aug 06 / Aug 08 - Aug 13 / Aug 15 - Aug 20 / Aug 22 - Aug 27 / Aug 29 - Sep 03 / Sep 05 - Sep 10 / Oct 17 - Oct 22 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Nov 06 - Nov 11 / Nov 13 - Nov 18 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
- Hotels in Melbourne, Australia under $200 a night: (Hotels via Expedia) Apr 18 - Apr 25 / Apr 18 - May 01 / May 02 - May 07 / May 02 - May 09 / May 02 - May 11 / May 02 - May 15 / May 02 - May 16 / May 09 - May 16 / May 09 - May 18 / May 09 - May 22 / May 09 - May 23 / May 16 - May 21 / May 16 - May 23 / May 16 - May 25 / May 16 - May 29 / May 16 - May 30 / May 23 - May 28 / May 23 - Jun 01 / May 23 - Jun 05 / May 23 - Jun 06 / May 30 - Jun 06 / May 30 - Jun 08 / May 30 - Jun 12 / May 30 - Jun 13 / Jun 06 - Jun 11 / Jun 06 - Jun 13 / Jun 06 - Jun 15 / Jun 13 - Jun 18 / JuL 04 - JuL 13 / JuL 04 - JuL 17 / JuL 04 - JuL 18 / Aug 01 - Aug 06 / Aug 01 - Aug 08 / Aug 01 - Aug 10 / Aug 01 - Aug 14 / Aug 01 - Aug 15 / Aug 08 - Aug 13 / Aug 08 - Aug 15 / Aug 08 - Aug 17 / Aug 08 - Aug 21 / Aug 08 - Aug 22 / Aug 15 - Aug 20 / Aug 15 - Aug 22 / Aug 15 - Aug 24 / Aug 15 - Aug 28 / Aug 15 - Aug 29 / Aug 22 - Aug 27 / Aug 22 - Aug 29 / Aug 22 - Aug 31 / Aug 22 - Sep 04 / Aug 29 - Sep 03 / Aug 29 - Sep 07 / Aug 29 - Sep 11 / Sep 05 - Sep 10 / Sep 05 - Sep 14 / Sep 19 - Sep 28 / Sep 19 - Oct 02 / Sep 19 - Oct 03 / Oct 17 - Oct 22 / Oct 17 - Oct 24 / Oct 17 - Oct 26 / Oct 17 - Oct 30 / Oct 17 - Oct 31 / Oct 25 - Oct 30 / Oct 25 - Nov 01 / Oct 25 - Nov 03 / Oct 25 - Nov 07 / Oct 25 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Oct 30 - Nov 06 / Oct 30 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 12 / Oct 30 - Nov 13 / Nov 01 - Nov 06 / Nov 01 - Nov 08 / Nov 01 - Nov 10 / Nov 01 - Nov 14 / Nov 01 - Nov 15 / Nov 06 - Nov 11 / Nov 06 - Nov 13 / Nov 06 - Nov 15 / Nov 06 - Nov 19 / Nov 06 - Nov 20 / Nov 08 - Nov 13 / Nov 08 - Nov 15 / Nov 08 - Nov 17 / Nov 08 - Nov 21 / Nov 08 - Nov 22 / Nov 13 - Nov 18 / Nov 13 - Nov 20 / Nov 13 - Nov 22 / Nov 13 - Nov 26 / Nov 13 - Nov 27 / Nov 15 - Nov 20 / Nov 15 - Nov 22 / Nov 15 - Nov 24 / Nov 15 - Nov 28 / Nov 15 - Nov 29 / Nov 22 - Nov 27 / Nov 22 - Nov 29 / Note: There are more hotels available outside of the $200 price filter. To see those, remove the filter on the Expedia search page.
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- Tips: The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card allows for 1-to-1 point transfers to several airline loyalty programs. Booking with points is a good alternative to paying with cash when the price of airfare is high. Here is the current list of Chase Sapphire transfer partners: United, Southwest, jetBlue, British Airways, Iberia, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air France, KLM, Virgin Atlantic, Aer Lingus, and Air Canada.
- Tips: Vacation rentals on Vrbo are usually cheaper per night for longer stays than shorter stays. This is due to three main factors; The first is that most properties have a cleaning fee that is a fixed rate, the second is that many hosts provide discounts for stays longer than 6-days, the third is that the Vrbo service fee percentage is higher on short stays.
- Tips: You can (and should) sort the Vrbo vacation rental search results by “Total” price. Doing so exposes properties with high fees. For example, a $140 per-night property with $100 fees will rank as being more expensive than a $150 per-night property with $30 fees, when sorted. Sorting by “most reviews” is also a good option, as this will show you the most popular properties.
- Tips: Use Tripadvisor to create a Hotel “short list”. First, plug in your dates and destination. Then select “Sort by Traveler Ranked”. Finally, select the “Traveler Ranking” filter to show “only 4* and up”. Use this resulting “short list” of hotels to find the cheapest one with a high ranking.
- Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount.
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