Reverse cheap tourism

[mvan1]

http://www.secretflying.com/posts/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-new-orleans-usa-488-usd-roundtrip/

or 

http://www.secretflying.com/posts/sao-paulo-brazil-johannesburg-south-africa-413-usd-roundtrip/

[wncdemcub]

Wow they are eager to get brazilians to travel. Flip it around and you pay 2 or 3 times that!

[tassojunior]

Don't they allow 1 year for the return ? Frequent visitors could use this. 

[mvan1]

21 minutes ago, tassojunior said:

Don't they allow 1 year for the return ? Frequent visitors could use this. 

You are correct. 

A frequent visitor could buy two one-way tickets then schedule these cheap tickets to agree with the one-way tickets, as you said, provided the travel takes place within one year of these cheap tickets.  

 

[Walker]

I wonder how many fellow boytoyers are based in New Orleans.  You will add a separate ticket to New Orleans, and given the return arrival time in New Orleans, you will most likely have to add an overnight layover in New Orleans.

[mvan1]

41 minutes ago, Walker said:

I wonder how many fellow boytoyers are based in New Orleans.  You will add a separate ticket to New Orleans, and given the return arrival time in New Orleans, you will most likely have to add an overnight layover in New Orleans.

What you wrote makes sense.  However, that is not what happens with this promotion. 

Although most members do not live in New Orleans, if you leave from another city in the US, you will pay a nominal amount for the distant city and the amount will be added to the overall ticket price.  

One example is if a traveler lived in Los Angeles and traveled to Rio with this promotion, the fare would be, including the Los Angeles - New Orleans portion - $524.65 which is well below the prevailing rates of other airlines.   There are several examples of several fares on the below screen shot;

See this screen shot of the Los Angeles example:

Buscar   Current stepSelección   Resumen   Pasajeros   Asientos   Pago   Confirmación Selección de vuelo   IMPORTANTE   Pagos a través de transferencias bancarias se encuentran disponibles solo si realiza su reserva con un mínimo de 14 días antes de la salida de su vuelo. Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de América - Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - vie ago 03 2018 Día anteriorDía siguiente Valor de salida para 1 pasajero, basado en precio de boleto ida y vuelta. Incluye sobrecargos de combustible, impuestos y tasasSe abre en una ventana nueva. Consulte la política de equipajeSe abre en una ventana nueva de los vuelos operados por Copa Airlines. Consulte la política de equipajeSe abre en una ventana nueva de los vuelos operados por aerolíneas socias. Outbound flight results updated Vuelos salientes de Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de América a Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. La información que se encuentra en esta tabla describe los detalles de vuelo, los paquetes de tarifas y la información de tarifas para cada vuelo. Los detalles de vuelo contienen los lugares de salida y de llegada, los horarios y los Vuelo Sale Llega aeropuerto Duración     Económica Promo   Económica Extra   Económica Flex   Promo Ejecutiva   Ejecutiva Flex Número de vueloCM0396, Con pernocte 01:30 AM 10:13 AM Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaLAX-Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY 6h 43m Tiempo en PTY: 5h 4m Asientos No disponible   849.65    (H)     1,049.65    (M)     1,665.65    (J)     2,480.65   (C)   Número de vueloCM0873 03:17 PM 12:25 AM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY-Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGIG 7h 8m Total: 18h 55m Asientos Número de vueloCM0473, Con pernocte 11:20 AM 08:00 PM Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaLAX-Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY 6h 40m Tiempo en PTY: 1h 24m Asientos No disponible   554.65    (K) 1 asiento disponible   1,049.65    (M)     1,665.65    (J)     2,480.65   (C)   Número de vueloCM0216 09:24 PM 06:35 AM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY-Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGIG 7h 11m Total: 15h 15m Asientos Número de vueloCM0362, Con pernocte 10:00 PM 06:37 AM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaLAX-Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY 6h 37m Tiempo en PTY: 8h 40m Asientos No disponible   524.65    (V) 4 asientos disponibles   1,049.65    (M)     1,665.65    (J)     2,480.65   (C)   Número de vueloCM0873 03:17 PM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente 12:25 AM++1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY-Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGIG 7h 8m Total: 22h 25m Asientos Número de vueloCM0303, Con pernocte 11:31 PM 08:11 AM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaLAX-Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY 6h 40m Tiempo en PTY: 7h 6m Asientos No disponible   554.65    (K)     1,049.65    (M)     1,665.65    (J)     2,480.65   (C)   Número de vueloCM0873 03:17 PM+1El vuelo llega el día siguiente 12:25 AM++1El vuelo llega el día siguiente Panamá (PTY), PanamáPTY-Río De Janeiro (GIG), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilGIG 7h 8m Total: 20h 54m Asientos Número de vueloCM1063, Con pernocteOperado por United Airlines, Inc.Operado por United Airlines, Inc. 10:30 PM 11:56 PM Los Angeles (LAX), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaLAX-San Francisco (SFO), California, Estados Unidos de AméricaSFO 1h 26m Tiempo en SFO: 1h 31m   No disponible   609.15    (Q)     1,054.15    (M)   No disponible No disponible

NOTICE - THE ABOVE FARES ARE FROM THE US TO BRAZIL - MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER SCHEDULED AIRLINE.  

THE INITIAL AD THAT I POSTED WERE FARES ORIGINATING IN BRAZIL.  THESE ABOVE SCREEN SHOT FARES ARE ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES - SUCH A DEAL!

[Badboy81]

On 5/4/2018 at 8:42 PM, mvan1 said:

http://www.secretflying.com/posts/rio-de-janeiro-brazil-new-orleans-usa-488-usd-roundtrip/

or 

http://www.secretflying.com/posts/sao-paulo-brazil-johannesburg-south-africa-413-usd-roundtrip/

This sucks (since the rate is not NO TO RIO) and is being promoted because Brazilians never fly to NO to get to the states....I would be open to flying from ATL to NO to get a cheap flight but something about that whole route seems off...

Great for the Brazilians who take advantage of this promo

[mvan1]

3 hours ago, Badboy81 said:

This sucks (since the rate is not NO TO RIO) and is being promoted because Brazilians never fly to NO to get to the states....I would be open to flying from ATL to NO to get a cheap flight but something about that whole route seems off...

Great for the Brazilians who take advantage of this promo

Uh, oh!

You read only the first part of my post where the starting flight is from Brazil to New Orleans. 

If you had read a little farther, you would have seen that I furnished data for the same airline with cheap flights FROM the United States.  I gave and presented one example of flying from Los Angeles to Rio for $524.65.  There are many bargains to Brazil from many cities FROM the U.S. offered by that airline.

 

3 hours ago, Badboy81 said:

 

 

[Cany10011]

New Orleans has a great food and jazz scene. I would definitely consider a layover in MSY before traveling to rio.