Least Expensive Airfare to Four Continents
Least expensive air
travel from Omaha to four continents - Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
Outline
1.
Ground rules
2.
Method
3.
Influence of travel
dates
4.
Least expensive
round-trip to Europe
5.
Least expensive
round-trip to Asia
6.
Least expensive
round-trip to South America
7.
Least expensive
round-trip to Africa
8.
Sum total of all three
airfares
Ground rules
This is somewhat of a
competition. I give extra points for the person with the least total airfare to
all of these continents. All airfares must be roundtrip from Omaha,
and must for be a three-week period from now until Sept. 1. It can be
two different airlines, in which case you would present two different graphic
files. The timing must be such that you can make the connection. Provide at
least 3 hours. If the connection has you spending the night at the airport, you
must include the cost of a hotel.
Generally, the least
expensive fares to these destinations are from coastal cities in the US, like
LA and New York. In order to get the lowest fare, you need to find the least
expensive coastal city and the least expensive flight from Omaha to that city.
Sites like Kayak and Expedia won't do this automatically. There may be some
ground transportation involved in transferring to a nearby airport. Include the
ground transportation cost and associated graphics. Bigger cities have multiple
airports so don't get confused. New York, for example, has five airports: JFK,
LaGuardia, Newark, White Plains, and Newburgh. Only three offer international
flights. The cheapest flights are often from the smaller airports that charge a
lesser fee for landing.
You don't need to check luggage but you do need to include a carry-on bag.
Prices vary widely
during this period. They also vary by day of the week. You must present
screenshots of the airfare with sufficient detail to verify the dates,
connections, and price - including taxes. Use only commercial airlines - you
can't use military aircraft or family connections with commercial companies.
The flight leaves from Omaha – you can't drive to
another city.
Method
I used the expedia, Travelocity, and google flights in researching
this assignment.
Influence of travel dates and cities
I tried May 8th
through May 29th. I tried the following cities.
Least expensive round-trip from Omaha to Europe
Least expensive round-trip from Omaha to Asia
Least expensive round-trip from Omaha to South America
Least expensive round-trip from Omaha to Africa
Sum total of all four airfares
Europe: $921.00
Asia: $758.00
South America: $610.00
Africa: $1,029.00
Total price $3,318.00
Submitted by Dan Pavlik
on 2/7/19.