Head To South Africa For 850 On Emirates When Booking For Two

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Emirates is currently offering a fare sale on flights from many U.S. gateway cities to South Africa for $1,699 total for two people. In order to take advantage of this deal, you must book by Sunday, May 17, 2015, for travel through December 10, 2015 for a party of two.Offer Details:Economy-class fare of $1,699 is applicable for two (2) passengers, traveling round-trip together on the same itinerary in the same booking record (PNR) from New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Washington DC (IAD), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Orlando (MCO) and Dallas Ft. Worth (DFW) to Cape Town (CPT), Dar Es Salaam (DAR), Durban (DUR), Johannesburg (JNB) and Nairobi (NBO) only.Blackout dates: Outbound blackout dates are between July 1 and 31, 2015 and inbound blackout dates are between August 1 and 30, 2015.Travel must be completed on or before December 10, 2015.Head round-trip from New York to Johannesburg for $1,696 for two people.Maximize Your PurchaseIf you’re looking to maximize your earning, the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card will earn you two points per dollar, while the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card offers 3x on airfare. Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.If you’re able to score these cheap flights to South Africa, we’d love to hear, so feel free to comment below with your successes![card card-name=‘Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card’ card-id=‘22125056’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]