These are the two primary international destinations to which I took my older two kids last year, and they are both on sale! You can fly one-stop from the San Francisco Bay Area to either destination for less than $400 on a couple different carriers.
Paris fare sale details
- Departure from: San Francisco
- Dates: March-April, September 2019
- Destination(s): Paris (CDG)
- Airline(s): American
- Class: Basic economy
- Notes: Minimum two night stay (which would be silly anyway)
- Sample Google Flights link
Beijing fare sale details
- Departure from: San Jose
- Dates: February-April 2019
- Destination(s): Paris (CDG)
- Airline(s): Air Canada
- Class: Economy
- Notes: None
- Sample Google Flights link
These are both excellent sales to these destinations. We saw the very good Air Canada sale to Beijing out of SJC last year, and I would expect to see something similar again in the future.
Note that you will need a Chinese Visa to visit Beijing on a round-trip itinerary. The city is eligible for a transit without visa (TWOV) waiver, but you must have a confirmed onward ticket to another country.
Here is a rundown on some of the posts from our trip:
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