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Take the Whole Family to Northern Europe — Kids Fly (Almost) Free on SAS for a Limited Time

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Nick Ellis joined The Points Guy in 2016 as an intern and is now Reviews Editor, primarily responsible for arranging, writing (some of), editing and publishing reviews of hotels and airport lounges along with helping manage, write and edit travel content.
Jan. 19, 2017
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Take the Whole Family to Northern Europe — Kids Fly (Almost) Free on SAS for a Limited Time
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Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend that you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an online travel agency, such as Orbitz or Expedia, which allows you to cancel flights without penalty by 11pm Eastern Time within one day of booking. However, if you’re using the American Express Platinum Card, you’ll need to book directly with the airline or through Amex Travel portal to get 5x MR points. Remember: Fares may disappear quickly, so book right away and take advantage of Orbitz or Expedia’s courtesy cancellation if you’re unable to get the time away from work or family.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is offering one of the more unusual deals we've seen in recent memory. If you book a round-trip ticket between the US and Scandinavia and Finland, you can take along up to 8 kids (12 and under) with you for only the cost of the taxes and fees associated with each extra ticket. This means that you can take the whole family along with you on a trip to Northern Europe for essentially the cost of just one adult ticket.

Children fly for free (except for taxes and fees) for a limited time on SAS.

In order to take advantage of this deal, you must book your tickets by January 23 and travel between February 7 and April 9, 2017. You can book a reservation with two adults on it as well, but the total number of people on the reservation can't exceed 9. In theory, a family with two parents can bring up to 16 children for free if each parent was booked on a separate reservation. Talk about the ultimate field trip!

Here are a few examples of what you can book:

Chicago (ORD) to Stockholm for $1,146 round-trip for 1 adult and 8 kids:

Newark (EWR) to Oslo (OSL) for $1,285 round-trip for 1 adult and 8 kids:

Los Angeles (LAX) to Copenhagen (CPH) for $1,368 round-trip for 1 adult and 8 kids:

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Miami (MIA) to Helsinki (HEL) for $1,468 round-trip for 1 adult and 8 kids:

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Don’t forget to use a credit card that earns additional points on airfare purchases, such as the American Express Platinum Card (5x on flights booked directly with airlines or American Express Travel), Chase Sapphire Reserve or Citi Prestige (5x on airfare) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on all travel purchases). Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.

If you’re able to score one of these tickets, please share the good news in the comments below!

H/T: Dan's Deals

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