São Paulo: €999 Alitalia Business Class from Spain (Flights Until March 2022)

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A lot of airlines currently offer cheap business class tickets between Spain and Brazil. While most of these offers only suit short term travel plans, SkyTeam member Alitalia currently offers more pandemic compatible tickets. With departure from four Spanish airports, you can reach the Southern Hemisphere’s megalopolis São Paulo for just around €1,000 in a lie-flat seat. A very tempting offer on two long overnight flights.

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Alitalia waives the rebooking fee for all tickets bought before June 30, 2021. You may change your departure date once for free, as long as the same booking class is available. If not, you need to cover the price difference, which can easily double or triple the initial ticket price.

Worldwide travel restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. We strongly recommend gathering detailed information about the travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to your desired origin and destination.

A good start is the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. It provides current updates on a country’s immigration policies. Even better, the Covid-19 Travel Regulations Map is one of the most useful tools you can find.

You can find this fare with departure from:

Our Go2 tool forwards you to Alitalia with your preselected flight dates. From June 2020 through March 2022 there is almost daily availability from all four Spanish airports.

Alitalia plans to use its Boeing 777-200ER on flights between Rome and São Paulo. By the end of 2021, this will most likely be the only long haul plane the airline operates. Its business class features lie-flat seats in a 1-2-1 pattern. You can find a review of the product here.

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This fare is valid until May 20, 2021 for all travel ending before March 31, 2022. On this day, your inbound flight has to arrive back in Spain. A minimum stay of five days or one night from Saturday to Sunday applies. Availability is fairly good.

You can use Google Flights as a convenient way to find suiting flight dates. We strongly recommend booking directly on Alitalia’s website.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

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Two three hour layovers to make good use of your included lounge access.

Mileage

Alitalia issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class I. This is a rather attractive booking class for members of most SkyTeam frequent flyer programs:

  • 25,548 Award Miles + 210 Tier Points on Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
  • 19,162 Miles on Korean Air Skypass
  • 19,162 Miles on MEA Cedar Miles
  • 15,968 Award Miles + 102 XP on Flying Blue
  • 15,968 Miles on Air Europa Suma
Data provided by miles.travel-dealz.com. Without guarantee on correctness.
Information & Tips for Brazil

Brazil is probably the country in South America that is most frequented by tourists. Whether it’s the carnival or the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro or touring the Amazon, visitors will get their money’s worth here.

Traditionally, flights to South America and Brazil from Europe are quite expensive, but since a few years, there are increasingly cheap offers, especially with Iberia and TAP.

Best Time to Visit

Brazil is a vast country – so there is no such thing as an overall best travel time. It all depends on what you want to see. It is best to visit the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo autumn and spring while the dry season fort the rainforest is from May to September.

Climate diagram for Sao Paulo (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)
Climate diagram for Rio De Janeiro (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)
Climate diagram for Brasilia (Source: WMO World Weather Information Service)

Entry & Visa

EU citizens do not require a visa for stays of up to 90 days and can enter with a passport only. Note that, similar to the USA, that after your first stop in Brazil your luggage must be collected and brought through customs. Calculate accordingly when booking a connecting flight.

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