I want to venture to Rio (GIG) the last full week of july .. what is the best website for a round trip fare out of the US? Expedia is quoting around $1200 RT.

try airfare.com for consolidator fares

try intratours.com. however flights seem to be at there peak.

I've noticied that airfare.com has very good fares. Do you get frequent flyer miles with their tickets?

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these are deep discount tickets so you may get only 50% miles

Try flycheapabroad.com. You should get a flight under $1ooo.

I've used airfare.com and it's usually pretty good. Another interesting option is hotels.com. If you look at them for regular air they show a fare of ~$1440 {I used /23-7/29 on search} but if you check the "add a hotel button" you get pricing from $1460 with hotel [premier copacobana]{across from lloumo} up thru $2000+. I stayed at the Premier last trip and it was not bad.

It wont be the best fare but it basically gives you a consolidator rate on the air travel. If you look at room alone the Premier is $86/night so airfare is about $1030. I've found that sometimes the "combo" rate actually is better then any other option I can find.

Try mobissimo.com ...