India doesn't show up here often. The flights are rarely priced to make the ask worth it.
This week, they are.
$1,082 round trip. San Diego to New Delhi. December 7–13. SAVE 39%. Google's own data puts the normal floor for this route between $1,150 and $2,600 — this fare sits below the floor, not near it.
Let's be straight about what you're buying: this is a two-stop trip on Alaska and EVA Air, about 32 hours gate to gate. That's not a hop. That's a haul. But it's also exactly why India rarely earns a spot in this newsletter — the "normal" price is usually too steep to justify the ask. $1,082 is a number worth acting on.
What New Delhi actually is: It's Mughal empire and modern chaos stacked on top of each other block by block. Red Fort's sandstone ramparts a fifteen-minute rickshaw ride from a rooftop restaurant with a skyline view. Humayun's Tomb — the building that inspired the Taj Mahal — sitting quiet in manicured gardens while, two miles away, Chandni Chowk's spice market roars at full volume, motorbikes and marigolds and the smell of cardamom tea thick enough to taste before you see it. December is the sweet spot: cool, dry, 60s and 70s, festival season winding down, none of the summer heat that keeps most travelers away entirely.
This is the trip you've been saying "someday" about. Someday's fare just dropped 39%.
Honorable Mentions
Sydney, Australia — $1,029 RT — SAVE 39% We told you about Sydney three weeks ago at $1,170. It just dropped another $141 — genuinely, not a rerun. Air New Zealand + United, 2 stops, ~24 hours. Opera House, Harbour Bridge, Bondi in December (their summer). If you were waiting for a sign, this is a better one than last time. Book This Deal →
Charlotte, North Carolina — $228 RT — SAVE 28% First time on the list. Nonstop exists at $443 if you want to skip the layover — but the deal is $228 on a 1-stop Frontier routing (~10 hr), and $228 is the number that earns the badge. Breweries, a genuinely underrated food scene, easy November weather. Book This Deal →
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