Now that the popularity of soccer is finally spreading throughout America, US-based international ex-pats and Americans alike will be traveling to South Africa to attend the sport’s premier annual event, the World Cup. The 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be help between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in the largest South Africa cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Pretoria, Nelspruit and Rustenburg. ASAPtickets. com access to specially negotiated and discounted private fares with major airlines enables their agents to book the cheapest available airline tickets from the US to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup. If you are planning to attend Soccer’s FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa, the best time to start booking your airline tickets is right now while seats last! The largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg has one of the largest economies in Africa and is also one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Thanks to gold and diamond mining, Johannesburg offers export commodities in high demand around the world and, as the financial center of South Africa with industrial trade increasing annually, the city attracts a greater number of visitors for business each year. Also a popular destination for leisure travelers who enjoy the city’s great shopping and sight-seeing, Johannesburg will host soccer’s FIFA World Cup in the summer (June-July) of 2010, when tourism demand will be at an all time high. How to Get Discounted Fares to FIFA World Cup 2010? Usually, flights to most any destination or event are not scheduled six months to a year in advance, yet some of the airlines to be outlined as possibilities for your trip to the FIFA World Cup 2010 have already opened seats for travel to South Africa for the dates of World Cup due to high advance demand. At ASAPtickets. com you can book a cheap ticket for you to Johannesburg with South African, Delta, Northwest and KLM, United and Lufthansa, Air France, Emirates and many other airlines. The choice of the airline depends not only on its price, but also on the airlines’ schedules, as well as seats available from a particular departure city. South African Airways, the country’s national carrier has its primary hub in Johannesburg and offers the most convenient flights from the U. S. to South Africa; daily flights from JFK airport in New York to Johannesburg are non-stop and only 15 hours long, and destinations beyond Johannesburg can be booked as connections with short single stop-overs. Departing from other US cities, travelers can still get a convenient, discounted flight with South African Airways, in conjunction with United Airlines. Delta Airlines also operates direct flights to Johannesburg from its primary U. S. hub in Atlanta, with smooth connections from other U. S. cities. Many major European airlines fly from the United States to South Africa through their gateways in Europe: KLM and Royal Dutch Airlines with Northwest through Amsterdam; Lufthansa with United through Frankfurt; British Airways and Virgin Atlantic through London; Air France through Paris; and Iberia through Madrid. Emirates Airlines is an official partner of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and already have scheduled comprehensive direct flight service to Johannesburg and Cape Town from their hub in Dubai. In addition, as of October 1, 2009 they launched a new daily flight to Durban ahead of FIFA 2010. As a result, passengers from the U. S. are able to fly to these three FIFA major host cities with Emirates with only one stop en route. Other convenient international flight choices include Egypt Air through Cairo, Etihad Airlines though Abu Dhabi, or Qatar Airways through Doha – all available at specially negotiated, deeply discounted fares. If you book your ticket to South Africa for FIFA World Cup 2010 in advance with ASAPtickets. com agents, you can ensure not only ticket availability but also the cheapest prices and most convenient itineraries for your specific needs. Book ASAP to avoid the possibility of completely sold out discounted flights.
