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Published August 14, 2018 by

Cheap Flights: Houston to/from Grand Cayman / Aruba / Antigua / Providenciales $331-$343 r/t – American Basic Economy

[08/13/2018 @ 10:00 PM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, Hotwire, CheapTickets.
[08/14/2018 @ 2:33 PM CT] Still available. Providenciales gone.
[09/01/2018 @ 5:30 PM] Old post clean-up. Fare gone. Removing from deal list.

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American Airlines has “basic economy” round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to Grand Cayman, Aruba, Antigua, or Providenciales (GCM/AUA/ANU/PLS) starting at $331 with a connection. $128/$203 each-way. Flights September to June. Availability varies greatly depending on the destination, see example dates. Some weekends available. Holiday Blackouts apply. Origin/Destination reversible. Stick to the example dates provided to avoid dates with long connection times.

Note: “Regular Economy” fare is available for +$50 more.

Note: “Basic Economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a small personal item, like a Jansport City Scout backpack is free. Checked bags cost +$25 each-way. Seats are randomly assigned prior to boarding.

Note: I’m currently using the Jansport Right Pack as my “personal item” when I fly in “basic economy”. Which is slightly more than expensive than the Jansport City Scout because its fabric is Cordura instead of Polyester. Both have the same dimensions which are: 18″ x 13″ x 8.5″. There is half-an-inch of extra depth than what is officially allowed by AA, but it has never been a problem for me. The bag has a large main compartment, which makes it ideal for stuffing as much as you can into the limited amount of space.

Note: Be sure to check BOTH “IAH” and “HOU” for availability.

  • Grand Cayman – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Sep 05 – Sep 12 / Sep 12 – Sep 19 / Sep 14 – Sep 17 / Sep 18 – Sep 25 / Sep 21 – Sep 23 / Sep 26 – Oct 03 / Sep 28 – Oct 01 / Oct 04 – Oct 11 / Oct 06 – Oct 09 / Oct 09 – Oct 16 / Oct 13 – Oct 16 / Oct 17 – Oct 24 / Oct 20 – Oct 23 / Oct 24 – Oct 31 / Oct 27 – Oct 30 / Oct 30 – Nov 06 / Nov 03 – Nov 06 / Nov 06 – Nov 13 / Nov 10 – Nov 13 / Nov 11 – Nov 18 / Nov 20 – Nov 27 / Nov 24 – Nov 27 / Nov 28 – Dec 05 / Dec 01 – Dec 04 / Dec 04 – Dec 11 / Dec 08 – Dec 11 / Dec 11 – Dec 18 / … / (NYE +$90) Dec 30 – Jan 09 / Jan 02 – Jan 09 / Jan 08 – Jan 15 / Jan 11 – Jan 13 / Jan 15 – Jan 22 / Jan 19 – Jan 26 / Jan 23 – Jan 30 / Jan 25 – Jan 27 / Jan 30 – Feb 06 / Feb 05 – Feb 12 / Feb 19 – Feb 26 / Feb 23 – Feb 26 / Feb 27 – Mar 06 / Mar 02 – Mar 05 / Mar 06 – Mar 13 / Mar 13 – Mar 20 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 27 – Apr 03 / Mar 30 – Apr 02 / Apr 03 – Apr 10 / Apr 10 – Apr 17 / Apr 12 – Apr 15 / Apr 17 – Apr 24 / Apr 20 – Apr 23 / Apr 24 – May 01 / Apr 26 – Apr 29 / May 01 – May 08 / May 08 – May 15 / May 15 – May 22 / May 17 – May 20 / May 22 – May 29 / May 29 – Jun 05 / Jun 05 – Jun 12 / Jun 12 – Jun 19 / Jun 19 – Jun 26 / Jun 26 – JuL 03 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Antigua – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Sep 07 – Sep 12 / Sep 12 – Sep 19 / Sep 19 – Sep 26 / Sep 22 – Sep 24 /Sep 25 – Oct 02 / Oct 02 – Oct 09 / Oct 10 – Oct 17 / … / Oct 24 – Nov 01 / … / Jan 15 – Jan 22 / Jan 23 – Jan 30 / Jan 26 – Jan 28 / Jan 30 – Feb 06 / Feb 05 – Feb 12 / Feb 19 – Feb 26 / Feb 23 – Feb 26 / Feb 27 – Mar 06 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 30 – Apr 02 / Mar 27 – Apr 03 / Apr 03 – Apr 10 / Apr 06 – Apr 09 /  Apr 10 – Apr 17 / Apr 13 – Apr 16 / Apr 17 – Apr 24 / Apr 20 – Apr 23 / May 01 – May 08 / May 04 – May 07 / May 08 – May 15 / May 11 – May 14 / May 15 – May 22 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Providenciales – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Nov 12 – Nov 19 / Nov 28 – Dec 05 / Nov 30 – Dec 07 / Jan 02 – Jan 09 / Jan 09 – Jan 16 / Jan 15 – Jan 22 / Jan 22 – Jan 29 / Jan 25 – Jan 27 / Jan 30 – Feb 06 / Feb 05 – Feb 12 / … / Feb 19 – Feb 26 / Feb 23 – Feb 26 / Feb 26 – Feb 27 – Mar 06 /  Mar 06 – Mar 13 / Mar 13 – Mar 20 / Mar 16 – Mar 19 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 27 – Apr 03 / Apr 03 – Apr 10 / Apr 05 – Apr 08 / Apr 10 – Apr 17 / Apr 17 – Apr 24 / Apr 20 – Apr 23 / Apr 24 – May 01 / Apr 26 – Apr 29 / May 01 – May 08 / May 08 – May 15 / May 15 – May 22 / May 29 – Jun 05 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Aruba – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Oct 17 – Oct 24 / Oct 24 – Oct 31 / Oct 31 – Nov 07 / Jan 14 – Jan 19 / Jan 21 – Jan 26 / Jan 26 – Jan 29 / Jan 28 – Feb 02 / Feb 03 – Feb 08 / Feb 23 – Feb 27 /… / Mar 02 – Mar 06 / Mar 05 – Mar 12 / Mar 13 – Mar 20 / Mar 20 – Mar 27 / Mar 27 – Apr 03 / Apr 03 – Apr 10 / Apr 06 – Apr 09 / Apr 10 – Apr 17 / Apr 17 – Apr 24 / Apr 27 – Apr 30 / Apr 30 – May 07 / May 01 – May 08 / May 04 – May 07 / May 08 – May 15 / May 15 – May 22 / May 29 – Jun 05 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

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I was able to pull this up on Priceline. Screenshot taken when this post was initially created. See timestamps at the top of this post.

 

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Ren P. Artemio

Ren P. Artemio

Ren is the Chief Director of Nap Times at Escape Houston, Escape ATX, Cheap DFW, and Escape Flights. He really likes researching airfare and the travel industry, especially when it means getting a cheap flight to anywhere (he's not picky).

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