Cheap Flights: Houston to Istanbul, Turkey $652 r/t – AC

[08/03/2014 @ 11:24 PM] Open this itinerary here: Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity, Hotwire.
[08/11/2014 @ 2:58 PM] Air Canada is now offering flights for $707 (was $664). Good enough to be deal worthy. Re-added to active list.
[12/01/2014 @ 12:20 AM] Price has dropped to $589.
[12/04/2014 @ 4:05 PM] Price has now increased to $652.
[02/16/2015 @ 5:15 PM] Removed. Old deal.

Air Canada / United have cheap airfare from Houston (IAH) to Istanbul, Turkey (IST). Round-trip flights with a short layover in Toronto (YYZ) are $652. Unfortunately there is no stopover component available in the fare rules.

• Note: Air Canada “L” fare earns 25% accrual for travel between Houston and Toronto and earns 100% between Toronto and Istanbul. So make sure all your Air Canada flight segments are not from Houston to Canada to get full mileage accrual. It is possible to earn 100% mileage accrual if you pay attention to which carrier is flying which segments.

If you’re looking for hotel reviews, check out the TripAdvisor link below:

• TripAdvisor: Istanbul, Turkey

Flight Details:

• Availability: Depart before Mar 26. Ticket before Nov 30.
• Documentation: Visa Required. Passport required. More details: US State Department: Turkey
• Departure and Destination Airports: IAH – IST
• Example Dates: (orbitz) Jan 27 – Feb 04
• Carrier: Air Canada / United (Codeshare partners)
• Fare Basis Code: LLXNC13S LLNC5NS
• Fare Class: L
• Mile Accrual: 25% between IAH and YYZ. 100% on YYZ to IST.
• Stopover component: none.
• CPM: 4.61 (10216 mile accrual if AC flies the North American segments) (12776 miles traveled)
• Full Route: IAH – YYZ – IST – YYZ – IAH
• Open this itinerary on: Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline, Travelocity, Hotwire.

Destination information:

• WikiTravel: Istanbul, Turkey
• WeatherSpark: Istanbul, Turkey

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