United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Seattle or Portland, Oregon (SEA, PDX) for $161-$189, NONSTOP. Flights October to February. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Cancun or Aspen (CUN, ASE) for $249-$264, NONSTOP. Cancun flights September to November. Weekends available. Aspen flights in October, December, January, February, March, and May. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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United and Southwest have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to St. Louis, Savannah, Columbus, San Jose, San Diego, Denver, or Atlanta (STL. SAV, CMH, SJC, SAN, DEN, ATL) for $117-$179, NONSTOP. Flights October to March. Origin/Destination reversible.
United has recently matched the Southwest fare sale that we mentioned a few days ago. This is a small subset of total fares on sale, see the full list in the Domestic Airfare post.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) for $347-$352, NONSTOP. Flights September to February. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United and American have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to San Jose del Cabo, Lihue Hawaii, or Kona Hawaii (SJD, LIH, KOA) for $347-$69. Cabo flights are NONSTOP from September to March. Hawaii flights have a connection and are between September and February. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to San Jose, Costa Rica or Belize (SJO, BZE) for $317-$335, NONSTOP. Costa Rica flights September, October, November, January, and February. Belize flights September to March. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
The United Belize fare is slightly cheaper than the Southwest fare that I mentioned earlier today, but has a carry-on bag fee, so overall more-expensive unless you can card-perk your way around it.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) for $316, NONSTOP. Flights September to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Southwest and Alaska Airlines have just posted round-trip flights to various destinations in the USA at a discount today for $109-$190, Nonstop or with a connection. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. Cheapest fares are mostly midweek. Most fares are reversible.
(Updated: American and United now matching, list updated with their fares.)
Notes: Most destinations have flights between September to February available. The exact ranges for each destination will vary. Use the Google calendar view to get an idea of what dates work.
Flights to smaller airports may require a long connection or two stops. When you begin your search, modify your filter to remove fares that have more than one connection, some of those smaller airports ONLY have flights with bad routing.
American, Delta, and United almost always end up matching and in some cases, beating, these Southwest sales when they see them. It took them about 19-hours to match the previous sale.
WE EXPECT PRICES TO DIP MORE WHEN THOSE AIRLINES MATCH, BUT THESE PRICES ARE GOOD, EVEN BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
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United, Alaska, and American Airlines have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Portland Oregon, Charlotte NC, or Baltimore (PDX, CLT, BWI) for $139-$187, NONSTOP. Portland flights September to February. Baltimore and Charlotte flights between October and December.
Portland and Baltimore are the most expensive fares in this list, starting at about $177. Charlotte fares start at $139.
Air Canada has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Osaka (KIX) for $757-$788 with a connection. Flights in September. Departures on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Flight dates are very limited, see updated link list.
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United, British Airways, and Lufthansa have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Warsaw, Gdansk, Venice, Poznan, or Florence Italy (WAW, GDN, VCE, POZ, FLR) for $545-$580 with a connection. Flights October to May or October to March, depending on destination. 7-day minimum stay required.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB) for $666 with a connection. Flights September to October.
Most Oneworld carriers have round-trip flights to various destinations in Europe at a discount today for $455-$630, mostly with a connection. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. Cheapest fares are mostly midweek. Most fares are not reversible.
Notes: Most destinations have flights from September to May available. The exact ranges for each destination will vary. Use the Google calendar view to get an idea of what dates work.
These type of regional sales often get matched by the other major airline alliances within a day or so. If you decide to purchase, continue to monitor your price afterwards, it may drop lower within the 24-hour free cancelation window, allowing you to re-book a cheaper flight.
Flights to smaller airports may require a long connection or two stops. When you begin your search, modify your filter to remove fares that have more than one connection, some of those smaller airports ONLY have flights with bad routing.
Southwest and United have round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Panama City, Florida (ECP) for $145-$155, NONSTOP. Flights September to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Air Canada, Austrian, and United have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Vienna, Zagreb Croatia, Porto Portugal (VIE, ZAG, OPO) for $598-$617 with a connection. Flights October to May. 7-day minimum stay required.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Vail (EGE) for $229, NONSTOP. Flights December, January, February, March, May, and June. No Christmas dates available.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA) for $157, NONSTOP. Flights September to December. Some weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to London (LHR) for $523, NONSTOP. Flights August to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. 7-day minimum stay required.
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United and Southwest have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to Tampa or Richmond Virginia (TPA, RIC) for $129-$159, NONSTOP. Tampa flights September to February. Richmond flights from September to December. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Southwest and United have round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Baltimore (BWI) for $157-$170, NONSTOP. Flights September to January. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.