American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Phoenix, Miami, Los Angeles, or Nashville (PHX, MIA, LAX, BNA) for $95-$147, NONSTOP. Flights March to December. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays. Cheapest departures on Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible. Holiday Blackouts.
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Air France, Delta, British Airways, and Lufthansa have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Basel (BSL) for $486-$569 with a connection. Flights March, April, October, November, and December. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
Cheapest flights are from October to December.
Expedia has an additional discount for logged in users. If you search there, log in before searching.
British airways fares are a bit cheaper, but aren’t worth it due to the 6-hour connection.
United has NONSTOP One-way flights from Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT), for 45k points in Economy or 65k points in Premium Plus. Both have +$6 in taxes and fees.
Of these two, 65k for Premium Plus is the better deal in my opinion. You get the larger seat in a 2-3-2 cabin, similar to a domestic first class seat (not lie-flat) and better cabin service.
United may, at any time and without notice, change, stop or end this offer.
I’m focusing on NONSTOP routes only. I know you can often find similar redemption values for routes with a connection.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT) for $712, NONSTOP. Flights in April. Departures on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. 7-day minimum stay required.
This will be cheaper than Zipair flight once you factor in bag and meal fees that Zipair has; which United has for free.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Sydney, Australia (SYD), for 90k points (45k points each-way) and $37-$98 in taxes and fees. This is about 10,000 fewer miles than their most recent low.
United may, at any time and without notice, change, stop or end this offer.
To pull up the deal, go to the United’s booking page and start plugging in dates within the Feb 10 – Mar 28 window. You’ll want to avoid dates don’t have NONSTOP routes, to find those, you’ll need to search through the date range on your own. I’ve linked to a few dates that worked in the example dates section below.
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United and American Airlines have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Miami (MIA) for $121-$180, NONSTOP. Flights February to December. Cheapest departures on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Holiday blackouts.
Miami and Chicago: Flights February to December.
Los Angeles: Flights in February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December.
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United and Delta have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA/JFK) for $177-$197, NONSTOP. Flights March to May. Origin/Destination reversible.
Notes: Delta has matched United’s fares to New York. Delta’s fare allows a free carry-on bag, United’s doesn’t unless you use their card.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Anchorage (ANC) for $279 with a connection. Flights February to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Cebu City, Philippines (CEB) for $884 with a connection. Flights in February, September, November, and December. No weekend departures. Holiday blackouts.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to New York/Newark (EWR) for $140, NONSTOP. Flights February to December. Weekends available. No Christmas dates available.
Delta, British Airways, and Lufthansa have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Warsaw (WAW) for $530-$547 with a connection. Flights April, May, August, September, October, November, and December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
Expedia often has a discount available for logged in users.
Cheap Flights: Houston to/from Anchorage $319 round-trip [Feb, Apr-May] – American Airlines / United
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Cheap Flights: Houston to/from Anchorage $319 round-trip [Feb, Apr-May] – American Airlines / United
American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Anchorage (ANC) for $319 with a connection. Flights in February, April, and May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) for $750 with a connection. Flights January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, and December. No weekend departures. Holiday blackouts.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Taipei (TPE) for $750 with a connection. Flights January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, and November. No weekend departures. No Thanksgiving dates.
Prices to Taipei have been at multi-year lows since November 2025.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB) for $678 with a connection. Flights January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, and November. No Thanksgiving dates.
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United and Southwest have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to New York (LGA) for $163-$171, NONSTOP. Flights January to May. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam carriers have round-trip flights to various destinations in Europe at a discount today for $432-$649, mostly with a connection. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. Cheapest fares are mostly midweek. Most fares are not reversible.
This recent sale started due to Oneworld dropping their prices and the other airlines matching.
Most destinations have flights from January to May and also September to November. 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, then you should continue to monitor your price afterwards, it may drop lower within the 24-hour free cancellation window allowing you to re-book a cheaper flight.
Southwest and United have round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Las Vegas (LAS) for $177, NONSTOP. Flights in February. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United and Turkish Airlines have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB) for $641-$677 with a connection. Flights in January, April, and May. No Sunday departures.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $641; which is cheaper than the airline.
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United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Portland, Oregon (PDX) for $105-$151, NONSTOP. Flights January to February.