International deals from Austin

Take off using one of these great deals!

Finding a bunch of great international deals departing from Austin:

• Cancun: $252-267 rt
• depart various dates Oct 19-Dec 15, Jan 2-Feb 28, Apr 28-May 21

• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $679-710 rt
• depart Jan 11-Apr 29

• Ho Chi Minh / Saigon (Vietnam): $695-709 rt
• depart Apr 6-May 2

• Jakarta (Indonesia): $736-761 rt
• depart Jan 6-May 16

• Beijing (China): $742-775 rt
• depart Oct 1-Dec 7, Jan 3-21 and various dates Feb 1-Mar 16

• Hanoi (Vietnam): $816-853 rt
• depart many dates from Oct 8-Dec 8, and various dates Jan 6-Apr 13

• Istanbul (Turkey): $806-811 rt
• depart Oct 25-Dec 15, Jan 6-Mar 30, Apr 24-30
• $773 for departures May 1-16

• Bengaluru (India): $839-859 rt
• depart Jan 19-Apr 21

Drop me a comment below or on Facebook if you are interested and need help finding dates.

Prefer to search on your own? Please support my page by booking through my links:
Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Click here to book with Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile:

• Cancun: 12.60
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): 3.38
• Ho Chi Minh / Saigon (Vietnam): 3.69
• Jakarta (Indonesia): 3.57
• Beijing (China): 5.07
• Hanoi (Vietnam): 4.65
• Istanbul (Turkey): 6.08
• Bengaluru (India): 4.36

<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this

4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Hotel booking:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
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Dallas to Boston: $80 rt

DFW-BOS dates:

• limited to Tues/Wed/Sat
• Oct 21-Nov 11

BOS-DFW dates:

• limited to Tues/Wed/Sat
• Oct 21-Nov 11
• Tues Oct 27 is a little more

Bag fees and other notes:

• Free carry-on
• No free checked bags
• Available one-way for half the price

Flight booking:

Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Price after coupon

Adjusted Cost Per Direct Mile: 2.11

<4 = INCREDIBLE deal. If you have an interest in ever visiting this destination, book now! Or, you may be interested in making a "mileage run" out of this

4 to 5 = EXCELLENT deal
5 to 6 = great deal
6 to 7 = good deal

Hotel booking:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Southwest deals (September 30)

Do you LUV Southwest? Me too!

Southwest always seems to have a "sale" going. But, it is hard to sort through all of the choices to find the best ones. That's what I'm here for!

Do you have the Southwest Visa card? If not, this is a perfect way of getting nearly-free ($11.20 taxes roundtrip) flights! There is a 50,000-point sign-up bonus available now. That is ~$800 in free Southwest flights!!

Apply here: http://tinyurl.com/JTSWOffer
Want to learn more? Check out this post about SW points and companion pass

Here are the best available options right now:

Atlanta:

• Los Angeles $138 rt
• Philadelphia $82 rt
• Oakland $220 rt
• Chicago $82 rt
• Santa Ana $224 rt
• Seattle $290 rt
• Ft. Lauderdale $98 rt
• Portland $300 rt
• Sacramento $304 rt
• San Francisco $312 rt
• Salt Lake City $240 rt
• Akron $98 rt

Austin:

• San Juan $264 rt
• Newark $198 rt
• Boston $232 rt
• Providence $242 rt
• Ft. Lauderdale $174 rt

Boston:

• Chicago $82 rt
• Houston $138 rt
• Portland $256 rt
• San Diego $262 rt
• Sacramento $270 rt
• Seattle $260 rt
• Phoenix $254 rt

Chicago:

• Denver $82 rt
• Boston $82 rt
• New York $82 rt
• Philadelphia $82 rt
• Tampa $118 rt
• Baltimore $82 rt
• Atlanta $82 rt

Dallas:

• Atlanta $82 rt
• Los Angeles $82 rt
• San Francisco $210 rt
• Tampa $82 rt

Denver:

• Chicago $82 rt
• Ft. Lauderdale $138 rt

Houston: Boston $138 rt

Las Vegas:

• Philadelphia $198 rt
• Baltimore $204 rt
• Cleveland $186 rt

NYC:

• Chicago $82 rt
• Los Angeles $304 rt
• Santa Ana $308 rt
• San Diego $314 rt
• Phoenix $288 rt
• Denver $248 rt
• Las Vegas $304 rt

Philadelphia:

• Chicago $82 rt
• Atlanta $82 rt
• Portland $238 rt
• Las Vegas $198 rt

Tampa:

• Chicago $118 rt
• Philadelphia $138 rt
• Las Vegas $280 rt
• Santa Ana $300 rt

How to book:

I do not get commissions for linking you to Southwest deals. I just LUV Southwest and getting you great deals! Please do consider signing up for a Southwest Visa card through my link to earn me Southwest points for my future travels :-)

I recommend using Southwest's Flexible Date Search to find the dates that these deals are available:

Great international deals (9/28/15)

Take off using one of these great deals!

Dallas/Philly/Phoenix/Miami to Tokyo: $670 rt 1-stop

• depart Sept 28-Dec 7 or Jan 5-July 15 or Aug 9-10
• Example itinerary: Sat June 11 - Sun June 26
• Book directly on Delta.com (non-affiliate link)

Austin to Beijing: $750-775 rt 1-stop

• depart Sept 28-Oct 2, Oct 13-Dec 7
• Example itinerary: Sat Oct 31 - Sun Nov 15
• Click here to book with Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare

Austin to Guangzhou: $725 rt 2-stops

• depart Oct 28-Nov 8, Nov 22-26, or Dec 2-9
• Example itinerary: Thurs Oct 29 - Mon Nov 9
• Click here to book with Cheapoair - use promo code NY15 for the best fare

Other confirmed deals. Drop a comment below or on Facebook if you want more details:

• Boston to Shanghai (China): $542 rt
• Chicago to Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam): $656 rt
• San Diego to Jakarta (Indonesia): $650 rt
• Toronto to Singapore: US$669 rt
• Houston
• Bangkok, Thailand $741 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam $629 rt
• Hong Kong, China $658 rt
• Johannesburg, South Africa $735 rt
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $762 rt
• Manila, Philippines $686 rt
• Mumbai, India $763 rt
• Nairobi, Kenya $724 rt
• Singapore, Singapore $722 rt
• Los Angeles
• Manila $575 rt
• Bangkok, Thailand $578 rt
• Copenhagen, Denmark $414 rt
• Denpasar, Indonesia $590 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam $598 rt
• Hong Kong, China $591 rt
• Jakarta, Indonesia $634 rt
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $584 rt
• Manila, Philippines $575 rt
• New Delhi, India $638 rt
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia $594 rt
• Phuket, Thailand $588 rt
• Singapore, Singapore $573 rt
• NYC:
• Singapore, Singapore $663 rt
• Oslo, Norway $302 rt
• Singapore $653 rt
• Stockholm, Sweden $316 rt
• San Francisco:
• Bangkok $588 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam $550 rt
• Hong Kong, China $511 rt

Hotel booking:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Today's deals from Austin

• Atlanta: $30 rt nonstop (before various fees)
• Las Vegas: $42 rt nonstop (before various fees)
• Denver: $65 rt nonstop (before various fees)
• Los Angeles: $145 rt (before various fees)
• Portland, Oregon: $146 rt (before various fees)
• Chicago: $151 rt
• Charlotte: $187 rt
• San Juan (Puerto Rico): $260 rt
• Mexico City: $277 rt
• Cancun: $282 rt nonstop
• Saint Croix (US Virgin Islands): $363 rt
• Jakarta (Indonesia): $736 rt
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $746 rt
• Copenhagen (Denmark): $751 rt
• Dublin (Ireland): $772 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): $806 rt
• Amsterdam (Netherlands): $822 rt

Interested? Just drop a comment below and I can fill-in the details.

Shanghai flights starting at $542 rt

From my trip to Shanghai less than two months ago!

Need ideas about what to do in Shanghai? Check out my travel blog from the trip, including photos and videos:

• Shanghai Day 1
• Shanghai Day 2
• Shanghai / Day trip to Hangzhou
• Suzhou (can be done as a day trip from Shanghai)

Boston: from $542 rt
- Depart Sept 21-29
- Example itinerary: Thurs Sept 24 - Sat Oct 3
- No affiliate links. Book directly through Delta.com
- Other options available for $555 through SmartFares (using promo code SFRT30)

NYC: from $629 rt
- Depart Oct 30-Nov 29 or Jan 11-Feb 7 or Mar 1-Apr 30
- Example itinerary: Wed Nov 25 - Sun Dec 6
- Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Toronto: from US$619
- Depart Sept 21-Dec 2 or Jan 7-14
- Example itinerary: Thurs Oct 15 - Tues Oct 27
- Book directly through Delta.com (non-affiliate link)

Atlanta: from $662 rt
- Depart Sept 26-Dec 7
- Example itinerary: Fri Oct 2 - Sun Oct 11
- Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Houston: $700-734 rt

- Depart Sept 23-Dec 9 or Jan 6-May 26
- Example itinerary: Thurs Apr 7 - Mon Apr 18
- Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Chicago: $705-738 rt
- Depart Sept 21-Oct 2 or Oct 12-Dec 9 or Dec 28-30 or Jan 5-15 or Jan 29-Apr 30
- Example itinerary: Sat Sept 26 - Sun Oct 4

Dallas: $714-739 rt
- Depart Sept 23-30 or Oct 23-Dec 7
- Example itinerary: Wed Nov 25 - Mon Dec 7
- Click here to book with SmartFares - use promo code SFRT30 to get the cheapest fare!

Hotel booking:
Traveling throughout China this summer - when we were not staying with friends in Shanghai - we booked through Booking. Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking

Top deals for September 12th

San Francisco:

• Jakarta (Indonesia): $469 rt
• Phuket (Thailand): $477 rt
• Bangkok (Thailand): $478 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): $479 rt
• Phnom Penh (Cambodia): $483 rt
• Hanoi (Vietnam): $484 rt
• Manila (Philippines): $505 rt
• Hong Kong (China): $510 rt
• Chengdu (China): $512 rt
• New Delhi (India): $518 rt
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $544 rt
• Singapore (Singapore): $553 rt

Los Angeles:

• Manila (Philippines): $580 rt
• Bangkok (Thailand): $587 rt

Chicago: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): $657

Seattle: Jakarta (Indonesia): $660 rt 

San Jose (CA): San Juan (Puerto Rico): $279 rt

Toronto: Bangkok (Thailand): $674 rt

Austin:

• Las Vegas: $98 rt in October before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• Atlanta: $99 rt in September/October before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• NYC: $166 rt
• San Juan (Puerto Rico) $260 rt
• Cancun (Mexico): $290 rt
• Bogota (Colombia): $404-424 rt
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $746 rt
• Beirut (Lebanon): $761 rt
• Dublin (Ireland): $770 rt
• Manila (Philippines): $780 rt
• Beijing (China): $794 rt

Tampa:

• Dallas: $107 rt
• Chicago: $142 rt
• Washington DC: $147 rt
• Philadelphia: $155 rt
• NYC: $155 rt
• Boston: $159 rt
• Beirut (Lebanon): $719 rt
• Doha (Qatar): $751 rt
• Dublin (Ireland): $746 rt
• Beijing (China): $785 rt
• London (England): $819 rt
• Amsterdam (Netherlands): $828 rt

New York:

• Dallas: $81 rt
• Boston: $97 rt
• Chicago: $107 rt
• Los Angeles: $149 rt
• Miami: $157 rt
• Atlanta: $157 rt
• Fort Lauderdale: $178 rt
• Orlando: $197 rt
• Stockholm (Sweden): $311-326 rt
• Dublin (Ireland): $536 rt
• Hong Kong: $581 rt
• Istanbul (Turkey): $606 rt
• Paris (France): $620 rt
• Manila (Philippines): $641 rt
• Bangkok (Thailand): $648 rt
• Singapore: $653 rt
• Seoul (South Korea): $680 rt

Houston:

• Las Vegas: $87 rt before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• Philadelphia: $98 rt before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• San Francisco: $138 rt before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• Los Angeles: $177 rt (or $137 on a low-cost carrier)
• Bogota (Colombia): $462 rt
• Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): $629 rt
• Istanbul (Turkey): $656 rt
• Manila (Philippines): $715 rt
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $719 rt
• Jakarta (Indonesia): $721 rt
• Singapore: $721 rt
• Mumbai (India): $733 rt
• Johannesburg (South Africa): $735 rt
• Bangkok (Thailand): $735-744 rt
• Madrid (Spain): $764 rt
• Hong Kong: $795 rt

Dallas:

• Denver: $53 rt before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• Los Angeles/Chicago/Boston/Denver/New Orleans/Philadelphia/New York/Las Vegas: $65 on Spirit before carry-on bag and other ancillary fees
• Los Angeles: $75 rt
• Chicago: $75 rt
• Boston: $75 rt
• Denver: $75 rt
• Atlanta: $75 rt
• San Diego: $81 rt
• Phoenix: $81 rt
• Philadelphia: $81 rt
• NYC: $81 rt
• San Francisco: $84 rt
• Orlando: $89 rt
• Washington DC: $92 rt
• Las Vegas: $97 rt
• Bogota (Colombia): $402 rt
• Taipei (Taiwan): $618 rt
• Beijing (China): $714 rt
• Shanghai (China): $714 rt

Birmingham (Alabama):

• Miami: $170 rt
• Detroit: $178 rt
• NYC: $198 rt
• Dublin (Ireland): $875 rt
• London (England): $986 rt
• Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): $878 rt
• Beijing (China): $900 rt

Leave a message below if you are interested and need dates these fares are available.

Hotel booking:
Wherever I go, I always start my hotel search with Booking... and it has not let me down! Great rates on great hotels, hostels, guest houses, etc!
Click here to start you hotel search on Booking