Category: Houston

Sample Travel Date:

• October 10th – 17th
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from October – early December or mid January 2024 – February 2024. A Sunday stay is required. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 28 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software and use the following search criteria:
  • Origin: IAH
  • Origin Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: DL DL
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 300
      • This is instructing Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Delta and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
  • Destination:  AGP
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: DL DL
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 300
  • (Click on Advanced Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Duration “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

• The Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software search page should be like below when all values are inputted

• You cannot buy tickets through Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buys” section.

Fare Class:

• E (Basic Economy)
• V (Regular Economy)

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

• IAH – CDG (Paris) – AGP (Malaga) – CDG – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 11,870 miles or 4.4 cents per mile (Basic Economy) / 5.9 cents per mile (Regular Economy)
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 11,870 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 2,855 miles

How to Buy:

• Book on Delta with dates found on Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software.

Sample Travel Date:

• November 2nd – 9th
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates.

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late October – November for Monday through Thursday departures and returns. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• The Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software search page should be like below when all values are inputted

• You cannot buy tickets using Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

• IAH – NRT (Tokyo – Narita) – BKK (Bangkok) – NRT – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 19,026 miles or 4.8 cents per mile
• Redeemable Miles: 3,996 miles

How to Buy:

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Sample Travel Date:

• January 24th – 31st, 2024
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel until early December or January 2024 – February 2024 for Monday through Thursday departures and returns. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software and use the following search criteria:
  • Origin: IAH
  • Origin Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: ua ua
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
      • This is instructing Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on United and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to the regular economy fare.
  • Destination:  LIH
  • Return Advanced Routing Code:
    • Routing Codes: ua ua
    • Extension Codes: maxconnect 240
  • (Click on Advanced Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Duration “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

• The Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software search page should be like below when all values are inputted

• You cannot buy tickets using Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

• N (Basic Economy)
• G (Regular Economy)

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

Sample Routing:

• IAH – SFO (San Francisco)  – LIH (Kauai) – SFO – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 8,148 miles or 4.8 cents per mile (Basic Economy) / 6.0 cents per mile (Regular Economy)
• Redeemable Miles: 2,046 miles

How to Buy:

• Book on United with dates found on Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software.

Sample Travel Date:

• January 25th – 29th, 2024
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from mid January 2024 – early March 2024. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

• HOU – SJC (San Jose) – OGG (Maui) – OAK (Oakland) – HOU

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 7,968 miles or 4.6 cents per mile

How to Buy:

Sample Travel Date:

• January 18th – 23rd, 2024
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from mid January 2024 – February 2024. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 1 day in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

• HOU (Houston – Hobby) –  LGB (Long Beach) – HNL (Honolulu) – KOA (Kona) –  OAK (Oakland) – HOU

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 8,126 miles or 4.6 cents per mile

How to Buy:

Sample Travel Date:

• January 15th – 22nd, 2024
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel in early November or mid January 2024 – February 2024. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post

• Use Google Flights.
  • Matrix Airfare Search by ITA Software does not show the cheapest fares for American domestic and some international flights because American change the way it sells its fares.
  • Google Flights will show availability with overnight layovers with this fare. To show availability with layovers of no more than 8 hours and 30 mins, select all Filters, then scroll down to connecting airports and you will see a selector to limit connection duration like this:

Fare Class:

• B (Basic Economy)
• O (Regular Economy)

Sample Routing:

• IAH – LAX (Los Angeles) – HNL (Honolulu) – DFW (Dallas) – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 7,926 miles or 3.7 cents per mile (Basic Economy) / 5.0 cents per mile (Regular Economy)
• Loyalty Points: 1,588 points
• Redeemable Miles: 1,588 miles

How to Buy:

• Book on American with dates found on Google Flights.

Sample Travel Date:

• January 25th – 29th, 2024
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from mid January 2024 – early March 2024. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

Sample Routing:

• HOU – LAS (Las Vegas) – OGG (Maui) – LAS – HOU

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 7,860 miles or 5.9 cents per mile

How to Buy: