Most of the major domestic carriers have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Honolulu (HNL) for $358 with a connection. Flights November to March. No Weekends. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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If you have been looking to get a Chase Sapphire Card, now may be a good time to pick one up due to an additional statement credit bonus for new card members. Get up to $300 in statement credit on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year and also earn 60,000 bonus points after $4,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of card membership. The offer that was previously running did not include any statement credit bonus.
When compared to previous offers such as the May 2023 offer of 80,000 points or the May 2024 offer of 75,000 points this new October 2024 offer is a good value. Hypothetically, if you were to convert $300 to points at a penny per point, you would end up with 30,000 + the 60,000 sign-up offer.
You may be able to get a higher point offer by applying in-person at a local Chase branch office in person. There is a 70,000 + $300 offer available in branch only, but the spending requirements are higher, $6,000 in 6 months.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Los Angeles (LAX) for $131-$137, NONSTOP. Flights October to January. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
Most Oneworld and SkyTeam carriers have round-trip flights to various destinations in Europe at a discount today for $534-$604, with a connection. Dates vary, use the linked calendar. Cheapest fares are mostly midweek. Most fares are not reversible.
Notes: 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.
There is a good chance that other airlines will eventually match these fares if the sale goes on long enough.
If you like this style of report, it’s a subset of daily Patreon recap [link]. That recap is the unfiltered list of every fare that was priced below the 6-month moving average.
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Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Nashville (BNA) for $117, NONSTOP. Flights October to January. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Chicago (ORD) for $119-$125, NONSTOP. Flights October to January. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
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Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Denver or San Diego (DEN, SAN) for $133, NONSTOP. Flights October to January. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Very few extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Delta has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Honolulu (HNL) for $331-$351 with a connection. Flights October to January. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Chicago or Los Angeles (ORD, LAX) for $121-$135, NONSTOP. Flights October to January. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
Image Credits: Alan Stark, Creative Commons 2.0
Southwest has round-trip flights from San Antonio or Austin (SAT, AUS) to Denver (DEN) for $124, NONSTOP. Flights October to November. No Friday departures. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Indianapolis, or Albuquerque (PIT, DTW, CMH, IND, ABQ) for $178-$188 with a connection. Flights October to December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Amex has recently increased the welcome offer for several of the co-branded Delta SkyMiles.
Here is the list of the current offers:
Delta SkyMiles® Gold: 80,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. (The previous offer was 65,000)
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum: 90,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. (The previous offer was 85,000)
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve: 100,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $6,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership. (The previous offer was 95,000)