Chase has recently increased the offer on their Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Credit Card. You can now earn up to 120,000 Rapid Rewards points; (60,000 points after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months of being approved for the card and an additional 60,000 points after you spend $15,000 on purchases in the first 9 months). This is the highest potential earnings we’ve seen offered for this card.
Category: <span>Airfare Deals</span>
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American Airlines and jetBlue have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to New York (JFK) for $158-$168, NONSTOP. Flights August to November. Weekends available. No Thanksgiving dates.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to New Orleans (MSY) for $118-$138, with a connection. $59-$79 each-way. Cheapest flights are midweek, with weekend dates about +$20 more expensive. If you’re traveling with multiple people, you can save a little more by buying the $250 Sam’s Club gift-card which is on sale for $239. Flight availability is usually between September to November. Origin/Destination reversible. No major holiday dates were found.
A Carry-on bag, two checked bags, and also a personal item is allowed for free on Southwest.
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JetBlue and United have round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to New York/Newark (JFK/EWR) for $158-$167, NONSTOP. Flights July to November. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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United has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Sao Paulo (GRU) for $600 with a connection. Flights in August. No Friday departures. Very few extended weekends available.
This deal that we mentioned last week is back on.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Saint Croix (STX) for $261-$281 with a connection. Flights August, September, November, February, March, and April. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.
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.
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JetBlue, Delta, and American Airlines have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Boston (BOS) for $168, NONSTOP. Flights August to December. No Monday departures. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) for $315, NONSTOP. Flights in October, December, January, February, April, and May. Departures on Tuesday and Thursday. 7-day minimum stay required. No Christmas dates available.
JetBlue has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Amsterdam (AMS) for $653 with a connection. Flights in November. Very few extended weekends available. Dates over Thanksgiving are available.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to San Jose del Cabo (SJD) for $284, NONSTOP. Flights September to May. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Costco put the $500 Southwest gift card on sale for $429.99 [linked]. If you travel on Southwest enough to burn through the gift-card value it’s an easy way to save $70 on flights.
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COPA has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Panama City, Panama (PTY) for $327-$335, NONSTOP. Flights September to November. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.