I'll be traveling to Las Vegas for a work-related trip in May. Since the hotel would be paid for and our evenings would be free, my husband will also be flying out with me to make this a "mini-vacation." I know that we have to cover his airfare and I only get reimbursed up to $250 for my own airfare, so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on relatively inexpensive airfare from New York to Las Vegas. We'd be flying out on 5/11 and back on 5/16. Because we had already planned and paid for a family vacation departing on 5/17, we can't take an overnight flight on the 16th. Any help/info/etc. would be greatly appreciated.
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I see round trip flights with Southwest from Long Island for $273.
BethV114
Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2008 @ 12:54p
Mikul said: WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND SO FAR IN YOUR RESEARCH. Please include complete prices (incl all taxes and fees) and where you have located the deal. Help preserve the integrity of our FW Travel Deals Forum by taking advantage of these resources!
I see round trip flights with Southwest from Long Island for $273.
Sorry. The cheapest I've found so far is Delta leaving from JFK, at about $305, but that includes a return flight that doesn't get in until the 17th, which we can't do. We're from northern Westchester County, so we're not really considering Long Island as it's often a difficult drive with terrible traffic. We were hoping for LGA or JFK. HPN would be great since it's so close, but the fares from there are way too high. Stewart airport in Newburgh would also work for us.
yesnick
Ancient Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2008 @ 12:56p
Sounds like you haven't done much research, if any. If you have done your own research, follow Mikul's directions and post the information you have found.
If you want someone to plan the trip for you, click on the link below and they will plan your trip.
yesnick said: Sounds like you haven't done much research, if any. If you have done your own research, follow Mikul's directions and post the information you have found.
If you want someone to plan the trip for you, click on the link below and they will plan your trip.
Actually, I have done a lot of planning for this trip. I just haven't had time to write down every single fare that I found. I know Continental, Virgin America, United and US Airways are all out of my price range, no matter whether I depart from SWF, LGA, JFK or HPN. Even the "low cost" airlines like AirTran, Jet Blue, Spirit and Frontier are too high. The lowest I've found is Delta, at about $305 per person, and I will likely go with that. I was just hoping that someone else might have a useful suggestion or two to point me to something that I might have overlooked.
yesnick
Ancient Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2008 @ 2:12p
Looks like you and I posted above at the same time.
I don't have time to search but have you considered flying out to Las Vegas on Saturday. Generally, Saturday flights are cheaper.
mrmarshmellow
Member
posted: Mar. 10, 2008 @ 5:44p
If you would have checked sidestep.com you seem right away Jetblue for $263 and Delta for $267 JFK to LAS.
kissylips96
Member
posted: Mar. 12, 2008 @ 1:35a
Try www.thetripgeek.com. It is a travel planning and research site, and they can help you plan all aspects of your trip for really cheap, including flight and hotel research based on your budget.
BethV114
Member
posted: Mar. 12, 2008 @ 2:13p
Well, I've done it. Since we have the flexibility to leave from one airport and return to another, I booked one-way tickets with two different airlines. We're flying out on Jet Blue from JFK and returning on Frontier to LGA. After searching through most of the airlines' one-way rates, I was able to find this combination for about $275, including taxes and fees. And one of the best parts is that this fare didn't require me to take the red-eye that most of the other airlines were offering as their lowest fare.
So, the moral of the story here would be that if you can't find what you want at a price you're willing to pay on one airline, try one-way tickets on two different airlines. It's also worthwhile to consider departing from and returing to different airports, if necessary.
That generally works on the low-fare carriers (Southwest, Jet Blue, etc.) that price based on one-way tickets.
Another idea (for future trips to popular destination) would be to call your local travel agent. They have a lot of contacts with Funjet and Apple Vacations and the like. They can often find very reasonable prices on charter flights filling up seats that would otehrwise be vacant. The last time I tried this, I landed a $160 RT MKE-LAS.
You did do very well.
boyumz
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 14, 2008 @ 5:51p
BethV114 said: yesnick said: Sounds like you haven't done much research, if any. If you have done your own research, follow Mikul's directions and post the information you have found.
If you want someone to plan the trip for you, click on the link below and they will plan your trip.
Actually, I have done a lot of planning for this trip. I just haven't had time to write down every single fare that I found. I know Continental, Virgin America, United and US Airways are all out of my price range, no matter whether I depart from SWF, LGA, JFK or HPN. Even the "low cost" airlines like AirTran, Jet Blue, Spirit and Frontier are too high. The lowest I've found is Delta, at about $305 per person, and I will likely go with that. I was just hoping that someone else might have a useful suggestion or two to point me to something that I might have overlooked.
Try Yapta. You can "tag" flights at a certain fare and then if the price goes down, Yapta emails you. It helps to keep track of everything. I know how it is, going from one site to another with all different prices and flight times. Gets confusing.
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