Best Travel Credit Cards: Top Rewards Picks for 2023 - The best travel rewards credit cards! Compare the latest sign-up bonus offers to start earning free flights, hotel stays and more. NEW Domestic & International nonstop routes rolling out in 2023 (some routes may be seasonal or not daily):
Summer 2023: JetBlue / JFK – Paris (Boston late 2023)
Summer 2023: Qantas / JFK – Auckland
June 1: Norse Atlantic / DC IAD – London
June 2: ZipAir / San Francisco – Tokyo NRT
June 2: Delta-WestJet / DC IAD – Calgary and Minneapolis – Edmonton
June 5: British Airways / Cincinnati – London LHR
June 15: Alaska / San Diego – DC IAD
June 15: JetBlue / Newark – Aruba
June 20: Norse Atlantic / JFK – Rome
June 22, 23, 28: Avelo – Wilmington DE – Myrtle Beach, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Raleigh, Savannah, Wilmington NC
June 30: Norse Atlantic / LAX – London
July 1: Norse Atlantic / San Francisco – London
July 5: JetBlue / Raleigh – San Juan PR
July 5: JetBlue / Tampa – Aguadilla BQN PR
July 11: Southwest / Colorado Springs – El Paso
July 15: Southwest / Orlando – Long Beach
Late summer: JetBlue / NYC – Amsterdam
Sept 2: Norse Atlantic / Boston – London
September 5: Southwest / El Paso – Albuquerque / Oakland – BWI / Denver – Richmond
September 9: Southwest / Orlando – El Paso / Jacksonville – Austin
Oct 5: Alaska / San Diego – Tampa
Oct 5: Southwest / Kansas City – Cancun
Oct 7: Southwest / Kansas City – Cabo San Lucas or Montego Bay
Oct 28: Delta / LAX – Auckland NZ
Nov 29: United / San Francisco – Christchurch
Dec 1: United / Los Angeles – Brisbane
Spring 2024: El Al / Ft Lauderdale – Tel Aviv (and select dates in 2023 from Sept 13-Oct 12)
Planning a trip on a budget? Follow money expert Clark Howard’s simple strategy of finding an airfare deal and then figuring out why you want to go there. Clark has traveled around the world without spending a lot of money — and so can you!
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Select a destination below or scroll down to see all of the best flight deals right now. All fares shown are in Basic Economy class for valid departure dates (return dates can vary from 1-30 or more days). Remember, the lowest fares are not offered 7 days a week – and – could be a combo of two one-way flights on two different airlines!
Today’s HOT Domestic & International Deals from Atlanta:
Denver from $49 each way
- Travel dates: July 4-Nov 7 west and east
- Airlines: Frontier, nonstop
- Typical fare: $300+
- Find cheap hotels in DEN: Hotwire | Priceline
Salt Lake City from $89 each way
- Travel dates: Aug 2-23 west / June 14-Aug 30 east
- Airlines: Frontier, nonstop
- Typical fare: $600+
- Find cheap hotels in SLC: Hotwire | Priceline
- Make it a road trip through our national parks
Seattle from $126 each way
- Travel dates: Aug 10-Dec 19; Jan 5-May 1 west / Aug 22-Dec 19; Jan 4-May 1 east
- Airlines: United, one connection
- Typical fare: $600+
- Find cheap hotels in SEA: Hotwire | Priceline
Martha’s Vineyard $76-$82 each way
Nantucket Island $75-$81 each way
- Travel dates: June 28-Oct 24 north / June 28-Oct 18 south
- JetBlue, one connection
- Typical fare: $400+
- Find cheap hotels in PWM: Hotwire | Priceline
Autumn Nonstop! Calgary or Vancouver BC from $88-$130 each way
- Travel dates Calgary Sept 10-Oct 27 west / Sept 5-Oct 21 east
- Travel dates Vancouver Sept 9-Oct 28 west / Sept 7-Oct 27 east
- Airlines: Westjet, nonstop
- Typical fare: $550+
- Find cheap hotels in YVR: Hotwire | Priceline
- Here are the ID requirements to enter Canada by air
Summer through Autumn! Montego Bay and Cancun (one-way rates)
- $100-$120 Montego Bay June 17-Nov 15 south / $140-$160 June 14-Nov 13 north
- $90-$110 Cancun June 18-Nov 15 south / $107-$130 June 14-Nov 15 north
- Airlines: Frontier, nonstop
- Typical fare: $300+
- Find cheap hotels in PUJ: Hotwire | Priceline
Summer through April, including Thanksgiving & Christmas! The Caribbean! from $142 each way
- Barbados $142 south; $267 north
- Grenada $155 south; $188 north
- Antigua $178 south; $196 north
- Curacao $155 south; $229 north
- St Lucia $146 south; $249 north
- Travel dates Barbados: Aug 15-Oct 31; Dec 31-April 10 south / Aug 30-Nov 9; Dec 24-April 10 north
- Travel dates Grenada: Sept 5-Oct 3; Nov 10-24; Jan 29-April 15 south / Sept 10-Nov 20; Dec 24-Feb 3 north
- Travel dates Curacao: Aug 29-Nov 15; Jan 10-April 15 south / July 31-April 15 north
- Travel dates Antigua: Sept 6-Nov 15; Jan 1-April 14 south / Sept 13-April 10 north
- Travel dates St Lucia: Dec 31-April 10 south / Dec 14-April 11 north
- Typical fare: $650+
- Airlines: American, one connection
- Find cheap hotels in ANU: Hotwire | Priceline
Hawaii $480 round-trip or from $240 each way
- Kona Aug 9-Dec 12; Jan 10-Feb 27 west / Nov 14-Dec 19; Jan 10-March 6 east
- Maui Aug 16-Nov 14; Jan 10-March 5 west; Aug 22-Dec 18; Jan 10-March 6 east
- Similar travel dates to/from Kauai
- Airlines: American or United, one connection
- Typical fare: $1,100+
- Find cheap hotels in LIH: Hotwire | Priceline
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Today’s HOT Domestic & International Deals from various U.S. gateways:
Hawaii from LAX from $99-$159 each way
- Fly to/from Maui, Kona, Kauai or Honolulu
- Travel dates: through May 31; $149-$159 Aug 15-Dec 13; Dec 26-March 8
- Airlines: American, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest or United
- Typical fare: $600+
- Find cheap hotels in HNL: Hotwire | Priceline
Europe from $119 each way east / from $250 west
- $120 JFK – London LGW
- $119 JFK – Berlin
- $149 JFK – Oslo
- $149 Orlando – Oslo
- $149 Ft Lauderdale – Oslo
- Airlines: Norse Atlantic Airways, nonstop to Oslo; one connection onward
- Choose from Light, Classic and Plus options in Economy and three options in Premium class
- Typical fare: $1,000+
- Here’s a good roundup of Norse routes from the US
- Find cheap hotels in LON: Hotwire | Priceline
Ready, Set, PLAY to Iceland & Europe from $164 each way
- Travel dates from BOS: Nov-mid-Dec; Jan-early March
- Airlines: Iceland-based PLAY, nonstop
- Here’s the huge menu of optional fees for seats, bags and more
- Typical one-way rates average under $200 with zero frills
- Round-trip to Iceland from $278-$300!
Additional U.S. departure airports: - From New York Stewart SWF:
Keflavik, Dublin, Brussels
Berlin, Copenhagen, London STN
Paris, Gothenburg - From Baltimore/Washington BWI:
Keflavik
Dublin
Brussels
Berlin, Copenhagen, London STN
Paris
Gothenburg - From Boston:
Keflavik
Paris, Copenhagen, Berlin, London STN
Dublin
Brussels
New York-JFK – Berlin from $188-$300 each way
- Travel dates: select dates Aug 15-Oct 28
- Airlines: Norse Atlantic, nonstop (flynorse.com)
- Typical fare: $1,000+
- Find cheap hotels in BER: Hotwire | Priceline
Los Angeles – Tokyo $565-$635 round-trip Economy
- Travel dates: Sept 25-Oct 17
- Airlines: ZIPAIR Tokyo (a subsidiary of Japan Airlines), nonstop
- Typical fare: $1,000+
- Find cheap hotels in TYO: Hotwire | Priceline
San Francisco – Tokyo $676 round-trip or $319-$357 each way
- Travel dates: Aug 27-Oct 17 (one-way July 24-Oct 27 west / Sept 4-Oct 25 east
- Airlines: Zipair, nonstop
- Typical fare: $1,500+
- Find cheap hotels in NRT: Hotwire | Priceline
Los Angeles – Auckland NZ $823 round-trip
- Travel dates: Aug 17-Sept 11; Oct 12-Dec 8; Jan 15-April 13 west
- Airlines: Fiji/Qantas, one connection
- Typical fare: $1,700+
- Fiji has four Economy fare levels
- Find cheap hotels in AKL: Hotwire | Priceline
Premium Economy! New York-JFK – Frankfurt $1,384-$1,434 round-trip
- Travel dates: July 11-Nov 30; Jan 1-March 281
- Airlines: Singapore Air, nonstop
- Typical fare: $3,200+
- Valid in Premium Economy
- Find cheap hotels in FRA: Hotwire | Priceline
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Travel News and Alerts
Can I take an international trip?
Here’s Clark’s advice: “What I’ve been recommending to anyone with travel plans outside the United States is that you just have to keep watching this. You need to make your own decision now that rebooking policies have become more favorable from most travel suppliers,” Clark says. “And that means making your own decision in terms of your health and how you feel about traveling. Traveling is about fun and getting away from it all, but if you’re going to feel a wall of worry, don’t go right now.”
When you’re ready to go, use this guide to get instant, detailed info on travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, testing rules, and documentation required for worldwide travel.
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Note: We point you to the best deals, but we’re not travel agents. Members of Team Clark and the Consumer Action Center can’t assist with booking airline tickets, other modes of travel — nor provide airline flight information. When you need assistance, please contact a professional travel agent or travel company.
