United: Houston – Cancun, Mexico. $175 (Basic Economy) / $215 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale for nonstop service to Cancun.

The $215 fare is a regular economy fare which allows for normal size carry-on and personal item in addition to advanced seat assignment.

United also have a $175 fare but that is a Basic Economy fare. United Basic Economy fares do not allow for any advanced seat assignment. Rather, your seat assignment will be randomly assigned during check-in. In addition, normal size carry-on that does not fit under the seat is charge a $30 fee each way + applicable gate check fees (but free if you have an United co-branded credit card or if you have United elite status).

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Playa Delfines, Cancun – Photo: David Stanley via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

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

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from May – early June. 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:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: IAH
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: ua
    • Textbox 2: 
      • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Orbitz and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
  • Destination: CUN
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
    • Textbox 1: ua
    • Textbox 2: 
  • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Enter departure date
  • Length of stay: 3-10
    • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.

• The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

• You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy Airline Tickets” section.

Fare Class:

• G

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $86

Sample Routing:

• IAH – CUN (Cancun) – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 1,594 miles
• Redeemable Miles: 430 miles

How to Buy to Buy Airline Tickets:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  
  
  • Select the $175 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $40 more (or $215 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included

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