American – $878: Houston – Beijing, China. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Two sights you have to do in Beijing:

• The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall
• The Forbidden City

(For those who doesn’t care about miles, Korean Air has this for ~$50 cheaper)

The Forbidden City and Jingshan Park. Photo: michaelvito, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• October 1st – 8th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound from mid-September – November 30th. Must purchase at least 50 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:

• Departing from: IAH
• Outbound Advanced Routing Code: aa+
• Destination:  PEK
• Return Advanced Routing Code: aa+
• (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
• Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
• Length of stay “0-7″. The maximum range is 7 days, so enter ranges like so: 0-7, 5-12, 7-14, etc.

Sample Routing:

• IAH – ORD (Chicago) – PEK (Beijing) – ORD – IAH

Sample Mileage:

• 15,008 miles or 5.9 cents per mile.

Get Tickets:

• Book on Orbitz using dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure “Additional search options” is selected then check “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select American

For more of the latest deals for Houston, visit our Houston fares page.

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