Good air fares are out there if you look

Having driven off many travelers with endless security checks, long delays at the airports and the dreaded baggage checking charge, several airlines are having a mid winter sale.

Here are a couple I found, mostly from my home of Houston but I bet there are good deals from most major airports around the USA as well as the world.

• Washington Reagan National, $198 nonstop on Continental, Feb. 17-24, for example.

• Las Vegas, $214 on Southwest from Hobby, March 4-11, for example. The same on Continental from IAH.

• Los Angeles, $218 on Southwest from Hobby, Feb. 10-17, for example.

• Montego Bay, Jamaica, $252 on Delta, Feb. 9-16, for example.

• Merida, Mexico, $333, March 15-22, for example, a Sunday to Sunday. Travel midweek to shave $40 off that price.

• Honolulu, $434 nonstop on Continental, March 12-18, for example. A sort of price usually seen only in the off-season.

• Venice, Italy, $526 on Delta through Priceline.com, Feb. 27-March 3, for example.

• Munich, Germany, $529 on United through Priceline.com, Feb. 10-15, for example.

• Taipei, Taiwan, $975 on a combination of Continental and United, through Orbitz.com, Feb. 16-March 2.

• Johannesburg, South Africa, $982, March 9-22, for example. When was the last time you saw a fare to South Africa for under $1000! I paid 1200 last November!

Fares to the Philippines have been a few hundred dollars cheaper lately but the landing fees and taxes have brought those fares back to what they were a few months ago.

On one hand fewer people are flying so airlines want to reduce the fare to encourage more people to fly. On the other hand fewer people are flying so the airports have to charge more in taxes and fees.

That's my take anyway.

Find some cheapo flights to London. Come on over Dwellars, your $$$'s go further now. And given the economic downturn, Brits might even provide good service for once ;)

I'll be your tour guide to London if you just pay my train fare.
Oh, and buy me lunch. A bagel will do, although dim sum would be heavenly.
I'm quite well read, honest.

I'd throw in a BJ, but I'm not quite reduced to whoring yet.

If you're throwing it in, it's not technically whoring.

Quite right, it's an upgrade :)

Wow. Only $489 roundtrip with two stops each way if I book in March...but nearly $1400 if I try to leave on July 3rd.

I am looking for a good deal to St. Martin for the spring. Haven't found one yet.