JetBlue is trying really hard to crack the Texas market. So it is releasing fares that match the price of a barrel of oil. Press release here: Wicked Blue Barrel Fares.

Update 7/10/2014 @ 12:15PM – United has match the Boston – Houston route at $1 cheaper!

Update 7/10/2014 @ 1:55PM Eastern – American has match the Boston – Dallas route!

Austin, Texas at Night from Auditorium Shores – Photo: Robert Hensley, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample to Austin
• September 3rd – 9th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late August – November 20th for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday departures from Boston and Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday departures to Boston. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure and by July 11th

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: BOS
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: b6
  • Destination: AUS
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: b6
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (For Dallas, replace AUS with DFW, for Houston, replace AUS with IAH on the Destination field)
  • (For travel between Boston and Houston, United has match. To find availability, replace b6 with ua on the Advanced Routing Code field)
  • (For travel between Boston and Dallas, American has match. To find availability, replace b6 with aa on the Advanced Routing Code field)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “0-7” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• JetBlue: P
• United: N
• American: O

Routing:

• BOS – AUS (Austin) – BOS

Mileage:

• 3,388 miles or 3.2 cents per mile

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select JetBlue or United or American

Accommodations

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Design Hotels
• Expedia
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• Hotels.com
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Marriott International
  • Marriott, JW Marriott, Courtyard y Marriott, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Fairfield Inn & Suites, Springhill Suites, Delta Hotels, Moxy, AC Hotels, TownePlace, Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels.
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Venere
• Wyndham Hotels
  • Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn

Car Rentals

• Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
• CarRentals.com
• Fox Rent A Car
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

For more of the latest cheap Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals page

For more of the latest cheap Boston Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Boston Flight Deals page

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