United is attacking American and US Airways’ fares to Central America. Even Belize, which normally is not included in any sales is part of the attack.

Update 2/27/2015 @ 6:55PM Eastern – fare gone

Destinations that we found availability to:

• San Jose, Costa Rica [SJO]
• Liberia, Costa Rica [LIR]
• Guatemala City, Guatemala [GUA]
• San Salvaldor, El Salvador [SAL]
• Belize City, Belize [BZE]
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras [SAP]
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras [TGU]
• Panama City, Panama [PTY]
• Managua, Nicaragua [MGA]

We found availability from the following hubs:

• Phoenix [PHX]
• Dallas [DFW]
• Miami [MIA]
• Philadelphia [PHL]
• St. Louis [STL]

Per Fare Deal Alert, also available from Charlotte [CLT]

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Philadelphia to Liberia, Costa Rica
• April 9th – 15th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel in April with a 5 day stay minimum. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: EWR
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: ua ua
  • Destination:  LIR
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: ua ua
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (For other departure cities, replace PHL with your city for fares from the airports above)
  • (For other destinations, replace LIR with other destinations from airports above)
  • (For US Airways availability, replace aa+ /f bc=O with us+ /f bc=O on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “5-12” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
  • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• N

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $219

Routing:

• PHL – IAH (Houston) – LIR (Liberia) – IAH – PHL

Mileage:

United will be revenue based mileage earning starting March 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 11 for 1K level members. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all United fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of United flyers.

• 2014: 5,602 miles or 5.7 cents per mile.
• March 1st, 2015: 1,095 miles or a difference of 4,507 miles.

How to Book:

•  Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you enter  “United” on the Airline textbox in the Advanced Flight Options section

Accommodations

• TripAdvisor - One of the leading hotel meta-search engines. Find the lowest hotel prices from 200+ sites.

Car Rentals

• Rental Cars - One of the world’s leading car rental agencies. Includes all the major brands like Hertz, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise etc.

Activities and Tours

• Viator – The world's largest marketplace for destination activities and tours

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not Required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: Varies

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

For more of the latest cheap Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a commission if you use the Priceline, accommodation, car rental, activities, or travel insurance affiliate links to make a booking or apply and is approved for a credit card using our link above. Thank you for your continuing support.

=====

To make sure you receive our latest deals, LIKE our The Flight Deal Facebook Page, follow us on Twitter @TheFlightDeal, Threads @TheFlightDeal or The Flight Deal WhatsApp channel or subscribe to The Flight Deal RSS Feed or Subscribe via Email (Once a Day)

The Flight Deal does not sell travel products or services. We provide you with information about third-party travel suppliers’ offers, and link you to their sites. The information posted by The Flight Deal is valid at the time of publication. However, we have no control over the suppliers, and we therefore do not warrant or guarantee that their offers will not change or become unavailable. Nor are we responsible for their products, services or site content. Please see their sites for their most up-to-date offer information and all applicable terms and conditions.