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Why aren't there many good packaged travel deals from Houston to Europe at a good price??

I mena seriously, when I look online for Travel Deals or Last Minute travel they all seem to leave from JFK, Chicago, Miami, or LAX. Is IAH in Houston not one of the largest International Airports in America?? Travel companies needs ot start catering. All I see are trips to Mexico and you can only go to Mexico so many times. Does anyone know of any websites that cater to Texans (or surrounding states) with packaged travel deals when traveling Abroad???

Public Comments

1. It has less to do with "travel companies" than it does with airlines. There are more direct international flights landing in the airports you mentioned than there are into Houston. I'm sure it couldn't be hard to arrange the tours you want from Houston, you'd just have to change planes before you left the country. You could also book the package you want and just add the cheapest flight that will make it in time to make your connection from Houston. Either way, the added cost of airfare and transfer will have to occur until the airlines start flying more direct flights out of/in to Houston.

2. Contiental has one way flights to Europe, or t may be the time of the year you are looking. Unfortunatnely you may have to make a stop off at JFK. IAH is an international airport, it may just be a busy time to fly that you are choosing,.

3. Well since Continental and Southwest have major hubs here, I always check their sites first for the best deals in airfare. Then I buy the actual hotel/vacation package separately- this ends up being cheaper and you get more of a choice on where to stay.
As far as packaged travel deals with hotel and airfare, you are right, usually they are from LAX or JFK and you have to pay extra for departing out of houston. If you really want the total package (airfare and hotel), I have had better luck using the continental website or orbitz.

There are direct nonstop flights to Paris and London (continental), but I don't think there are non stop flights to Spain or Italy.

4. the EXCHANGE RATE! its horrible right now

5. Tell us where your destination will be ???