Turkish Airlines has some really great fares for sale from Chicago, Washington D.C., Houston, and New York.  

Destinations worldwide are available in this sale. Travel periods and expiration dates vary by route. Chicago departures are available for winter travel January-March. Washington D.C. departures are mostly for February travel and Houston departures are for Spring travel April-May, but this does vary, so be sure to read the fare details for any given route. Sale fares from Chicago are set to expire tonight, Dec. 31, 2013. Sale fares from other departure cities could expire at anytime. 

Sample fares include:

Washington D.C. to Budapest, Hungary $502 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Accra, Ghana $905 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Bucharest, Romania $704 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Doha, Qatar $804 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Dubai, United Arab Emirates $703 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Odessa, Ukraine $703 round-trip including taxes

Washington D.C. to Prague, Czech Republic $496 round-trip including taxes

Washington D.C. to Naples, Italy $497 round-trip including taxes

Houston to Nairobi, Kenya $902 round-trip including taxes

Houston to Kuwait City, Kuwait $701 round-trip including taxes

Houston to Sana'a, Yemen $692 round-trip including taxes

Washington D.C. to Stockholm, Sweden $492 round-trip including taxes

Houston to Geneva, Switzerland $701 round-trip including taxes

Houston to Seoul, South Korea $999 round-trip including taxes

For a more complete list, visit our fare pages for all fares from Chicago, Houston, and Washington D.C.

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Merry Christmas to all from Aer Lingus, now through January 10, 2013 you can save on flights to Europe with the Aer Lingus Winter Deals sale. Travel Monday through Thursday in Economy class, higher fares apply for weekend travel. All connecting flights will go via Dublin, but stopovers are not permitted. Saturday night stay is required. Sample flights below are round-trip and include all taxes and fees. Blackout dates apply, but vary per route.

Sample Flights:

Boston, MA (BOS) to London, UK (LHR) $698 RT, incl. all taxes

Boston, MA (BOS) to Manchester, UK (MAN) $698 RT, incl. all taxes

Boston, MA (BOS) to Geneva, Switzerland (GVA) $746 RT, incl. all taxes

Boston, MA (BOS) to Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) $746 RT, incl. all taxes

New York, NY (JFK) to London, UK (LGW) $649 RT, incl. all taxes

New York, NY (JFK) to Isle of Man, UK (IOM) $649 RT, incl. all taxes

New York, NY (JFK) to Rome, Italy (FCO) $696 RT, incl. all taxes

New York, NY (JFK) to Brussels, Belgium (BRU) $696 RT, incl. all taxes

Chicago, IL (ORD) to Edinburg, Scotland (EDI) $749 RT, incl. all taxes

Chicago, IL (ORD) to Dusseldorf, Germany (DUS) $796 RT, incl. all taxes

Ever want to see the Northern Lights? SAS's Winter sale will get you close with some great fares all over Scandinavia. Travel must originate from January 9-March 21, 2013 and all travel must be completed by June 2, 2013. Travel is good for flights Monday through Thursday, a weekend surcharge of up to $60 may apply. Even though there isn't much sun that time of year SAS has still decided to add more of a Blackout period of December 14, 2012 - January 8, 2013. Saturday night stay is required. All fares include applicable taxes and fees, must purchase by August 28, 2012.

Sample fares include:

Newark, NJ (EWR) to Stockholm (ARN) $697 RT Non-stop

Newark, NJ (EWR) to Kristiansand (KRS) $713 RT

Washington, DC (IAD) to Copenhagen (CPH) $697 RT Non-stop

Washington, DC (IAD) to Stavanger (SVG) $717 RT

Chicago, IL (ORD) to Billund (BLL) $716 RT

Chicago, IL (ORD) to Helsinki (HEL) $729 RT

Houston, TX (IAH) to Copenhagen (CPH) $809 RT

Denver, CO (DEN) to Oslo (OSL) $815 RT

Denver, CO (DEN) to Bergen (BGO) $831 RT

Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Aarhus (AAR) $943 RT

Airfares from the U.S. to foreign destinations have remained stubbornly high, thanks in part to taxes and airport fees among other factors. But Airfarewatchdog has noticed a few really good fares here and there, and especially for winter travel fares have been softening a bit.

Turkish Airlines has a great sale from Chicago right now for travel to many of its international destinations. This sale officially ends on November 15, but you'll want to grab seats as quickly as you can because some dates will sell out before then. Travel is between Jan. 10 and Mar. 10, 2012 to Istanbul at an amazing $505 round-trip and until Mar. 31 for other destinations.

Here is a sampling of the deals, all round-trip including tax:

Chicago to Amman, Jordan $702 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Athens, Greece $702 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Beirut, Lebanon $702 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Cairo, Egypt $702 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Dubai, UAE $699 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Istanbul, Turkey $505 round-trip including taxes

Chicago to Tel Aviv, Israel $699 round-trip including taxes

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British Airways has announced it's annual winter sale, this time simply titled Europe on Sale, with some really good prices to a wide array of destinations in Europe. Cities include London (of course), Amsterdam, Athens, Frankfurt, Milan, Prague, Paris, and Rome from many popular US gateways.

Travel from January 11 - April 12, 2011 from US gateways. For the lowest advertised rates, you must travel Monday - Wednesday, a $30 weekend travel surcharge makes Thursday - Sunday travel a bit more expensive.  Purchase before January 11, 2011. Other requirements include: 7-day advance purchase, minimum stay Saturday night, maximum stay 11 months.

We found the best deals to be in April from New York, JFK to Rome or Milan, when code-shared American Airlines non-stop flights resume for the spring season.

Sample fares include:

New York (JFK) to London (LHR) $594 RT, non-stop,  including all taxes

Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR) $707 RT, non-stop,  including all taxes

Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR) $707 RT, non-stop,  including all taxes

New York (JFK) to Rome (FCO) $477 RT, non-stop,  including all taxes

Philadelphia (PHL) to Rome (FCO) $648 RT, including all taxes

New York (JFK) to Milan (MXP) $477 RT, non-stop,  including all taxes

Phoenix (PHX) to Milan (MXP) $773 RT, including all taxes

Newark (EWR) to Prague (PRG) $655 RT, including all taxes

Denver (DEN) to Prague (PRG) $780 RT, including all taxes

Philadelphia (PHL) to Amsterdam (AMS) $667 RT, including all taxes

San Francisco (SFO) to Amsterdam (AMS) $792 RT, including all taxes

For you savvy travelers, make sure to take advantage of British Airways' free stop-over in London policy, spend a couple extra days in Londontown on your way to your final destination in Europe. Book this using the multi-city option and increase your layover in London for a few extra days instead of hours for the same fare price.

Traveling to Europe in the summer can burn a whole in your pocket; so why not head over there this winter.  Although not as good as some recent (and very brief) fares we've seen to Europe, United has dropped prices on certain routes for travel through April 12, 2011.  Travel to Europe Sunday through Thursday and return from Europe Monday through Thursday (to/from London is valid Mon-Wed only).  Other days of the week may be higher.  A Saturday night minimum stay is required as well as a maximum stay of 30 days.  Tickets require a 7-day advance purchase and must be booked by Jan. 10, 2011.

Sample fares include:

Chicago to Brussels $675 round trip non-stop tax included

Chicago to Munich $733 round trip non-stop tax included

Washington D.C. to Brussels $675 round trip non-stop tax included

Washington D.C. to Frankfurt $728 round trip non-stop tax included

Washington D.C. to Geneva $664 round trip non-stop tax included

Washington D.C. to Rome $665 round trip non-stop tax included

Washington D.C. to Zurich $685 round trip non-stop tax included

Fly from Los Angeles to Paris for $805 round-trip, incl. all taxes, as part of the current fall/winter specials from Air Tahiti Nui. This fare is valid for travel from October 29 through December 13, and again from December 25 through March 31. Higher sale fares ($887, $937 round-trip, before taxes) are available for early fall travel through October 28, and again from December 14 through December 24.

If reservations are made at least 100 days before departure, tickets must be issued at least 93 days before departure. If reservations are made between at least 14 days before departure, tickets must be issued no later than 7 days after the reservation or 14 days before departure, whichever is earlier.

Los Angeles to Paris, France $805 round-trip, nonstop, incl. all taxes

Also for winter travel, if Paris isn't your thing:

Los Angeles to Papeete, Tahiti for $993 round-trip, nonstop, incl. all taxes

Been holding out for those shoulder season fares to Europe? Right, well, about those. Things aren't looking so good. At least not yet anyway. There's a good chance we'll see fares drop further as we approach fall, but who can say? Psychics we are not.

In the meantime, the current sale from Aer Lingus offers some of the lowest fall fares to European destinations. This sale is valid for travel from October 1-31. Fares include:

Boston to Amsterdam $724 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Birmingham $775 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Brussels $735 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Paris $731 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Edinburgh $796 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Glasgow $792 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Amsterdam $704 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Birmingham $760 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Brussels $709 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Paris $711 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Dusseldorf $699 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Edinburgh $769 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Frankfurt $714 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Glasgow $772 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Manchester $763 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Chicago to Brussels $785 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Save on late summer/early fall travel to Europe with the current sale from Iceland Express. Fares are valid for travel from September 1 through October, with some seats available in peak summer, July and August.

Seats are limited and may not be available on all dates. Sale lasts from July 2nd "until it's all sold out." Stopovers in Iceland permitted. Fares include:

Newark to Copenhagen, Denmark $399 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Newark to London, England $399 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Newark to Luxembourg City, Luxembourg $399 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Fly on the cheap to select cities in Europe this fall/winter with the current sale from Aer Lingus. Travel dates will vary by route, though most are from November 1 through December 31.

Seats are limited, and these fares could go at any time:

Boston to Dublin, Ireland $571 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Boston to Brussels, Belgium $625 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Shannon, Ireland $503 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Milan, Italy $580 round-trip, incl. all taxes

New York to Warsaw, Poland $632 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Orlando to London, England $764 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Chicago to Amsterdam, Netherlands $695 round-trip, incl. all taxes

Chicago to Dublin, Ireland $629 round-trip, incl. all taxes