American Airlines
Act Fast! Cheap Flights to New Zealand Starting at $725
Via Scott’s Cheap Flights, American Airlines has cheap flights to New Zealand in the $700s from airports in the Midwest and West. Even better, the sale extends from September through June 2018, including Thanksgiving dates on some routes!

Wai-O-Tapu thermal wonderland
You can find cheap flights to Auckland from the following cities (instructions for booking on Scott’s Cheap Flights)
- Austin
- Dallas
- Denver
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Portland
- Salt Lake City
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- Seattle
In case you haven’t done your New Zealand homework yet, their summer is the opposite of ours, so December-February is their warmest months. 🙂

Whale watching tour on Thanksgiving Day
I actually went to New Zealand over Thanksgiving about a decade ago — I’d scored a mistake fare in business class on United but didn’t have a lot of vacation or flexibility at work. It’s amazing how much you can see in only 3 1/2 days. 😎
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Dan @ Points With a Crew
August 26, 2017 at 1:06 pm
Keri – which of those cities do you consider to be in the Midwest?!!? 😀