Houston Airports anticipates more than 15 million passengers will travel through George Bush Intercontinental Airport or William P. Hobby Airport between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2023. Houston is bracing for record air travel. Here’s how you can be a part of history. 

If you’re scoping out last-minute summer travel deals know that Denver, Los Angeles and Las Vegas are among the most popular domestic destinations. Air service analysts for Houston Airports used upcoming summer flight schedules, historical data and Google flight prices to measure destinations by passenger popularity. 

 On the homepage for Houston Airports, curious consumers can research all possible destinations from Bush and Hobby airports like: Acapulco, Mexico, Auckland, New Zealand, Taipei, Taiwan, Istanbul, Turkey, Doha, Qatar, Paris, France and Buenos Aires, Argentina. A quick search will show that from Bush Airport, travelers can reach more than 170 destinations across five of the six inhabited continents. 

“This summer, Houston Airports encourages adventurous travelers to visit fly2houston.com and engage with the WhereWeFly interactive map to discover new destinations out of Bush and Hobby airports,” said Željka Momirovic, Director of Air Service Development for Houston Airports. “If travelers have flexibility on their travel dates, they may score lower fares for destinations for many destinations and fly on multiple airlines to countries like Honduras, England, Germany, Mexico and El Salvador. This summer really is creating incredible last-minute opportunities for consumers.” 

And competition is key to bringing more offerings to passengers. More than two dozen airlines operate out of Bush Airport; five airlines operate out of Hobby. When more than one airline services a popular destination, passengers have options on pricing and service, if they’re willing to do a little research.  

Good opportunities for 2023 summer travel: