The airline is cutting routes from Austin to several cities around the country starting next month. American Airlines is going back to basics in Austin after experimenting with dozens of new nonstop flights during the pandemic. The carrier will no longer be an option for Austinites eager to visit Bourbon Street in New Orleans after October or soak up the history of Boston’s Freedom Walk after November. Nonstop flights to both cities are among the seven that will end in the next few months. Also gone are American’s nonstops from Austin to Las Vegas and Orlando in October; Nashville and Raleigh-Durham in November; and Orange County, Calif., in January 2025, Cirium Diio schedule data shows. The reductions bring to an end a pandemic experiment for American that peaked at nonstop flights from Austin to more than 45 cities in early 2023. The cuts are part of a “continuous evaluation” of American’s network, an airline spokesperson told Travel + Leisure on Monday. “American will continue to offer customers access to our comprehensive global network of more than 350 destinations with one-stop connections,” the spokesperson added.<br/>
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Travelers can now save some extra bucks on their next trip to Japan with a new promotion from Japan Airlines. The Japanese carrier is currently offering free domestic flights to "explore more of Japan" when people book an international flight into the country, the airline stated in a press release. The offer – meant to create a "seamless travel experience" within Japan – began on Sept. 10. To qualify for the offer, customers must book both a JAL international flight and a matching domestic flight within the same reservation. Japan Airlines serves 64 domestic airports, providing travelers with the chance to visit the sake breweries in Niigata, the Hawaii-esque beaches in Okinawa and the 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. For travelers from the U.S., there will be the normal $100 stopover fee if they choose to stay in their first Japanese destination for over 24 hours. However, the fee is waived for travelers from Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, India and Taiwan.<br/>