As part of Iceland Air’s latest flight discount announcement from Boston, you can now fly to Amsterdam roundtrip from Boston for $516 including all taxes and fees.

These flights leave on two different dates - September 24th (Thursday) and October 2nd (Friday) . Both flights have flexible return dates, but vacation length is usually either 5 or 12 days.

Flights to Amsterdam from Boston on other dates can be one hundred to two hundred dollars more expensive.

Swiss Air and KLM also offer discount flights to Amsterdam, but their flights can cost more towards 700 dollars.

In addition to visiting the red light district or any number of coffee shops, the Van Gogh Museum, river cruises, and renting a bike are all popular activities in Amsterdam.

Iceland Air just announced discount flights to a number of popular destinations in Western Europe for $419 roundtrip from Boston.

This flight price does NOT include taxes and fees which can be up to $200 per flight, and which depend on your destinations. London Heathrow airport for example can change airlines a huge sum just to dock their plane.

Iceland Air flight prices from Boston:

- Reykjavik from $419*
- Amsterdam from $419*
- Frankfurt from $419*
- Paris from $419*
- London from $419*
- Oslo from $419*
- Stockholm from $419*
- Copenhagen from $419*

Terms and Restrictions:

Must book before July 20
Can’t stay in Europe for more than two months
Flight changes can cost you up to $300
Stopovers in Iceland can’t be longer than 7 days

Seems likes lots of restrictions, but definitely keep this list of cities in mind when booking your next European vacations. They can be some of the cheapest places to fly to from Boston right now.

On very specific dates, AirTran Airways offers non-stop flights to Chicago from Boston for $159 including all taxes and fees.

This comes just as Southwest decides to continue their one-way flights between Chicago and Boston for $89 each way. Doing the math, AirTrain turns out to be about 20 dollars cheaper, though their flights are far less frequent.

It should be really easy to land a roundtrip flight to Chicago for $179 on most days.

Southwest Airlines is also one of my favorite airline for domestic flights. There’s almost zero chance of any kind of delay or rerouting.

I just wish they had more international flights.

Spain continues to be one of the cheapest places to fly to in Europe from Boston. Starting in September, Air Canada is offering one-stop flights to Madrid through Toronto for $496 roundtrip including all taxes and fees.

British Airways and KLM Airlines are both also offering discounted flights to Madrid from Boston, but their price is 50 to 100 dollars more expensive.

The cheapest flights fly on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. There are cheap flights on other days of the week as well, but flight price tends to be 50 to 100 dollars more on these days as well.

Once in Madrid, its very easy to get around Spain, with many people heading East to Barcelona, North to San Sebastian, or South to Malaga.

I’d suggest looking into train rides from Spain to Portugal as well.

Here’s a full list of popular rail destinations in Spain.

Portugal is a beautiful country that can be relatively cheap as well. Its a big destination for folks from the UK.

Puerto Rico is one of the cheapest places to fly to right now.

For the rest of the summer and going into the fall, a number of airlines are offering one-stop roundtrip flights between Boston and Puerto Rico for $256 including all taxes and fees.

The most recent batch of flights are on Spirit Airlines and have a short layover in Fort Lauderdale. Flight time is about six and a half hours each way.

So What Can You Do in Puerto Rico?

Most people either head straight to the beach or straight to the rain forest. There is a ton of snorkeling, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, and other activities. Acampa and Ecoquest Tours are two of the most popular eco-tourism providers.

More:

Here’s some bizarre foods from Puerto Rico.

and Puerto Rico day trips.

For the foreseeable future, roundtrip flights on most days between San Jose, Costa Rica and Boston cost $274 roundtrip including all taxes and fees.

Both Continental Airlines and American Airlines operate frequent flights between these two cities. Flight time is usually between eight and ten hours, with flights having a quick layover in either Houston, Dallas, or Miami.

From San Jose, its very easy to get to anywhere in the country. You can book a van service online that will take you to all major resort or remote locations in Costa Rica. There are also some bus services, but if you are traveling with a couple of people. 100 dollars for a four hour van ride with zero delays can suddenly seem like a great deal.

On certain seven day and ten day intervals, there are a number of flights between Boston and Paris that cost under 600 dollars.

The cheapest flights are with Iceland Air with a quick layover in Reykjavik. Total flight time is about 10 hours each way.

Try searching for flights in late September or late August. Flights on other days are in the 600 to 700 range. Either way, these are definitely some of the cheapest flights from Boston to Paris that I have found in the last couple of months.

Many people can spend an entire week in Paris. I’d suggest catching their bullet train to the south which is about a three hour ride each way. From there, either rent a car or catch a coastal train ride to any of the towns or cities on the French Riviera.

Late September can be an especially great time to visit cities like Nice or Cannes, as they won’t be too touristy.

You know where it isn’t raining? Cancun, Mexico, home of the Americanized resort just a short car ride away from seaside Mayan ruins, underwater caves, and roadside taco stands selling tacos for 50 cents American.

Both American Airlines and US Airways are offering one-stop flights to Cancun from Boston for under 250 dollars including all taxes and fees. Flights will take seven to ten hours each way.

Hotels in Cancun are being seriously discounted right now as well, as more and more travelers opt to stay away from Mexico, having seen too much mob violence and swine flu to go around.

But Cancun is about as safe as it always has been, and continues to prove to be one of the cheapest beach destinations south of the border.

Especially now.

Cheap flights to Europe from Boston in September just keep popping up.

This September, fly to Barcelona Spain from Boston including all taxes and fees for $502 roundtrip. Flights have a quick layover in London, and last for about 10 to 11 hours each way.

Flights are with British Airways.

The cheapest flights fly on Monday through Wednesday. There are some flights on other days that are about 20 dollars more expensive, but that fly far less frequently, so if you don’t have the flexibility to fly earlier in the week, you may have to pay more towards 700 dollars for your flight.

At that price though, you could fly to Africa, South America, or Eastern Europe.

Spain is still one of the cheapest places to fly in Europe right now. Here are some other flight options in Spain.

This August - fly one-stop to Phoenix from Boston for $213 roundtrip.

A number of airlines offer discounted flights to Phoenix - Delta, Continental, US Airways, and United. United even recently announced a fare special on flights to Phoenix, but they are still not even the cheapest provider.

The cheapest flights to Phoenix usually fly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

What can you do in Phoenix? You can go to the Desert Botanical Gardens for starters, and look at some seriously unique glass sculptures intertwined with desert cacti.