Two-day sale on Mexico flights by Alaska and Horizon

Now is the time to book, if you’re seriously contemplating a Mexico beach vacation sometime this summer or fall. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have announced a two-day sale, which began this morning, on the eight destinations that they serve in Mexico: Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.

Deal: Book a flight online to one of these spots, and you’ll get 25% off.

Tested: Starting via the sale page, I found round-trip flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) in late June, traveling both ways on Tuesdays, for $264, including taxes and fees. This represents a $53 discount on the base airfare.

I checked the same flights on CheapTickets.com and the total there amounted to $317 — or, $53 more than the sale fare I could snap up booking directly with the airline.

When: This is valid for travel through Oct. 31. You have until midnight Tuesday, June 16, to purchase.

Caveat: Among the fine print: “One discount is allowed per reservation for up to seven people traveling together in the same reservation.”

Baggage note: You have until July 6 to get one bag checked free of charge. After that date, $15 will be charged for your first checked bag, $25 for your second.

Contact: Alaska Airlines / Horizon Air

- Susan Derby, Special to The Times

Photo: Coronado Island, part of Loreto Bay National Marine Park; Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times

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