{
  "response": {
    "Key": "HOU-CO",
    "orig": {
      "code": "HOU",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Houston",
      "fullCity": "Houston, Texas",
      "airport": "William P Hobby Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CO",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Colombia"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Colombia can I fly to from Houston?",
        "answer": "From Houston you can fly non-stop to Bogotá on United Airlines. One-stop connections through Miami or Panama City reach Medellín, Cartagena, Cali and Barranquilla. Bogotá serves as the main international gateway and domestic hub, while Medellín and Cartagena are popular for culture and beaches respectively."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "From Houston to Colombia, non-stop flights to Bogotá take about 4 hours 45 minutes to 5 hours southbound and roughly 5 hours 15 minutes northbound. One-stop routes to cities like Medellín or Cartagena generally range from 7 to 10 hours total travel time."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "There are no non-stop flights from Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) to Colombia. From Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), United Airlines operates non-stop flights to Bogotá (BOG). If flying from HOU, the most common one-stop routings connect via IAH, Miami (MIA), or Fort Lauderdale (FLL), with total travel times typically ranging from 6 to 9 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "From Houston to Colombia fly United nonstop to Bogotá, plus American, Delta, Avianca, Copa via their hubs, and Spirit via Fort Lauderdale."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Houston to Colombia are March, April, September, and October, while December and January are the most expensive. Booking about 12 to 15 weeks ahead typically yields the best fares, and midweek departures tend to be cheaper than weekends. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and New Year's usually see higher prices.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "For flights from Houston to Colombia, the optimal booking window is about 12 to 15 weeks (roughly 3 to 4 months) before departure, when fares average around $1,001.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Colombia?",
        "answer": "In Colombia, Bogotá is the main gateway with culture and nightlife, Medellín offers innovation and springlike weather, Cartagena charms with colonial walls and beaches, while Cali is the salsa capital and Santa Marta accesses Tayrona Park."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Houston to Colombia?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist visits to Colombia of up to 90 days. You may need to complete the Check-Mig form online before travel, and entry rules can change, so verify current requirements before departure."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Colombia are best to fly into from Houston?",
        "answer": "From Houston to Colombia, Bogotá El Dorado offers the most direct flights and serves as the main hub for domestic connections. Medellín and Cartagena are also popular gateways, with Cartagena ideal for beach resorts and Medellín providing good regional links. Cali works for southwestern Colombia. There are no passenger trains for onward travel, so domestic flights or buses are your main options."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Colombia?",
        "answer": "For Colombia, December to March and July to early August are dry seasons with the best weather, though December to January is busiest and pricier. April to June and September to November see more rain but fewer crowds and lower prices."
      }
    }
  }
}