{
  "response": {
    "Key": "PDX-MX",
    "orig": {
      "code": "PDX",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Portland",
      "fullCity": "Portland, Oregon",
      "airport": "Portland Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "MX",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Mexico"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Mexico can I fly to from Portland?",
        "answer": "From Portland you can fly non-stop to Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and seasonally to Cancun. One-stop connections via hubs like Dallas or Mexico City open up Mexico City, Guadalajara, and other cities. Choose based on beach vs. culture: Cancun for Caribbean resorts, Los Cabos for desert-meets-sea luxury, Puerto Vallarta for a traditional coastal town, and Mexico City for history and food."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Portland to Mexico are available to cities like Puerto Vallarta (about 4½ hours) and Los Cabos (around 4 hours 15 minutes). One-stop routes to Mexico City or Cancún typically take 6 to 8 hours depending on the layover, with return flights usually slightly longer due to prevailing winds."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are seasonal non‑stop flights from Portland to several Mexican resort destinations. Alaska Airlines and Volaris fly non‑stop to Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta, and Alaska also serves Cancún on a seasonal basis. If non‑stops aren’t available on your dates, the most common one‑stop routings connect through hubs like Los Angeles, Dallas, or Houston, with total travel times typically ranging from 6 to 10 hours."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "From Portland to Mexico you can fly nonstop with Alaska or Volaris; common one-stop options include Delta via SLC, American via DFW, and United via SFO."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Portland to Mexico are September, October, and April, while December and July are the most expensive. Booking 7–10 weeks ahead yields the best fares, and departing on a Tuesday or in the early morning tends to be cheaper than weekends or later in the day. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas push prices noticeably higher.",
        "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. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "For flights from Portland to Mexico, the optimal booking window is about 7 to 10 weeks before departure, when fares average around $589.",
        "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 Mexico?",
        "answer": "From Portland, fly into Mexico City for culture and cuisine, Cancún for Caribbean beaches, or Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta for Pacific coasts. Guadalajara offers mariachi and tequila. Many connect via U.S. hubs."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Portland to Mexico?",
        "answer": "As a U.S. citizen traveling from Portland to Mexico for tourism, you typically do not need a visa for stays under 180 days, but you must hold a valid U.S. passport. No electronic travel authorization is required, though entry rules can change, so verify current requirements before departure."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Mexico are best to fly into from Portland?",
        "answer": "From Portland to Mexico, Mexico City Juarez has the most long-haul connections and works well as a hub for domestic flights, while Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta are solid choices for resort-focused trips. Guadalajara offers a good middle ground for exploring central and western Mexico."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Mexico?",
        "answer": "Mexico is best from November to April during the dry season with warm, sunny weather and lower humidity, especially in gateway cities like Mexico City, Cancún and Guadalajara. Summer brings rain and higher prices on the coasts, while spring and autumn shoulder months offer a balance of decent weather and fewer tourists."
      }
    }
  }
}