With United Airlines announcing a systemwide fare sale, it seems like a good idea to mention some of the deals available from LAX. You have to purchase by Jan. 10, travel roundtrip and get back by March 6 for some destinations, March 14 for others. (JetBlue also has $149 one-way fares between Long Beach and NYC or Boston, $99 to Fort Lauderdale and $49 to Las Vegas or Oakland.) Sample United deals:

Los Angeles-Anchorage $557
Los Angeles-Atlanta $375
Los Angeles-Baltimore $323
Los Angeles-Boston $375
Los Angeles-Calgary $505
Los Angeles-Cancun $304
Los Angeles-Dallas/Ft. Worth $319
Los Angeles-Denver $242
Los Angeles-Fort Lauderdale $375
Los Angeles-Frankfurt $454
Los Angeles-Halifax $353
Los Angeles-Hilo $643
Los Angeles-Honolulu $359
Los Angeles-Kona $603

Los Angeles-Las Vegas $186
Los Angeles-Madrid $523
Los Angeles-Maui $571
Los Angeles-Mexico City $263
Los Angeles-Minneapolis $375
Los Angeles-Newark $303
Los Angeles-Philadelphia $375
Los Angeles-Phoenix $182
Los Angeles-Portland, OR $240
Los Angeles-Puerto Vallarta $181
Los Angeles-Quebec $353
Los Angeles-San Diego $142
Los Angeles-San Francisco $142
Los Angeles-Seattle $182
Los Angeles-Vancouver $404
Los Angeles-Winnipeg $460

United fares come from CheapTickets.com.