How to find the least expensive tickets to China? Sometimes
travel agencies include the agency’s service fee so that the
cost will be a little higher. Sometimes it is necessary to ask
three or four questions to determine the existence and amount
of the fee. You can discuss the possibility of using frequent
flier miles with your travel agency. But the best place to
find inexpensive international air tickets is online. You can
go straight to one of the well-known online travel sites, such
as Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, Hotwire.com or Priceline.com.
We have researched the least expensive airfare from New York
to Kunming or Hong Kong, using the four sites mentioned above.
The fares ranged from $1450 to $1204. But you cannot be
certain which site will offer the cheapest international air
tickets because the price varies from week to week. We have
some money-saving tips for you.
DO NOT
book a ticket from your home city to Kunming. You should book
two tickets. The first from your home city to anyone of
China's main international airports: Beijing Capital Airport (PEK),
Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG), or Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport (CAN), or even Hong Kong Airport (HKG).
Then you should book a second ticket from that city to
Kunming. We recommend you give yourself at least 6-8 hours
between the scheduled arrival of your international flight
from your home city to one of the airports listed above and
the scheduled departure of your domestic flight to Kunming.
This method will save a great deal of money.
ctrip
The leading online consolidator of hotel and
airline tickets booking in China.
9588
Established by ChinaDotMan, China's first
Internet Service Supplier provide WAP based content. 9588.com
is dedicated to offer one-stop, top quality, efficent business
and travel services.
Travelsky
Established by China Civil Aviation,
Travelsay.com is a comprehensive online tourism website
providing online booking and tourist information.
Yoee
One of
the leading online sellers of air tickets in China.
Tips On inexpensive Air Tickets to China
1.
Patiently check several websites.
2.
Try
several different departure and return dates if you can when
searching for fares using the discount websites. The
difference a day or two can make may surprise you. There is
little logic to airfare pricing, so don’t try too hard to
figure it out.
3.
Midnight travel on some airlines will have very low fares
since not many people travel during those hours. Even if you
aren’t sure that you want to leave at midnight, the savings
might convince you otherwise. Whenever the search criteria
allows you choices, take the ones that are the least
restrictive for the airlines.
4.
You
can get inexpensive air tickets if you can buy your tickets
very early. Some airlines provide you discounts of up to 85%
if you book your flight two or three months in advance. If you
are certain of your trip, try to book your air tickets by this
method for maximum savings.
5.
If you
do not live in a major city, you might be able to travel by
bus to take an international flight from a large city, thereby
reducing your airfare considerably.
6.
Make
sure that all taxes, surcharges, and fees have been added
before you finalize the ticket purchase.
7.
In
case you're booking a nonrefundable flight, be sure to read a
site's rebooking and cancellation policies because these vary
from airline to airline and site to site.
8.
Ensure
that the price you're quoted is the price you're booking
online.
Spending a few minutes to an hour doing some research online
might save you hundreds of dollars.
