What time of the year I can find the best offers from airlines and which airlines offer the best deals?
2006-10-22 04:01:23 · 7 answers · asked by hktravel 2 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
The BEST time is in Winter season. And I mean winter in the Northern Hemisphere (i.e. Europe and North America). Tickets are a lot cheaper for all airlines during this time of season as less people travel on holiday during winter. So you will end up paying about half what you would pay in Summer.
The best days to book your flights are Tuesday-Thursday as most people tend to travel on Friday and Sunday so tickets can be marginally more expensive then, as well as on Saturdays and Mondays which are more expensive then Tues-Thursday, BUT not as much as Friday and Sunday.
Also, try getting a ticket that has you flight originating early in the morning as these tickets tend to be undersubscribed since most people do not want to get to the airport at 5am to catch a flight (since you have to be there 2 hours before your departure time), so you could save as much as $100 from doing that.
Remember, tickets get MORE expensive as the plane becomes more booked. So theoretically if you buy a ticket when the plane is 5% booked, it will be cheaper than if it was 95% booked by as much as 50-70%. So you should book WELL in advance, BUT not too far in advance. A good ball park figure is at least a month in advance. This is because most airlines may announce specials about 1-2 months before for the time you want to fly.
It also helps to join a miles program for major Airlines like British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Airlines... etc. because they will mail you these specials and you can take advantage of them before the tickets are all taken up.
Well if you are in the USA try www.sidestep.com and www.cheaptickets.com.
You can also try Yahoo travel and signup for fare watcher (free service) and it tells you when tickets fall to a certain price and Yahoo will send you an email telling you that the price for a certain trip is now at you desired price. I have used this a few times and it works very very well.
2006-10-22 18:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by sedaine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cheapest airfare you can find is through Oasis Hong Kong Airline, which is a new budget airline from London to HK. £75 one-way excluding tax and surcharge, but no flexibility. Other airlines do offer from time to time. Sometimes from European airlines, like Lufthansa, Swiss Air, but they are not direct flights. You usually need to get another flight from the European cities first. Sometimes airlines like British Airways and Cathay Paicifc, who do direct flights from london to HK do offers too. The average on offer price for return tickets including tax will be about £390. They are all about the same price when they are doing a promotion.
2006-10-24 09:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should be more precise when they ask a question.
Always the same, Where can I go this summer?
What to do in Europe? From where,when??????
If you live in the UK, check OASIS Hong Kong a new international airline, they have cheap fares from London.
2006-10-22 04:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by northmiamibeach1975 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A one-way air cost tag from Shanghai to Hong Kong expenses between a million,000 and a million,500 yuan (US$a hundred and fifty - $225). the cost relies upon on how far ahead you purchase your cost tag. Flight time is in simple terms over 2 hours.
2016-10-15 07:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://Luxe.worldventures.com They search all the other main sites like Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, hotel and airline sites and offer you the lowest price. You’ll save even more when you book it as a package like air and hotel together.
2006-10-22 06:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by dmmd7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a new airline called "HyjacAir---but I don't reccomend it---to many othere "side effects"
2006-10-22 05:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
login to www.ucanfly.co.uk
2006-10-22 04:12:24 · answer #7 · answered by SLMAX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋