Finding Really Cheapest Flights & Discount Airfares to Asia.
Finding the really cheapest flights and discount airfares is getting harder by the day as the programs and databases that the airlines use are also used in part by the big search engines but their are things that you can do to even the field a bit!
Use the new travel search engines for the cheapest flights
Sidestep, Kayak, Mobissimo, FareChase, FareCast and FareCompare these are programs that work for you to get the really cheapest flights and discount airfares to Asia .
The downside of these cheap fares search engines is that most don't have the regional carries listed, so you miss out on the regional cheapest flights. For instance Air Asia almost always has the really cheap flights for $100 or less with in Asia . The hassle is that if you are connecting in on a international flight you will need to deplane and you will need to clear customs and you might also need to buy a visa and or to pay a departure tax, this a bummer as it can slew the rate back in the wrong direction
Regional Flights
Regional flights are still the best deals going the budget carries are offering lots of cheap flights and the major airlines are responding by offering discount airfares to keep their current frequent flyers.
Finding the Cheapest Airfares and Discounts other places to look
To find some of the cheapest airfares and discount flights look for new airline routes that are going to your destination. Search web page's and newspapers and if your are on flights look at their in flight magazines as most will announce new routes using the free advertising from there in flight magazines.
My Favorite Really Cheap Flights
Finding reallyCheap FlightsBangkok to Hawaii is usually pretty easy China Air and Eva Air are usually running special prices to Honolulu International Airport, which is the starting point for most people taking flights out of Hawaii to Bangkok. China Air sometimes runs other special airfares or discounts that you need to talk to a travel agent to get. Don't forget to watch the newspapers as well for the cheaper airfares to Asia, you might be able to get a connector from another Asia city like Singapore and save money that way as well.
Tips for searching for Cheaper Flights and discount airfares
When looking for discount airfares it pays to plug a lot of different days in if you can; sometimes you can save over $200 by moving a travel day forward or backwards a day or two. My last flight was a good example, as the flights for every day on my return were over $1000. I saved $200 by leaving a day later than planned, what a bummer I had to spend a extra vacation day in Bangkok!.
We have found that using the two programs below that we were consistently finding the best deals on discount hotels, the cheapest rooms and budget guesthouses, if there was not a special on the hotels direct site. Hotels Combined search's 30 different hotel booking sites and points out the best rate and Rates to Go offers last minute deals if you are booking at the last minute. Chuck
