Bought my ticket to the USA this week for my annual one month trip back, and watched my budget get blown by the $992 for one way (NWA BKK - Narita - DTW). Didn't have enough cash to buy a round trip but I am not sure how many weeks I'll be staying anyway and there is usually about a $200 penalty for a flight change which would probably eat up the round trip savings.

I used Orbitz.com, but also checked TravelPapa, Expedia and others. Virtually the same prices.

Did I miss a lower price alternative somehow?

Next summer I will try to do things differently. If prices go up much more I will have to wait two years to see my daughter. I don't have many two-year durations left!

Edited June 7, 200917 yr by Lopburi99

Bought my ticket to the USA this week for my annual one month trip back, and watched my budget get blown by the $992 for one way (NWA BKK - Narita - DTW). Didn't have enough cash to buy a round trip but I am not sure how many weeks I'll be staying anyway and there is usually about a $200 penalty for a flight change which would probably eat up the round trip savings.

I used Orbitz.com, but also checked TravelPapa, Expedia and others. Virtually the same prices.

Did I miss a lower price alternative somehow?

Next summer I will try to do things differently. If prices go up much more I will have to wait two years to see my daughter. I don't have many two-year durations left!

Can't help you Lop but in 2003 I paid about $600 one way (North Carolina - BKK)

Are you going to eat some White Castles back in Mo Town?

best deal I found (RT) was on airfare.com. Also, boots n all travel had a great price. I found an interesting feature of Mobissimo where it will show you the best fare from one region (US) to another (Thailand or Asia). I was looking at flying to France in the fall and found a way cheaper price by going to an alternative city, then connecting with a budget airline to Paris. Might be interesting to look at.

I got my RT ticket from Vegas to BKK (in July, peak season) for just over $900...connecting in SFO.

Thank goodness for accumulated air miles...

Bought my ticket to the USA this week for my annual one month trip back, and watched my budget get blown by the $992 for one way (NWA BKK - Narita - DTW). Didn't have enough cash to buy a round trip but I am not sure how many weeks I'll be staying anyway and there is usually about a $200 penalty for a flight change which would probably eat up the round trip savings.

I used Orbitz.com, but also checked TravelPapa, Expedia and others. Virtually the same prices.

Did I miss a lower price alternative somehow?

Next summer I will try to do things differently. If prices go up much more I will have to wait two years to see my daughter. I don't have many two-year durations left!

Can't help you Lop but in 2003 I paid about $600 one way (North Carolina - BKK)

Are you going to eat some White Castles back in Mo Town?

Oh Yessss! I've been missing those "sliders" ... (toot, toot)