rmicheald Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Going back to the states in march for a month. What sites do you guys use for getting the best fares? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This might be a good place to start Airline Information And Flight Deals For Expats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathy211 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 expedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenervoussurgeon Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Try Mox travel in Bangkok ,google it ,they are 1st class always get the cheapest quotes ,but they change all the time so look every day or so everything can be done online ,and print off your ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marstons Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Kayak, searches many other search engines and sends e mail alerts every day and monitors increases and decreases with a graph chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I use Orbitz and I have used Mox travel 's website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toesolipsolie Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I have found the Google Ita travel fare comparison site to be very helpful, below is the link. Good luck. http://matrix.itasoftware.com/#session=0b7c9e75-8b40-47a7-81ae-530b3291454e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I alternate between Expedia and Orbitz. That serves as a sanity check on prices. However, the last three trips I used EVA air's own website because I flew Premier Elite class and got the bigger seats. I am pretty much spoiled now and I will likely continue flying that class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millard Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Travel agencies usually have the lowest fares since they buy tickets in bulk. Find an agent that specializes in flights to the U.S. Happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This might be a good place to start Airline Information And Flight Deals For Expats Thanks! Almost all the major search engines are in this thread, along with some good info. I'd recommend using Kayak's alert system. Setup an alert for your desired dates and it will email you every day/week with updates. The prime time to buy a ticket is "usually" 2 months before your trip. But you never know. A deal may pop up earlier or later. But the later you wait, the higher the chances are of the prices going up. Travel agencies usually have the lowest fares since they buy tickets in bulk. Find an agent that specializes in flights to the U.S. Happy hunting! Not all agencies. Some do, but most don't match the deals you can find online...at least in my experience. But if you can find one, let us all know!!! I did an extensive search last year using every online site I could think of and every travel agency recommended here on TV (yes, I'm retired and have lots of time to do this). In the end, going direct with the airline got me the best deal. But you never know...timing is everything. Ticket prices change constantly. OP: What's your routing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banglay Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 skyscanner.net ..... a excellent travel search engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmicheald Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 This might be a good place to start Airline Information And Flight Deals For Expats Thanks! Almost all the major search engines are in this thread, along with some good info. I'd recommend using Kayak's alert system. Setup an alert for your desired dates and it will email you every day/week with updates. The prime time to buy a ticket is "usually" 2 months before your trip. But you never know. A deal may pop up earlier or later. But the later you wait, the higher the chances are of the prices going up. Travel agencies usually have the lowest fares since they buy tickets in bulk. Find an agent that specializes in flights to the U.S. Happy hunting! Not all agencies. Some do, but most don't match the deals you can find online...at least in my experience. But if you can find one, let us all know!!! I did an extensive search last year using every online site I could think of and every travel agency recommended here on TV (yes, I'm retired and have lots of time to do this). In the end, going direct with the airline got me the best deal. But you never know...timing is everything. Ticket prices change constantly. OP: What's your routing??? Usually go BKK to NRT to GEG... Bangkok to Narita to Spokane WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonsalviz Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Tried Skyscanner and got a price on ANA for 1163USD LAX-BKK Tried asiatravel.com and got a price on Asiana for 766 USD. Same travel dates. The farther out your travel dates the cheaper it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tontraveller Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I had a good results from booking at www.cheaptickets.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunMoo Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 After crosschecking with most of the search engines, i find that www.momondo.com gives me the best prices, when flying from/to europe. For flights inside the ASEAN area, the websites of the airlines actually gives the best prices (eg. Airasia, Jetstar....etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 After crosschecking with most of the search engines, i find that www.momondo.com gives me the best prices, when flying from/to europe. For flights inside the ASEAN area, the websites of the airlines actually gives the best prices (eg. Airasia, Jetstar....etc.) Just out of curiosity, how do the prices compare if you go direct with the airlines website??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 After crosschecking with most of the search engines, i find that www.momondo.com gives me the best prices, when flying from/to europe. For flights inside the ASEAN area, the websites of the airlines actually gives the best prices (eg. Airasia, Jetstar....etc.) Just out of curiosity, how do the prices compare if you go direct with the airlines website??? And how do the prices compare when you actually try to book it. Most of the times I've tried they come up with completely different prices or your dates are not available at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 After crosschecking with most of the search engines, i find that www.momondo.com gives me the best prices, when flying from/to europe. For flights inside the ASEAN area, the websites of the airlines actually gives the best prices (eg. Airasia, Jetstar....etc.) Just out of curiosity, how do the prices compare if you go direct with the airlines website??? And how do the prices compare when you actually try to book it. Most of the times I've tried they come up with completely different prices or your dates are not available at that price. I have seen that frequently with Kayak searches in high season. I have been using the ita searcher as mentioned in post #7 and then once I have 2 or 3 airlines optioned, I cross check with the airlines websites. I have noticed that Thai always seems way higher priced on ita and Kayak searches but these prices are never reflected at THAI's own website where they are marginally higher than the lowest but still mostly competitive. Another option is to seek a dirt cheap one-way to the US and then buy the returning 'round-trip' ticket on a higher quality airline in the US. I have some friends coming from Houston on SQ via DME and SIN and they are paying less than $1000 per ticket. Same differentials can be found on United and their code-shares with ANA. Same applies for return travel to Bangkok originating in Europe. I have the family on KLM r/t's to the UK for around £1500 versus the equivalent of nearer £2500 buying on the same carrier and itinerary in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandhumid Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Try Mox travel in Bangkok ,google it ,they are 1st class always get the cheapest quotes ,but they change all the time so look every day or so everything can be done online ,and print off your ticket. Yea this mob are good, you can also pay for your flight via the ATM if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmicheald Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Tried Skyscanner and got a price on ANA for 1163USD LAX-BKK Tried asiatravel.com and got a price on Asiana for 766 USD. Same travel dates. The farther out your travel dates the cheaper it is. Best I could get was 1444.09... For 766, I would Snap it up.... must have been one way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaigreg Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Tried Skyscanner and got a price on ANA for 1163USD LAX-BKK Tried asiatravel.com and got a price on Asiana for 766 USD. Same travel dates. The farther out your travel dates the cheaper it is. Best I could get was 1444.09... For 766, I would Snap it up.... must have been one way Hi michaeld, I flying back to Spokane and got round trip thru Delta for $1383. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Industry secret http://matrix.itasof.../dispatch/login looks like 41,305thb on korean air. Edited June 16, 2012 by Jayman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 This might be a good place to start Airline Information And Flight Deals For Expats Thanks! Almost all the major search engines are in this thread, along with some good info. I'd recommend using Kayak's alert system. Setup an alert for your desired dates and it will email you every day/week with updates. The prime time to buy a ticket is "usually" 2 months before your trip. But you never know. A deal may pop up earlier or later. But the later you wait, the higher the chances are of the prices going up. Travel agencies usually have the lowest fares since they buy tickets in bulk. Find an agent that specializes in flights to the U.S. Happy hunting! Not all agencies. Some do, but most don't match the deals you can find online...at least in my experience. But if you can find one, let us all know!!! I did an extensive search last year using every online site I could think of and every travel agency recommended here on TV (yes, I'm retired and have lots of time to do this). In the end, going direct with the airline got me the best deal. But you never know...timing is everything. Ticket prices change constantly. OP: What's your routing??? Usually go BKK to NRT to GEG... Bangkok to Narita to Spokane WA. I don't see ANY direct flights from NRT to GEG. What airlines services this route without a stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 For flights to Europe I've never been able to find better deals online than what I can get with my local travel agent, Sunny Online in Naklua. May be different for flights to US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmicheald Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Industry secret http://matrix.itasof.../dispatch/login looks like 41,305thb on korean air. Yea, if you want to sit on your ass for over 8 hours in Inchon... No thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Industry secret http://matrix.itasof.../dispatch/login looks like 41,305thb on korean air. Yea, if you want to sit on your ass for over 8 hours in Inchon... No thanks... Maybe you missed the point of the link I posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxninja Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 definately sky skaner aways cheapest deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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