my wife and i want to go to hong kong during xmas, she is a teacher so it's going to be expensive for tickets since its high season. we wanna leave between 21-24th of december and return around 16-20th janaury. so what would be the best time to book tickets? when do airlines usually have sales?
Best time for booking flight ticket?
glk2000 on 08/08/2012 - 22:21
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U r travelling during the most busy week of the year so there is no such thing as cheap flights. U would be lucky to get a seat if u dont book early.
I totally agree with what Stevo said
sale period tickets to hk are mainly after 10th-mid jan which is out of your dates (they normally sell these in late nov/ early dec)
I live in Sydney and flights to HK are always booked out for xmas and always pricey, hence I avoid going in xmas whenever I can
prices will only increase the longer you wait
Book NOW!!!!!
Check out Cathay Pacific: http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_AU/homepage
There's a 'sale' on at the moment 'Hong Kong on sale! Fly from only A$819' book by 31Aug. However, $819 is only from Perth, and only during low season. High season (you) and from Sydney/Melb will be more. I fly to HK at least once a year, I always buy tickets directly through their website, cut out the middle man, good price, no booking fee, no credit card fee…, they also have 'packages' too, ie including hotel.
Yes, Cathay is probably slightly more expensive than Qantas, but Cathay has far better services and food. You can still earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points on Cathay flights.
You can also check out Malaysian Airline, the catch is stopover in KL, but stopover at a busy international airport days before Xmas is probably not a good start to a holiday.
What ever you do… as Austin316 said … BOOK NOW!
Search www.adioso.com
Also search for Adioso on OzBargain
Compare:
Www.airasia.com
Www.jetstar.com
Www.flyscoot.com
Also check Jetstars price beat guarantee to undercut the best price you find by 10 per cent. See Jetstar website for details and call them.
Also check www.skyscanner.com
Www.mobissimo.com
Www.kayak.com
Also Www.flightfox.com
Search OzBargain for Www.expedia.ie and Www.lastminut.ie to see fare deals people have found on those sites.
Also check fares from China Southern Airlines
And Www.bestflights.com.au
Good luck! :-)