Actually, for a one way ticket that is a good price. One way tickets
cost generally almost as much as R/T.
Larry in Dumaguete
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<brian_guy2004@
>
> Those prices do not strike me as a bargain, $550 one way to Manila
from LAX seems to be a lot. I fly out of Chicago which usually is
at least $200 more than flights from LAX on round trips. I just
paid $980 round trip total cost for 6 month open ended ticked
leaving Feb 12Th and could have gotten it for $920 if my stay was
under 2 months.
>
> From my experience those travel web sites have NEVER beaten
pricing from a good travel agent/ ticket consolidator.
>
>
> Brian
>
> Calatrava, Negros Occ / Chicago, IL
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Alec <acloba@...>
> To: LivingInThePhilippi
> Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2008 8:56:59 AM
> Subject: [LinP3] Bargain airfare USA to Philippines
>
> If there is anybody on this list in the USA and wanting to come to
the
> Philippines this might interest you. I used to work for a couple of
> different airlines and dealt with international fares and tickets.
I
> still play around and look for bargains just for the fun of it.
>
> January is usually a good time to get bargain seats since most
folks
> travel in the previous two months if they are going to travel. So
in
> January the airlines will offer bargains to just fill up the planes
> that would otherwise go out with empty seats.
>
> If you go to travelocity. com or orbitz.com and book a one way
flight
> from LAX to TPE (Taipei, Taiwan) on January 16 you'll find a
Malaysia
> Air ticket available for only US$443 including taxes (US$453 on
> travelocity) . The flight arrives in TPE at 6:10 am on the 18th.
Next
> step is to book online at www.cebupacificair. com for 18 January
TPE
> flight to Manila. Cost is 2444 Taiwan dollars or about US$75 and
> leaves 1:55pm that same day, the 18th. Not a bad connection.
>
> When you arrive in the Philippines you'll need an onward ticket to
any
> other destination. Just go back to cebupacificair. com (or
> www.tigerairways. com or airasia.com: these are great because they
fly
> out of Clark) and book a flight out to any regional destination,
like
> Singapore or Kuala Lumpur or Hong Kong or Taipei. Just book the
flight
> ten months or so from now. If you actually use the ticket, fine. If
> not, that's okay too since the price is so cheap it's a throw away
> ticket. That will satisfy immigration when you come in to the
Philippines.
>
> These will be electronic tickets, booked online with your credit
card.
> All you have to do is print up the receipt the airlines send you by
> email. Note that if you go to Malaysia Air's website you won't get
the
> same fare. This must be a special deal they worked up with Orbitz
and
> Travelocity for sales only on their websites.
>
> Alec
>
>
>
>
>
>
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