Thomas Promise Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Here is an article from Cheap Air. Com on when you could buy a ticket and get the lowest price avaiable. http://www.cheapair.com/blog/travel-tips/when-should-you-buy-your-airline-ticket-heres-what-our-data-has-to-say/?uid=364 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoblett Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan1984 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ I like this, Dan. Never saw this tool from Google before - saved for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoblett Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ I like this, Dan. Never saw this tool from Google before - saved for future reference. It is quite cool to watch it, at first shows no prices, and then as the search engine chews on it you start seeing prices populate next to dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ I really like this google tool. I did not know its existence. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoblett Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ I really like this google tool. I did not know its existence. Thanks Handy for estimating costs, we used it last week to shop for airline tickets for my wife last week. Only down side is clicking book got us the number for China Eastern Airlines in NY, wife ended up calling their office in Beijing using Skype, and took an hour or so for the agent to get the details right and sell her the tickets. But the price was as quoted by Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 I am finding 2 weeks to be a sweet spot on Google Flights https://www.google.com/flights/ I really like this google tool. I did not know its existence. Thanks Handy for estimating costs, we used it last week to shop for airline tickets for my wife last week. Only down side is clicking book got us the number for China Eastern Airlines in NY, wife ended up calling their office in Beijing using Skype, and took an hour or so for the agent to get the details right and sell her the tickets. But the price was as quoted by Google. Can't you use China Eastern Airlines' website and booked the tickets directly from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnoblett Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 The China eastern site quoted a higher price and also would not include the US side domestic flights on Delta Airlines to and from Rochester NY by calling them directly they were able to book the Delta flights and China flights together at the low price quoted by Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Last time I used Goggle also and got round trip for 8xx? Anyway, we could not get hold of China Eastern, and their website does not sell the connections for here in the USA. Only AA has direct out of Dallas. So, I used their price and managed to get the same price or within 3-4 dollars of the same price on Expedia. It was a crazy ticket, AA to LAX, CE to China, then CE back to NYC where it was Delta back to DFW. But I was very happy. And beware of dogs sniffing everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUWORLD Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yes indeed this is very helpful.maybe a pin topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy W Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yes indeed this is very helpful.maybe a pin topic? I added a link in your already pinned topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUWORLD Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Yes indeed this is very helpful.maybe a pin topic? I added a link in your already pinned topic Yep! I just seen it in that topic. Thanks Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg.D. Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Actually, this article might be more pertinent to the members here: http://www.cheapair.com/blog/travel-tips/when-to-ignore-our-advice-and-book-your-flight-as-early-as-possible/ this being the list exceptions to their rule, one of them being for international flights, Asia in particular being 129 days out. There was a thread recently about ticket sites from within China; I can't find it and I wonder if a flights/airfare sticky can be pinned to our pinned section?What are some of the good sites from within China for China->US->China RT's?Thanks,Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in USA Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 I've used Ctrip several times for domestic China flights. They also can quote for international flights. http://english.ctrip.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg.D. Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) Thanks, Steve, that's one of them and I'm finding good prices, too. I'll send this to the GF and see if she finds this better than texting her agent.Greg Edit: whoa! Spoke too soon! The good price I found from Beijing to Denver was a 48 hour haul ... I'll keep working with it. Normal flights were in the CNY 13,068 range ... Edited June 7, 2014 by Greg.D. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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