airline suggestions....
- Thread starter carang
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Darn, now I am really tempted to book - but husband is out of town on a business trip and I haven't confirmed dates with him yet!!
Now from what you say, if i wait till he comes back (10 days), we may not get that price anymore. But if i book without checking dates with him, it may backfire if we end up having to pay penalty!!
Now from what you say, if i wait till he comes back (10 days), we may not get that price anymore. But if i book without checking dates with him, it may backfire if we end up having to pay penalty!!
I checked AC prices on their website, it's $29000 plus for 2 adults, 1 child. If I modify my fly dates to leave mid-Dec, Priceline offers it for just under $25K.
I'm calling him at his hotel tonight and hope to lock it in before prices go up.
(The only thing is, sometimes AC does offers in Sep where round trip YVR tix are sold for around $6K.)
I'm calling him at his hotel tonight and hope to lock it in before prices go up.
(The only thing is, sometimes AC does offers in Sep where round trip YVR tix are sold for around $6K.)
carang
Registered User
my tickets are: 1 adult, 2 kids... so that will be part of the price difference.
even at $6k (which is about the price i paid), once you add in the taxes/surcharges etc, it comes out to about $8-8.5k per adult...
this is what i paid (straight from the receipt):
ir Tickets
Price per adult HK$5860.00
Price per child HK$4390.00
Subtotal HK$14640.00
Taxes and surcharges HK$8340.00
Processing fee HK$0.00
Total Charges HK$22980.00
even at $6k (which is about the price i paid), once you add in the taxes/surcharges etc, it comes out to about $8-8.5k per adult...
this is what i paid (straight from the receipt):
ir Tickets
Price per adult HK$5860.00
Price per child HK$4390.00
Subtotal HK$14640.00
Taxes and surcharges HK$8340.00
Processing fee HK$0.00
Total Charges HK$22980.00
Yes, i booked it!! Spoke with hubbie and he was able to confirm our fly dates. We're paying $24.5K for 2 adults, 1 child on roundtrip to Vancouver for AC.
Still more than what we paid last year but I have a sneaking suspicion that this year's Xmas fares are going to be as bad (read, high) as the current summer ones. I have friends paying $10-12K for one roundtrip ticket to YVR on AC for this summer!
Still more than what we paid last year but I have a sneaking suspicion that this year's Xmas fares are going to be as bad (read, high) as the current summer ones. I have friends paying $10-12K for one roundtrip ticket to YVR on AC for this summer!
Our fares are more but interestingly, our taxes/surcharges are less.
Adult ticket: $6230 per person
Child: $4670
Taxes and surcharges in total are: $7740 ($2620 per adult, $2500 child)
Anyway, total comes to $24,870.
As you say, I'm just relieved to have locked down our Xmas hols. Now I'll have to work on finding a decent service apartment for the two weeks we're there.
Thanks so much for sharing Cara, this is really great!!
Adult ticket: $6230 per person
Child: $4670
Taxes and surcharges in total are: $7740 ($2620 per adult, $2500 child)
Anyway, total comes to $24,870.
As you say, I'm just relieved to have locked down our Xmas hols. Now I'll have to work on finding a decent service apartment for the two weeks we're there.
Thanks so much for sharing Cara, this is really great!!
carang
Registered User
so, did you book with priceline?
and how did the taxes etc stack up? similar to mine?
those dang taxes are a killer! i really hate when they show prices without the taxes and surcharges. i think that they should only be allowed to show all inc prices... that way you can compare properly.
and how did the taxes etc stack up? similar to mine?
those dang taxes are a killer! i really hate when they show prices without the taxes and surcharges. i think that they should only be allowed to show all inc prices... that way you can compare properly.