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Online Travel Is a Booming Business
Do you make purchases online? While a lot of folks who are reluctant to do so, there
are a growing number who are finding that the internet is a great way to buy what
they want or need without leaving the comfort of their own homes. This is especially
true for travel services. Of all the products and services that consumers purchase
online, travel is at the top. Just look at some of the figures.
YEAR BOOKING REVENUE % OF TOTAL U.S. TRAVEL REVENUE
2003 $46 billion 20%
2004 $54 billion 23%
2005 $62 billion 26%
2006 $70 billion 28%
2007 $77 billion 30%2008 $84 billion 31%
2009 $91 billion 33%Source: JupiterResearch Internet Travel Model, 2004
Plunkett Research refers to online travel booking as “the most successful niche of all of
the world’s e-commerce efforts.” Since online travel booking is such a big business, it is
no wonder that more and more booking agents are appearing online. There are
literally dozens. So, when it comes time for you to book your airfare, which one should
you use? Is there any that you should avoid? Is there a booking service that
consistently offers the lowest prices?
The Online Travel Booking Experiment is an attempt to answer these questions. We
tested airfare prices on 14 different booking services. The goal was not to find the
lowest possible fare for a particular route. That would have meant employing other
techniques such as choosing different departure dates, airports, lengths of stay, etc.
The goal was merely to determine if any one online booking service consistently
presented travelers with the lowest price on airfare compared to their competition.
Why survey 14 services? Booking services use different computer reservation systems
or databases of available airfares. Computer reservation systems include Abacus,
Amadeus, Galileo, SABRE and Worldspan. All these systems are represented by the
booking services that we surveyed.
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Secondly, we started out with more than 30 booking services but found that some of
them were generating the exact same list of airfares. We eliminated several and
reduced the list to the 14 below.
Following is a list of the 14 online booking services surveyed:
• Airfare.com
• Atiflights.com
• Cheapoair.com
• Cheaptickets.com
• Clickandfly.com
• Economytravel.com
• Expedia.com
• Hotwire.com
• Jetcombo.com
• Onetravel.com
• Orbitz.com
• Priceline.com
• Travelocity.com
• Vayama.com
To reduce as many variables as possible, we used the exact same data for each route
surveyed.
• Round-trip
• Economy fare
• 1 adult
• Depart from major U.S. airport• International destination (major city)
• Two week stay – leaving on a Saturday and arriving on a Friday
• Two month advance purchase
Since even the time of day you survey fares can affect the prices that are returned,
each route was surveyed on all 14 booking agents within a just a few minutes time. We
opened several browsers, entered our data and, then, clicked to get a list of fares. All
the data was then entered into a table. You will find these tables at the end of thisreport.
The information in the tables includes the name of the booking agent, airline, stop
locations (the number of locations represents the number of stops), cost of fare, taxes
and fees, and total cost. The lowest fare is highlighted in green and the most expensive
fare in red.
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The Numbers Are In: The Results of the Experiment
The first thing to notice about the survey results is that the price of airfare can vary
significantly from one booking service to another. We found airfare with prices that
were nearly double those of other booking services.
For the 13 routes we researched, EconomyTravel.com had the highest fare on 9 routes
and not once did they produce the lowest price. This did not seem very economical to
us. Airfare.com gave the highest fare twice and both ClickandFly.com and
OneTravel.com produced the highest fare once each.
Differently from the results above, there was not a single booking service that
consistently produced the lowest fare. The number of lowest fares provided is as
follows: ATI (4), Expedia (3), Jet Combo (2), Travelocity (2), Orbitz (2), Priceline (1) andClickandFly.com (1). The reason there are more than 13 total is because two services
produced the same low price on more than one occasion.
Since the concern of this experiment was the lowest fare of a particular route in
comparison with other booking services, there were occasions in which the lowest fare
meant having an extra stop or taking a longer route and/or having longer layovers.
Sometimes choosing the lowest fare meant spending double the amount to time to get
to your destination.
What Does This Mean for You?
What this means is that finding the lowest fare for a destination may require you to
survey several booking services. There are a few websites you can visit in order to
accelerate this process. BookingBuddy.com allows you to enter your data and click on
the services from which you want get a list of fares (opens new window each time).
They offer many different booking services to choose from but the ones they have that
produced some of the lowest fares include Expedia, Orbitz, Priceline and Travelocity.
Depending on your flight, ATI may appear as an option. If not, visit ATIflights.com to
check their airfare prices, too. Finally, if you want to do a thorough search, check prices
at JetCombo.com and directly with the airline that services the route you plan to fly.
Total time to search should only take about 10 to 15 minutes.
And after all your internet searching is complete…
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Visit a Trusted Travel Agent
While it may be true that more and more people are booking their own travel services
online, there are some advantages to using a travel agent. First of all, a travel agent
can save you time. Instead of spending a lot of time exhausting all online sources, just
do a quick search to get a general idea of the price range for the route you plan to fly.
Then deliver the information to a travel agent and let him or her spend the time
searching for a better price.
Secondly, a travel agent is an insider. The agent knows the travel business. He or she
understands the when, where, why and how of finding cheap fares. Experienced
agents know how to work the computer reservation system so that it generates
different results according to the criteria put in to it. Online systems are quite limited
in comparison to what a travel agent can do. This means that an agent can frequently
produce more and better results than you or I could unless, of course, you are an
experienced travel agent and know these techniques.
For example, one secret I learned from a man who spent 16 years working with a
major airline corporation was that there is a “secret day to book” airfare. According to
Tony Morrison’s Save on Airfare Secrets manual, “The best time to book for your flight
is around 6 PM on Tuesdays” because “this is the time when airlines update their
systems with new fares.” Since the number of seats that are designated for the lowestprice are limited, whoever finds them first gets the best deals.
If you want to learn many more helpful tips like this one, I encourage you to get your
own copy of Tony’s book. It has a lot of good, general tips on saving money on airfare.
The real value, though, is in the many “secrets” he reveals. These are practical tips that
few know about. They can save you a bundle on airfare booking.
Click to learn more about Save on Airfare Secrets
How to Find a Travel Agent That Will Save You Money
If you already have a travel agent with whom you book your travel services and are
satisfied with his or her service, then this section may not interest you. If you do not
presently book your travel services through a travel agent or are not very happy with
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the one you have been using, then keep reading. Finding a good travel agent is like
finding extra money because of the savings they can get you.
Travel agents are in the service business but, unfortunately, not all of them do a good
job of serving. Just the other day, I was walking down the street when I noticed an
advertisement for cruises on the window of a travel agency in my neighborhood. Since
I had been thinking about a Trans-Atlantic cruise, I decided to step into the agency and
get some information.
The agency was a one-person operation. The young agent that attended me was
apparently having a bad day because she did not seem very happy to have a potential
customer. After explaining what I was looking for, she spent several minutes searching
online and then in a catalog before informing me that she did not know where to find
the information. She asked for my email and informed me that she would keep looking
for the answer later that afternoon and then send it to me. That was over three weeks
ago and I have yet to receive her message.
So, how do you find a travel agent that will go the extra mile? How do you find one
that really has your interests in mind? Here is a little trick that I discovered by accident
several years ago.
Put several travel agents to the test by creating competition for your business.
Once you have completed your initial research online and are aware of the general
price range for the airfare you want to purchase, it is time to find a travel agent. The
first step is to make a list of 3 to 5 travel agents to contact. Local travel agents are ideal
but this may not be possible if you live in a small town or remote area.
You can find travel agents through the local yellow pages, consulting friends and family
members, and searching the internet. Write down the contact information for each
one.
Now, contact each travel agent and say something like the following.
“Hello. My name is John Doe. I need round trip airfare from X to Y, departing month,
day and returning month, day. I found an online fare for $XXX and wanted to know if
you could find me a better deal.”
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If the agent says “no” then thank him or her and hang up. If the agent says “yes” then
give your contact information and any details you think may be important such as your
preferences concerning departure and return dates, number of stops, length of trip,
etc.
There is one other thing to mention and this is very important. Inform the agent that
you will be contacting other travel agencies. First of all, this should give the agent the
motivation to work harder in an effort to conquer you as a client. Also, the agent will
not be surprised if you need to inform them later that another agent found you a
better deal.
When the first agent calls and informs you that a better deal has been found than the
one you located on the internet, then write down the information, thank the agent and
inform them that you are waiting for a call from the others you contacted.
As each agent contacts you, they will inform you as to whether they located a cheaper
price than the one you found. If the price is higher than the first agent that beat the
internet price, thank them and inform them that another agent found a better price.
They will do one of two things. Either they will accept defeat and hang up or they will
offer to look some more. Take special note of those that make this extra effort. Even if
they only find a deal equal to the lowest fare you have been offered, their extra effort
could still win your favor.
If the second, third or fourth agents call with a better price than those with whom you
spoke previously, tell him or her that you need to contact the other agents before
making reservations. Contact the other agents. Inform each agent of the price that was
located and ask if he or she could possibly find you a better deal. Again, they will either
say “yes” or “no”. React accordingly.
Just keep doing this until an agent gives you the best price and all the others tell you
that they cannot beat it. If everything goes according to plan, you will have found both
an excellent price on your airfare and a travel agent that you can trust to work hard in
favor of saving you money.
If you travel frequently, you may want to go through this process another time or two
with the two or three agents that you felt worked the hardest before choosing one
specific agent as your go-to person for travel services.
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Now you know where to focus your online research when searching for low prices on
airfare. Within minutes, you can have a pretty good list of prices for any ticket you
need by just visiting 3 or 4 websites. These include BookingBuddy.com, ATIflights.com,
JetCombo.com and the airline that services the route you will fly. Idea Sparks has a list
of links in their worldwide airlines directory.
Armed with the knowledge of current airfare prices, contact a trusted travel agent and
let them go to work for you. If you don’t know one, just use the technique described
above to find one. It may take a little extra work the first time but it will be well worth
it. Finally, use some of the secrets found in Save on Airfare Secrets to save even more.
The book is filled with secrets to saving on airfare, as well as, lodging, food and ground
transportation.
Thanks for taking the time to read this report. If you found it useful, please tell your
friends and family where they can get their own copy.
Travel more. Pay less.
William
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The Online Airfare Booking Experiment Tables
Atlanta, Georgia to São Paulo, Brazil
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com Continental Newark $713.00 $106.70 $819.70ATI NYC $647.05 $106.70 $787.50*
CheapoAir Continental Newark $659.00 $155.70 $814.70
Cheap Tickets Continental Newark $791.61
ClickandFly AA Miami $631.80 $106.70 $738.50
EconomyTravel Delta NYC $905.70
Expedia AA Dallas $702.00 $106.70 $808.70
Hotwire Delta $868.70
JetCombo Continental Newark $674.00 $128.00 $802.70
One Travel Continental Newark $659.00 $155.70 $814.70
Orbitz Continental Newark $674.00 $117.00 $791.00
Priceline Delta $868.00
Travelocity AA Miami $702.00 $106.70 $808.70
Vayama Continental New
York
$674.00 $106.71 $780.71
*ATI price after instant credit card rebate of $71.95
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Boston, Massachusetts to Barcelona, Spain
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com AA /
Brussels
Toronto /
Brussels
$414.00 $123.15 $537.15
ATI Air France Paris $569.00 $107.89 $676.89
CheapoAir Air
France/KL
M
Paris/
Amsterdam
$569.00 $139.45 $698.45*
Cheap Tickets Air France
/NWA
Paris/
Amsterdam
$569.00 $116.44 $685.44
ClickandFly NWA Amsterdam $589.00 $107.00 $696.00
EconomyTravel British
Airways
London
/London
$397.72 $382.23 $779.95
Expedia AA/
Brussels
Airlines
Toronto-
Brussels
$345.00 $121.80 $466.80
Hotwire Northwest Amsterdam $676.00 Included $676.00
JetCombo AirFrance/
KLM
Paris/
Amsterdam
$569.00 $127.45 $696.45
One Travel AA/Air
Europa
lineas/Liberia
Paris/
London
$345.00 $370.50 $715.50
Orbitz AirFrance/
NWA
Paris/
Amsterdam
$569.00 $116.00 $685.00
Priceline Delta/
NWA
NYC/
Amsterdam
$666.00 Included in
total cost.
$666.00
Travelocity NWA Amsterdam $569.00 $107.00 $676.00
Vayama Air France Paris/
Amsterdam
$569.00 $117.00 $686.00
*$10 Rebate from CheapoAir.
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Chicago, Illinois to Kiev, Ukraine
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com Delta Michigan-
NYC
$1048.00 $100.70 $1168.70#
ATI NWA/Delta
Amsterdam $1102.00 $107.25 $1209.25
CheapoAir AA/ Aero
Svit
NYC* $820.00 $117.70 $937.70
Cheap Tickets Virgin/
Lufthansa
London/
Germany
$636.00 $415.00 $1051.00
ClickandFly AA/Yariv
Air
NYC* $660.00 $274.00 $934.00
EconomyTravel NWA/
Delta
Amsterdam
/ JFK
$1092.00 $107.57 $1219.25#
Expedia Delta CinCinnati/
NYC*
$1007.00 $100.70 $1107.70
Hotwire NWA/
Delta
Amsterdam
/ NYC*
1199.20 Included in
price
$1199.20
JetCombo AA/
Aerosvit
NYC* $640.00 $273.70 $913.70
One Travel AA/Aeros
vit
NYC* $640.00 $297.70 $937.70
Orbitz Virgin
Atlantic/
Lufthansa
London/
Munich
$636.00 $415.00 $1051
Priceline Delta NYC* $1113.00 $1113
Travelocity AA/
Aerosvit
NYC * $640.00 $273.70 $913.70
Vayama Continent
al Airlines
NYC-
Amsterdam
$974.00 $146.00 $1120.00
#Paper ticket fee of $20 included in total price. *Airport Change required
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Dallas, Texas to Hanoi, Vietnam
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com AA/
China Air
California/
Taiwan
$1314.00 $86.00 $1400.00
ATI AA/China Air
San Fran/Taipei
$1260.00 $86.10 $1346.10
CheapoAir American
/China
San Fran
/Taiwan
$1245.00 $110.10 $1355.10
Cheap Tickets AA/China San Fran
/Taiwan
$1245.00 $93.00 $1338.00
ClickandFly Error No result for HAN (Hanoi)
EconomyTravel AA/
Vietnam
Frankfurt $2208.00 $398.54 $2634.54#
Expedia AA/
China Air
San Fran
/Taipei
$1245.00 $86.10 $1331.00
Hotwire AA/Korea
n Airlines
California/
Seoul
$1813.70 Included in
Price
$1813.70
JetCombo AA/
China Air
San Fran/
Taiwan
$1245.00 $108.10 $1353.10
One Travel AA/
China Air
San Fran/
Taiwan
$1245.00 $110.10 $1355.10
Orbitz AA/China Air San Fran/Taiwan $1245.00 $93.00 $1338.00
Priceline Asiana LA / Seoul $1680.00 Included $1680.00
Travelocity AA/
China Air
San Fran/
Taiwan
$1245.00 $86.10 $1331.10
Vayama AA-CI/ LA/Taipei $1245.00 $98.00 $1343.00
#Service Charge Included
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Houston, Texas to Buenos Aires, Argentina
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com Continental Direct $851.00 $96.00 $947.00
ATI DC $725.63 $110.70 $836.33
CheapoAir Continental Direct $812.00 $130.70 $932.70
Cheap Tickets Continental Direct $812.00 $96.00 $908.00
ClickandFly Delta Atlanta $731.00 $111.00 $842.00
EconomyTravel United DC $762.00 $110.70 $900.70#
Expedia United DC $762.00 $110.70 $872.70
Hotwire Continental Direct $908.70 Included $908.70
JetCombo AA Miami $773.00 $202.70 $975.70
One Travel AA Miami $773.00 $204.70 $977.70
Orbitz Continental Non Stop $812.00 $96.0 $908.00
Priceline Continental Non Stop $908.00 Included $908.00
Travelocity United DC $762.00 $110.70 $872.70
Vayama Continental Direct $812.00 $96.00 $908.00
#Inclusive of service charge
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Los Angeles, California to Bangkok, Thailand
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com China
Airlines
Taiwan $1021.00 $76.00 $1097.00
ATI ANA Tokyo $925.00 $157.34 $1082.34
CheapoAir China
Airlines
Taiwan $953.00 $107.25 $1060.25
Cheap Tickets ANA Tokyo $910.00 $157.00 $1067.00
ClickandFly ANA Tokyo $930.00 $157.00 $1087.00
EconomyTravel China
Airlines
Taipei $1021.00 $76.54 $1125.54#
Expedia ANA Tokyo $910.00 $157.20 $1067.20
Hotwire ANA Tokyo - - $1067.20
JetCombo Japan
Airlines
Tokyo $880.00 $179.17 $1059.17
One Travel ANA Tokyo $910.00 $191.17 $1091.17
Orbitz ANA Tokyo $910.00 $157.00 $1067.00
Priceline ANA Tokyo - - $1067.00
Travelocity ANA Tokyo $910.00 $157.30 $1067.30
Vayama JL Tokyo $910.00 $169.00 $1079.00
#Inclusive of service charge
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Miami, Florida to Bogata, Columbia
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com Lacsa Direct $307.00 $99.00 $406.00
ATI Lacsa Direct $283.00 $99.70 $382.70
CheapoAir Mexicana Mexico city $248.00 $100.70 $338.70*
Cheap Tickets Copa Panama $268.00 $99.00 $367.00
ClickandFly Mexicana Mexico City $268.00 $67.00 $335.00
EconomyTravel Copa Panama $268.00 $99.70 $395.70#
Expedia Mexicana Cancun/
Mexico City
$248.00 $66.70 $314.70
Hotwire Copa Panama - - $367.70
JetCombo Avianca Direct $248.00 $121.70 $369.70
One Travel Mexicana Mexico City $248.00 $100.70 $338.70*
Orbitz Copa Panama $268.00 $99.00 $367.00
Priceline Mexicana Mexico City $248.03 $66.70 $314.73
Travelocity Mexicana Mexico City $248.00 $66.70 $314.70
Vayama Avianca Direct $308.00 $111.00 $419.00
* $10 discount applies. # Price inclusive of service charge.
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Newark, New Jersey to Moscow, Russia
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax &
Fees
Total
Airfare.com KLM Amsterdam $779.00 $123.00 $902.00
ATI Continental/ Aeroflot
Amsterdam $834.00 $97.80 $931.80
CheapoAir KLM Amsterdam $740.00 $150.01 $880.01*
Cheap Tickets Continental Geneva $824.00 $96.00 $920
ClickandFly KLM
/Northwest
Amsterdam $760.00 $116.10 $876.10
EconomyTravel Alitalia Rome $605.00 $$342.71 $967.71^
Expedia Continental
/Aeroflot
London $824.0 $107.40 $931.40
Hotwire KLM Amsterdam - - $855.90
JetCombo Continental
/Aeroflot
Amsterdam $824.00 $119.80 $943.80
One Travel KLM Amsterdam $740.00 $150.10 $880.10*
Orbitz KLM Amsterdam $740.00 $115.00 $855.00
Priceline KLM Amsterdam - - $856.00#
Travelocity NWA/KLM Amsterdam $740.00 $116.90 $856.90#
Vayama Continental
/ BrusselsAirlines
Brussels/
London
$824.00 $136.00 $960.00
*Price after $10 discount from cheapo air. *Price after $10 discount from One Travel
#Prices does not include paper ticket ̂ Inclusive of service charge.
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New York, New York to Cairo, Egypt
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com British
Airways
London $380.00 $586.00 $966.00
ATI BritishAirways
London $341.00 $586.03 $927.03
CheapoAir British
Airways
London $483.00 $620.00 $1093.00*
Cheap Tickets British
Airways
London $483.00 $586.00 $1069.00
ClickandFly British
Airways
London $503.00 $586.00 $1089.00
EconomyTravel Delta Amsterdam $1035.00 $102.45 $1165.45#
Expedia British
Airways
London $341.00 $588.20 $929.20
Hotwire Delta Direct - - $1116.60
JetCombo British
Airways
London $341.00 $608.03 $949.03
One Travel British
Airways
London $341.00 $620.00 $951.00*
Orbitz British
Airways
London $341.00 $586.00 $927.00
Priceline No Info Available
Travelocity Delta Non Stop $1035.00 $81.60 $1116.60
Vayama British
Airways
London $483.00 $586.00 $1069
*Price after deducting $10 discount from CheapoAir and One travel, #Inclusive of
service charge
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Minneapolis/St. Paul to Tokyo, Japan
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com ANA Chicago $1074.00 $166.00 $1240.00
ATI Utah $713.00 $91.68 $804.68
CheapoAir Continental Houston $1105.00 $121.90 $1216.90*
Cheap Tickets Asiana
Airlines
Chicago/
Seoul
$990.00 $97.00 $1087.00
ClickandFly ANA Chicago $1055.00 $166.00 $1221.00
EconomyTravel Continental
Airlines
Texas $1105.00 $87.88 $1220.88#
Expedia United Chicago $1028.15 172.85 $1201.00
Hotwire ANA Chicago - - $1201.10
JetCombo
One Travel United/ANA Chicago $1035.00 $200.08 $1225.08
Orbitz British
Airways
London $341.00 $586.00 $927.00
Priceline Continental Houston
Texas
- - $1169.00
Travelocity Asiana Chicago/
Seoul
$990.00 $96.30 $1086.30
Vayama ANA Chicago $1035.00 $186.00 $1221.00
#Inclusive of service charge *Price after $10 discount.
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San Francisco, California to Seoul, South Korea
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com JAL Tokyp $860.00 $157.00 $1017.00
ATI Tokyo $842.00 $157.55 $999.55
CheapoAir United
Airlines
Tokyo $778.00 $100.70 $878.70
Cheap Tickets Singapore
Airlines
Direct $805.00 $276.00 $1081.00
ClickandFly Japan
Airlines
Tokyo $980.00 $157.50 $1137.50
EconomyTravel Singapore
Airlines
Direct $810.00 $278.15 $1116.75
Expedia United Tokyo $625.90 $228.10 $854.00
Hotwire Singapore
Airlines
Direct - - $1086.80
JetCombo JAL Tokyo $797.00 $179.55 $976.55
One Travel United
Airlines
Tokyo $628.00 $270.70 $878.70
Orbitz Singapore
Airlines
Direct $805.00 $276.00 $1081.00
Priceline United
Airlines
Seattle/
Tokyo
- - $803.00
Travelocity Singapore
Airlines
Direct $783.00 $278.10 $1061.10
Vayama AA-JL LA/Tokyo $857.00 $183.00 $1040.00
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Seattle, Washington to Beijing, China
Booking Agent Airline Stops Price Tax & Fees Total
Airfare.com Alaska Air/
China
Eastern
LA $766.00 $369.78 $1135.78*
ATI Alaska Air/
China
Eastern
LA $727.00 $83.86 $810.86
CheapoAir Alaska Air
China
Eastern
LA $682.00 $418.78 $1100.78
Cheap Tickets United/
ANA
Tokyo $740.00 $360.00 $1100.00
ClickandFly Alaska Air/
China
Eastern
LA $747.00 $370.00 $1117.00
EconomyTravel Korean Seoul $1426.46
Expedia United/
ANA
Tokyo $740.00 $349.90 $1089.90
Hotwire United/
ANA
Tokyo $1089.90
JetCombo Multiple Vancouver/ LA $1103.00 $98.86 $1201.86
One Travel Alaska
Airlines
China
Eastern
LA $697.00 $403.78 $1100.78
Orbitz United/
ANA
Tokyo $740.00 $360.00 $1100.00
Priceline United/
ANA
San
Francisco
$1101.00
Travelocity United/
ANA
Tokyo $740.00 $349.90 $1089.00
Vayama United/
Air China
Vancouver $1090.00 $293.00 $1383.00
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