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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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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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