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Originally Posted by dubc80
I was in Chinatown for lunch one day in about September of last year and on a whim, decided to stop in at that Pan-Asia(?) place in Dragon City Mall to enquire about some Cathay Pacific flights I was monitoring.
The quote they gave me for the four exact flights I wanted (Vancouver to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Bangkok, Singapore to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Vancouver) was hundreds of dollars less than booking directly off the website. I paid $1398, all in which is a good deal.
I was astonished to say the least and booked with them right away.
I would of thought booking directly off the website would always be cheapest but I guess not?
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It's hard to say without knowing exactly what the fares were like back in September, but I do know that sometimes people forget they can book a 'multi city' (or open jaw) itinerary that is often a lot less than booking multiple round trip flights.
And other times a round trip + one way is better.
Running the same flights that you just mentioned for example:
$905 USD on Delta (HKG round trip from YVR)
$174 USD on Royal Jordanian (HKG to BKK)
$152 USD on on Jetstar (SIN to HKG)
For a total of $1231 USD all in.
But, again, hard to compare Sep 2009 with Jan 2010.