philipat
Feb 25, 09, 9:22 pm
I'm so envious of folks who live in The US/UK where there are many sites offering comparison shopping for airfares. In Asia, we really have nothing. I've used Zuji and found very good deals for hotels but i have NEVER found a good airfare. Not once.
I guess this is because Governments in Asia are still more involved (Routes and airline ownership) than in the West? But it does illustrate the benefits of a free market.
The airlines, of course, compound the lack of choice by not allowing tickets to originate from outside the UK on a UK bound ITX and, of course, have much higher fares Asia-UK-Asia on their own websites, in comparison to their UK websites.
If anyone has knowledge of better sites for airfares originating in Asis, I'd be grateful for the info.
I guess this is because Governments in Asia are still more involved (Routes and airline ownership) than in the West? But it does illustrate the benefits of a free market.
The airlines, of course, compound the lack of choice by not allowing tickets to originate from outside the UK on a UK bound ITX and, of course, have much higher fares Asia-UK-Asia on their own websites, in comparison to their UK websites.
If anyone has knowledge of better sites for airfares originating in Asis, I'd be grateful for the info.