Originally Posted by
iahphx
Thanks.
What about buying direct from the airlines? I thought I might have seen a domestic fare on Air China that I didn't see from the agencies.
It also seems like it's wise not to try to book more than about 30 days out. On the routes that I'm watching, that seems to be the "discount window."
Very different ticketing strategy from every other place I've ever flown.
More trouble than it's worth, most of the time IME. (i.e. using foreign cards online is not easy, and many of the lowest fares are only bookable online).
Re. travelzen, while they don't charge a fee for foreign cards, if you use a foreign card, you get billed in USD at an exchange rate that is ~4% higher than spot.