I just checked the KE website for the heck of it and saw ICN-MNL R/T for 565,500 KRW on a Super Saver at the end of July vs. 50,000 KRW more (615,500 KRW) for a regular fare for the same day. I guess the 645,000 KRW is for a more expensive season. I guess it all depends on the person, but for me hardly worth taking a chance and waiting around for such a small difference in fare, when you could end up paying much more if the days/route you want isn't available.

I'm traveling to Cebu this summer and booked my ticket with OZ about the time this thread was started. Paid 626,400 KRW. Looks like CEB is much more popular than MNL and availability is quite limited (ie. much higher fares) now, either on OZ or KE. My flexibility is quite limited, so whenever I decide to go someplace, I book whatever I can get at a reasonable price, and don't really care if some sale comes later and I could have saved some money.

Yeah, I hear you. Things were backwards for me. Actually Cebu wasn't my final destination, but the flights from ICN-MNL didn't have lower fares for the days I wanted so I booked to CEB instead, even though there's no direct flights from CEB to where I want to go. So I'm flying CEB-MNL, then MNL to my final destination. The cost was less than 1,000 PHP all-in per segment, and was cheaper than if I flew on a more expensive fare to MNL and then from there. I travel very light with just a small carry-on, so the cheapo fares on the domestic flights are a good deal, being they don't ding me for luggage fees. I used to buy a lot of pasalubong on each trip to hand out, but when I calculated needing to pay for a more expensive ticket or excess baggage fees, I figured it's cheaper and easier to just visit a supermarket there and buy the stuff.