Originally Posted by smunky
1) Which of ctrip, elong, and yoee (and any other sites that ppl can suggest) allow booking intrachina flights using credit cards from the US? From past threads, I'm pretty sure yoee does, but am not sure if the other 2 do and if any of them have an additional surcharge for using international credit cards
yoee & elong; both charge 5% for that service. ime elong is deceptive and consitently charges more than other agents.
2) Out of the above sites that allow international credit cards, does anyone recommend one over the other or does it not really matter? I've found that they all have similar fares
i've been pretty impressed with yoee, but you should able to shave at least 1% off by dealing with a local ta that accepts credit cards (and can put a ticket in your hand within 5 minutes).
3) It appears that most of the tickets I'm looking to purchase have a 5% of the fare cancellation fee. I'm planning to purchase discounted tickets and if the fare goes down even more, cancel the ticket and repurchase it - does anyone see anything wrong with this? Is it easy to cancel?
don't waste your time
4) Has anyone seen discounted Xian->Guiyang tickets? I haven't found any discounts for any date so I plan on just purchasing them now
no clue, but i see no reason to purchase now. if you are still so inclined, at least attempt to purchase on the airline sites themselves. if they do take your credit card, they'll be less likely to nail you for the 5% (unlike hole in the wall travel agents, air china is a little more inclined to play by visa's rules).