fare to hong kong
 

any advice on how to find the lowest fare to hong kong. i'll be traveling during peak season - august. thanks!!

also, anyone know anything about flying from hong kong to sydney? i've heard that there are some cheap fares originating from hk?

call a bunch of travel agents and be flexible. even during peak seasion, ci and br are usuallly quite reasonable

a) August is not peak season for travelling to Hong Kong
b) You haven't told us where it is that you will be travelling from
c) As the above poster said, since you seem to have zero knowledge or ability to use the web, a Travel Agent would probably be a good place to start

a) maybe august is not a peak month in hk, but it certainly is in japan and korea. given that many airlines that offer fares from the us to hk tranist in japan or korea, this could be a factor, though shouldn't be the end of the world for the op

b) yes, a departure city would help. if you're flying from a gateway, you'll have a lot of flexibilty in terms of low fare options, but if you have to fly from a market not served by asian airlines, then you might be stuck with ua, nw, or co.

c) i wasn't trying to suggest that the op was challenged insofar as internet use was concerned, but that travel agents do a much better job at finding good tpac fares than orbitz, expedia et al.

moondog-
no offense taken...i posted in a hurry, so didn't think about incl. other info. i'm from the ny area, so ewr, lga, jfk, and phl are all convenient. i rarely use a travel agent, since i book everything online (contrary to christep's comment), so i'm not familiar w/ the benefits of using one, but i'll certainly try an agent. thanks for your input.
btw, i've been searching for fares for the dates (7/30 or 7/31 - 8/19 or 8/20), and the lowest fares i've found are approx. $955 (not incl. taxes, etc.) on ua.

christep-
you might want to be a little less presumptuous in labeling someone as having "zero knowledge or ability" in using the web...though i admit to being completely new and inexperienced w/r/t this board. btw, i was born in hk, and my family is from hk - so when mom says it's peak, i trust her...and moms are always right?! :)

If you are flying to HKG in August, UA most certainly prices it out as a peak season fare. Occasionally, you can fly UA to SIN with a free stopover in HKG at a lower fare than going only to HKG.

There are no secrets to finding a good fare during August, which explains some of the responses to your original thread. You either search online with the various travel and airline sites or you open up the NYT Sunday Travel section and call a few consolidators.

$900 or so in August is not unreasonable...if you want to fly an airline where the frequent flier miles are worth something

And forget about getting a cheap deal from HKG to SYD. HKG is not a cheap market for airfares. An alternative is to fly to TPE, then buy a ticket to Australia from TPE and get a free stopover in HKG with Cathay Pacific.

Ua Hkg
 

Hi,

yes, i do concur that UA does make august a peak travel month for hkg which is strange because it's really not.

if you're near nyc try calling this travel agency, RANDA at 800 292 0338. though, i'm not sure if they'll go below 900. worth a try.

cheers,
ktp

thanks for the number. my schedule has changed, so i've decided to leave at the end of august instead. the fares are a little lower. i'm even contemplating the cathay asia pass (possibly adding the $500 extra to fly to sydney).

The CX All Asia Pass is a good deal if you don't care about the miles.