Jan 8, 2018, 4:04 pm
Last edit by: ermen
- Sale period: 9 until 16 January 2018.
- Travel period: 9 January until 10 December 2018. All travel must be completed by 10 December 2018.
- Blackout dates: 9 June until 10 September 2018
Best Fares
Ex Asia
CMB-FRA/CDG/GVA return for c.US$1600
CMB-FRA/CDG/GVA ARN-HKG for c.US$1675
Ex Europe
HEL-BKK-HEL (B787 & A380) for €1080 (min 2 pax)
QR Travel Boutique Sale Jan 9 - Jan 19 (extended)
Jan 9, 2018, 10:21 am
#152
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Jan 9, 2018, 10:21 am
#153
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 542
Can someone explain the sale page to me? When I pull up DFW and select premium fares only, I see it says DFW-KTM for $1290 but when I search for that fare I don't see that. Even if that is referring to a 1 way, I see prices lower than $2580 which is 2x that price.
Jan 9, 2018, 10:29 am
#154
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: SEA, TPA
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Posts: 287
So it still functions like bait-and-switch -- or at the very least feels like one -- especially when viewing the page which displays15 days worth of "available" fares.
You do make an interesting observation. I'll see what happens if I try booking a pair of 1Ws. Haven't yet tried to see what a travel agent could do with an itin which both Google Flights and ITA offer up but can't seem to be replicated on QR.
Jan 9, 2018, 10:32 am
#156
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
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Basically you are presented with different price options for each flight depending on schedule and fare type (flexibility).
Jan 9, 2018, 10:59 am
#159
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: BWI
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Correct. They are promoting a $5500+ biz fare from CMB to JFK as a sale when knowingly there is one down the parkway (PHL) for $1400.
So might book one ex-CMB and build in some kind of trip around it. Need to figure out how easy entry/exit in CMB is and whether it’s worth spending a few days there.
So might book one ex-CMB and build in some kind of trip around it. Need to figure out how easy entry/exit in CMB is and whether it’s worth spending a few days there.
Jan 9, 2018, 11:19 am
#160
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Southern Cali
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Correct. They are promoting a $5500+ biz fare from CMB to JFK as a sale when knowingly there is one down the parkway (PHL) for $1400.
So might book one ex-CMB and build in some kind of trip around it. Need to figure out how easy entry/exit in CMB is and whether it’s worth spending a few days there.
Bummer, I was also keeping the CMB-PHL fare as a backup incase this sale didn't offer anything worthwhile.
Guess I'll be heading to Sri Lanka
Jan 9, 2018, 12:34 pm
#162
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Surrey, UK
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Tried UK-based OTAs, none were able to do it without pricing each flight as a one-way. Looking to book an ARN-KUL run but the only arrivals for the return leg into ARN arrive at night, no connecting flights to get me back to the UK... will have to put up a night (ie. extra costs) if I wanted to go ahead with it. 
Jan 9, 2018, 1:47 pm
#163
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Jan 9, 2018, 2:22 pm
#164
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Jan 9, 2018, 2:26 pm
#165
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