Travel Tips

If you want to get the best deals on cheap airfares to Asian destinations, then you should be flexible with your travel plans. This means that you should actually plan your vacation around departure and return dates that the airlines and travel agencies offer. This is the most reliable way to get cheap airline tickets to Asia, and there are several ways to locate these price deals to begin planning your vacation.

Use travel search engines

Most travel search engines allow for flexible date and time parameters when searching for airline tickets. On Travelocity, you can search for flights that are anywhere from one to three days around your preferred flight date. Both Travelocity and Kayak.com allow flexible date searches for flights within any given month. Remember that flights tend to be cheaper on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

You can also be flexible with your choice of airports within a departure or destination city. Here's an example of flights on Kayak.com in September from New York City airports to Bangkok, Thailand's two major airports. Note how the ticket prices differ from day to day and week to week.

Get email alerts on cheap fares to Asia

The major travel search engines offer free email alert services, such as Kayak's Fare Alert, to inform you of discounts and airline promotions. Take advantage of these by signing up. You can opt to tailor your email alert preferences for specific departure cities and destinations, and for specific airlines.

Airlines offer not just seasonal promos for low-season flights. They also offer weekly sales for underbooked flights on weekends. Sign up for email alerts like TravelZoo's Weekly Top 20 List to take advantage of these sales.

Customize your browser home page

Take advantage of new Internet features like launch and portal pages. MyYahoo and iGoogle are customizable home pages that allow you to customize your online home page with mini-programs called gadgets. You can install gadgets from Travelocity, Expedia, Kayak, and other travel sites. Once you open your browser, you automatically get updates on the best fares, as well as access to their search engines, all in one page.

On iGoogle, simply create a new tab that contains all of your travel-related gadgets. You can then use the built-in search feature to select the gadgets you want on that tab. You can also click the small downward arrow for one gadget to see a list of related gadgets.

If you follow these tips, you can easily find good deals on ticket prices. Plan your trip accordingly to be able to enjoy an Asian destination vacation within your budget. Cheap airline fares to Asia should be relatively easy to get if you know where and how to look for them.

Search for discounted flights and International airfares to Asia on Asia.com and remember to read our Asia Travel Guide to figure out what to do and where to stay once you arrive.