Couldn't believe it the other day when I got a web mail from Air Canada offering fares to HKG, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo, among others, all for less than $400 one way. That's a tick either side of $1,000 Cdn return with all taxes and surcharges in. Best fare I've seen. My previous best was $1,280 through to BKK using AC in May 2008.
If you're headed to Bangkok, Air Asia and Thai fly from HKG and the timings between airlines is perfect. AA is $178 Cdn return and Thai, of course, is twice that at $390. Still, for THAI, that's a deal. Both fares all charges included.
Must book by July 15 (but don't be surprised at further discounts down the road) and pay immediately. I used Toureast, which I've used for a few years now, and they cut the fare even more.
Cathay Pacific, my preferred airline, is matching some of this AC discounting but CP didn't have a flight near the dates I wanted to go, which is mid-December. I'd already booked with CP (didn't have to pay till October, unlike AC) for under $2,100. I've now cancelled that and saved about $1,000, which is just under 30,000 baht. That, as you know, goes a long way in Thailand. Woohoo!
