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HOT: Visit 2 Southeast Asia Cities From Several US Cities Stating at Just $355 Roundtrip

by Gary Leff on July 18, 2016

Jul 18 2016

On Friday I wrote about United fares between US hub cities and Southeast Asia for less than $500 roundtrip. These fares are still around, and it gets even better.

I noted that you can fly Newark, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Houston. So mostly from United hubs, which is unusual, fares like this are almost always used to attack the hubs of other airlines. (For a little more fares are available from other cities as well.)

It turns out you can book an open jaw itinerary for even less — fly into one city and back from another from $355.

HOT FARE SALE: Several US Cities to Asia on United for Less Than $500 Roundtrip

by Gary Leff on July 16, 2016

Jul 16 2016

United has an airfare sale that’s truly unique and worth a look for several cities in the US to several cities in Asia. The fares are strikingly great, you’ll want to pounce now if interested in flying to Asia between September and December.

These fares are available from Newark, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Houston. You can fly roundtrip for under $500 to Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, or Jakarta.

Hurry: Under $550 Roundtrip to Asia from Several Cities and How to Still Earn Full Mileage!

by Gary Leff on June 25, 2016

Jun 25 2016

Usually we see the best airfare deals when one airline attacks another airline’s hub cities with cheap deals. For instance United might offer great fares from American cities like Dallas and Charlotte and Delta cities like Atlanta and Detroit.

You don’t usually see an airline offering the cheapest fares from its own hub cities. That’s because they are usually thought to have pricing power there — the best schedules with the fewest connections that people will pay more for.

Right now though United appears to be offering amazing cheap fares to Southeast Asia from its own hub cities.

Giving Away 3 Nights With Club Access and Premium View at One of My Favorite Hotels in Asia

by Gary Leff on June 5, 2016

Jun 05 2016

Kuala Lumpur is one of my favorite cities in the world. It’s probably my favorite food city, from satay to prawn mee to amazing roti.

It’s an interesting city with good food — probably the most decadent breakfast buffets in the world — and some of the best deals on luxury accommodations.

FARE ALERT: Several US Cities to Southeast Asia From $417 Roundtrip

by Gary Leff on May 9, 2016

May 09 2016

If you’re looking for a cheap fare from New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco to someplace in Southeast Asia — Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta — now is the time with trips available from $417 all-in.

Fares are available September through December. You’ll find United fares for travel on United and ANA.

While there are cheap fares (~ $600) to and from the same cities, the cheapest fares are open jaw trips like New York – Bangkok, return from Kuala Lumpur. Similarly fly into Jakarta and back from Singapore.

Alaska Airlines Devalues Without Notice Again, Doubling Intra-Asia Cathay Pacific Awards

by Gary Leff on May 6, 2016

May 06 2016

A little over a month ago Alaska Airlines made no-notice changes to their Emirates award charts for business and first class travel, raising prices by as much as 100%.

Alaska Airlines sought to reassure members, that this incident aside, they’d provide advance notice of changes in the future. Except, it seems, that they made no-notice changes again.

How to Master the Seat Upgrade Auction Game, and Great New Star Alliance Flights to Asia Coming

by Gary Leff on March 29, 2016

Mar 29 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

The Bikini Airline Created Southeast Asia’s First Self-Made Female Billionaire

by Gary Leff on March 25, 2016

Mar 25 2016

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the 45 year old CEO and approximately 90% owner of VietJet, the first private airline to gain approval to operate in Vietnam. She expects to sell up to 30% of the airline in an IPO this year.

She made her first million at 21 trading fax machines and latex rubber. Her other major holdings are in commercial real estate.

The airline is turning a profit on half a billion dollars of annual revenue, and has 35 Airbus narrowbody aircraft, up from just 3 four years ago, and nearly 180 on order. The IPO seeks to value the airline at a billion dollars. And she loves the bikinis…

New Lounge Option for Elites at LAX, New Award Option to Asia, and Erin Andrews Seeks Justice from Nashville Marriott

by Gary Leff on February 25, 2016

Feb 25 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

Flight Attendants Trained to Report Asian American Women to the Police Because See Something, Say Something

by Gary Leff on January 15, 2016

Jan 15 2016

Earlier in the week I wrote that the Department of Homeland Security wants hotel desk clerks to snitch on guests as possible sex traffickers based on a set of behavior that could match that of plenty of guests.

It turns out that they want flight attendants to do this also, and so a married couple was detained at New York JFK because the crew thought they fit the ‘profile’.