Best Deal on Business Class Airfare to Vietnam

[travelqueen]

Does anyone have information on some good websites that might have info on the best business class fares to Asia, and Vietnam in particular?



Thanks, Travel Queen

[kyshel]

I have spent a great deal of time in 3 different Asia travel forums while preparing for a trip to Thailand. For what it's worth, several people there recommend Eva Air owned by cargo company Evergreen (interesting?).
I also found this:
www.airlinequality.com/Forum/eva.htm www.airlinequality.com/Forum/eva.htm
You may get good answers regarding from the mother site above.
Apparently they have some routes with premium services, but seems like they're the Asian JetBlue--many routes have only special coach but include upgrades.
I'll get more info from our interline forum--airline personnel who travel extensively and are always looking for a deal!!
Did you see the post I had regarding FF miles with partners? With some digging, I found a couple of business seats for RT travel Seoul/Bangkok for 30K each. If you have any miles/points to use, you can hire one of the TA's who specialize in getting you the best deal.
Korean Air is currently touting their service--all over my tv screen lately, so they may have specials to connect thru ICN. Thai Airways has a good reputation for service--it was my first choice for coach until I found the miles deal. Keep in mind also, that some Asian airlines have coach services that exceed US standards--like Singapore. I've had both good/bad experience in coach on Cathay Pacific (with a large tkt price to boot) same trip--night and day for service and comfort.
Try varied angles to get nbest prices--some like Expedia and Orbitz will give you only their affiliates, Travelocity and others will search more than the standard 3-4 legacy carriers.

I hope you saw the NYTimes article about getting the most out of websites posted here. Some good advice--along with article in Frommer's Budget Travel about using local travel agents in an ethnic neighborhood--like finding Vietnamese-run agency having a large business to/from that country--they get consolidators, etc for good prices. Just buy safely and all the usual caveats apply--pay w/credit card--no cks/cash, etc.

[kyshel]

ch for more info on travelforum.org for additional assistance
as well as article in Frommer Budget Travel on Asia (not sure of date--they had lots about carriers/routes, etc)
I was amazed by the disparity of fares on some routes. What's your gateway? I saw first/biz class for barely double the coach price and some that were 5-6X the price to "fly up front".
Good luck and keep us posted here with any results--good or bad!

[claassenam]

Hi Travelqueen,

I like www.kayak.com to compare prices - you can't purchase from them, but they point you in the right direction. Do you have miles with any airlines? You might want to try purchasing a full-fare ticket and upgrading, that is usually a great way to go if you can find an available seat.

[lhbrown]

Hi Travelqueen,
Try http://www.sidestep.com which gives you the best prices of all major airlines for comparison, lets you select schedule and tells you who is selling this fare, like kayak, orbits, airtravel, etc.