Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Our plane tickets to the Philippines now booked!

After a few weeks of searching for the best travel deals online, we got a very good one at Expedia. I'd be flying ahead of Jeff because I'm gonna take care of the final details of our wedding. My flight schedule is in November while Jeff's is going to be on the 3rd week of December. We decided to book our flights as early as now, so as to avail the different promo deals that travel websites are offering. Rose, of Texas Life, was the one who actually suggested to me a couple of websites to check out. I've looked into Travelocity, CheapTickets and Expedia. I've heard horrible reviews about CheapTickets so I concentrated my comparison between Travelocity and Expedia. The latter is slightly cheaper than the former, though both sites are very reliable and safe when it comes to booking online. I'm quite happy with our purchase. We expected to spend $2,000-2,500/each, considering the time of the year that we would be flying. Thankfully, I only paid $1,239.70 for my ticket, while Jeff's ticket costs $1,520. Then, an additional $60.00/each for our roundtrip flight from Manila to Cebu. Not bad, huh! I think it's cheaper when you book your flights 6-8 months before your departure day. Jeff had been to Cebu twice to visit me but never did he get this good of a deal online. He's pretty much happy with our purchase too! Yohoooo!!! Philippines, here we come!!!

11 replies:

bingkee said...

I just went to L.A. and bought my tickets at CheapTickets. So far, they are doing a good job. They gave me tips, and more info for travel and have responded to my questions promptly and courteously. I wonder why there are horrible reviews. I got a RT ticket from JFK to LAX for less than $250.00 including tax and VAT. I had a nice trip in L.A. You can see my photos at my post.

Supernova said...

that is one good deal... nice...

AdinB said...

Agoy ka nice dili na jud ni ma pugngan ate Jhen? hehehe Good luck and Congratulations again. I bet you guys are excited! God Bless! Have a safe trip too!

""rarejonRez"" said...

wow! halaka, unstoppable na jud kaayo na. sayuha sa tickets na-booked oi. daku daku jud nuon ang discount. how nice! from arkansas sis, asa na airport inyo inyo luparan pa-adto asia? sa texas or sa LA?

Gorgeous MUM said...

we use expedia too. they do have great deals.

btw, good luck on your upcoming wedding! surely, both of you can't wait!

tx sweetie said...

hala jud. ka maau mangita oi grabi huh! nice panahon nalang unya inyo paaboton Jenn para maka lupad na. i tell u ug maabot ka didto kay maihas ka sa tanan nga wa nasinati nato dri sa ilahang merika kamingaw dapita!

Mira said...

Wow, that's really a great deal considering the time of flights. I will start looking into flights too and I use same sites for comparison as well. Anyway, goodluck on your upcoming nuptials, congratulations!

Dean and Lee Schroeder said...

I got our tickets from Expedia too Jenn when we went to Hawaii. They are a little cheaper than Travelocity.

Excited na jud ka sa Pinas... Have fun!

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@rarejonrez
-hi sis. kuan kaning among ticket kay from arkansas to Chicago, then Hongkong, then Manila.

ann kerney said...

hi jenn musta na? manguli na jud sila yohooooooo..hehehe..by the way mao ni ako new blog site http://annk.blog.friendster.com/