[JayBee]

Originally Posted by WildOnE

Thanks alot guys for all the information. Please keep them coming. I have checked the Asiana Airlines and it doesn't look like they have any flight dates for me. It says all the dates that I picked are not available. I have tried Delta Airlines as well, and the prices range from 1099 to 1149. Man, what a terrible time to go. But from December to January, my job would accomodate that. I can stay for a good 3 to 4 weeks due to my vacation days being started off fresh once january rolls around and also due to the x-mas and new years holidays. I am trying to stay in LOS as long as I could. Hopefully I will never return!!!

I am going all out on this trip, and its not even my honey moon yet. I have figured the airfare and the hotel alone will be about $2,000 USD on my behalf. I mean the price is not that extremely important, due to the fact that I want to be able to choose my dates according to my schedule rather than trying to save a couple of bucks. But I do not want to get ripped off either. So once tomorrow comes along, I will have to contact my agent that I used last year to travel to thailand. I remember when I went in the month of July both years, my plane tickets were priced as follows : 2003 - $740, 2004 - $800, 2005 - $1100!?!?! Man, thats a crazy jump but I do consider the time frame as well. But thats $300 per person increase. And I will covering the airfare as well for both of us so that is like $600 bucks extra!!!

Korean Airline was ridiculous they wanted like $1500+, I could get a direct flight from Thai Airways for that price.

One other thing, do you know where to obtain tickets for flights to Koh Samaui? Or Phi Phi? I know Asia Airlines does not offer those two islands. They do offer phuket and I will not able to book the tickets until like July, because they go in 6 month time frames.

Thanks again guys!!!! I am dying to take a vacation to LOS again!! I really cannot wait, once the tickets are confirmed, the days will start counting down.

--MARC26, what airline or agent do you use to book your trips to los?

Book the Delta flight. You won't beat that price for those dates. If you wait too long, the price will go up as those tickets are filled. When you book Delta, you will fly on Korean airlines to get there anyway, so why pay more to Korean. But I flew Korean(thru Delta) and I liked it.

Just punch it up on the net. Click the buttons and give your credit card info and it's done! You are booked!

In 2002, I waited too long. By the time I booked a flight leaving Dec 17, the very cheapest flights to BKK were $1500 round-trip. I spent 24 hours on the net almost non-stop and saw the prices go up as I watched. I almost panicked and paid that much. The only way I got the price down to $1250 was that I found a one-way ticket to Phuket for $800 and a one-way return ticket leaving in February during a slow period for $450. And that was the year that a lot of people weren't going to Phuket because of the Bali bombings.

Just book it! Don't waste time with a travel agent. You can't compare July prices with December prices. It's apples and oranges!

JayBee