WestEast Spring Offers (from UK)

[K2]

Spring Savers


Welcome to our Spring Savers Newsletter. We have some really amazing flight offers this spring and we're sure you'll agree when you see just how low some of the fares really are!

So why not book online today and save £££s with our amazing Web offers.

Here a just a few of our top offers...



EVA Air Companion Fares
Web Price
Bangkok Economy Class return from
£320
Bangkok Business Class return from £1200

Taipei Economy Class return from
£385

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details



Thai Airways
Web Price
Bangkok Economy Class return from £335

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Add an additional return flight to Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phitsanulok, Udon Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, Hat Yai, Krabi or Surat Thani for just £20!


Web Price

Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh Economy Class return from £385

Bali Economy Class return from £410

Australia Economy Class return from £510

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details

Qatar Airways Spring Savers

Web Price
Hong Kong Economy return flights from £240
Bangkok Economy return flights from £300

Ho Chi Minh Economy return flights from £324

Dubai Economy return flights from £135

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details

Malaysian Airlines Supersavers to SouthEast Asia

Web Price
SouthEast Asia* Economy return flights from £340

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*Bangkok, Jakarta, Phuket, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Bali, HoChiMinh, Hanoi, Yangon, Surabaya, Manila, Cebu, Singapore & Medan.

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details

Emirates - London Gatwick Offers

Web Price
Dubai Economy return flights from £147
Hong Kong Economy return flights from £245

Manila Business Class return flights from
£1147

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details

Singapore Airlines - SouthEast Asia, Australia & NZ

Web Price
Australia & NZ Economy return flights from £440
SouthEast Asia* Economy return flights from £380

*Balikpapan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Cebu, Chiang Mai, Danang,Davao, Denpasar, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Langkawi, Manado, Manila, Mataram, Medan, Palembang, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Siem Reap, Singapore, Solo City, Surabaya, Taipei, Yangon

Click here for all our promotional fares and booking details



Our Price Beat Promise - "We won't match, We beat!"






We are so confident that our flight prices are the so competitive

that if you happen to find the same flights cheaper anywhere else,

we won’t offer to match it, we’ll simply “beat” it !!!








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(Apologies for the list not being formatted very well as I copied the email I got from them, if unclear check with their website - but some pretty good deals there).

[dizbuster]

I think this is the site that has been talked about before in that the general consensus appeared to be that BM's had seen their advertisements only to then find that when trying to book those fares, they found those prices were no longer valid and that they were asking for higher amounts.

It would be good to get feedback from anyone trying this time around, i.e. someone who is looking for tickets now and tries to take advantage of these low fares. Did you get the price shown or had it gone up ?

[sishow]

Originally Posted by dizbuster

I think this is the site that has been talked about before in that the general consensus appeared to be that BM's had seen their advertisements only to then find that when trying to book those fares, they found those prices were no longer valid and that they were asking for higher amounts.

It would be good to get feedback from anyone trying this time around, i.e. someone who is looking for tickets now and tries to take advantage of these low fares. Did you get the price shown or had it gone up ?

I always tend to use them and I have never had the price jacked-up after enquiry. When I need to change my ticket a couple of weeks ago, I just phoned them for 2 min from Thailand and within 5 min's I had an e-ticket emailed back to me. Very good service!

[dizbuster]

Originally Posted by sishow

I always tend to use them and I have never had the price jacked-up after enquiry. When I need to change my ticket a couple of weeks ago, I just phoned them for 2 min from Thailand and within 5 min's I had an e-ticket emailed back to me. Very good service!

OK, maybe I've got the wrong agency.

[butterflyblonde]

Originally Posted by dizbuster

OK, maybe I've got the wrong agency.

I am currently keeping my eye on their Thai Air flights for June, have just used their search engine for flights from London - BKK and the price quoted today is £474.

The price stated on the OP's email was £335 which is not matching up. Would be interesting to see what they would say over the phone.

[ThaiLearner]

I have found with a lot of these places that advertise a figure and dates yet you get a different rate when you contact them, I think they may only have a couple of seats at those prices as i never have managed to get those prices .

[K2]

Back in the late '90's they took over the TG concession for discounted flights for Thai Expats living in the UK and used to get my Mrs a 20% discount through them. They have expanded a lot since they had their small office over near Wembly (now Hammersmith).

Now living here have to do everything here, but the times I did use WestEast they have been pretty good - but this is going back a long time.

[dawsey]

Don't forget that all the fares shown by Westeast Travel do not include airport tax, or fuel surcharges.

That is why nobody gets the price advertised. Its a bit of a con really when you think about it. They should show the total price!

[butterflyblonde]

Originally Posted by dawsey

Don't forget that all the fares shown by Westeast Travel do not include airport tax, or fuel surcharges.

That is why nobody gets the price advertised. Its a bit of a con really when you think about it. They should show the total price!

Actually WestEast now do include airport taxes and fuel surcharges and therefore the £474 price I quoted earlier is correct. They changed their system some time ago as before they used to only give you pre tax prices on the website as you quite rightly pointed out.

I have emailed them and had a response back.

Their response was that due to fluctuations in taxes and fuel surcharges, they cannot advertise the full price including those extras as they change daily. This would mean that they would have to send promotional emails daily to match.

Those prices on the copy of the email in the 1st post are all pre tax but if you log onto the website and use the search you will get the full amount to be paid on view same as you would with Ebookers, Airline network etc..

£474 is still a good price so I'm hoping it stays the same for when I book in a few weeks time.

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by butterflyblonde

Actually WestEast now do include airport taxes and fuel surcharges and therefore the £474 price I quoted earlier is correct. They changed their system some time ago as before they used to only give you pre tax prices on the website as you quite rightly pointed out.

I have emailed them and had a response back.

Their response was that due to fluctuations in taxes and fuel surcharges, they cannot advertise the full price including those extras as they change daily. This would mean that they would have to send promotional emails daily to match.

Those prices on the copy of the email in the 1st post are all pre tax but if you log onto the website and use the search you will get the full amount to be paid on view same as you would with Ebookers, Airline network etc..

£474 is still a good price so I'm hoping it stays the same for when I book in a few weeks time.

Hmm, well the website I have logged into shows the fares without taxes and fuel surcharges.

WestEast Travel - Low Cost Flights and Holidays to the Far East

I can't agree with Westeast that the fuel surcharges and taxes fluctuate either as there are companies that have an inclusive price on their website, same as ebookers and Airline Network.

It still seems a little devious to me to show in very small print at the bottom of the page of the link attached that the prices do not include those charges.

Anyway, you seem to have a pretty good price Chris, hope it is still there when you go to book it

[butterflyblonde]

Originally Posted by dawsey

Hmm, well the website I have logged into shows the fares without taxes and fuel surcharges.

WestEast Travel - Low Cost Flights and Holidays to the Far East



It still seems a little devious to me to show in very small print at the bottom of the page of the link attached that the prices do not include those charges.

Anyway, you seem to have a pretty good price Chris, hope it is still there when you go to book it

The webpage you have shown is some kind of general page, it is when you actually do a seach for flights that you get the real price.
WestEast Travel - Low Cost Flights and Holidays to the Far East


When you see the flight iteneary pages for selected flights, the price is clearly displayed in the blue bar Price Per Adult: GBP 474.00 Including GBP 139.00 Tax and Fees

Originally Posted by dawsey

I can't agree with Westeast that the fuel surcharges and taxes fluctuate either as there are companies that have an inclusive price on their website, same as ebookers and Airline Network.

What you say does confuse me a little as all prices go up and down quite often on all sites, If you check airline-network, Ebookers regularly as I somtimes do near to booking time, you will see this is the case. So surely the surcharges must fluctuate ?

I always find westeast to be a little cheaper than the others, take the Thai Air flight search I have done for June as an example (all same dates outbound & inbound and flying from Heathrow)
These are the 3 prices I am getting right now.
Westeast £474
Ebookers £487
Airline-Network £481

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by butterflyblonde

The webpage you have shown is some kind of general page, it is when you actually do a seach for flights that you get the real price.
WestEast Travel - Low Cost Flights and Holidays to the Far East






What you say does confuse me a little as all prices go up and down quite often on all sites, If you check airline-network, Ebookers regularly as I somtimes do near to booking time, you will see this is the case. So surely the surcharges must fluctuate ?

I always find westeast to be a little cheaper than the others, take the Thai Air flight search I have done for June as an example (all same dates outbound & inbound and flying from Heathrow)
These are the 3 prices I am getting right now.
Westeast £474
Ebookers £487
Airline-Network £481

The link I put up is the page with the special offers.

When clicking on your link, it is the homepage of the link I posted.

Also I have never been able to get past entering a depart and return date on Westeast search , when I do that and click on it, it just voids the dates and destination and starts again I don't like their website!

Also, they have two tier pricing. A guy I know booked his tickets from westeast, and his fare was higher than his Thai wife

[faultytowers]

Originally Posted by butterflyblonde

The webpage you have shown is some kind of general page, it is when you actually do a seach for flights that you get the real price.

This is the usual with a lot of these companies , they have a big "Low Price" splashed on their front page , it is only when you start checking flights/dates that the "real" price comes up. To me it is blatant false advertising , and used purely as a "hook" to get you to check out their site.

[butterflyblonde]

Originally Posted by faultytowers

This is the usual with a lot of these companies , they have a big "Low Price" splashed on their front page , it is only when you start checking flights/dates that the "real" price comes up. To me it is blatant false advertising , and used purely as a "hook" to get you to check out their site.

I wouldn't disagree with at at all.

My own experience of this particluar company has only been good though to be honest. (used them for the last 4 trips) And their 'real price' has been slightly lower than all the rivals each time I book.

I will stop endorsing them now however, as if I'm not careful they will become so popular that there won't by any flights left for me.

Westeast are pants, Airline network and Ebookers rock !!!!

[sishow]

What I tend to do is email them saying "I have seen this price for this company flying to here, can you match it?" Or " what is your best price?". They then email me back with the exactly the same price or there best offer if Ive seen an offer somewhere else. They then phone to get my details and I book it like that.

They will also put your frequent flyer points on if you give you your member number.

[ThaiLearner]

We've had this argument before with regards if tax etc is included or not.

The answer is your both right, on the specials board they do not incude tax etc but when you put in dates and where you want to travel then when the price comes up it includes them.

Also airline network quote a different price from the one on there specials board as well

[philsan3]

Well I booked with them on the 5th of this month (March) and I paid the price that has been stated i.e. £474. This was made up of Ticket £335 (as they say), tax £137 and schedule airline failure insurance £2. Did it all on the net and have the e-ticket to show for it. They did fine by me.
This is to fly 26th April returning 12th May

[ROIDFREAK]

Thai airways and eva had specials so the fare of about 486 is valid with a direct flight aslong as you return within one month of going. Im going for 7weeks and it cost me 595 direct. Good thing is its free if i want to return my change date. with the specials that even qatar are giving, it costs 100 pounds to change return dates..