'Fewer flights booked to Bangkok'
Online flight bookings at European travel destinations have increased three times faster than at intercontinental destinations. It is also remarkable that 20,9% fewer flights to Bangkok were booked. This is evident from the figures that ticket provider Vliegtickets.nl compared for the first quarter of 2017 with the same period last year.
Qatar Airways has launched a 'Summer Discount Promotion' with promotional fares for return tickets to Europe, the United States and Canada, among others. You can fly from May to the end of August and book until April 6.
Last week, the Thai government increased the excise duty on kerosene by 1.900 percent: from 20 satang per liter to 4 baht. Airlines are now trying to take advantage of that. They have raised the prices of airline tickets on domestic flights more than necessary.
The Dutch are a travel-loving people, in the new year people want to go abroad en masse, with Bangkok high on the wish list. It is striking that especially men have plans to visit a distant country and they have a clear preference for Bangkok (11,3%). Women, on the other hand, have the greatest preference for a city close by.
Airline passengers must pay 15 baht for entry and exit from Thailand
It is not an earth-shattering amount, but there is now a lot of fuss about it. It is about 15 baht that airline passengers have to pay when traveling in and out by air.
Minister Kamp of Economic Affairs will investigate whether consumers can transfer unused airline tickets to other travelers.
I just read with some preconceived expectation that EVA Air will raise prices for Amsterdam – Bangkok. Of course they do you would think, despite the reduction in fuel prices, with the disappearance of China Airlines' direct flight, there is one less competitor and they will probably remain just below KLM's price.
'Flying to Asia will be cheaper this year'
Good news for travelers. Airline ticket prices will continue to fall this year, according to research from Expedia and the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC). The research shows that flying to Asia is already eight percent cheaper.
Emirates offers flight tickets from German airports including a train ticket. Who has experience with this?
Consumers who cancel their flight must be able to transfer their individual flight ticket to someone else under certain conditions. That is the opinion of the Consumers' Association, which is joining a citizens' initiative of travel marketplace TradeYourTrip to make this possible.
The international aviation organization IATA expects airline ticket prices to fall further this year due to the price of crude oil.
Reader question: Buying tickets through Momondo
Hello, we want to buy tickets at Monondo. This is a Spanish company with a Dutch department. At Momonodo we pay 120 euros less for 4 tickets with a credit card.
Rise in sales of airline tickets to Bangkok
The Dutch are again opting en masse for the plane. In the first weeks of January, the sale of airline tickets rose by eleven percent compared to the same period last year. Bangkok even shows an increase of 21 percent.
Reader question: Budget airline tickets to Thailand with a stopover, are the suitcases okay?
My boyfriend and I would like to go to Thailand, but we would like to do it on a budget. I'm looking at plane tickets. Those with a stopover are often cheaper, but those are stops of 1 to 2 hours. Can nothing go wrong with the transfer of the suitcases?
Travelers lured in by lowest-ever airline fares
Aviation is doing well again. More and more travelers are opting for the plane and airlines are seeing their profits rise.
Woman arranges the holiday, man has to pay
When a couple goes on vacation together, it's the woman who wears the pants. She decides on the holiday destination, hotels and all matters related to it, but in the end the man is allowed to pay.
My niece is going to travel around Asia with her girlfriend. They want to start in Bangkok and also leave from there. They just don't know yet whether they will stay for three months or longer. I'm looking for airline tickets but find it difficult.