Hainan Airlines: AKL Return to Guangzhou from $521, Beijing $527, Shanghai $539, Shenzhen $642 (via Haikou) @ Beat That Flight

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  Matty D on 13/12/2023 - 23:54

  Love this!! When I go through to BudgetAir site it changes from $560 to $847 though?

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    Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 13/12/2023 - 23:55

    +1

    I suspect there aren't many available at that price, and it's slowly updating as they get sold :/ Takes a while for the data to flow through the various providers.

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  CJ on 14/12/2023 - 11:12

  Clicked on several dates AKL-GZ, prices seem gone up double.

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  Totto on 14/12/2023 - 13:08

  Cheers for another great flight post, although I didn't get anywhere near the prices you found strangely. But I think I found a pretty good one to Shenzhen with Mytrip (is $910 return a good deal?) after numerous date changing and searching (not sure if that's how you do it or call me old school haha). However, I have no idea and zero experience with these OTAs. I would appreciate any tips and advice thanks :)

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    Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 14/12/2023 - 13:16

    Not too strangely, I suspect, it's looking like a lot of the dates may have had only a few for sale at that price, they're vanishing fast.

    That's usually the way to do it, although I have a python script running now to recheck the 4 routes above for earlier in the year. Updating as I go.

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      Totto on 14/12/2023 - 13:43

      Ah I see. Well I haven't booked yet so your regular updates would be much appreciated ;)
      As for the OTA bookings and from your experiences, are any of the many "extras" ie. lost baggage, flight delays etc necessary?

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        Associatedbeatthatflight @ Beat That Flight on 14/12/2023 - 13:47

        +1

        Check your credit card (if you use one) - a lot of them include travel insurance if you use the card to book the flights.

        I personally don't bother with most of the 'extras', but travel insurance is often said to be the one you can't afford to travel without.

        Edit: note that you could probably get your own travel insurance in NZ, rather than their one.

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          Totto on 14/12/2023 - 13:53

          @beatthatflight: Cheers