People’s Republic of Low Fares Gets You to the Great Wall, Asia Comfortably and Inexpensively.
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that Beijing and Shanghai should top your consideration list for travel to Asia, given their disproportionately low Business Class fares.
Or, at a minimum, use the special fares as your gateway to Asia as upgrades from Premium Economy to Business Class can be a mere $29 per hour or $452 one-way from the West Coast and just $37 per hour or $628 one-way from the East Coast from economy. Special low fares are available from many U.S. cities.
Tactical, Practical, Climactical
Tactical fares can cover specific dates, seasons, or holiday times like Christmas or Easter. They can also be origin-specific or destination-specific, like China for example. And speaking of examples…
Fare Highlights
West Coast highlights include Portland-Beijing starting at $2,004 on United for 31 hours of flying. To put this deal in perspective, the lowest economy fare starts at $725, and the lowest Premium Economy fare starts at $1,100. That is $452 more each way to upgrade to Business Class from PE, or $29 per flight hour.
Even from the East Coast, highlights include Florida Business Class fares starting as low as $2,120 to Beijing. Take for example, Tampa to Beijing with a connection in Chicago on United, and a total flight time of 37 hours. To put this in perspective, the lowest economy fare starts at $726. That was $697 more each way to upgrade to Business Class from economy, or $37 per flight hour. Or take Boston to Beijing with a connection in Newark on United starting at $2,004, and a total flight time of 34 hours. To put this in perspective, the lowest economy fare starts at $748. That was $628 more each way to upgrade to Business Class from economy, or $37 per flight hour.
Nonstop Business Class fares start at $2,901 from New York on United to Beijing for almost 28 hours of flying.
Beijing Fling: Reasons to Go
One of the world’s most fascinating cities, Beijing offers 3,000 years of history to explore, including the nearby Great Wall, the (not so forbidden) Forbidden City, historic hutong alleyways, roast duck, and much more.
Travel Beyond China to All Over Asia
Want to vacation in another Asian city? Why not check out Beijing first, then hop on to other destinations? Taipei and Tokyo are around three hours away, as is Osaka, Japan, for example. And Seoul, South Korea, is only two hours away. Travel is cheap in economy on short flights and often in Business Class too.
Sample Beijing China Special Business Class Fares
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