Tips for getting CHEAP airfares to China

# Make your reservations as soon as you have decided on travel plans. Airlines give discounts for early bookings at least 21 days in advance. The best rates are often those that include a Saturday night stay and have travel dates during the week.

# Fly in the middle of the week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the best days to fly. Monday and Friday are usually the most expensive (mainly due to business travelers often flying on these days). Saturdays can also turn up good deals.Also try to avoid the national holidays of China such as Chinese New Years, National Daym 1st May Long vacation.

# Compare many different airlines' rates to find the best deals.Each airlines has its hotlines and low volume lines, try to get the low traffic lines of particular airlines.

# Check into splitting your trip into two roundtrip sections.
A stopover at a midpoint could cost you less, compared to flying a direct route. Although, make sure the savings are large enough to warrant the extra hassles of the stopover.

#Check with Travel Agent
If you can't put much time of working on all the ways mentioned in the above, the travel agent is the only way! A good travel agent can offer you advice and might suggest destinations or alternatives you've not thought about.

You should check with a travel agent just to see if they can beat a low-fare. Some charter and tour companies will deal only with agents and not the general public, anyway.