Flight ticket: book ahead on a special occasion. The airline always offers a 15% - 20% discount on Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, like almost EVERY occasion. There are always sales once a month. Subscribe to the airline emails you will receive promotion notice. Some even offer exclusive sales to their member. I always book directly with the airline because it's always safer and I usually book it when they offer a holiday discount. I will use Expedia or just on Google flight for price comparison and head to the airline company to directly book the flight. This way, you avoid any transaction fee or lost on currency exchange.
$$$ Tips: when booking with a foreign airline company, when asked whether to pay in your currency (CAD) or Taiwanese dollars. Always pick the foreign dollars relative to your credit card. Because they will charge you a high exchange rate if they converted to your currency instead of your credit card company.
Loyal Program and Credit Card: RBC Westjet Card, CIBC Air Canada Credit Card and Aeroplan, Asia Miles are my favs.
I like those credit cards pay you back directly to your account with the airline company. There are credit cards pays you back with points and you book it through the bank platform, hmmm i recommend you just choose the direct one. Because if there's a change of a flight date or flight delay, you first have to talk to the credit card agent instead of the airline, this along can cause you a headache (like I did).
Cheap Airline you should know:
Asia: Scoot (Singapore, Bali, Europe, Taiwan), Jetstar (Australia), Vietjet (Vietnam), Tiger Air (Taiwan, Japan, Thailand), Asia Air, Vanilla Air (Japan.)
Europe: Ryan Air, Iberia.
Canada: Swoop. (Sometimes Westjet seat sales beats other companies.)
$$$ Tips: when booking with a foreign airline company, when asked whether to pay in your currency (CAD) or Taiwanese dollars. Always pick the foreign dollars relative to your credit card. Because they will charge you a high exchange rate if they converted to your currency instead of your credit card company.
Loyal Program and Credit Card: RBC Westjet Card, CIBC Air Canada Credit Card and Aeroplan, Asia Miles are my favs.
I like those credit cards pay you back directly to your account with the airline company. There are credit cards pays you back with points and you book it through the bank platform, hmmm i recommend you just choose the direct one. Because if there's a change of a flight date or flight delay, you first have to talk to the credit card agent instead of the airline, this along can cause you a headache (like I did).
Cheap Airline you should know:
Asia: Scoot (Singapore, Bali, Europe, Taiwan), Jetstar (Australia), Vietjet (Vietnam), Tiger Air (Taiwan, Japan, Thailand), Asia Air, Vanilla Air (Japan.)
Europe: Ryan Air, Iberia.
Canada: Swoop. (Sometimes Westjet seat sales beats other companies.)
