Osaka Japan

Osaka - the second largest city of Japan - take advantage of AirAsia's Promotion 2011.

AirAsia Long Haul Promotion 2012

AirAsia X has announced long haul promotion prices for 2012.

Travel period is 6th February to 20th June 2012 (next year).
Booking period is now till 8th July 2011.

CHINA: Hangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu RM255
SOUTH KOREA: Seoul, South Korea RM255
INDIA: Mumbai, New Delhi RM255
JAPAN: Tokyo RM255
TAIWAN: Taipei RM305
AUSTRALIA: Perth RM305
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne, Gold Coast RM355
NEW ZEALAND: Christchurch RM455
FRANCE: Paris RM605
ENGLAND: London RM605

For Premium SEATS which is equal to a BUSINESS CLASS seat, expect to pay another RM600 to RM1000 for the comfort.

AirAsia Beijing Shanghai Osaka Istanbul Jeddah

Five more new long haul destinations are now within AirAsia's planned route after a governmental approval was granted today.

Asia being the main focus and thus has 3 East Asian destinations:
Beijing - the capital of China
Shanghai - the financial capital of China
Osaka - the second largest city of Japan


The other two destinations:
Instanbul (Turkey) The gateway between Europe and the Middle East
Jeddah - Saudi Arabia

Visit Korea Year Free Bus To Gyeongju and Jeonju 2011

Korea seems to be the most trendiest destination for all Asians currently. From Thailand to Singapore, everyone is caught up with Korean movies, actors, RAIN, Girls Generation, Wonder Girls, Full House, and a dozen Korean TV series.


Here is a nice tip for Korean fans. If you're visiting Korea this year, it is supposed to be Visit Korea Year. And thus their Tourism Department has organised free bus rides to other smaller towns or cities, that are having a hard time to get tourists. Most tourists are going for Seoul. And they might do a package tour to the island.

Seoul to Gyeongju - Millennium Line:
Hyundai Hotel Gyeongju
Departs Seoul 8AM
Arrives Gyeongju 1PM
Departs 4pm
Arrives Seoul 9pm

Seoul to Jeonju - Dynasty Line:
Core Hotel Jeonju
Departs Seoul 8AM
Arrives Jeonju 11AM
Departs Jeonju 5PM
Arrives Seoul 8PM

Tourist can register online and get the allocated seat randomly before the chosen departure date.

+82-1577-2507 / visitkorea@chesstours.co.kr
Stella. H. Choi (visitkorea_en@chesstours.co.kr)
http://english.visitkoreayear.com/english/benefit/benefit_07_01_01.asp

AirAsia Propels The Megatrend of the Decade

One deep aspiration of over 2 billion citizens of the world's largest continent - Asia - is being fulfilled this decade. And that aspiration needs to be summed up in a few imaginative sentences.

See the world. Travel the seven seas. Conquer the jiang hu (江湖). Climb every mountain.

The catalyst behind that helps fulfil this aspiration is affordable air travel. When those words are stringed together it is almost a reflex to think of or about AirAsia. Pavlovian or repeated pairing psychology - or simply powerful branding and truly remarkable pricing for the masses.

We can say this strategy is played by most powerful corporations. "Vorsprung durch Technik." "You merely look after it for the next generation." "Born This Way." Dark blue well defined unobstructive and white boxes. The World On Time.

AirAsia's namesake itself is a powerful marketing name. First it encompasses the massive continent. The continent of the Orient. Ancient Spice Islands. The origin and mystery of tea that captivated ancient England for centuries. Tom yum guung. Balinese temples. And that's just the ones who are conditioned to remember.

There are vast open country that previously is inaccessible, except if you're a well-funded anthropologist, some czar or magnate; much unlike what we read about the big five animals of Africa.

At the rate AirAsia is expanding their routes, it would be within this decade, that perhaps almost all those inaccessible destinations, be opened for all.

For short distance yet still unopened or currently served by a single airline:
1) Kingdom of Bhutan - not too far northwest of Bangkok. The distance is 2000 km with a flight time of 2.5 hours. This is a wonderful happy nation. And surely their new king wants to be connected to Asia not just the current situation in which they depend alot on India.
2) Kathmandu Nepal - this destination is already in the plans. Likely the route will open by the 3rd quarter of 2011. There are many Nepalese working in countries nearby including Malaysia, Singapore and India. With a good AirAsia connection, more of them can have better access to overseas jobs and perhaps at a lower cost of travel. While now it will be more possible for garden variety folks to try to climb the highest mountain(s).
3) East Timor - this small nation needs alot of support from the region. And one that is connectivity.
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands - In 2004, I met the Indian owner of a resort in these islands, just off the coast of Thailand. It became a bit known after the tsunami, which wreck havoc there. This is a very unexplored territory of India. Perhaps AirAsia can tap this route to Port Blair.

Sale of McDonald's Lunch Meal Down 582 percent

On the 23rd of May 2011, the usual lunch hour crowd targeting McDonald's Lunch Value Meal Combo dropped by 582 percent. While inversely, internet traffic in commercial buildings around Klang Valley surged 283 percent.

According to internet traffic trends consultant, FN Dennis from Bytestopia, this anomaly was due to the yearly Big Sale (Zero Fares or occassionally fairly close to zero cents) by AirAsia. This year's highlight:
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Tokyo (Haneda) for a mere RM 25.10 with No Fuel Surcharge for this route. Including baggage allowance and perhaps a meal, the total return airfare will cost less than RM 100.00.
The chance to launch the three other anticipated destinations - Kathmandu, Maldives and a US city - was not materialised.

Bali Nyepi 2012

Bali New Year for 2012 – Balinese “Day of Silence” that falls on Bali’s Lunar New Year. Nyepi is a special Balinese Hindu religious celebration.

It will be held Friday, 23 March 2012.

Adapted from Hendra's "Balinese Experience" post, some highlights:

1) Melasti Ceremony (the day before)
Before the new year, the entire Bali will perform ceremonies to purifying the “spiritual things” which are kept in every temple. Balinese will do it once a year, and thousands of people will heed to the nearest beach, to pray and “clean up the holy things”. My temple in my hometown (Mengwi) will have the same event. So you can join this ceremony with me. We can catch up somewhere in Denpasar first, then go to my village together. After arriving in my temple, we will march from my temple to the beach with hundreds other Balinese. To respect the ceremony, you have to wear Balinese costume too as well, and you can borrow it from me…

2) Ogoh-Ogoh Sighting (the day before, 8am onwards)
One day before the Nyepi Day,there will be the Ogoh-Ogoh Festival (spiritual monsters parade), and before the parade begins on the evening, all ogoh-ogoh will be shown in each banjar (community hall) plus having lunch on the trip. In the morning, we will travel around and see all ogoh-ogoh in various parts of the island. You’ll see the creativity of Balinese art. I know some places that has fantastic ogoh-ogoh monsters since I do it every year. My route will probably like this SANUR>KUTA>SESETAN>PUPUTAN>SUPRATMAN>UBUD> then return.

3) The Parade (the day before, 5pm to midnight)
Since becoming the Sekaa Teruna leader (traditional youngster community) I have the acces to let you join in my community and join the parade from start to end. You will not only see and have photo opportunities of the ogoh-ogoh, but you may participate - use your own shoulder to lift it around the town with thousands of people watching you. If you like music, you can also join my beleganjur team (Balinese marching band) to play traditional music together. After the parade finishes, we can take our scooter and see the dark side of Bali!

4) Nyepi Silent Day (23 March 2012)
Yes we will not see nor do many thing on this day. Just feel the silence and calmness in my small house with my family and dogs. Will no TV or radio programme as the government closes it all. My family will spend time to stay in the house temple; you can join too. I believe religion is universal and all about heart and feeling. Other great experience will come in the night, as I have some access and assuming the role of pecalang (warden) in the night. We can go around my place, keep silent, wear Balinese costume again, and fell how dark is Bali on this night. You even can see the star falling every hour and the star light will be awesome! Because of regulations, only men who can go for the night trip. A good day to reflect on life, people, what you have done or failed, the environment, the sand, the rain, the rain drops on the side of the window pane.

5) Omed-omedan / WetKissing Event (24 March 2012)
Another unique cultural experience that you must see in Bali. The youngsters in the villages will participate in a gathering in the centre of the village, and is up for kissing another person that they like. The elders of the community will sprinkle water onto participants. So it is quite a wet wet kissing ceremony. It sounds strange in writing, but it is truly a traditional event, and participants are happy to preserve the old culture handed down from past generations of Balinese.

Banyan Tree Ungasan Hotel Bali Promotion

AirAsia Big Sale 2012 As Predicted

Yes finally the wait is over. Biggest sale once again during May. Read research, predictions and analysis here: http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/search/label/AirAsia%20Zero%20Fares%202011

Almost thought there will be changes since it was already 21st of May, two thirds of the month of May had passed. Perhaps my AirAsia analysis isn't correct this time around? Fortunately it is. And glad those readers and bargain hunters who followed my tips will benefit once more. "Asean for Asean." Saw a huge poster proclaiming just that in Jogjakarta.

Well sharing some budget airfare tips on our favourite airline is my pleasure.
Past tips:
How To Get Cheapest AirAsia Flights
http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-get-cheapest-airasia-flights.html
Zero Fares Yearly Promotion Analysis

http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/2011/02/airasia-zero-fares-yearly-promotion.html

Contests Roundup:

http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/2011/04/win-7d6n-trip-to-new-zealand-on-airasia.html

http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/search/label/Free%20Airticket%20Contest

In short the low-down on the Big Sale:
Booking commences from 23rd May and ends on 29th May 2011.
Travel period from 6th Feb until 20th June 2012.
Prices start from 10 sen (or 1 Thai baht; 300 Rupiah; 3 US or Aussie cents; 2 pence!!)
Even if you have factored and added in all fees, it's still relatively much lower saving 40-80% off nett fares of full service airlines which often don't allow single way booking (they penalise you with a hefty fee).

There are a few NEW AirAsia Destinations that may perhaps be included. They are:
1) Kathmandu, Nepal
2) Maldives
3) A USA city

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What are the big cost components of a holiday, vacation, travel, trip?
1. Airfares - mitigated with AirAsia - plan and book early and follow those tips above.
2. Hotel - Get prices all in one page from

Priceline, Agoda, Bookings, LastMinute, compare reviews and total cost and fees, then decide on the best option Even same hotels may have different pricing on different booking systems because of their bulk discount quotas and bag the best deal at the time of your search, saving time and effort from a single hotel information system.

3. Food - bread, fruits, local food, protein bar. Go global, think and eat local. Try something local. Perhaps 1 out of 3 times, you may not be able to eat the food, so share it with a local new friend. Get to experience, ask why is it spicy or taste like this, and how is it made? Perhaps you can even get the recipe of a secret delicious local food, bring it home, and be an entrepreneur and start a food business out of it.
4. Transport - walking, public transport (weight in the pros and cons of bus, taxi, train rides, motorbike taxis, xe om, ojek, song taew, bemo). Going everywhere with taxi is not the cheapest nor fastest sometimes. And sometimes going by taxi is the most efficient. Balance it by researching early. A city may have several central bus stations and they may be located half way around the city (for instance Bangkok or Jakarta) taking 1-2 hours to get from one end to the other.
5. Theft - yes this is also one big cost. Think of getting a travel insurance package. Protect your valuables with lock, secure your DSLR (are you sure you're bringing the 1 ton black monster?!), Asus netbook, and your hard currency. Using credit cards might look cool and can collect points, but some unscrupulous places may swipe and copy your card details - not using them yet - but commit fraud after months; you won't know or can't remember what hit you.

Guten Tag AirAsia from Munich

There is a new buzz of a new destination in Europe for AirAsia. Perhaps a first foray into the most powerful economy there Germany. AirAsia Destination: Munich or München.

Munich Airport is Germany's second largest airport. Munich is home to Bavarian culture. The city welcomes you with "München mag Dich". Munich likes you.

Win a 7D6N trip to New Zealand on AirAsia Contest

So finally here is the news about the "Faces Go Places" Contest by AirAsia to win free trips to New Zealand. Trips means more than just flights. All expenses paid, purely free.

Win a 7D6N trip to New Zealand when you join the Faces Go Places contest. You will explore the amazing South Island with 2 friends and a popular blogger, and get a chance to be a star in the ads. Your face, antics, photos, bungee jumping and how you battle the cold and in awe of the nature and outdoors!

How to join the AirAsia Faces Go Places Contest:
1. Log on to facebook.com/airasia
2. Choose from a list of different activities.
3. Upload a photo of your craziest expression to match.
4. Share it. Get your friends to vote for you.
5. And you could be on your way to an all-expense paid trip.
6. Search last minute hostel and hotel deals to save.

Faces Go Places AirAsia Free Flight to New Zealand Contest

AirAsia is launching a contest called "Faces Go Places" which offer free flights into Christchurch, New Zealand. Contest will start in 2 days.

New AirAsia to Kathmandu in June 2011

Great news to hiking, mountaineering and camping enthusiasts. Outdoor's great escape is here at an affordable price.

Air Asia will fly into Kathmandu, Nepal in June 2011.
There will be 4 times a week flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia into Kathmandu, Nepal.

Get prices all in one page from Priceline, Agoda, Bookings, LastMinute, compare reviews and total cost and fees, then decide on the best option Even same hotels may have different pricing on different booking systems because of their bulk discount quotas and bag the best deal at the time of your search, saving time and effort from a single hotel information system.

    

Prices are expected to be competitive so that Everyone Could Fly. So expect prices at least 50% off regular full-service commercial airlines. What is their current prices? About 1000-2000RM. With an aggregate of 50% off those rates, you can snag a return flight for close to 500 RM or about 180 USD.

A Thousand And One Nights in Saudi Arabia by Air Asia X

Air Asia X is awaiting regulatory approval to fly into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. So a likelihood to see the land of "A Thousand And One Nights" or "Arabian Nights" will be a possibility soon.

It seems like a riskier move than going into Sydney or Japan - or any little city in China or India. The management's viewpoint is there is a huge demand during the summer months June, July and August and will be a gateway for Middle East travellers to use Air Asia X into Kuala Lumpur, and then go onward flights to the hundred over routes served.

Personally, even flight into Tehran seems out of place. To put a foothold into the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), would need more homework and research. The travelling culture is very different. The first try into MENA by flying to Abu Dhabi was not fruitful, and the route was scrapped after several months.

To weigh in the options, the destination has to have a purchasing power or travelling power. Stable in both politics and finance. Potential traffic. So for MENA, it is definitely a tough decision to qualify a destination, simply because there is not many. Even the finance centre of Dubai, the local population is very small. And most of the people who work there, or based there, are fed by their big corporate account, bonuses, and literally paid to travel Business and First Class. There simply is no backpacker or budget traveller mentality nor low cost culture.

Air Asia wants to be a budget carrier and it is a budget carrier. But it should not misplace that idea and lump it into shuttling third-level workers, miners, maids or construction labourers.

Bangkok to Bali Fares Including Taxes

To have a good comparison of how Air Asia airfares fare, I made some comparison with the competitors. These are prices by major commercial airlines and prices includes taxes and fuel surcharges (prices are in THB Thai Baht). The front fare is One Way and the other is Return Fare:
Garuda Indonesia Airlines - GA via Jakarta 10,900 13,000 5 days Depart Bangkok within 31 Mar 11
via Jakarta 10,900 17,500 10 days Depart Bangkok within 31 Mar 11

Malaysia Airlines - MH via KL 9,200 16,000 1 month
via KL 9,200 14,800 1 month/GV2 Min 2 paxs travel, rate per person

Singapore Airlines - SQ via Singapore 12,200 15,200 1 month minimum stay 5 days
via Singapore 12,200 16,500 1 month no minimum stay required

Thai Airways - TG Direct flight 17,900 16,100 1 month/low/GV2 Min 2 paxs depart 03Jan-09Apr, 14Apr-30Jun,01Oct-25Dec
Direct flight 17,900 18,100 1 month/high/GV2 Min 2 paxs depart 10-13Apr, 26Dec-02Jan, Jul,Aug,Sep
Direct flight 17,900 18,600 3 month/low depart 03Jan-09Apr, 14Apr-30Jun,01Oct-25Dec
Direct flight 17,900 19,600 3 month/high depart 10-13Apr, 26Dec-02Jan, Jul,Aug,Sep
Direct flight 17,900 22,600 6 months/low depart 03Jan-09Apr, 14Apr-30Jun,01Oct-25Dec
Direct flight 17,900 25,200 6 months/high depart 10-13Apr, 26Dec-02Jan, Jul,Aug,Sep

On average the price is over 13500 Baht for a return flight. The lowest price by Garuda goes via Jakarta and has a absurd limit of 5 days duration.

So Air Asia still is unbeatable. Current prices without those discounts are hovering around 7000 Baht for a return flight.

Air Asia Hot Spot Destinations and Destiny 2011

Air Asia flew over 100 million passengers late last year 2010, achieved several awards, expanded more routes, and increased its total fleet to over 100 Airbus jet planes.

Destiny or not, Air Asia started off as an impossible dream. Bought for 35 US cents from a failed airline initiative chaired by some dubious phantom Datuks that performed little and waiting for a government bailout - and transformed by Tony Fernandes to something big and red, throughout Asia.

That destiny of going through impossible hardship is evident more so today. To beat the US Financial Crisis and then more. So here is a short-list of turbulence that Air Asia must and will certainly overcome:
1. US Financial Crisis - since 2008 where demand was sluggish and Air Asia fought back with dozens of new routes, new planes, new low fares.
2. Double Christchurch Earthquake 2010 and 2011 - one of Air Asia's most touted and demanded new route being devastated by earthquake.
3. Miyagi Tsunami Earthquake 2011 - another prominent first route into Japan via Haneda Airport now in a turmoil as demand turns unpredictable due to concerns of health safety from nuclear fallout in Fukushima.
4. Iranian Political Turmoil 2011 - yet another route that Air Asia made last year to put a new foothold into the Middle East after the pullout from Abu Dhabi.
5. New Oil Escalation 2011 - fuel cost that breached $100 USD can either break or make - whether USD itself will be devalued or a stronger Asian currency to mitigate any further rises in the USD based oil prices.

These hot spots are indeed challenging. And here is a look at how Air Asia had jumped other hot spot hurdles before:
1. Bird Flu and SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Crisis
2. Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
3. Volcano Eruptions in Indonesia
4. Bangkok Yellow and Red Shirt Protest, Airport Shutdown, and The Burning of Bangkok Episode 2010.

Air Asia's Next Destination Guessing Contest 2011

Today while at the LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal), and while having a meal, I saw a group of Air Asia trainees. They were wearing tidy regular clothes (jeans) and with an Air Asia tag. There was someone leading them entering the Food Garden, and was asking "what food do you recommend?"

Obviously they are from another country. They are trainees because all of the ladies wear make-up as would a cosmetic sales staff would, and there was only 1 guy there out of the group of about 20.

These trainees are in Malaysia for their Flight Attendant training and possibly their first time.

Where is Air Asia's next new exciting destination? This group of travelling trainees is the answer. Therefore the next question is where are they from? Where are they possibly from based on the limited clues and facts?

More clues: They have black Asian hair. They have pale skin comparable to Japanese, with thick black eye brows. No Japanese. The tell tale sign of Japanese is their idiosyncratic bowing - and "so desu ne" - you can gently hear from afar. They are not Thai. I would need to hear just 1 Thai word for a confirmation. Ka. But none was uttered.

They are taller than the average Asian women. But alas, this is a Flight Attendant training, so likely those who passed are the top of their peers, in terms of presentation, height and other essential factors.

China? Taiwanese? Singaporean? Indonesian? Balinese? NO no no. All no. And all are currently in Air Asia's team of crew. What do you think based on the limited information above?

      
My personal take: Could be Mongolian. The only male in the group looks very tall, much like Mongolian. Bhutan. This is a long shot. But possible. And finally a bit further off, some Central Asian country such as Kyrgyzstan. Many years ago, I met someone from there, who really looked like Japanese but with taller features, and that distinctive firm yet pleasantly balanced eye-brow.

How To Get Cheapest AirAsia Flights

AirAsia's online booking system is indeed very fast and has improved tremendously through the years. Imagine increasing their planes to over 100 in a span of 10 years. Each plane can carry at least 100 passengers. Multiply that to the number of flights per day (100 planes x 100 seats x 100 flights) = 1 000 000 per day?

             
With some further researching, I found they have 697 flights per day. So using that number omitting the number of planes (because each plane is irrelevant, some might be on the air for 2-3 routes, some even more so the essential number is the total number of flights per day): 697 flights x 100 passengers = 697 000 passengers. This number is not full capacity. But a good bell curve average.

It is possible to get the cheapest or lowest AirAsia fares if some research and preparation is made:

45 RM fare to Bali, Indonesia. That is lower than the cost of the bus fare to Singapore.

Firstly, when AirAsia announces their Zero Fares or Super Low Fares, 1 RM Fares, Promotion(s) be aware before it is announced. To find out more about when these super low fares are announced, read my analysis here: http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/2011/02/airasia-zero-fares-yearly-promotion.html

Next, as this is an online system, AirAsia keeps some record of "members". Therefore sign-up before hand. Fill in your details, address, name and other essentials.

As soon as the AirAsia Promotional Fares are announced, you have a head start. Log-in and start looking for your low fares. And this means you have to be mentally prepared, have checked your calendar for the best holiday duration, and made notes when and where, you can do the trip.


Once you've chosen the desired destination and date, the system will bring you to the page that you need to fill up more details. If you're flying, then click "I'm the traveller" - so those essential information are automatically copied.
Super Tip: To save more time, you can omit typing the passport number and issuing country. This is not a compulsory required field.

Next, AirAsia will want to up-sell some products which include Insurance. Click Cancel to forgo this. As well as Seat Selection. These "slow down trap" may make you stuck in choosing seats or considering about the benefits of Travel Insurance. Do this way before the date of booking. As I said earlier, mental preparation much earlier - if you are a frequent traveller, you should have bought a yearly Travel Insurance Policy usually about 300-350 RM for a full year's coverage.

Next Super Tip: You can forgo booking the baggage allowance to save more time. Once you've booked the flight and secured the booking number, you may return back to the AirAsia booking page to add the baggage allowance. This will save shave a few more thinking time - which is essential. If you're new to AirAsia you might be wondering why? If you've used the online booking before, and especially during Super Promotion Fares, you will know and dread the "system time-out" situation - mainly due to network congestion and when the booking system servers sense that your computer is not interacting so fast or constant with the server, you connection or in computer terms "handshake" will be offloaded from being linked to the system.

Now you're almost there at the finalising pages. If you would like to save paying the Convenience Fee (approx 1.5 USD, or 5 RM per route, so essentially 10 RM for both ways), you have to have a local Malaysian Bank Account that has online payment capacity - such as Maybank, Public Bank. For Thailand, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).

Else, prepare your credit card in advance. If your bank has a practise of putting security at the forefront to combat problems with credit card fraud, inform them early you will be buying some products or services online and get a verification that you are flagged to do so.

Most Visa cards now implement the Verified By Visa Online Authentication Process, which is linked to a server in Australia. Make sure you have already obtained and created your access username and online password prior to making the AirAsia booking(s). Also, if you're at a location with weak internet or possibly laws that may prohibit internet usage freely, make sure it is able and allowed to connect to Australia and specifically auth.onlineauthentication.com.au.

Win Flights 2011 here:
http://denzukefinance.blogspot.com/2011/03/win-free-qatar-airways-flight-2011.html

Get prices all in one page from Priceline, Agoda, Bookings, LastMinute, compare reviews and total cost and fees, then decide on the best option Even same hotels may have different pricing on different booking systems because of their bulk discount quotas and bag the best deal at the time of your search, saving time and effort from a single hotel information system.

AirAsia Zero Fares Yearly Promotion Analysis

If you were AirAsia, you want your flights to operate fully where possible. And due to the low-cost model structure, you can adjust prices and promotion accordingly from the demand and number of vacant seats in a flight route. Seat Analysis is thus a crucial Key Performance Index.

IN 2009, the announced AirAsia Zero Fares Promotion was:
Air Asia offers ZERO FARE air ticket promotion for all its Asian destinations. Fees are exclusive of government taxes and airport tax. Sale period is from November 11 to 15, 2009 and Travel Period will be from May to October 2010.

The sale period was November 2009.
Travel period is for 6 months - May through October 2010.
Number of months from the booking/sale period until the first promotional zero fare flight = 6 months.

In 2010, the sale period was the week of 23rd May 2010. Travel period from January to May 2011.
Number of months from the booking/sale period until the first promotional zero fare flight = 8 months.

    

The conclusion is:
1) AirAsia launches the Zero Fares Promotion twice per year - roughly every 6 months or so (currently expected to be in mid-May and mid-November)
2) Travel period is usually 6 to 8 months away
3) Airport taxes, baggage, meals not included - obviously
4) Bookings made on the Zero Fares Promotion comes with restrictions - no change of name, date, destination - no refund
5) Search last minute hostel and hotel deals to save
6) The most popular routes are often snapped up in accordance with weekend, public holidays, and school holidays (of the departing and destination location)
7) In addition every quarterly, there are "Low Fare Promotions" such as "RM1 Fares" - these occur in the midst of those large promotion months. So expect to see these around mid-August and mid-February.
8) Check and compare rack room rates and promotion rates before going for your trip.


Get prices all in one page from Priceline, Agoda, Bookings, LastMinute, compare reviews and total cost and fees, then decide on the best option Even same hotels may have different pricing on different booking systems because of their bulk discount quotas and bag the best deal at the time of your search, saving time and effort from a single hotel information system.