Comparing International Airfares | SA.TO Comes Out Tops
Following the recent launch of South Africa Travel Online's new booking engine, we started wondering how our prices compare against those available from our South African online competitors. Our product department goes to great
lengths to negotiate the best deals and we've reduced our online booking fees in an effort to bring you even more affordable flights, so it was about time we take stock of our amazing fares. After a couple of weeks worth of comparisons we can now confidently say that we offer the cheapest international flights just over 90% of the time.
Below are the results from this morning's price comparison with the cheapest airfare highlighted in pink. We've chosen not to reveal the names of our competitors below, as the point isn't to 'name and shame' but rather highlight that doing a little bit of research before making a booking can really pay off. In one instance there was a price difference of just over R1700 between the cheapest and most expensive flight!
Return Flights 10-17 May 2017
Johannesburg To:
SA.TO
Airline
Competitor 1
Airline
Competitor 2
Airline
Competitor 3
Airline
Los Angeles
R12 355*
Qatar
R12 357*
Ethiopian
R12 867*
Qatar
R12 752*
Ethiopian
Phuket
R6086*
Qatar
R6285*
Qatar
R6175*
Qatar
R7871*
Qatar
London
R8259*
Kenya Airways
R8420*
Kenya Airways
R8447*
Kenya Airways
R8346*
Kenya Airways
Mauritius
R5097*
Air Austral
R5246*
Air Austral
R5155*
Air Austral
R5372*
SAA
Sydney
R12 173*
Cathay
R 12 322*
Cathay
R12 512*
Cathay
R12 248*
Cathay
Based on the feedback on this newsletter, we'll consider creating a dedicated page on SA.TO where we publish the results weekly. So if you feel that it would be helpful, please give us a shout!
*All prices are subject to change and availability. Prices include online booking fees.
3D Secure Payments
South Africa Travel Online now only accepts 3D secure payments for flights online, which protects both the card holder and us (the merchant) against fraudulent transactions. It does however mean that when making payment with a card, you need to ensure that you have immediate access to the one-time PIN and that you enter it in the given time period (determined by your bank). If you aren't already, you need to be 3D enrolled with your bank.
" I strained to see past my two boys, as I pointed to the rows of semi-detached cottages woven together forming unfamiliar patterns. A moment that can only be captured once in a lifetime, the wonder of seeing our boys flying in over a foreign country for the first time ." - Gill
Views expressed here aren't necessarily those of SouthAfrica.TO's.
Prices subject to change, perhaps even by the time you read this. Errors & omissions occur from time to time
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Karen, Rob & the rest of the SouthAfrica.TO team
