I have been traveling to Beijing every few months to visit my wife while our immigration case slowly makes its way through our civil servants hands
May '10 I paid $949 round trip NY to Beijing
Jan '11 I paid $1150 for the same trip...
I just checked Expedia for my planned June trip $1513
Those are the published rates...
I know through my wife the places to go in Flushing where the ticket prices ares typically $100 less than expedia.. or kayak..
Wifey used to tell me to wait outside, or I would pay qwielo price for tickets..
The agent knows me now.. apparently the $300 fuel surcharge is built into the price now....
effin speculators...