Table Limits at Macau?

Quote: Wizard

Speaking of Macau, I'd really like to go in the spring. Hopefully I can find some kind of specific reason to hang the trip on.

Do you fly United from San Francisco to Hong Kong, or Cathay Pacific from LAX to Hong Kong?

Quote: pacomartin

Do you fly United from San Francisco to Hong Kong, or Cathay Pacific from LAX to Hong Kong?

United from SFO to HK. Do you know of any hot deals?

Sometimes airlines offer excellent introductory prices for a new long distance flight.

Cathay Pacific is starting a service from Chicago to Hong Kong (nonstop 7793 miles) in September 2011 to compete with United. It's about 880 miles longer than the SFO to HKG.

Humor the rest of us. What kind of prices are we talking here?

Quote: DeMango

Humor the rest of us. What kind of prices are we talking here?

Cathay Pacific round trip economy including taxes to Hong Kong non stop (Sep 2011)
San Francisco $941.36
Los Angeles $941.36
Chicago $1,022.36

But Cathay Pacific offers a "deal of the month". Since the Chicago non-stop is a new service (Sep 2011), they will be anxious for it to fly with full planes so that it looks good for the press. They may undercut the current deal which is slightly higher than San Francisco. I was suggesting to the Wizard that he keep on eye on the price.

Hong Kong is not the most expensive place to fly to, but it's expensive to be there. Government fare is $595 each way from LAX.

However Business Class Fare across the Pacific is much higher than business class across the Atlantic. Many contractors require a business class seat for over 14 hours, so the airlines can charge a lot more for crossing the Pacific.

But if you have the time, the Cathay Pacific All Asia pass is one of the best ways to see eastern Asia.

Many Thanks! So looking at the Asia map, I'm always wondering what the pronunciation of "Phuket" Thailand is?

Quote: DeMango

Many Thanks! So looking at the Asia map, I'm always wondering what the pronunciation of "Phuket" Thailand is?

Something between "Poo-KET" and "Poo-KIT" with the accent on the second syllable.

The All-Asia pass of $1,599.00 price is for Monday - Wednesday mid-week long-haul travel only. Price does not include U.S. taxes, fees and security charges of approximately up to $60 per person or foreign taxes and fees of approximately up to $120 per person per foreign airport departure.

You get the main trip to Hong Kong and as many as four additional cities in 21 days. You could go to large cities like Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai and Jakarta or you can go to exotic places like
• Hanoi (1:50 to 2:05)
• Hangzhou (2:10 to 2:20) [one of the oldest cities in the world]
• Phuket (3:20 to 3:40)
• Bali (4:45)
• Sapporo (4:30 to 5:40)

That is about US$100 per flight segment.

Although Hanoi is not a vacation spot, it would be an interesting diversion to spend a few days there.

I am just back from Macau. I flew from Phuket, Thailand to Hong Kong on AirAsia (3-1/2 hr flight). I then got the fastcat ferry direct to Macau that runs every hour from Hong Kong airport. This saves having to go into Hong Kong itself, and the trip across to Macau was less than 1 hour. Cost HK$220. Its a good tip as it saves a lot of time as I did not have to go through immgration in Hong Kong, but only in Macau.