Comments on: I, too, would like 10 million dollars

Question: I, too, would like 10 million dollars

scrim — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:33:37 -0800

Can these fares to Japan possibly be real?

I found - through earlier questions here and here - IACE, a travel agency "founded in 1970 to provide discount tickets to Japan". They have fucking unbelievable rates. Is there something I'm missing? Does anyone have experience with this place?

By: Rash

Rash — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:38:33 -0800

They sold me my railpass, without incident.

By: banannafish

banannafish — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:47:37 -0800

Holy moly! These prices are unbelievable!

I did a little digging and I saw that flyertalk says that IACE is good stuff and they get pretty rave reviews. One poster said that he travels on IACE almost 10 times a year and never has any problems. Thanks for the link, though!

By: Rash

Rash — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:55:12 -0800

I think the advertisements I see of theirs sometimes just show the one-way fare, however -- call 'em to make sure.

By: drstein

drstein — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:03:52 -0800

Yeah, those fares are for real. There are a lot of flights from the West coast to Japan and plenty of competition. JAL, ANA, Singapore, United, Delta, American, and a half a dozen other airlines all fly to Japan from LAX, SFO, SEA, or PDX.

I've paid around $400 for a round trip ticket to Japan before. Ticket consolidators. Usually the tickets have restrictions and you'll go through flaming hoops of pain to make ANY changes though.

By: miss lynnster

miss lynnster — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:08:11 -0800

I've flown courier to SE asia for $300 & through a consolidator I once got roundtrip to Bali for $760. Cheap seats do exist, you just have to know that and to take the time to look for them... which most people don't. They're booking major airlines & it looks pretty legit. So I say Bon Voyage!

One thing to be aware of is that a lot of times the posted fare doesn't include taxes & fees, though. I got $159 rountrip airfare to London from LA once & it ended up being $260 after the fees & stuff were tacked on. Still a great deal, but more than I was expecting.

By: notyou

notyou — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:08:52 -0800

Wow. Cheap. I used Amnet last year for bargain airfares and railpasses. Maybe they get them from the same place.

The English is better on this IACE, however.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:35:14 -0800

I don't know what the prices in question are (so I don't know if the prices that you're looking at are the cheap ones that don't include the taxes and fees, which can add 1 or 2 hundred dollars to a ticket, or the all-included ones), but I do have experience with IACE: my ex-girlfriend works in the IACE in Dallas, and whenever I fly back to Houston, I get the tickets from them. Much cheaper than buying plane tickets here in Japan.

By: Aanidaani

Aanidaani — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:23:43 -0800

Remember, these fares don't include taxes, fuel surcharges, and airport fees. These can easily amount to an additional $100-200 on an international flight.

By: Heywood Mogroot

Heywood Mogroot — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:59:07 -0800

I flew IACE with 5 buds in 2002.