To Book or Not To X Not a Single Clue: Travel Blue
two days ago
on a Friday night
then on Saturday
i suddenly found the solution
if train doesn’t work
we can consider about flight
we will touch down mid-night
and there’s actually a morning flight
which flies in daily to Wudang Shan
which makes it quite perfect
we just spend a couple of hours
at the airport and
we are ready to fly straight to
Wudang Shan in the morning
there are actually two flights
which fly in and out on daily basis
unfortunately the first week of April
is actually a peak season as
it’s the Ching Ming Holiday
the price ticket is 200 RMB
more expensive than normal days
and not only all
as there’s only
one ticket left at that price
and the next tier of air fare
is another 200+ RMB more
which makes it 560 RMB per pax
to fly in to Wudang Shan
it’s the same case with the return ticket
i calculated the whole cost
and it’s almost same as
the price i paid to
fly in to Wuhan
and i am not sure if it’s
worth it because peak season
actually means a bigger crowd
decided to spend a few nights
at Wuhan before
flying to Wudang Shan
at a non-peak price
at least
it sounds more feasible now
that hotel promo code
at CNY30 is a compulsory item
which gives you CNY50
for any room above CNY500 per night
you gonna be kidding me
in other word
it’s a booking fees in disguise
and they make you buy it
for every flight / every person
hey
can’t you avoid it
by booking directly from
the airline itself?
the answer is
no you can’t because..
they design their website
in such a way that
there’s no way you can
book this flight on the website
you will never find Shiyan / Wudangshan
from the destination list
p.s.
don’t ever try
Google flight or Skyscanner
for local flights between cities in China
(although it’s now owned by CTrip)
as the price will give a fright of your life