If you’re planning on flying within Asia, be sure to check Air Asia’s free-flight offer. They’re giving away 500,000 tickets, and not tacking on any fuel surcharges, either, so the only fees are taxes. A good deal, if you can get it, and if it works for you.

This isn’t the first time they’ve done this sort of thing. They had a 1-million free tickets deal back in January 2007, then again in April that year.

The current deal requires some advance planning:

Booking Period: 12 Nov 2008 – 16 Nov 2008
Travel Period: 22 Jun 2009 – 24 Oct 2009

With an offer like this, and with a substantial lead-time like this, there’s some risk of airline failure making those tickets worthless. Most travel insurance would only reimburse you for the purchase cost — not the replacement cost — of the tickets if a problem were to arise. Beware of making hotel reservations that can’t be canceled and refunded, if you get tickets in this deal.

But if you’re flexible, and if Air Asia flies where you want to go, good luck!

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