Second quarter published airfares throughout the Asia-Pacific region on average rose by 9 percent

year over year, according to American Express. Increases were most pronounced for full-fare first and business class tickets, including prices to and from Taiwan (19 percent for first class, 17 percent for business class), India (16 percent and 19 percent), China (15 percent and 10 percent), Hong Kong (14 percent and 9 percent), Japan (12 percent and 17 percent) and Singapore (11 percent and 9 percent).