While your focus may have been on Beijing these past couple of weeks, it’s time to turn your attention to another major Chinese city: Shanghai.

Continental Airlines flights between New York (Newark) and Shanghai kicks off on March 25th, 2009. To celebrate this upcoming route, the carrier is offering airfare as low as $920+ R/T.

Airfare on the new Shanghai route varies day-to-day, but Continental Airlines has laid out the prices in month-long periods, so you can get a good idea as to which days will be the cheapest to fly.

Visit Continental Airlines Booking for more details.

Spend this summer in Tokyo, Beijing, or Hong Kong , and explore all of the culture, history, and wonder these three Asian metropolises have to offer. Continental Airlines is offering deals to all three cities from departure points throughout the US including Houston, New York, and Boston.

You can buy airline tickets for as low as $550+ each-way with a 15-day advance purchase. Deals are good for travel from June 10 to July 18 and an 8-night minimum stay is required.

Keep reading for sample airfares from Continental Airlines…

With daily non-stop flights to Tokyo, United Airlines is trying to make it easier for travelers to experience destinations throughout Asia. While Tokyo could make the perfect final destination, it also makes a perfect doorway to locations like Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, and more.

This current airfare sale from United is good for Monday - Thursday travel between between April 1 and April 24, but the sale ends on March 4, so don’t spend too much time procrastinating.

Keep reading for sample airfares from Seattle to Asia on United Airlines…

Cathay Pacific is offering the “All Asia” pass, and it could be your cheap ticket to exploring destinations in China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, and more.

The beauty of the All Asian Pass is that it allows you to start in Hong Kong and move onto up to four other Asian destinations within 21 Days. There are over 24 cities to choose from, and it will all only cost you $1,099+.

Keep reading for booking details and travel stipulations…

Northwest Airlines’ Europe/Asia airfare sale isn’t the only ticket in town. United Airlines is also offering big savings on flights to Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan from departure cities across the U.S.

Today is the last day to take advantage of these travel deals, though, so you have to act now. The airfares are good for travel on Mon - Thurs from January 25 to February 29.

Keep reading to see a sample of United’s travel deals to China…

Northwest Airlines has extended their airfare sale for travel to Europe and Asia. You can find tickets for as low as $194+ each way.

Here’s a small sample of the deals Northwest is offering:

• Hartford - Amsterdam $194
• Seattle - Amsterdam $261
• Minneapolis/St. Paul - London $272
• Detroit - Paris $327
• San Francisco - Guangzhou, China $334
• Portland, OR - Tokyo $363
• Detroit - Shanghai $399
• Minneapolis/St. Paul - Beijing $399

These flights are bookable now, but you have to act fast, because the sale extension only lasts until January 31.

Northwest Airlines is offering a promotional airfare from San Francisco to Hong Kong for $504 (taxes and fees included). This cheap international airfare is good for departure on January 31. If you act fast, you can spend two weeks exploring the incredible history and culture of Hong Kong for a fraction of the normal cost.

Just as a point of reference, this same flight departing earlier and later in the week will run you anywhere from $1,300 to $2,500 out-the-door. Visit booking.farecompare.com to take advantage of this deal right now…