Airfares were found using the TravelGator flight search tool. Airfares are for one person return in coach.
TravelGator suggests doing some of the following in Malaysia while you are there: "we recommend starting in the cutting-edge metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, before hopping over to Borneo to hike Kota Kinabalu, a World Heritage site for rain forest trekking, mountain climbing. The country also counts many great beaches, amazing diving and snorkeling on some close-by islands; or you can go into the interior to the orangutan rehabilitation center, do whitewater rafting, caving, etc."
Roundtrip flights from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur are under a thousand dollars on Malaysia Airlines.
Other travel tips and info about China and the Olympics:
- Beijing - 2008 Olympic Games City Beijing - Geography
- 2008 Olympics in Beijing - China Travel
- All About Swimming In The Olympic Games
- Going to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
- Olympic City Guides - it's not just Beijing
- Malaysia Travel Information - Vital Information for the First-Time Visitor
- Traveling to China with Children