Challenge Issued: SLC to MIA or FLL under $400 before 2/28/2013
Jan 15, 2013, 10:56 am
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Challenge Issued: SLC to MIA or FLL under $400 before 2/28/2013
I need to get out of the persistent cold in Utah and have two vouchers for $400 (one for me one for my Mom) from Delta. We would like to end up for a few days in Ft Lauderdale or Miami area-am relatively flexible in terms of when I go but would like to include a weekend.
You all have crowd sourced and helped me before. Any idea how I could make this happen for my Mom and I?
Thanks in advance!
You all have crowd sourced and helped me before. Any idea how I could make this happen for my Mom and I?
Thanks in advance!
Jan 15, 2013, 2:23 pm
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Jan 15, 2013, 2:36 pm
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Jan 15, 2013, 2:48 pm
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Excellent post. For those of you SLC based flyers (looking to save money) going East or SouthEast, flying to Denver and then to your destination can save you a lot of money. In general, fares are much lower out of Denver than SLC. You can book these as a multi-segment ticket on Delta.com (segment 1 is SLC to DEN, segement 2 is Den to your destination, etc) ... but Delta.com doesn't usually give you routings via Denver by default.
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Jan 15, 2013, 3:05 pm
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DL.com will never (afaik) give you routings through DEN ex-SLC without specifically asking for it because connecting in DEN will trigger a fare break. DL fares ex-DEN are also cheaper because its a competitor's hub. This trick also works at many other DL hubs. Just figure out which nearby UA/US/AA hub has frequent cheap short-haul DL service, and search for your longhaul DL fare ex-competitor-hub, and combine the two.
Jan 15, 2013, 3:14 pm
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Jan 15, 2013, 3:51 pm
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Jan 15, 2013, 4:06 pm
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Jan 16, 2013, 3:35 pm
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