Price Drop Credit - Rules Changing
Aug 14, 2014, 4:11 pm
#1
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Price Drop Credit - Rules Changing
Just now, while getting a credit for a price drop, I was also informed that the rules are changing.
Starting Aug 15th the price drop credit will be provided at no charge for the first 14 days after purchase, after that you must pay a 75$ fee.
So, of course, it's only worth the bother if the price drops more than 75$.
Sad. My airline shopping just got more tedious. I left a comment via their website. No doubt they will be heart broken at my disappointment.
By the way gethuman.com offers a call back service so you don't have to wait on hold when calling JetBlue.
Starting Aug 15th the price drop credit will be provided at no charge for the first 14 days after purchase, after that you must pay a 75$ fee.
So, of course, it's only worth the bother if the price drops more than 75$.Sad. My airline shopping just got more tedious. I left a comment via their website. No doubt they will be heart broken at my disappointment.
By the way gethuman.com offers a call back service so you don't have to wait on hold when calling JetBlue.
Aug 14, 2014, 8:39 pm
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As a mosaic, you can just as easily cancel and rebook the lower fare. Easier, actually, as that can be done entirely online.
Aug 15, 2014, 9:05 am
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Best Pricing History & Monitoring Web Sites
What are the best web sites or services for monitoring the history of prices on a route, for instance, you might want to see the 52 week high and low of a price between two locations?
Or the best service for monitoring prices on a particular flight? Yapta? TripIt?
Or the best service for monitoring prices on a particular flight? Yapta? TripIt?
Aug 21, 2014, 9:54 am
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TripIt requires the Pro version ($50) to do this. You can set price monitoring alerts in Kayak, but they tend to work best for simple itineraries (meaning that multi-stop itins would have to be tracked as individual segments)
Aug 22, 2014, 1:01 am
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No. If you call JetBlue (has to be done over the phone) for a price drop credit, they will simply cancel the original, waive the fee, then rebook under the new lower points "price." It's only free if done within 14 days of booking though.
Last edited by diburning; Aug 22, 2014 at 1:07 am
Sep 2, 2014, 3:26 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I just got a price drop credit on two tickets today. No extra fee / no mention of any extra fee.
The credits were posted to my travelbank account immediately.
The original tickets were purchased beginning of July - I had two price drops & credits since the purchase date, one at the end of July, one at the beginning of Aug. These were for domestic tickets.
The credits were posted to my travelbank account immediately.
The original tickets were purchased beginning of July - I had two price drops & credits since the purchase date, one at the end of July, one at the beginning of Aug. These were for domestic tickets.
Sep 4, 2014, 5:59 pm
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I like hopper. Also, I often use ITA Matrix to get a sense of what the airfare costs over a few months.
Sep 9, 2014, 8:23 am
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I just got a price drop credit on two tickets today. No extra fee / no mention of any extra fee.
The credits were posted to my travelbank account immediately.
The original tickets were purchased beginning of July - I had two price drops & credits since the purchase date, one at the end of July, one at the beginning of Aug. These were for domestic tickets.
The credits were posted to my travelbank account immediately.
The original tickets were purchased beginning of July - I had two price drops & credits since the purchase date, one at the end of July, one at the beginning of Aug. These were for domestic tickets.
JetBlue offers travel agents the ability to rebook down to a lower fare prior to travel if a decrease in price occurs after a ticket has been issued. Effective August 14, 2014, there will be a $75 Fee associated with honoring a lower fare on tickets exchanged 15 days or more of the issued date of the active VCR that is in OK status.
