CDKing

I know its impossible to keep everything a secret forever. I assume airlines have mistake and error as their key words for alerts and are quick to jump on it. If everyone stopped using the words error or mistake, these deals could possibly last longer especially in the case of not so obvious mistakes.

janetdoe

Some of them? Definitely not.
Mistake goes to the airlines' intent when filing the fare, and none of us are mind readers. We can just use our experience to assert, "much better than usual" or "much better than I have ever seen". And experience is totally subjective. The premium deals forum is littered with threads that go on for 3 pages arguing whether the OP was an idiot for thinking this was a good fare or that the scolders are ungrateful jerks, because this fare is good for these destinations right now, even if there were fares at half the price last year, etc.

Plus, I don't think it's helpful for an airline being able to point to a forum or thread or blog and say, "Look, people told them it was a mistake!!"

So I firmly support the idea that we shouldn't waste our time trying to classify or divine or assert or argue the airline's intent using words like mistake and error.

CDKing

Ha that's exactly what they do. Just pull a FOIA on the last few mistakes and there will be a screen print of FT and a few blogs

mgo72

Great the going to meetings-idea :-)

Hello, My name is Manuel and I have a problem!
All: Hello Manuel
Me: My problem is I need some good advice about cheap reasons to get away from home in a luxury seat ( to forget my misery at home) to the sun.
All: Welcome Manuel, here is the link of the "FT-secret-more-than-secret-than-previous-secret"-group.

Months later:

Me: My name is Manuel and I have a problem
All: Hello Manuel, welcome to the happily divorced community group

mgo72

On a seriuos note:

Yes I am also pissed by the bloggers
Yes I am also thankfully to them, as being from Belgium, Europe it is not always easy to go to USA-based meetings. Or to just get 100.000 Miles for signing up a card :--)

So, yes, invite so I can go cheaply to the meetings :-)

soy

To paraphrase Churchill on democracy....... the current premium fares forum is the worst method of handling premium fares, except for all the other methods.