Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Do not call the airlines under any conditions! This is the fastest way to kill the trick and bring unwanted attention to your itinerary! And do not post precious deals in this thread, this is by far the fastest way to kill the trick!
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Jun 9, 2015, 1:42 am
#2356
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: C2, BTS, VIE
Programs: A3 *G, AA Exec Plat Pro, Accor Silver, IHG Plat, HH Diamond, PP
Posts: 321
Any tips on a C2 (optimally VIE or BUD) to C1 (anywhere) in August for a good price?
I know that its summer season, but unfortunately I cannot travel later, and the C2-C1 combinations I posted earlier work only after OCT... Thanks
I know that its summer season, but unfortunately I cannot travel later, and the C2-C1 combinations I posted earlier work only after OCT... Thanks
Jun 9, 2015, 5:37 am
#2357
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Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
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Tel Aviv - New York Non-Stop Round Trip fully dumpable
Tel Aviv - New York Non-Stop fully dumpable by squeezing out all un-necessary costs. Final Price = ~ 1/2 of price before squeezing.
Jun 9, 2015, 5:57 am
#2358
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LHR
Programs: M&M,HH Gold,Accor Plat.,Priority Club Plat. Ambassador,Club Carlson Gold,Marriott Gold,GHA Plat.
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A simple OJ/DOJ works for that. Consider that in August BF are usually higher..
Jun 9, 2015, 6:30 am
#2359
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: IAH ↔ PAR
Posts: 777
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...take-fare.html
...can be dumped 100% with a simple 3x
...can be dumped 100% with a simple 3x
Jun 9, 2015, 6:42 am
#2360
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: C2, BTS, VIE
Programs: A3 *G, AA Exec Plat Pro, Accor Silver, IHG Plat, HH Diamond, PP
Posts: 321
Jun 9, 2015, 10:38 am
#2361
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: IAH ↔ PAR
Posts: 777
I think it's time to let this one go. Found it over a year ago, and amazingly the carrier decided to renew it a few weeks ago. Let's see if they did it on purpose shall we?
1) C1.5 - C3x biz $832 o/w no tricks (used to be dumpable for €271)
2) C1.5 - C3y biz $648 o/w self dump
both r/t can be had for less than double, no tricks
unlimited stopovers → C1 → C2 → C3
1) C1.5 - C3x biz $832 o/w no tricks (used to be dumpable for €271)
2) C1.5 - C3y biz $648 o/w self dump
both r/t can be had for less than double, no tricks
unlimited stopovers → C1 → C2 → C3
Answer: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...l#post24942985
I didn't post the self dump, so still more to find
one way was dumpable for €271
Jun 10, 2015, 8:15 am
#2363
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: PetCo Pals Rewards
Posts: 531
Have been wondering this as well. Some of their lowest base fares require tickets to be issued on stock of TK. Does that reduce the possibility of FD?
Jun 10, 2015, 8:39 am
#2365
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Germany
Programs: AV,ST,OW Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 209
Jun 10, 2015, 9:49 am
#2367
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: PRG
Programs: BAEC Silver, Accor Platinum, BW Diamond
Posts: 42
C2-C1 in JUL/AUG for 255€
(this sux - nobody get it, just let more information suckers... C2s-C1e direct, 3x - did it hurt?)
(this sux - nobody get it, just let more information suckers... C2s-C1e direct, 3x - did it hurt?)
Last edited by Pat89339; Jun 12, 2015 at 5:20 pm Reason: TOS 12 AND 16
Jun 10, 2015, 12:36 pm
#2369
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The famous 3x in far east - i can't find a reduction of more than 50% fat on c2 - c1. Is it worth more searching?