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
Jan 5, 2015, 2:25 am
#91
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 895
OTA??
Newbie here; pardon the simplistic question. On ITA, I have been able to find a workable fare with a 3X; it contains 7 flight segments, including the final 3X. Please inform me as to how to get this ticketed from the routing/fares I was able to get from ITA. Many thanks to anyone who can help me!
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
Last edited by cagcag; Jan 5, 2015 at 2:33 am
Jan 5, 2015, 3:23 am
#92
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: BER
Posts: 9
Newbie here; pardon the simplistic question. On ITA, I have been able to find a workable fare with a 3X; it contains 7 flight segments, including the final 3X. Please inform me as to how to get this ticketed from the routing/fares I was able to get from ITA. Many thanks to anyone who can help me!
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
Jan 5, 2015, 3:49 am
#93
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
Jan 5, 2015, 4:59 am
#95
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: c2
Posts: 691
Newbie here; pardon the simplistic question. On ITA, I have been able to find a workable fare with a 3X; it contains 7 flight segments, including the final 3X. Please inform me as to how to get this ticketed from the routing/fares I was able to get from ITA. Many thanks to anyone who can help me!
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
And, having found another fare/routing which includes 11 segments including the 3X, how could I go about ticketing this, please? Hipmunk and google flights don't allow for so many flight segments/
Jan 5, 2015, 7:43 am
#96
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: C2c
Programs: GOLD: AZ....maybe :-P
Posts: 629
I've had success in the past with combining 2 or even three segments into one, and giving hipmunk specific flight numbers (::SU123, etc), so you get the right flights and can still squeeze your 7 or more segments into the 6 possible. Doesn't always work, though. I'm a noob too, so maybe someone has better ways.
Do you confirm it's working right now?
Thanks ^
Jan 5, 2015, 8:41 am
#100
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: FLR
Programs: FlyingBlue, Bonus Aeroflot, China Destiny Miles, MilleMiglia
Posts: 158
Working on the travel to Okinawa, I need the 3x, noticed that:
Code fare:
QEUOTS Italy to Japan, base fare 33 EUR
QEUOTS Japan to Italy, base fare 33 EUR
February-March
OneWorld mostly
Hope to be on the good path to the solution..
Code fare:
QEUOTS Italy to Japan, base fare 33 EUR
QEUOTS Japan to Italy, base fare 33 EUR
February-March
OneWorld mostly
Hope to be on the good path to the solution..
Jan 5, 2015, 9:15 am
#101
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FCO
Programs: AZ, BA, TK
Posts: 37
I use 1x cause I think I can fly it during a previous trip.
Any suggestions?
Jan 5, 2015, 10:53 am
#103
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 33
I can get a $200 discount on certain Guangzhou based airline. Hints?
Last edited by goldconker; Jan 5, 2015 at 11:03 am
Jan 5, 2015, 10:58 am
#104
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: c2
Posts: 691
Jan 5, 2015, 11:04 am
#105
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
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Posts: 5,898