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
Jul 30, 2015, 7:20 am
#3047
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 72
I think it must be something he booked several weeks ago before recent schedule changes.
Now the X-factor has changed dramatically. Now sub-200 is possible. I just checked yesterday due to planning my 5th ( in last 12 months) trip to Italy.
For those few who like to go Russia, all 2 of them, the all-in price R/T New York - Moscow is a little above $200
Now the X-factor has changed dramatically. Now sub-200 is possible. I just checked yesterday due to planning my 5th ( in last 12 months) trip to Italy.
For those few who like to go Russia, all 2 of them, the all-in price R/T New York - Moscow is a little above $200
Yes, I hear the Kremlin is nice but I might leave that one for others!
Do you fly to Italy nonstop?
Cheers,
Bill
Jul 30, 2015, 7:49 am
#3049
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Jul 30, 2015, 7:51 am
#3050
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One of his questions was if some 3x can only be found on ITA. The exact opposite is true, some 3x can only be found on an OTA. (thus the headwind comment).
Google flight is like Bud Light for happy hour. Technically it's a beer, but it really doesn't get the job done.
Google flight is like Bud Light for happy hour. Technically it's a beer, but it really doesn't get the job done.
Jul 30, 2015, 8:00 am
#3051
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I think it must be something he booked several weeks ago before recent schedule changes.
Now the X-factor has changed dramatically. Now sub-200 is possible. I just checked yesterday due to planning my 5th ( in last 12 months) trip to Italy.
For those few who like to go Russia, all 2 of them, the all-in price R/T New York - Moscow is a little above $200
Now the X-factor has changed dramatically. Now sub-200 is possible. I just checked yesterday due to planning my 5th ( in last 12 months) trip to Italy.
For those few who like to go Russia, all 2 of them, the all-in price R/T New York - Moscow is a little above $200
Jul 30, 2015, 8:07 am
#3052
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Jul 30, 2015, 9:31 am
#3055
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Jul 30, 2015, 10:04 am
#3057
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Jul 30, 2015, 10:15 am
#3059
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Jul 30, 2015, 10:16 am
#3060
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