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
Nov 27, 2015, 10:08 pm
#4442
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: BOS/NYC
Posts: 137
So far I've been able to achieve a 50% dump on AB c1-c2, but have been hitting a road block on getting a full 100%. Not looking for a handout, but if someone wouldn't mind nudging me in the right direction, it'd be much appreciated, as I intend to use this fare if possible. PMs welcome.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:22 pm
#4443
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: UA Silver; Marriott Gold; Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 522
So far I've been able to achieve a 50% dump on AB c1-c2, but have been hitting a road block on getting a full 100%. Not looking for a handout, but if someone wouldn't mind nudging me in the right direction, it'd be much appreciated, as I intend to use this fare if possible. PMs welcome.
Nov 27, 2015, 10:26 pm
#4444
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, Gold Hilton, Gold SPG
Posts: 50
The only 3x I know for AB that used to save 50% is no longer valid. My 3x airline is out of business. Both of you are in better position than me.
I have none
Nov 27, 2015, 10:33 pm
#4445
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: BOS/NYC
Posts: 137
Thanks for your prompt reply ^. I believe c1 1Xs would be tougher than usual with this fare due to restrictive fare rules concerning carriers in c1. I've similarly been unable to locate one in c1 that works. I've found 100% 1xs, but as you said, not very fly-able ones considering where I'm based. Hence the search for a 100% 3x. In addition to 3x's that reduce 50%, I've run into a few that reduce it by 30-ish%, which is obviously not particularly helpful, but interesting.
Last edited by limitless; Nov 28, 2015 at 10:44 am
Nov 28, 2015, 9:45 pm
#4446
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: CT
Posts: 28
I've actually got a beautiful distant from C1 AB repositioning 1x that works for me, but the fare rules are tight regarding C1 layovers/airlines. On ITA, I can add a free <24hr AA layover post 1x and pre-AB, but I can't find an OTA that will ticket this. Any ideas?
Thanks for your prompt reply ^. I believe c1 1Xs would be tougher than usual with this fare due to restrictive fare rules concerning carriers in c1. I've similarly been unable to locate one in c1 that works. I've found 100% 1xs, but as you said, not very fly-able ones considering where I'm based. Hence the search for a 100% 3x. In addition to 3x's that reduce 50%, I've run into a few that reduce it by 30-ish%, which is obviously not particularly helpful, but interesting.
Nov 30, 2015, 8:58 am
#4454
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: FRA Im Herzen von Europa
Programs: M&M, IHG
Posts: 78
Nov 30, 2015, 11:14 am
#4455
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,265
aadvantaged FD
C2-C4, from my hometown/aka lockdown city to C4 capital (first gateway to Machu Picchu). 261 EUR AI, ticketed on the dAArkside. One could leave as early as this Thursday.
I can only dump it with heavy tooling and I am wondering if a cheaper construction is available.
I can only dump it with heavy tooling and I am wondering if a cheaper construction is available.