New Airfare Meta Search Site
Sep 17, 2014, 1:21 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Round Lake, IL
Programs: UA GS, Marriott Titanium
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New Airfare Meta Search Site
(note, jabez has read and approved this message - I am not a new Fter and have been here participating for over a decade now)
Hi Fellow FTers,
Last week I soft launched my new airfare search site and I am looking for some feedback. The goal of the site is to let you search for flights and get back the true cost and value for the trip rather than just the ticket cost (taking into account bag fees, value of miles, your time cost, what statuses you have, branded credit cards, etc.). We launched with domestic US airlines this week and I could really use some feedback on the user experience and what you think of the idea. Any criticism would be much appreciated to help refine the site.
The site can be found at www.faremechanic.com.
Note - its a soft launch - I have not put tons of servers behind it yet - just 2 - so performance may lag if a bunch of you all hit it simultaneously (although I would enjoy seeing the load numbers for testing).
Thanks,
Gary
Hi Fellow FTers,
Last week I soft launched my new airfare search site and I am looking for some feedback. The goal of the site is to let you search for flights and get back the true cost and value for the trip rather than just the ticket cost (taking into account bag fees, value of miles, your time cost, what statuses you have, branded credit cards, etc.). We launched with domestic US airlines this week and I could really use some feedback on the user experience and what you think of the idea. Any criticism would be much appreciated to help refine the site.
The site can be found at www.faremechanic.com.
Note - its a soft launch - I have not put tons of servers behind it yet - just 2 - so performance may lag if a bunch of you all hit it simultaneously (although I would enjoy seeing the load numbers for testing).
Thanks,
Gary
Sep 17, 2014, 8:47 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Programs: Million Miles achieved | 2017 Delta Platinum, United NADA, Global Entry, PreCheck, NEXUS
Posts: 1,295
(note, jabez has read and approved this message - I am not a new Fter and have been here participating for over a decade now)
Hi Fellow FTers,
Last week I soft launched my new airfare search site and I am looking for some feedback. The goal of the site is to let you search for flights and get back the true cost and value for the trip rather than just the ticket cost (taking into account bag fees, value of miles, your time cost, what statuses you have, branded credit cards, etc.). We launched with domestic US airlines this week and I could really use some feedback on the user experience and what you think of the idea. Any criticism would be much appreciated to help refine the site.
The site can be found at www.faremechanic.com.
Note - its a soft launch - I have not put tons of servers behind it yet - just 2 - so performance may lag if a bunch of you all hit it simultaneously (although I would enjoy seeing the load numbers for testing).
Thanks,
Gary
Hi Fellow FTers,
Last week I soft launched my new airfare search site and I am looking for some feedback. The goal of the site is to let you search for flights and get back the true cost and value for the trip rather than just the ticket cost (taking into account bag fees, value of miles, your time cost, what statuses you have, branded credit cards, etc.). We launched with domestic US airlines this week and I could really use some feedback on the user experience and what you think of the idea. Any criticism would be much appreciated to help refine the site.
The site can be found at www.faremechanic.com.
Note - its a soft launch - I have not put tons of servers behind it yet - just 2 - so performance may lag if a bunch of you all hit it simultaneously (although I would enjoy seeing the load numbers for testing).
Thanks,
Gary
The questions regarding which credit card, ff program, airlines and such seem intrusive. Don't understand the need unless you want to gather this data and sell it.
Sep 17, 2014, 9:15 pm
#3
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Round Lake, IL
Programs: UA GS, Marriott Titanium
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New Airfare Meta Search Site
We are starting with domestic us to test the logic and interface. Getting into intl flights brings in far more bag rules for marketing carrier.
As for ff prog and cc, it's not for marketing, it's for calculating bag fees and mileage bonuses. Different cards and statuses get free bags or extra miles and we include that in the calculations.
As for ff prog and cc, it's not for marketing, it's for calculating bag fees and mileage bonuses. Different cards and statuses get free bags or extra miles and we include that in the calculations.
Sep 17, 2014, 11:11 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: HGP/SPG: Apprentice Kettle; UA/AA/DL: Journeyman Kettle
Posts: 866
My Feedback
I fly from Washington/Northern VA area and prefer to search for flights using WAS rather than having to conduct searches for each of IAD, DCA and BWI.
It is not clear to me if the miles earned purchasing the ticket with a co-branded credit card is included in the calculations.
It is not clear to me if the miles earned purchasing the ticket with a co-branded credit card is included in the calculations.
Sep 18, 2014, 6:47 am
#6
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New Airfare Meta Search Site
I should have also mentioned that you could type in was and it would have worked - I just need to add it back to the file of airport locations for the pick list.
Thanks
Thanks