Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
It is not often that fares happen to expire on day of placing a hold. How often have you been making bookings where the fare itself is no longer is valid to purchase on the day following the placement of the hold?
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Yes, more frequent than you might guess. I've had fares "expire" while in the process of booking! If you don't get past the payment step before the fare dies, you lose. This is a case of spending all night trying to work out a trip with airlines, hotels, and trains, you're ready to lose your mind. I don't bother reading the fare rules to find out if I'm playing with a ticking time bomb, and guess what, once it's expired the rules are gone!