Originally Posted by
k374
is it a computer?
Yep - it's yield management.
I wouldn't worry about it any more than I worry about whether or not I bought a stock at the precise low point of a price dip or sold it exactly at its peak. Trying to time it exactly right can burn you just as easily as save you.
You could have bought it for $1600 if you had the worst possible timing. You could have bought for $900 if you had perfect timing. You actually got $1200. Sounds like a long, complex itin where you got the exact flights you wanted. You did okay. In the grand scheme of the total costs of the trip, it's not a huge deal. Just enjoy the trip!