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Mar 7, 2019 | 12:18 am

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Originally Posted by Blackcloud

I have noticed that QF site not only states if there are 5 or fewer seats in that fare bucket but also now states how many customers have searched the same flights in the past. All more pressure on the customer to book a fare now....and not wait for the DSC promotion.....

I understand the same may be true for the larger hotel aggregators, where I often see a message about "X people are looking right now". I don't know whether this is marketing "nudge" to encourage me to buy right now, or real data

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