Originally Posted by
thehawk75
With the AMEX deal that does bring that yearly pass down to $460. I guess with status match fee involved, it's $560 all in (plus the actual 'go wild fares'). I mean, it has to be possible to find value in this over the course of a year, right?
Originally Posted by
jjbiv
The $0.01 plus tax GoWild fares are only available the day before a flight for domestic trips. If you are looking further in advance, there is an additional early booking fee. If you can plan trips several weeks in advance, Discount Den is probably a good option. Or you could purchase tickets during sales or at the airport (to avoid paying the CIC fee). GoWild is best if you want the flexibility of going somewhere but not necessarily to a certain destination on a certain day.
GoWild passholders are entitled so a significant discount (often much lower than Discount Den pricing) when booking ahead on many itineraries. Still, I am struggling to get the $299 value I paid for the winter pass now that I've gotten (another) status match to Elite 100K, as the routes I fly most often are generally obtainable in advance for $19-$38 using the comped Discount Den membership. Also, the last trip I would have used the pass on I had extra checked luggage (and one piece exceeded 40 lbs) so an alternate carrier was a better value.