Boxing Day 2023 / New Year's 2024 promos
Dec 29, 2023, 4:34 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
Dec 29, 2023, 7:59 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2023
Location: YDF
Programs: AC 50K
Posts: 99
Check if the Google Flights result is displaying a basic fare. The AC website will only apply promo codes to standard fares and above.
Dec 29, 2023, 8:12 pm
#21
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 1,633
It often happens that google applies Air Canada codes automatically.
I'm always tracking the same set of flights--YXS=YKA--and when AC introduces a code, the price on google will, often but not always, drop that percentage off the base fare.
I'm always tracking the same set of flights--YXS=YKA--and when AC introduces a code, the price on google will, often but not always, drop that percentage off the base fare.
Jan 2, 2024, 2:19 pm
#22
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE MM, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton G,Nexus, Amex MR Plat,IHG Plat
Posts: 4,428
Well the New Year Sale started today with 180 destinations on sale. Except where I plan to fly I guess because the price is exactly the same as before the 'sale'.
Also earn upto 10K AE points per round trip.
Registration required.
Also earn upto 10K AE points per round trip.
Registration required.
Jan 2, 2024, 2:44 pm
#24
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 378
Don't be confused by the e mail - "no registration or promo code required" is one of the first things you see. However, that is only for the "sale". For the bonus points you must register!
Jan 3, 2024, 7:52 pm
#25
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 1
Flight Pass Bookings Eligible for Bonus Point Promo?
Anyone knows if flight pass bookings qualify for this bonus point promotion? Terms and conditions exclude flight redemptions and cash+points bookings. So not sure if flight pass bookings are excluded. Thanks
The bonus point promotion is the one announced yesterday about up to 10k points for bookings made by Jan 9 and travel by year-end.
The bonus point promotion is the one announced yesterday about up to 10k points for bookings made by Jan 9 and travel by year-end.
Jan 3, 2024, 8:23 pm
#26
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: various
Posts: 623
I was monitoring several routes closely before the sale, mostly popular European destinations. After the sale was launched they were all either the same or higher than before the announcement. Not one was less.
Problem is, no official monitoring to stop this kind of behaviour, pretty low.
Problem is, no official monitoring to stop this kind of behaviour, pretty low.
Jan 4, 2024, 12:25 am
#27
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE 100K MM; Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 1,082
I was monitoring several routes closely before the sale, mostly popular European destinations. After the sale was launched they were all either the same or higher than before the announcement. Not one was less.
Problem is, no official monitoring to stop this kind of behaviour, pretty low.
Problem is, no official monitoring to stop this kind of behaviour, pretty low.
Problem is, the Consumer Protection Authorities haven't a clue how to police this. In other Retail environments for example there are strict rules around the savings claims that a retailer can make and some have been sued successfully and fined for not following the proper practices. Part of the problem is the complexity of airline pricing and the airline's ability to manipulate pricing in the market by removing inventory in certain fare buckets. A sweater is a sweater is a sweater at Old Navy (an example of a Retailer who has been sued successfully) but a seat is not a seat at AC...it's a Comfort, Flex, Standard or Basic seat first and then there's all the different fare levels within the fare families, where inventory can be removed so that the 'sale' only takes the % off from a certain fare base. Not something your basic bureaucrat is going to probably fully understand or be able to police.
They also get away with the 'hide-a-fare' marketing where they advertise a VERY attractive fare on a certain route or routes, but then try to find that fare...good luck especially with AC's search capabilities on the website which are designed not to lead Customers with date/time flexibility to the best prices within a period but make it as hard as possible to find the 'best' fare over a range of dates.
Pretty shady business practices if you ask me, but there is no proper policing from the Consumer Protection bodies, so the beat will go on...
Jan 4, 2024, 5:25 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 1,204
Doesn't this seem to happen every time they run a 'sale'?
Problem is, the Consumer Protection Authorities haven't a clue how to police this. In other Retail environments for example there are strict rules around the savings claims that a retailer can make and some have been sued successfully and fined for not following the proper practices. Part of the problem is the complexity of airline pricing and the airline's ability to manipulate pricing in the market by removing inventory in certain fare buckets. A sweater is a sweater is a sweater at Old Navy (an example of a Retailer who has been sued successfully) but a seat is not a seat at AC...it's a Comfort, Flex, Standard or Basic seat first and then there's all the different fare levels within the fare families, where inventory can be removed so that the 'sale' only takes the % off from a certain fare base. Not something your basic bureaucrat is going to probably fully understand or be able to police.
They also get away with the 'hide-a-fare' marketing where they advertise a VERY attractive fare on a certain route or routes, but then try to find that fare...good luck especially with AC's search capabilities on the website which are designed not to lead Customers with date/time flexibility to the best prices within a period but make it as hard as possible to find the 'best' fare over a range of dates.
Pretty shady business practices if you ask me, but there is no proper policing from the Consumer Protection bodies, so the beat will go on...
Problem is, the Consumer Protection Authorities haven't a clue how to police this. In other Retail environments for example there are strict rules around the savings claims that a retailer can make and some have been sued successfully and fined for not following the proper practices. Part of the problem is the complexity of airline pricing and the airline's ability to manipulate pricing in the market by removing inventory in certain fare buckets. A sweater is a sweater is a sweater at Old Navy (an example of a Retailer who has been sued successfully) but a seat is not a seat at AC...it's a Comfort, Flex, Standard or Basic seat first and then there's all the different fare levels within the fare families, where inventory can be removed so that the 'sale' only takes the % off from a certain fare base. Not something your basic bureaucrat is going to probably fully understand or be able to police.
They also get away with the 'hide-a-fare' marketing where they advertise a VERY attractive fare on a certain route or routes, but then try to find that fare...good luck especially with AC's search capabilities on the website which are designed not to lead Customers with date/time flexibility to the best prices within a period but make it as hard as possible to find the 'best' fare over a range of dates.
Pretty shady business practices if you ask me, but there is no proper policing from the Consumer Protection bodies, so the beat will go on...
Jan 4, 2024, 7:13 am
#29
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: YYG
Programs: airlines and hotels and rental cars - oh my!
Posts: 2,999
I've seen instances where the "sale" prices are clearly higher than what they were just a day or two before. I've also seen them come out a bit lower. There seems to be no clear pattern.
If I need to be somewhere, I check fares and schedules. If I'm happy with what I see, I book it. If I'm not happy with what I see, I'll try some other airlines to see if they have better deals. They often do, and since I'm not blindly loyal to AC, I'll often book with them instead. It's the reason I never quite make SE, and it's the reason it will take longer for me to hit MM than it would otherwise but I don't care. I book travel based on what best suits my needs, not the airline's.
If I need to be somewhere, I check fares and schedules. If I'm happy with what I see, I book it. If I'm not happy with what I see, I'll try some other airlines to see if they have better deals. They often do, and since I'm not blindly loyal to AC, I'll often book with them instead. It's the reason I never quite make SE, and it's the reason it will take longer for me to hit MM than it would otherwise but I don't care. I book travel based on what best suits my needs, not the airline's.
Jan 4, 2024, 2:51 pm
#30
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Calgary,AB
Programs: Aeroplan 25K , UA ,WJ, HA, AMEX AP Reserve
Posts: 1,289
I think (and hope) you are correct about this. I booked YYC-OGG last Jan 5 for 2 of us in Comfort using the Companion pass
for $1182 all-in for travel in Dec 2023. The same trip for Dec 2024 is pricing right now at $1611. Im hoping this will come down before my Companion
pass expires Feb 5/24.
for $1182 all-in for travel in Dec 2023. The same trip for Dec 2024 is pricing right now at $1611. Im hoping this will come down before my Companion
pass expires Feb 5/24.
I will wait until just before my Companion pass expires then I will have to decide what to do. Basic fares for the same time next Dec is pricing about $60 higher than WJ.
Maybe still a price drop in the future. We will see.