Alternative to yapta.com for tracking AS fare drops?
Dec 1, 2016, 6:42 pm
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Alternative to yapta.com for tracking AS fare drops?
I have used yapta for a few years with great results. Whenever a fare dropped, I'd get an email, and then could claim the fare difference credit from AS.
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
Dec 1, 2016, 10:40 pm
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Manually checking and keeping track of prices.
Doubt I always catch fare drops- but I don't always collect as it would reset my WL position. I generally would take a GARR though.
Doubt I always catch fare drops- but I don't always collect as it would reset my WL position. I generally would take a GARR though.
Dec 2, 2016, 1:57 am
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Dec 2, 2016, 9:56 am
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I have used yapta for a few years with great results. Whenever a fare dropped, I'd get an email, and then could claim the fare difference credit from AS.
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
Dec 2, 2016, 1:05 pm
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Dec 2, 2016, 1:55 pm
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I've found it saves be hundreds every year in flights. Of course downside if your upgrade position gets refreshed. Might be a lesser issue with new upgrade pecking order based off fare code.
TripIt Pro also offers a one time promotion of CLEAR for 4 months for free. Which I have not tried yet.
Dec 2, 2016, 2:03 pm
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No, TripIt Pro is designed to hold all your travel plans in one place. Air rez, car rental rez, hotel rez, Open Table, I'm sure they support more. From there it will track any price change and email you the fare change.
I've found it saves be hundreds every year in flights. Of course downside if your upgrade position gets refreshed. Might be a lesser issue with new upgrade pecking order based off fare code.
TripIt Pro also offers a one time promotion of CLEAR for 4 months for free. Which I have not tried yet.
I've found it saves be hundreds every year in flights. Of course downside if your upgrade position gets refreshed. Might be a lesser issue with new upgrade pecking order based off fare code.
TripIt Pro also offers a one time promotion of CLEAR for 4 months for free. Which I have not tried yet.
Dec 2, 2016, 3:10 pm
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Dec 5, 2016, 8:49 pm
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Thanks very much for the replies!
I use and like google flights for many things, but find its email alerts unreliable and late. Might be because my primary email isn't gmail, not sure.
Will have to give tripit pro a look.
I use and like google flights for many things, but find its email alerts unreliable and late. Might be because my primary email isn't gmail, not sure.
Will have to give tripit pro a look.
Dec 7, 2016, 10:49 am
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I have used yapta for a few years with great results. Whenever a fare dropped, I'd get an email, and then could claim the fare difference credit from AS.
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
But I've noticed in the last month or so that yapta isn't reliably checking my trip prices more than once a week or so, oddly...
What do the rest of you use to track price drops? TIA for your thoughts!
Just looked at a flight it was asked to track and it showed that it had not "checked price" for 10 days...
Too bad google flights doesn't let you enter a specific price to track like yapta.