global10

Has anyone of you ever experienced booking a flight with etihad on their main website and right after doing so...you see Google Ads flashing on other websites you are browsing a 10% off deal on the flights you just booked?

This has happened to me 2 times! and I don't see what's the point of them giving me a 10% off on the same route when I already booked a flight with them on the same routes.

I find it incredibly frustrating that this banner shows up right after I already booked. Is this just bad luck and wrong timing on my part or this really something airlines do so I will book more with them ?

Fleck

Use an ad blocker.

global10

Actually i wanted these ads to show up before I book with them so I can get a 10% discount not right after I already booked with them

emcampbe

For flights to/from US, DOT rules allow for a full refund within 24 hours, or a 24 hour hold without payment. So if it's on a U.S. Route, there's this option. Find out which one Etihad uses first.

Also, if try going and not completing the booking, and seeing if the ad shows up, so you can go back and book using it. These ads are targeted based on cookies from websites you have visited, so perhaps you don't need t go all the way through the process to get it to show up.

milepig

It's just how things work. The network captured that you were interested in Etihad and they're paying to have ads put up on result pages when people seem interested. Targeted marketing. When I browse to look for a hotel in Warsaw I'll begin seeing ads for that, whether or not I've booked something. The company pays a few cents, if that, and that's why Google is free.

Tchiowa

That's how the websites make money. I bought a new amp on line at at Guitar Center. Now I've got music related ads all over Facebook. All those times you entered your e-mail or related information are farmed by the ad companies so they can target you with ads related to things they know you purchase.

global10

thanks for the info guys

the first time i booked with etihad, the 10% off came after and i thought oh it's just bad luck that i didnt get it

the second time i tried to book with them i didnt complete the booking but kept on visiting the site for 2 days or so waiting for the google ads to come up but they didnt

but once i confirmed and paid for my booking lo and behold i see the etihad 10% off come up...the timing of this is what i am frustrated about...so i emailed them and hopefully i get 10%off

dee88

Dear All,
Just an update on this that should help in making sure you basically ALWAYS pay 10% off Etihad flights.

After spending the last week constantly messing around with flights on the Etihad page I have found that just searching bookings on the Etihad website isn't enough to prompt the banner offering 10% off.

HOWEVER if you take a booking through to the seat selection page, but then CLOSE the page (Make sure all Etihad pages are closed if you have multiple open) before you finalise and pay for the booking, the ad appears!

I used http://www.pointhacks.com.au/qantas-aquire-guide/ to get the ad, but other websites of course will work. ALSO note the ads do refresh over time, so just leaving the webpage with the ad open so you can access the 10% off anytime doesn't work.

Hope this helps, and also works for you as it appears to have worked for me!

CPRich

fwiw, receiving marketing offers after purchase to build a pattern of purchases and affiliation with specific brand/product so that it becomes habit is pretty standard marketing. Look at the coupons you receive when you check out at the grocery store.

Keeping a customer is much cheaper than finding a new one.

Ocn Vw 1K

This discount ad practice has been discussed from time-to-time on the Etihad forum.

See, e.g., http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/etiha...dverts-me.html

I'll move this to that airline's FT forum for more discussion. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator.

NoStressHere

You are not getting these ONLY because you purchased tickets. I recently visited their website and not getting similar ads.

Just google smarts at work.

By the way, many of these discounts are so often not applicable to the flight YOU want. LOL!

LostAntipod

Exactly right. Dont lose sleep over it global10. I tried this in the past and found that the 10% - in my case, for Amex cardholders - didnt help at all. Cant remember exact reason - either the available flight times had really poor (long) connection times in AUH, or the discount was only available on fully flex fares - either way it was cheaper and better to buy what I originally sought. YMMV !