2014 Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Jul 8, 2014, 11:22 pm
#3677
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: DCA
Programs: AA, UA, DL, Amex, M&M, UR
Posts: 49
Welcome to FT, Jason.
A little word of wisdom: Your original post was probably the most hated kind of post. It just sends some of the long term FTers into a tailspin.
They will feel that you just arrived here and don't want to participate. You simply want instant results. Indeed, it does look that way. Sadly, you will be ostrasized and ridiculed (though never by me).
Mileage running is not for families or even couples really. Its for people passionate about traveling (and collecting miles). Flexibility, leaving tomorrow only to return in 2 days is the kind of trips that make up MRs.
Then "tricked fares" (which used to be much more common 3 years ago) are risky. Do you want to have your whole family booted off a plane because you broke an airline's rules? MRs are not for your family vacation. They are for crazy trips like Reno, NV to Bishkek, Kyrgystan and back in 3 days. Not for a cheap ticket(s) on Delta from Atlanta to JFK.
The people who have lots of posts and contribute are passionate. I could never match their fervor. I personally have a thriving business to run.
Get passionate and participate!
Good luck!
A little word of wisdom: Your original post was probably the most hated kind of post. It just sends some of the long term FTers into a tailspin.
They will feel that you just arrived here and don't want to participate. You simply want instant results. Indeed, it does look that way. Sadly, you will be ostrasized and ridiculed (though never by me).
Mileage running is not for families or even couples really. Its for people passionate about traveling (and collecting miles). Flexibility, leaving tomorrow only to return in 2 days is the kind of trips that make up MRs.
Then "tricked fares" (which used to be much more common 3 years ago) are risky. Do you want to have your whole family booted off a plane because you broke an airline's rules? MRs are not for your family vacation. They are for crazy trips like Reno, NV to Bishkek, Kyrgystan and back in 3 days. Not for a cheap ticket(s) on Delta from Atlanta to JFK.
The people who have lots of posts and contribute are passionate. I could never match their fervor. I personally have a thriving business to run.
Get passionate and participate!
Good luck!
Jul 9, 2014, 5:05 am
#3679
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: FRA
Posts: 31
I booked a C2-C1 FD with 3x, received confirmation email and booking ref + 10 digit tix, but cannot pull up the booking (OLCI) on carrier's website.
CMT shows that each leg is confirmed.
OTA is the Schumi version of an agency with a long name.
Does anyone have the same experience or have had any dealings with them before?
All suggestions are welcome.
CMT shows that each leg is confirmed.
OTA is the Schumi version of an agency with a long name.
Does anyone have the same experience or have had any dealings with them before?
All suggestions are welcome.
Jul 9, 2014, 11:04 pm
#3682
Moderator: Hilton Honors forums
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Marietta, Georgia, United States
Posts: 25,000
By the way, that airfare was reduced to $562.70; and as a bonus, the one-way itinerary I purchased is from C3 to C1e with a 13-hour layover and a stopover in two countries to which I had never been — I purposely wanted that — less expensive than a similar itinerary to a certain C1w...
Jul 9, 2014, 11:36 pm
#3683
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO, HKG
Programs: UA MM 1K, CX G, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott TTN
Posts: 154
Also * Alliance with good base fares can get 50% off fat with 3X. Kupchak to Essa Tikkannen for instance for $570s...not bad from C1W though (non-major* Alliance hubs work as origin).
Jul 10, 2014, 4:00 pm
#3686
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,488
Jul 10, 2014, 4:02 pm
#3687
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Florida
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 1,917
Just successfully knocked a few hundred $$$ in fuel off C1-C3 on the Patriot with a 3x, but I don't want to fly them (yet). Looking for something to reduce the massive YQ on my fav UA routes, I can get small reductions but nothing more than a few $$. Anyone up for a trade of mine for yours (i.e. a working trick for ORD-BKK or ORD-MNL on preferably UA or possibly NH)?
Last edited by BangkokTraveler; Jul 10, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Jul 10, 2014, 6:03 pm
#3688
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 33
c2n-c1e ow bf €5 Jan
just posting this as reminder that those fare are still dumpable.
simple 3x drops price to €200. bookable on most OTA.
(other note c2-c1 st dumpable. I can partial dump with unflyble 1x.)
just posting this as reminder that those fare are still dumpable.
simple 3x drops price to €200. bookable on most OTA.
(other note c2-c1 st dumpable. I can partial dump with unflyble 1x.)
Last edited by bokul; Jul 10, 2014 at 6:29 pm Reason: addition
Jul 10, 2014, 7:44 pm
#3690
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: A3 Blue, SPG
Posts: 78
Nice low BF of $12.50 C1w-C2. OW/*A seem to be in the grove. It however has $500 of fat. Fare starts showing up late September.
I'm sure many have tweaked this already, but worth mentioning since it's so low!
I'm sure many have tweaked this already, but worth mentioning since it's so low!