Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Do not call the airlines under any conditions! This is the fastest way to kill the trick and bring unwanted attention to your itinerary! And do not post precious deals in this thread, this is by far the fastest way to kill the trick!
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Apr 13, 2017, 2:59 am
#8101
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 14
I found this in the fare rules a couple of times will looking for flights:
Does that mean that EoE are permitted with MU domestic OR MU international fares, or doest that mean EoE are permitted MU domestic OR any international fare? Maybe it's just me, but to me it isn't 100% clear....Thanks in advance!
END-ON-END COMBINATIONS PERMITTED WITH MU DOMESTIC/
INTERNATIONAL FARES. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. SIDE
TRIPS NOT PERMITTED.
INTERNATIONAL FARES. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS. SIDE
TRIPS NOT PERMITTED.
Apr 13, 2017, 4:58 am
#8102
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: MOW
Posts: 9
I think because of this people say "1x is easier to find" - carriers care less about it.
Apr 13, 2017, 5:56 am
#8103
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: ARN
Programs: Bit of this, bit of that
Posts: 454
Where would you start? I'm still in the "reading through the mountain of pages" stage, so narrowing it down to continents would be helpful.
One other question that is likely obvious to everyone but me: if you're doing a 1X dump, does that mean you have to actually fly that segment? What if it's somewhere a continent away?
One other question that is likely obvious to everyone but me: if you're doing a 1X dump, does that mean you have to actually fly that segment? What if it's somewhere a continent away?
Doesn't matter where it is.
Airlines are very aggressive with this.
Several airlines have even began reminding people of this by emailing or calling people to ensure they will fly the 1X
Always fly your 1X
Apr 13, 2017, 12:33 pm
#8104
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
Apr 13, 2017, 4:21 pm
#8105
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
How screwed up can an OTA be
MOMONDO.com
August 26 YUL LIM
September 12 LIM-YUL
http://www.momondo.com/flightsearch/...utm_content=US
August 26 YUL LIM
September 12 LIM-YUL
http://www.momondo.com/flightsearch/...utm_content=US
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Apr 13, 2017 at 4:32 pm
Apr 13, 2017, 4:49 pm
#8107
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Apr 13, 2017, 4:50 pm
#8108
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LON, PDX
Programs: DL PM, AS MVP 75K, HH/SPG/MR Gold, Amex Plat, PRG, CSR
Posts: 2,064
Nothing was bookable for me on clicking through. So low I wonder if only taxes and airport fees were pricing.
Apr 13, 2017, 5:05 pm
#8110
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Yes that one was already posted on another thread. In this case though, it is not the result itself that is interesting but the process the OTA uses to get there.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Apr 13, 2017 at 5:26 pm
Apr 14, 2017, 1:36 am
#8111
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 14
Apr 16, 2017, 2:11 am
#8112
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Millemiglia
Posts: 1
Hi guys, I have been around for a couple of months. I've red the last 200 pages in this thread, but still I ind it difficult to decode and find strikes or dumpable flights. I hope to find some soon 
Thanks for what you do and.. Happy Easter!
Thanks for what you do and.. Happy Easter!
Apr 16, 2017, 8:32 am
#8114
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LEJ, BOG
Posts: 25
Happy Easter all!
Delta appears to have recently changed some of its basefares, EoE not permitted anymore, prices going up as well. Is that a normal periodic thing because we´re aproaching high season or does that mean someone has talked too much?
Delta appears to have recently changed some of its basefares, EoE not permitted anymore, prices going up as well. Is that a normal periodic thing because we´re aproaching high season or does that mean someone has talked too much?
Apr 16, 2017, 8:51 am
#8115
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LON, PDX
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Posts: 2,064
I see some EoE still allowed. If you're talking about what I think you are though, it's been discussed to death in this thread. Would probably serve everybody well to stop posting about it.
Last edited by C W; Apr 16, 2017 at 9:08 am