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 21, 2017, 4:57 pm
#8147
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SFO
Programs: UA - Premier Silver
Posts: 11
Congrats! I'm still learning the ropes and reading as much as I can, but haven't found anything that would save me more than $50 yet. Any hints about this one that you can share or message? App or dessert?
Apr 24, 2017, 3:59 pm
#8148
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
1st strike! Or is it?
Ok, so I sat back and tried to take everything in and understand the logic behind all of this, and I think I may have gotten a third of the way there. Spent the weekend trying various combinations to somehow get rid of the YQ, and this morning, I finally did. C1se-C3 (open jaw) $448 US including the cost of 3X of around $60, in October. Definitely not in the league of some of the finds here, but then considering my airport of departure, and my experience doing this, not bad.
That was the good news (for me anyway), but the bad news was that I was doing this on ATI, and deciding to book, I tried the exact flight combinations on GF, momondo and orbitz, but couldn’t replicate the rates; not even close. Any feedback related to that would be appreciated.
Also, I am starting to get a lot of timeouts on ATI, which I never used to in the past. Could it be that they identify the frequent hits from a particular source and slow it down?
That was the good news (for me anyway), but the bad news was that I was doing this on ATI, and deciding to book, I tried the exact flight combinations on GF, momondo and orbitz, but couldn’t replicate the rates; not even close. Any feedback related to that would be appreciated.
Also, I am starting to get a lot of timeouts on ATI, which I never used to in the past. Could it be that they identify the frequent hits from a particular source and slow it down?
Apr 25, 2017, 9:44 am
#8150
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: New York Metropolitan Area 45 km from JFK
Programs: UA,AA,AS,BA
Posts: 4,607
Florida to Scandinavia $ 196.16 All-in R/T
Florida to Scandinavia $ 196.16 All-in R/T. Free stop-over in Non-Scandinavian European capital.
There is no green in main carriers logo.
There is no green in main carriers logo.
Last edited by WingedWorldExplorer; Apr 26, 2017 at 8:40 am Reason: reduced all-in Price
Apr 25, 2017, 5:09 pm
#8151
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: Once upon a time...
Posts: 863
No, your search is too broad. Narrow your searches to help the engine out. Get the ITA plugin. Good luck.
Apr 25, 2017, 6:24 pm
#8152
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: HKG, KUL
Programs: MH, CX Marco Polo Silver
Posts: 179
have been doing assignments for first 100 and last 100 threads.
I hope my first question is not too stupid
Is Chinese Flag Carrier (CA) trimmable at all?
If yes, what geographical area should I look into for 3x, or even 1x?
I hope my first question is not too stupid
Is Chinese Flag Carrier (CA) trimmable at all?
If yes, what geographical area should I look into for 3x, or even 1x?
Apr 26, 2017, 12:14 am
#8154
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: MSP, NYC, or WAS
Programs: AA CO DL
Posts: 717
Apr 26, 2017, 5:40 am
#8157
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: MOW
Posts: 9
Apr 26, 2017, 8:59 am
#8160
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 164