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
Oct 29, 2017, 8:33 pm
#8643
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Anybody know if an Aer Lingus initial flight (not 1X) is skippable on an itinerary with VS flights? They don't seem to have a regular partnership, so wondering if the info would get to VS.
Oct 29, 2017, 8:43 pm
#8644
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Oct 30, 2017, 10:56 am
#8646
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No it is not skippable. Airlines don't need to have a partnership to see coupon status. There is that darn Amadeus or Sabre thing.
Oct 30, 2017, 11:00 am
#8648
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Oct 31, 2017, 3:38 am
#8649
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 41
C2-C4 ~€270 3x
5x <€240 for each C2-C4 rt
Huge availability, can go lower with more complex itineraries. 5X considerably lower on ITA but too complex for OTA to find, <€240 for the most basic itineraries. 1X prices better but not as practical.
Base fares not as good as those seen last year but still worthwhile.
5x <€240 for each C2-C4 rt
Huge availability, can go lower with more complex itineraries. 5X considerably lower on ITA but too complex for OTA to find, <€240 for the most basic itineraries. 1X prices better but not as practical.
Base fares not as good as those seen last year but still worthwhile.
Oct 31, 2017, 4:44 am
#8650
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LON, PDX
Programs: DL PM, AS MVP 75K, HH/SPG/MR Gold, Amex Plat, PRG, CSR
Posts: 2,064
C2-C4 ~€270 3x
5x <€240 for each C2-C4 rt
Huge availability, can go lower with more complex itineraries. 5X considerably lower on ITA but too complex for OTA to find, <€240 for the most basic itineraries. 1X prices better but not as practical.
Base fares not as good as those seen last year but still worthwhile.
5x <€240 for each C2-C4 rt
Huge availability, can go lower with more complex itineraries. 5X considerably lower on ITA but too complex for OTA to find, <€240 for the most basic itineraries. 1X prices better but not as practical.
Base fares not as good as those seen last year but still worthwhile.
Last edited by C W; Oct 31, 2017 at 5:04 am
Nov 1, 2017, 9:26 am
#8653
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 41
I think I am on the right trak but cannot get it to dump (using ITA).
Nov 1, 2017, 10:54 am
#8655
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 41
Anyway, I admit defeat. I will look at fare rules tomorrow and see if I can figure it out, hammered some combinations into Expedia but no joy.
