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
Sep 26, 2018, 7:39 am
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Attractive and Flyable 1X C2-C5 C1-C3-C1
Fly a 1X from Central Europe to very beautiful city in Africa before a R/T flight from C1-C3 and pay < 375 € All-in.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:30 am
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So has anyone actually flown the C2-C6 (with 1X) without issue that is discussed here from time to time? Will be flying the 1X as well.
Looking at making my bookings this week. Obviously would prefer to not be stranded/hit up at the airport.
I'm sorry why was my post deleted that was pointing out a very cheap basefare between some cities deleted? This no longer allowed?
Looking at making my bookings this week. Obviously would prefer to not be stranded/hit up at the airport.
I'm sorry why was my post deleted that was pointing out a very cheap basefare between some cities deleted? This no longer allowed?
Last edited by davem4; Sep 27, 2018 at 8:47 am
Sep 28, 2018, 2:22 am
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Pat89339
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Sep 28, 2018, 8:55 am
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So has anyone actually flown the C2-C6 (with 1X) without issue that is discussed here from time to time? Will be flying the 1X as well.
Looking at making my bookings this week. Obviously would prefer to not be stranded/hit up at the airport.
I'm sorry why was my post deleted that was pointing out a very cheap basefare between some cities deleted? This no longer allowed?
Looking at making my bookings this week. Obviously would prefer to not be stranded/hit up at the airport.
I'm sorry why was my post deleted that was pointing out a very cheap basefare between some cities deleted? This no longer allowed?
Is there a "Low Base Fare" thread now ? Where are / should such useful posts be made ?
Oct 6, 2018, 8:27 am
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Yes very permissive conditions:
After 5 minutes I get YQ reduced from € 310to €129.50.
However, the high Belgian airport taxes € 30 , Argentina Airport/Security Taxes € 51 , Spain Departure Tax € 28 and 15 % VAT keeps final price from going through the floor.
After 5 minutes I get YQ reduced from € 310to €129.50.
However, the high Belgian airport taxes € 30 , Argentina Airport/Security Taxes € 51 , Spain Departure Tax € 28 and 15 % VAT keeps final price from going through the floor.
I just discovered I am a noob
Oct 6, 2018, 10:20 am
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Yes very permissive conditions:
After 5 minutes I get YQ reduced from € 310to €129.50.
However, the high Belgian airport taxes € 30 , Argentina Airport/Security Taxes € 51 , Spain Departure Tax € 28 and 15 % VAT keeps final price from going through the floor.
After 5 minutes I get YQ reduced from € 310to €129.50.
However, the high Belgian airport taxes € 30 , Argentina Airport/Security Taxes € 51 , Spain Departure Tax € 28 and 15 % VAT keeps final price from going through the floor.
Oct 6, 2018, 11:54 am
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