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
Jan 9, 2019, 1:24 pm
#9406
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Jan 9, 2019, 3:45 pm
#9408
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Jan 9, 2019, 4:36 pm
#9409
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 51
Here's a couple of interesting multi destination trips:
1) C1N to C1.5 (stopover) + C1.5 to C4a (stopover) + C4a to C4b = Total cost: $335 USD! (one airline)
2) C1S to C1.5 (stopover) + C1.5 to C4a (stopover) + C4a to C4b = Total cost: $265 USD! (one airline)
3) C4b to C2 (stopover) + C2 to C1N Total cost: $353 USD!
You can see these on ITA Matrix but they're not the easiest to book.
1) C1N to C1.5 (stopover) + C1.5 to C4a (stopover) + C4a to C4b = Total cost: $335 USD! (one airline)
2) C1S to C1.5 (stopover) + C1.5 to C4a (stopover) + C4a to C4b = Total cost: $265 USD! (one airline)
3) C4b to C2 (stopover) + C2 to C1N Total cost: $353 USD!
You can see these on ITA Matrix but they're not the easiest to book.
Last edited by Oj778; Jan 10, 2019 at 8:42 am
Jan 10, 2019, 6:38 pm
#9410
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 5
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I booked a C1-C2 Double RT 5X and my card was charged and my flights are confirmed on the airline's website and have eticket number but the OTA has been "processing" my reservation for 3 days and hasn't sent me the confirmation. Could this be in any way detrimental for me at the airport?
I booked a C1-C2 Double RT 5X and my card was charged and my flights are confirmed on the airline's website and have eticket number but the OTA has been "processing" my reservation for 3 days and hasn't sent me the confirmation. Could this be in any way detrimental for me at the airport?
Jan 11, 2019, 12:17 pm
#9411
formerly chrisbarnett01
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 350
Long time lurker, first time poster.
I booked a C1-C2 Double RT 5X and my card was charged and my flights are confirmed on the airline's website and have eticket number but the OTA has been "processing" my reservation for 3 days and hasn't sent me the confirmation. Could this be in any way detrimental for me at the airport?
I booked a C1-C2 Double RT 5X and my card was charged and my flights are confirmed on the airline's website and have eticket number but the OTA has been "processing" my reservation for 3 days and hasn't sent me the confirmation. Could this be in any way detrimental for me at the airport?
I have flown before even after the OTA emailed me that the trip was cancelled. My money was never refunded, and the flights still showed as confirmed on the carrier's website so I went for it. No issue whatsoever.
Jan 14, 2019, 3:09 am
#9415
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Jan 14, 2019, 8:56 am
#9418
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Jan 14, 2019, 9:02 am
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Jan 15, 2019, 10:58 am
#9420
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 3
[Also, I have been playing around with this a bit for years off and on, more for the puzzle and problem solving aspects, so thank you to everyone that has kept me both happily confused and entertained]