Cheap Summer Trips - Anyone Going??
 

Last week I got bombarded with cheap flight/hotel offers from every Airline and Hotel with a pulse. I finally bit on one, buying 7 of the United $98 R/T tickets for a family trip to Disney World at the end of the summer. Has anyone else bought some of these cheap tickets from AA, UA, CO, WN, etc. or booked one of these e-mail blasted $49 rates from Starwood or Radisson? Did I take a sucker punch? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Ken in Sacramento

Yes. LAX-MIA for $97.50 total on CO. (vacation)
SNA-DFW $86.50 total on NW. (visit relatives)
SNA-DTW $101 minus $50 UA cert = $51 on UA(visit relatives).
Also get decent mileage with all of these! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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[This message has been edited by jetsetter777 (edited 07-13-2001).]

I know there are several of us who booked several SJC-JAX flights at $130 for mileage runs.

DEN-ORD-LGA for $209 on AA.

I dunno. It seems like Denver nevers gets any good deals like everyone else. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Cheers,
Lawrence

MSP is so dominated by NWA, that we got no good sale fares.

I am however, going to the new St. Regis Monarch Beach in August, the St. Regis Club in NYC for the Red Sox v. Sons of Satan series in Sept. I'm paying for airfare, but getting those rooms for free absolutely ROCKS!

We're also going to Chi to the new W next weekend for $99 a night.

Summer hotel rates are great. I only wish those in charge of airfare would cooperate. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

I bought 8 Florida tickets (JAX, TPA, MCO), all from San Jose, for a variety of dates through October. Base prices ranged from $108 to $138. I used vouchers from being bumped, though, so my total cost for all 8 tickets was about $250. Can't resist a bargain http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Who's offering $98 fares to Orlando? I found $164. Thanks...

Besides the SJC-JAX that others have also booked, I got SMF-PBI $154 R/T on Delta for a business trip in late September. The $109 R/T fare for the same route didn't work for the days I needed to go.

Booked MCI to TPA for $91.00 RT on DL for Sept and Oct. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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I thought I grabbed a good deal yesterday to go to Toronto tomorrow for 251.00 RT with my daughter for a quick getaway. The hotel rates were horrible due to demand. Lots going on there now. I like the 98.00 RT prices better...........where was I when those came out? I get the emails, guess I need to read them closer.

Wishing all of you safe trips!

I bought 2 R/T's on CO, LAX-EWR-MIA for $97.50 each, 14160 total status miles.

How and when did you book this super fare?

The $97.50 LAX-MIA fare was not promoted by Continental at all -- you would not have found it advertised on their web site or in any email. Someone "stumbled" onto the fare and posted it here on Flyertalk in the "Mileage Run" section. This was just a couple weeks ago.

I believe it was available for less than three or four days before Continental yanked it.

I reserved a couple $97.50 itin's on Continental's web site when the fare expired. I had not purchased the tix yet but thankfully, Continental honors lower fares for 24 hours even after the lower fare has expired, so I did not hesitate to pay for them and lock the fare in...
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I don't know if this counts but it kinda shocked me - SNA - SEA $165.

From LAX maybe, but we usually get punished here behind the Orange Curtain when it comes to low, non-stop fares.

Of course, I have just discovered the value of mileage runs, half because of this site, so I won't be making too many non-stops in the future, unless for award flights.

lisamcgu, that's what happens when you live in the "Golden Orange". I have the same situation here with MCI.

TravelmanKen, Since I am from sac also, let me know if you see anymore of these cheap fares on United please. I can only find a 135.00 fare there on American and Delta. thanks,

pat

Ditto pseudoswede's lament about Denver fares.

I have my fingers crossed that SW will at some point fly out of CO Springs. Their fares would be worth the drive.

BoSoxFan,

Sorry to take so long to get back with you on your question. MrLimo called me at home to fire up the PC and get out my CC, because we were going on Mileage Runs! He got the news from another FT'r. We got lucky on CO's website and got the run (cities) that we wanted. An hour later, we had to book on Expedia to get the same cities and fare. I ended up booking 2 trips while MrLimo went hogwild while hitting the enter key http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

We call each other when we see great fares from LAX to Florida via EWR. Plus now we have CO PC Angels and FA's who take very good care of us.