VPN and incognito tricks do not work when purchasing tickets
Mar 14, 2024, 4:52 am
#1
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VPN and incognito tricks do not work to purchase cheaper tickets
There are many myths circulating on the Internet about using VPN and incognito to buy cheaper tickets.
I bought a good (paid) VPN, I tried it on many search engines, OTAs, even by airlines directly and these tricks to get cheaper prices do not work. I don’t know if it worked before, but it doesn’t now.
Certainly a good promoting to buy a VPN.
Am I wrong, have you had different experiences?
I bought a good (paid) VPN, I tried it on many search engines, OTAs, even by airlines directly and these tricks to get cheaper prices do not work. I don’t know if it worked before, but it doesn’t now.
Certainly a good promoting to buy a VPN.
Am I wrong, have you had different experiences?
Last edited by anonimous; Mar 14, 2024 at 12:19 pm
Mar 15, 2024, 11:03 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 2,918
There are many myths circulating on the Internet about using VPN and incognito to buy cheaper tickets.
I bought a good (paid) VPN, I tried it on many search engines, OTAs, even by airlines directly and these tricks to get cheaper prices do not work. I don’t know if it worked before, but it doesn’t now.
Certainly a good promoting to buy a VPN.
Am I wrong, have you had different experiences?
I bought a good (paid) VPN, I tried it on many search engines, OTAs, even by airlines directly and these tricks to get cheaper prices do not work. I don’t know if it worked before, but it doesn’t now.
Certainly a good promoting to buy a VPN.
Am I wrong, have you had different experiences?
Mar 15, 2024, 1:29 pm
#4
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Usually I can get around that by just reconnecting until I get an ASN that isn't blacklisted by cloudflare.
Mar 15, 2024, 1:36 pm
#5
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Or you could be like this website (or its proxy: cloudflare) and try to wholesale block VPN access... There is a high level of ironicality in a website for travel discussion blocking VPNs.
Usually I can get around that by just reconnecting until I get an ASN that isn't blacklisted by cloudflare.
Usually I can get around that by just reconnecting until I get an ASN that isn't blacklisted by cloudflare.
Mar 16, 2024, 6:45 am
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To be honest, I never understood that for FT. For a full blown ecommerce site, yes. But unless IB is selling geographic data (and they could), it's really kinda pointless to block VPN access to FT. Readers will be coming from all over the world. But after the Trending page issue, what do I know about advertising...
Mar 16, 2024, 7:58 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2015
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I messaged FT about it a while back. They were really nice and offered to try to work with their provider and whitelist the address I was using. I explained that isn't really a viable solution since one's endpoint is likely to be different every time they turn on their VPN.
Mar 18, 2024, 6:05 pm
#8
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I've never had a VPN give me a better price. Using a different country's website? Rarely. Most of the airline discounts I'm aware of are based on your own location when you enter your details. I know of a few edge cases where airlines have "locals" rates, but you need to present ID with address that matches the "locals". Not easily exploitable.
Mar 20, 2024, 12:15 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 640
Using a VPN to get cheaper tickets is a myth. What you actually need to do is shop with a different POS, so compare prices from kayak.com kayak.fr kayak.es ...
Always check metas / airlines websites for the country you depart from and you fly to. So when flying from the U.S. to Spain make sure you check both .com and .es
Always check metas / airlines websites for the country you depart from and you fly to. So when flying from the U.S. to Spain make sure you check both .com and .es
Mar 20, 2024, 12:41 pm
#10
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Posts: 1,447
Using a VPN to get cheaper tickets is a myth. What you actually need to do is shop with a different POS, so compare prices from kayak.com kayak.fr kayak.es ...
Always check metas / airlines websites for the country you depart from and you fly to. So when flying from the U.S. to Spain make sure you check both .com and .es
Always check metas / airlines websites for the country you depart from and you fly to. So when flying from the U.S. to Spain make sure you check both .com and .es
Purchae with a credit card which has no foreign transaction fee.
Using different country websites is discussed for cruises on several sites.