Apr
02
2020
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Discounts & Deals
Category Archives for Discounts & Deals.
How To Think About Jumping On Great Deals For Future Travel
Mar
30
2020
As with almost every question, whether to jump on a travel deal now depends “on what margin?” Just how good a deal is it? That’s because there are some great deals now, but the future is uncertain.
You likely give up very little by waiting so it has to be a truly uncommon opportunity to spur a purchase in the current environment.
$13 Cross Country Airfares! But Why Are Airlines Pricing Below Marginal Cost?
Mar
28
2020
Airlines are pricing cross country flights as low as $12.89. All but $2.79 of that is taxes. That’s much lower than the marginal cost to the airline for transporting an additional customer. Why would they intentionally sell tickets tickets for such low prices?
An Interesting Investment Play For People Who Take Cruises
Mar
28
2020
If you cruise, and will cruise again, cruise line shares are cheap – and shareholders get folio credit when they take trips. A reader passes along that at current prices they get an effective 6% dividend annual when they take a 7 night cruise.
Buy One Way Tickets Right Now, Not Roundtrips
Mar
12
2020
Roundtrip tickets used to be cheaper than buying two one ways. For the most part that isn’t true anymore. One way tickets, at least domestically, do not usually raise the cost of a trip.
Still many people book roundtrip travel because of change fees. But for the most part those do not apply right now.
Why We Aren’t Seeing More Travel Discounts Right Now
Mar
11
2020
We keep hearing about doom and gloom in the travel industry – people aren’t flying, but mostly that forward bookings are down. Airlines are cutting flights and offering relaxed restrictions so that people are more comfortable buying travel. We’ve already seen Alaska Airlines come out with bonus elie qualifying miles for travel now.
But if things are so bad in the travel industry why aren’t we seeing more travel deals?
Why Waiting To Cancel Non-Refundable Travel Plans Improves Your Odds Of A Refund
Mar
09
2020
There’s little benefit to cancelling a trip now that you aren’t going to take versus waiting until much closer to scheduled departure to do it, and there’s an upside to waiting. You may be able to get a refund later that you cannot today.
Fare Alert: Less Than $300 Roundtrip To Israel
Feb
23
2020
Secret Flying warns that this price is so low (compares to over $800 on other airlines) that i could be a mistake. I disagree, it looks like a deep discount sale to me. However the airline could get seller’s remorse so it’s a good idea to wait several days before making plans around these tickets.
Fare Alert: Business Class Roundtrip To Russia From $1622
Feb
21
2020
There’s currently business class tickets between New York and Russia – either Moscow or St. Petersburg – from just $1622 roundtrip with the transatlantic portion of the journey on oneworld member Finnair. That’s an amazing fare, and it’s available exactly when you’d want to make the trip whether you want the best weather or to steal an election.
Limited-Time Free Opportunity: 5% Rebate on Discounted Hotels and More
Feb
20
2020
Despite marketing claims by the big chains, you can often get a better price on a hotel booking through third party websites. That’s even more the case with independent hotels.
What I’ve found is that the more expensive the hotel the greater likelihood you can find a deal through a small online travel agency website. You’ll usually give up hotel loyalty points and elite status credit, but you may receive other perks. At a minimum it’s worth checking before you book.
Right now there’s a new opportunity to join a site free that usually charges, to get 5% back on your bookings — and not just hotels, either, but other travel too.
