Best Air Ticket Prices? - Page 2

TheMercenary · 11-08-2009, 08:43 AM

I use travelocity with pretty good results. The key is to comparison shop not only the airlines but the travel routes.

Shawnee123 · 11-08-2009, 10:08 AM

I've been surprised to find that a trip with two stops, and whatever layovers involved, is the same price, or a few dollars more, than trips with one stop. Why would you choose two stops?

Wouldn't it be nice to get a straight flight, no stops, just once?

W.HI.P · 11-13-2009, 10:27 PM

i've spent 13 years of my life travelling.... mostly n.america/europe.
i have never spent more than 680 canadian dollars on a return ticket from anywhere to anywhere.
everyone else i know has spent up to 2 grand for the exact same tickets.
the secret to getting these tickets cheaper is competition.
when you go to a ticket agent, their objective is to get the most money out of you that they can get....they recieve a percentage of that.
you have to shop around, and even entering that first agent, when they quote you their cheapest price on a return ticket from lets say, toronto/rome/toronto, tell them you've already found a better price....the chances are, rather than losing you as a customer, they'll find a cheaper price for you.
prices of tickets vary based on the millions of combinations they can find....it takes time for an agent to truly find a cheap combination, you've got to make them work for you.
i really don't understand why people pay 1500 or 2000 on a return ticket they can get for 650 with a little effort.

i mean thats like 1300 bucks, with lets say 6 hours of extra work.
what kind of job pays you over 200 dollars/per hour

i have no experience with purchasing tickets online, so i can't give you advice there

monster · 11-13-2009, 10:54 PM

thanks all. they're all coming out pretty much the same at $2,100 for 5 of us with one stop each way. the only downer is a seriously early mornng departure, but I think we can suck it up....

W.HI.P in my experience in the US, the real-life agents can't hope to compete with the internet, they make a living through people who don't trust the online retailers.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2009, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I've been surprised to find that a trip with two stops, and whatever layovers involved, is the same price, or a few dollars more, than trips with one stop. Why would you choose two stops?

Wouldn't it be nice to get a straight flight, no stops, just once?

Philly to Boston $1100, with a stop/plane change $300, because there's no competition.

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2009, 09:07 AM

That's outrageous!

I recently found a two stop, for a bit more than a one stop, for a 1000 mile trip. You'd spend more time changing planes than actually flying. Plus, more opportunities for lost luggage.

What a racket.

Clodfobble · 11-14-2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

W.HI.P in my experience in the US, the real-life agents can't hope to compete with the internet, they make a living through people who don't trust the online retailers.

The place where they're really hurting is corporate clients. CEOs won't do their own online nonsense, but they've figured out that Sally in HR knows how to book it just fine. Travel agencies are dying faster than newspapers.

monster · 11-16-2009, 09:07 PM

damn, that's fast.....

11-08-2009, 08:43 AM	#16
TheMercenary We must have you for dinner. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 14,151	I use travelocity with pretty good results. The key is to comparison shop not only the airlines but the travel routes. __________________ "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil Aphorism 146 "So you heard what you expected to hear, and assumed my intent." -LJ

11-08-2009, 10:08 AM	#17
Shawnee123 aaaaachoooo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: OH Posts: 15,923	I've been surprised to find that a trip with two stops, and whatever layovers involved, is the same price, or a few dollars more, than trips with one stop. Why would you choose two stops? Wouldn't it be nice to get a straight flight, no stops, just once? __________________ The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Walt Whitman US poet (1819 - 1892)

11-13-2009, 10:27 PM	#18
W.HI.P Free Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,232	i've spent 13 years of my life travelling.... mostly n.america/europe. i have never spent more than 680 canadian dollars on a return ticket from anywhere to anywhere. everyone else i know has spent up to 2 grand for the exact same tickets. the secret to getting these tickets cheaper is competition. when you go to a ticket agent, their objective is to get the most money out of you that they can get....they recieve a percentage of that. you have to shop around, and even entering that first agent, when they quote you their cheapest price on a return ticket from lets say, toronto/rome/toronto, tell them you've already found a better price....the chances are, rather than losing you as a customer, they'll find a cheaper price for you. prices of tickets vary based on the millions of combinations they can find....it takes time for an agent to truly find a cheap combination, you've got to make them work for you. i really don't understand why people pay 1500 or 2000 on a return ticket they can get for 650 with a little effort. i mean thats like 1300 bucks, with lets say 6 hours of extra work. what kind of job pays you over 200 dollars/per hour i have no experience with purchasing tickets online, so i can't give you advice there __________________ Its all about the defence ..........and the money

11-13-2009, 10:54 PM	#19
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,493	thanks all. they're all coming out pretty much the same at $2,100 for 5 of us with one stop each way. the only downer is a seriously early mornng departure, but I think we can suck it up.... W.HI.P in my experience in the US, the real-life agents can't hope to compete with the internet, they make a living through people who don't trust the online retailers. __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

11-14-2009, 09:07 AM	#21
Shawnee123 aaaaachoooo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: OH Posts: 15,923	That's outrageous! I recently found a two stop, for a bit more than a one stop, for a 1000 mile trip. You'd spend more time changing planes than actually flying. Plus, more opportunities for lost luggage. What a racket. __________________ The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Walt Whitman US poet (1819 - 1892)

11-16-2009, 09:07 PM	#23
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 10,493	damn, that's fast..... __________________ chaos is my co-pilot

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