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Off-topic but related: https://scottscheapflights.com https://scottscheapflights.com is _amazing_. The Premium sub is worth every penny...my wife and I will be

by crikli 8y ago

Off-topic but related: https://scottscheapflights.com https://scottscheapflights.com is _amazing_. The Premium sub is worth every penny...my wife and I will be doing a ton more overseas travel in 2019 purely because of the deals this site finds.

brianbreslin 8y ago
Also off-topic, I would pay a premium for the deals to be pre-searched for my specific cities/dates. I already pay for scotts premium. But would pay even more if I was able to actually have it look at my calendar and see when I could go on these trips. I miss out on too many due to not being quick enough.
- chasefoto 8y ago
  I've had the same issue and have been building a tool to further filter and curate flight deals. Right now you can select departure airports and airlines. Date filtering will be coming next in the next 5-7 days if not sooner. https://producthunt.com/posts/altitude https://producthunt.com/posts/altitude
  - aagha 8y ago
    I hope you don't mind the feedback: There's no way I'm signing up for a service that I don't get to try first. See what Scott's is doing: You get a 1/3 of the deals--this whets the appetite.
daurnimator 8y ago
Similarly I use https://www.secretflying.com https://www.secretflying.com which has a bit more non-paywalled.
thaumasiotes 8y ago
For a typical overseas trip, how does your (ordinary, non-discounted) airfare generally compare to your food and boarding expenses?
- werber 8y ago
  You don't book with Scott's Cheap Flights, it's just an e-mail that says what is on sale and the best way to book. I haven't had any issues not getting a meal or being charged for bags on an international flight using their tips
  - wastedhours 8y ago
    My assumption is the OP was talking about "food and boarding expenses" in the context of your hotel and food when you reach your destination - e.g. how much is saving on your airfare worth it vs optimising your hotel price.
  - thaumasiotes 8y ago
    Yes, I meant food and boarding for the trip, not for the flight. My instinct is that taking "a lot more international travel" due to cheaper airfare will result in spending a lot more money; I don't quite see why the cheaper airfare makes it make sense.
micahgoulart 8y ago
I got into churning airline miles then manufactured spending (generating spend on credit card to earn miles) and now have over 10 million miles. I also heard one of the biggest groups of manufactured spend are developers within Google. I belong to a private slack with over 80 folks doing this as a hobby so we can do first class/business class international travel and hotel stays for free. If anyone is into it as as well and would like to join a private Slack and contribute, hit me up. A big majority of the group are engineers. NOTE: this group is for advanced folks only who have been doing this for a while. Think "r/churning level 2"
- wes-k 8y ago
  Interested! Shoot me an email qbaler@gmail.com
- mothsonasloth 8y ago
  I would be interested but I am in the UK, not the US
- diego898 8y ago
  @micahgoulart - I am in the US and very interested in getting started. I didnt see how to contact you privately on your profile. My email is diego898 AT gmail DOT com
- emmatoday 8y ago
  I'd like to give this a try.
- laken 8y ago
  I've started churning (love /r/churning), but have been looking to get into manufactured spending. Would love to join your slack. Email in profile :)
- sjroot 8y ago
  Would definitely be interested. Email should be in my profile.
- occamschainsaw 8y ago

by crikli 8y ago

brianbreslin 8y ago

Also off-topic, I would pay a premium for the deals to be pre-searched for my specific cities/dates. I already pay for scotts premium. But would pay even more if I was able to actually have it look at my calendar and see when I could go on these trips. I miss out on too many due to not being quick enough.

chasefoto 8y ago
I've had the same issue and have been building a tool to further filter and curate flight deals. Right now you can select departure airports and airlines. Date filtering will be coming next in the next 5-7 days if not sooner. https://producthunt.com/posts/altitude https://producthunt.com/posts/altitude
- aagha 8y ago
  I hope you don't mind the feedback: There's no way I'm signing up for a service that I don't get to try first. See what Scott's is doing: You get a 1/3 of the deals--this whets the appetite.

daurnimator 8y ago

Similarly I use https://www.secretflying.com https://www.secretflying.com which has a bit more non-paywalled.

thaumasiotes 8y ago

For a typical overseas trip, how does your (ordinary, non-discounted) airfare generally compare to your food and boarding expenses?

werber 8y ago
You don't book with Scott's Cheap Flights, it's just an e-mail that says what is on sale and the best way to book. I haven't had any issues not getting a meal or being charged for bags on an international flight using their tips
- wastedhours 8y ago
  My assumption is the OP was talking about "food and boarding expenses" in the context of your hotel and food when you reach your destination - e.g. how much is saving on your airfare worth it vs optimising your hotel price.
- thaumasiotes 8y ago
  Yes, I meant food and boarding for the trip, not for the flight. My instinct is that taking "a lot more international travel" due to cheaper airfare will result in spending a lot more money; I don't quite see why the cheaper airfare makes it make sense.

micahgoulart 8y ago

I got into churning airline miles then manufactured spending (generating spend on credit card to earn miles) and now have over 10 million miles. I also heard one of the biggest groups of manufactured spend are developers within Google. I belong to a private slack with over 80 folks doing this as a hobby so we can do first class/business class international travel and hotel stays for free. If anyone is into it as as well and would like to join a private Slack and contribute, hit me up. A big majority of the group are engineers. NOTE: this group is for advanced folks only who have been doing this for a while. Think "r/churning level 2"

wes-k 8y ago
Interested! Shoot me an email qbaler@gmail.com
mothsonasloth 8y ago
I would be interested but I am in the UK, not the US
diego898 8y ago
@micahgoulart - I am in the US and very interested in getting started. I didnt see how to contact you privately on your profile. My email is diego898 AT gmail DOT com
emmatoday 8y ago
I'd like to give this a try.
laken 8y ago
I've started churning (love /r/churning), but have been looking to get into manufactured spending. Would love to join your slack. Email in profile :)
sjroot 8y ago
Would definitely be interested. Email should be in my profile.
occamschainsaw 8y ago