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> So I booked my flight immediately. Knowing exactly when to book definitely felt like magic. This is the part I can't do. I never get the best fare, let alone

> So I booked my flight immediately. Knowing exactly when to book definitely felt like magic. This is the part I can't do. I never get the best fare, let alone those occasional $300 round trip to Europe fares, because I care too much about the specifics of the flights. A bad flight time can lose you part or all of a day, leave you with a ruined sleep schedule, force you to start/end your trip at an absurd hour of the early morning, you can end up sitting in an horrific middle seat by the bathroom, or flying on a bottom-of-the-barrel airline and so on. If you can live with all of those compromises, it's great! If not, you end up paying a more "normal" price for your ticket.

matwood 6y ago
Even just a little bit of flexibility can save you money. One EU vacation I was able to save $500/ticket by leaving early in the morning and flying to the hub airport, paying the $50pp for the nice airport lounge, and working all day (those lounges are built for business travelers are a lot like co-working spaces) from there. I finished working, had another 'free' snack, got on the plane to the EU, and started my vacation.
benhurmarcel 6y ago
You could put a price on those, and code your algorithm to select the best compromise for you.