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In my case on Flightfox, the person was clearly just using some software. The time investment was probably minutes. The value for me is that this person knows
by xb95 14y ago
In my case on Flightfox, the person was clearly just using some software. The time investment was probably minutes.
The value for me is that this person knows all of the rules -- cheap legs, good days to fly, how to get X or Y, fare codes, etc. Plus they have the underlying software that powers ticket searching, they don't have to use ridiculously terrible web portals like us normal folk.
In my case, Flightfox took what was a simple round trip "I am flying to Sydney for a conference" for $2400 and turned it into:
* Fly to Sydney
* Return via Manila, stop for a week
* Return via Hong Kong, stop for a few days
* Return to San Francisco
They teased out my layovers into full-fledged stops, and brought the total cost down to $2100. They found a way to get way more value out of this trip than I would have otherwise.
Of course -- then they gave me a pile of fare codes and letters and said "call the airline, good luck!" I haven't actually booked the tickets. :(
- JonLim 14y agoCurious: given that you saved about $300 despite all the extra time abroad, aren't you just making up for it by spending more on accommodations and food? I mean, I'd do it in a heartbeat, but you aren't saving that much more, I gather. If at all.
- xb95 14y agoAbsolutely, yes. In my case I was annoyed that my round trip from Orbitz took me through Hong Kong for 3 hours, so I went to Flightfox to see if I could make it 3 days. They said yes -- AND made the flight cheaper! The other option was to try to book multiple round trips or a multi-city with Orbitz/Expedia/etc and in my case it was driving the cost way up. I wasn't happy with the result, and couldn't get the price sub-$3500 to do what I want -- and then I would have had to pay food and accomodations on top of the higher price.