Fares
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Cranky on the Web – Reviewing the Year, More on Hidden City Ticketing, Delays on the Tarmac and on Southwest
In the Trenches: Reviewing the Year and Preparing for 2015 – Small Business Center I take a quick look back on 2014…
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Why Airlines Need Hidden City Ticketing to Be Possible but They Also Can’t Let You Take Advantage of It
Welcome back from the holidays. I’m sure you’re trying to ease back into things at work, but there’s no time for that…
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Delta’s Basic Economy is Going to Generate a Ton of Complaints, Leave Money on the Table
Last week I wrote about Delta’s cabin rebranding efforts, but I failed to really grasp something that is likely going to become…
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Cranky on the Web (December 1 – 5 ) – Hidden City Ticketing, First Class, More
This secret trick could save you money on airfare — but beware – Digital Trends I was asked to comment about hidden…
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Forget the “Best Day to Buy Tickets” Garbage and Think About How Far In Advance to Book Instead
Last week I wrote a special Friday post tearing apart the way the media misinterpreted a report showing that Sunday is the…
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Here’s Why Those Stories Claiming Ticket Prices are Cheaper on Sundays are Completely Wrong
It’s rare that I post something on a Friday, but sometimes there’s a topic that gets my blood boiling and a story…
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Cranky on the Web (September 21 – October 3)
Some of these are a bit old because I didn’t post last Saturday while I was on vacation. But none of these…
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A Lawsuit Over Delta’s Best Fare Guarantee Shows a Lack of Knowledge, So Let’s Fix That
There’s never a shortage of lawsuits involving airlines, but there’s one in particular that came up recently which I thought was worth…
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Why You So Rarely See Web Fares In the US
I was talking about mistake fares with someone the other day, and that reminded me of a time when I filed a…
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In a Dramatic Turn, The Domestic US is Probably the Best Market for Airlines in the World Right Now
It wasn’t all that long ago that airlines raced to get their airplanes out of the US as fast as possible. Flights…
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Stop Focusing on How Fares are Displayed, We Have Bigger Problems
There’s a lot of stupid government regulation when it comes to the airline industry, and for that reason, it’s important to choose…
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Cranky on the Web (June 2 – 6)
How To Book A Flight On The WAY Cheap – Refinery29 I was surprised at the number of emails I got after…