http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-26788 Upgrades and Downgrades: Southwest wi-fi, United customer non-service, fare sales and $0 fares, and more | Upgrade: Travel Better Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:02:11 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=77#comment-26788 [...] $0 airfares I’ve always felt that companies should honor the prices they publish. And in an era of airlines that pay you to fly them, why wouldn’t a [...] [...] $0 airfares I’ve always felt that companies should honor the prices they publish. And in an era of airlines that pay you to fly them, why wouldn’t a [...]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-11862 The morality of fare errors » Upgrade: Travel Better Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:44:22 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=77#comment-11862 [...] KNOW that something is an error. But how can we know if something is a promotion or a mistake? As I wrote last week: Sure, some of these rates should never have been posted, but with Ryanair and Easyjet [...] [...] KNOW that something is an error. But how can we know if something is a promotion or a mistake? As I wrote last week: Sure, some of these rates should never have been posted, but with Ryanair and Easyjet [...]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-8408 Too good to be true or too good to pass up? » Upgrade: Travel Better Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:25:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=77#comment-8408 [...] First time here? Check out the site's "greatest hits," ask a question, or subscribe to the latest posts via RSS or e-mail. Thanks for visiting!The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) revisits the issue of fare errors, most recently discussed here a few weeks ago. [...] [...] First time here? Check out the site’s “greatest hits,” ask a question, or subscribe to the latest posts via RSS or e-mail. Thanks for visiting!The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) revisits the issue of fare errors, most recently discussed here a few weeks ago. [...]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-379 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Holland America blames customers for its own mistake Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:32:41 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=77#comment-379 [...] Passengers are being given the option of paying up or getting a refund, but they’re not sailing at the price they paid for. And this wasn’t even a $2 or $50 rate. $849, while cheap, is still within the realm of possibility. As I’ve argued before, you can’t blame people for taking advantage of low prices, since you can’t always know if a bargain is a sale or an error. [...] [...] Passengers are being given the option of paying up or getting a refund, but they’re not sailing at the price they paid for. And this wasn’t even a $2 or $50 rate. $849, while cheap, is still within the realm of possibility. As I’ve argued before, you can’t blame people for taking advantage of low prices, since you can’t always know if a bargain is a sale or an error. [...]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/04/07/when-are-fare-errors-too-good-to-be-true/#comment-32 Anonymous Sat, 15 Apr 2006 04:15:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=77#comment-32 This particular fare was originaly found on the site <a HREF="http://www.farecompare.com" rel="nofollow">www.farecompare.com</A> which is not mentioned. This particular site provides alerts and rss feeds which actually found the fare. The Fare Alert site only picked it up after it had been out on the internet for the better part of a day... This particular fare was originaly found on the site http://www.farecompare.com which is not mentioned. This particular site provides alerts and rss feeds which actually found the fare. The Fare Alert site only picked it up after it had been out on the internet for the better part of a day…

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