Comments on: Putting low-fare guarantees to the test http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Check in the mail: Orbitz refunds airfare price drops, but is it worthwhile? | Upgrade: Travel Better http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-30628 Check in the mail: Orbitz refunds airfare price drops, but is it worthwhile? | Upgrade: Travel Better Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:06:36 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-30628 [...] - The black art of repricing tickets - Track airfare before and AFTER you buy? - Putting low-fare guarantees to the test - Orbitz [...] [...] – The black art of repricing tickets – Track airfare before and AFTER you buy? – Putting low-fare guarantees to the test – Orbitz [...]

]]> By: PK Springtime http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-27546 PK Springtime Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:41:02 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-27546 American Airlines " Lowest Fare Guarantee" is clearly a deceptive maneuver to create the impression that one is actually being given the lowest fare, guaranteed. It makes no reference to any time constraint whatsoever. Until, that is, a few days later when the fare for the same itinerary has dropped from $1668 ( 2 tkts) to $1404, same exact itinerary! The webmaster, so-called, is only a master at perpetuating the fraud being perpetrated by American. Lowest Price Guaranteed? The only thing that accomplished is that I can guarantee American that I and no one in my family will book with American again, except as a last resort, and that is not likely to happen. American responded to my request to more or less call 1-800- tuf-s t u f f. I am going to contact the BBB and Consumer Affairs. Enough already with these jerks and their deliberate deceptions. American Airlines ” Lowest Fare Guarantee” is clearly a deceptive
maneuver to create the impression that one is actually being given
the lowest fare, guaranteed. It makes no reference to any time constraint
whatsoever. Until, that is, a few days later when the fare for the same
itinerary has dropped from $1668 ( 2 tkts) to $1404, same exact itinerary!
The webmaster, so-called, is only a master at perpetuating the fraud
being perpetrated by American. Lowest Price Guaranteed? The
only thing that accomplished is that I can guarantee American that
I and no one in my family will book with American again, except as
a last resort, and that is not likely to happen. American responded
to my request to more or less call 1-800- tuf-s t u f f. I am going
to contact the BBB and Consumer Affairs. Enough already with
these jerks and their deliberate deceptions.

]]> By: Mark Ashley http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15941 Mark Ashley Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:35:12 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15941 I would try calling Continental, yes. You might be charged a $100 change fee, but if you pay $100 and get $200 back, you're still $100 ahead. Few airlines don't charge a change fee in this sort of a circumstance. United is one of the last ones to do it for free, as far as I can tell: http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/03/13/the-black-art-of-repricing-tickets/ Let us know how you do! I would try calling Continental, yes. You might be charged a $100 change fee, but if you pay $100 and get $200 back, you’re still $100 ahead.

Few airlines don’t charge a change fee in this sort of a circumstance. United is one of the last ones to do it for free, as far as I can tell:
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/03/13/the-black-art-of-repricing-tickets/

Let us know how you do!

]]> By: Tony http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15939 Tony Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:16:04 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15939 If an airline drops its own price, is it possible to get the lower price? I have a ticket with Continental that I see has now dropped $200 from when I purchased it. Should I call Continental and how do I haggle to get the lower price? If an airline drops its own price, is it possible to get the lower price? I have a ticket with Continental that I see has now dropped $200 from when I purchased it. Should I call Continental and how do I haggle to get the lower price?

]]> By: Petergreenberg.com » For the Press http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15016 Petergreenberg.com » For the Press Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:21:05 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-15016 [...] “Putting Low Fare Guarantees to the Test” Upgrade: Travel Better - April 25, 2007 [...] [...] “Putting Low Fare Guarantees to the Test” Upgrade: Travel Better – April 25, 2007 [...]

]]> By: David Ourisman http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13514 David Ourisman Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:20:45 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13514 This is a great bit of research. Thanks for publishing it! This is a great bit of research. Thanks for publishing it!

]]> By: Dan http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13456 Dan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:16:58 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13456 Because now people may start abusing the farecompare feeds and fare guarantees. As long as they're not abused they'll be around, but if they are-I don't see them sticking around for so long. Because now people may start abusing the farecompare feeds and fare guarantees.
As long as they’re not abused they’ll be around, but if they are-I don’t see them sticking around for so long.

]]> By: Mark Ashley http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13437 Mark Ashley Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:59:32 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13437 These policies have been publicly advertised on the airlines' websites for some time. In each case, it's been "out in the open" for as long as the policy has existed. Why would this critique kill it? These policies have been publicly advertised on the airlines’ websites for some time. In each case, it’s been “out in the open” for as long as the policy has existed. Why would this critique kill it?

]]> By: Dan http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13433 Dan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:46:12 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/04/25/putting-low-fare-guarantees-to-the-test/#comment-13433 Great-Now that this is out in the open I wonder how long it is until the death of the low fare guarantee bonus chits. Great-Now that this is out in the open I wonder how long it is until the death of the low fare guarantee bonus chits.

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