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I had no idea you could follow users. Do you get a ping every time they post, similar to a deal alert?
And while SD isn't a pay site, there is no free SD equivalent in the travel world. FlyerTalk is probably the closest but it isn't particularly user friendly and you'd better be prepared to monitor it hourly because the really good deals appear and disappear in a flash. The travel blogs (TPG, OMAAT, YMMV, etc.) each print some of the deals but usually only the ones that will be available for a while, usually days. Serra does a great job, but those postings are primarily mainstream, fleet-wide sales, not error fares or individual routing bargains or very-limited-availability opportunities. The pay sites (at least the good ones) have a team of people combing all the sites and email you immediately when they get a hit on your chosen airport(s). Different target audiences.
NO single site catches all of the deals so if you're smart you'll use a combination of sources (pay and/or free) to increase your odds.
And while SD isn't a pay site, there is no free SD equivalent in the travel world. FlyerTalk is probably the closest but it isn't particularly user friendly and you'd better be prepared to monitor it hourly because the really good deals appear and disappear in a flash. The travel blogs (TPG, OMAAT, YMMV, etc.) each print some of the deals but usually only the ones that will be available for a while, usually days. Serra does a great job, but those postings are primarily mainstream, fleet-wide sales, not error fares or individual routing bargains or very-limited-availability opportunities. The pay sites (at least the good ones) have a team of people combing all the sites and email you immediately when they get a hit on your chosen airport(s). Different target audiences.
NO single site catches all of the deals so if you're smart you'll use a combination of sources (pay and/or free) to increase your odds.
Flyertalk, Theflightdeal, Secretflying, Google Flights are really all you need.
Paying for flight deals is a sucker move. It's like paying for picks in sports betting.
Mfgibbins what flight deals did you buy this year that didn't make it to the travel blogs?
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Flyertalk, Theflightdeal, Secretflying, Google Flights are really all you need.
Paying for flight deals is a sucker move. It's like paying for picks in sports betting.
Mfgibbins what flight deals did you buy this year that didn't make it to the travel blogs?
I've subscribed to the sites you mentioned for years. And I've also tried different pay services and I've experienced the difference. Have you, or is this all theoretical knowledge on your part? Pay sites aren't perfect but they have their role. That's why I recommended a combination of sources (pay and/or free, as I said).
Which deals didn't make it to the travel blogs? Unknowable, because there are dozens and dozens of travel blogs. Do you review dozens of them every day? If not, then you don't know what each offers and there are definite differences between which and how many deals they post. If time has any value to you then in some circumstances it may be worth paying for a search engine to find them.
I fly Business Class exclusively and almost always internationally, so finding a deal can literally save me thousands (or more accurately, it will decide trip or no trip). Who performs that service best for BC deals, in your opinion? (Go ahead and Google it, I'll wait.) And I'll fly to anywhere internationally if I haven't been there before and the deal is cheap enough. Who performs the [these four airports]-to-[anywhere internationally] service the best, with immediate notifications?
And by the way, TheFlightDeal site you recommended also has a premium, pay version ("Receive first, business and premium economy only deals for about a quarter a day"). Fine site and I used to subscribe.
I've subscribed to the sites you mentioned for years. And I've also tried different pay services and I've experienced the difference. Have you, or is this all theoretical knowledge on your part? Pay sites aren't perfect but they have their role. That's why I recommended a combination of sources (pay and/or free, as I said).
Which deals didn't make it to the travel blogs? Unknowable, because there are dozens and dozens of travel blogs. Do you review dozens of them every day? If not, then you don't know what each offers and there are definite differences between which and how many deals they post. If time has any value to you then in some circumstances it may be worth paying for a search engine to find them.
I fly Business Class exclusively and almost always internationally, so finding a deal can literally save me thousands (or more accurately, it will decide trip or no trip). Who performs that service best for BC deals, in your opinion? (Go ahead and Google it, I'll wait.) And I'll fly to anywhere internationally if I haven't been there before and the deal is cheap enough. Who performs the [these four airports]-to-[anywhere internationally] service the best, with immediate notifications?
And by the way, TheFlightDeal site you recommended also has a premium, pay version ("Receive first, business and premium economy only deals for about a quarter a day"). Fine site and I used to subscribe.
First, I didn't recommend this site - I'm not a fan of DFC. I argued against the ignorant blanket condemnation you made against all pay sites.
Deals I've gotten (all BC, all R/T): Thailand and Hong Kong ($759), Bali ($601), Azores and Lisbon ($680), Iceland and Ireland ($1000), Paris ($1000), Madrid ($500s), Rio ($900s), Europe (many <$1500).
Some of these made blog sites (the Bali deal was famous), but by the time they posted it and by the time you visited the site (randomly) and discovered them, the seats were gone. I got one though.
It shows me the price round trip, where to book it, and what dates the deal is available on... Easy.
Example.... Philadelphia (PHL) San Juan (SJU)
$115 - ROUND-TRIP
Travel Dates
(PHL) - April 28th, 2023 and May 2nd, 2023
(PHL) - May 3rd, 2023 and May 11th, 2023
(PHL) - May 17th, 2023 and June 1st, 2023
(PHL) - May 17th, 2023 and June 7th, 2023
(PHL) - June 13th, 2023 and July 4th, 2023
(PHL) - July 17th, 2023 and August 2nd, 2023
(PHL) - July 26th, 2023 and August 15th, 2023
(PHL) - August 1st, 2023 and August 15th, 2023
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