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Mugenmidget
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I'd like to fly from the Dallas Fort Worth airport to Burlington, Vermont sometime next summer, but a plane ticket for just one person is $450 round-trip. That's not terrible or anything, I just wondered if there might be a cheaper way to grab tickets if I'm not particular about when exactly in the summer I'd like to visit. Some kind of "standby" deal where maybe I'd get e-mailed about discounted tickets? So far I've only been using Travelocity to search for them.
I also looked at the Amtrak for fun but it looks like that might cost even more and would take like 3 days just to reach my destination. Might be fun if I made worthwhile stops at each location, so I might consider it.
Any ideas?
I also looked at the Amtrak for fun but it looks like that might cost even more and would take like 3 days just to reach my destination. Might be fun if I made worthwhile stops at each location, so I might consider it.
Any ideas?
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A year out is a really long time - the sweet spot for airfares is generally 3-6 months before you plan to fly. It may still be expensive anyway since you're probably not flying a very heavily trafficked route.
There's a fairtracker option that will alert you when deals come up.
AKA I'm not sure I understand the whole "Name Your Own Price" thing completely.
You basically put in your travel dates and airports, and then you pick a price you think is reasonable. $100 might be a little low, but maybe $200 or $225 for a flight that's regularly $450 wouldn't be a bad start. They can either accept your offer, reject your offer or send you a counteroffer, saying "we can't find anybody that will take $200, but we can guarantee you a flight for $250.75." Then, you can take it or leave it.
You won't find out your exact route or flight times until you book, but you will fly on the appointed days from/to the appointed airports. In general expect a stop, which is not unusual these days. Also, once you make a bid, you're bound to book it if they accept your offer. If you say you want a flight for $250 and they take your offer, you've agreed to book it.
BTW you can also get great deals on hotels with the name-your-own-price thing. $50 will get you a decent room just about anywhere for a night.