morganmorgan Posted April 30, 2014 Report Posted April 30, 2014 Just starting a attempted buy and figured I would put the details in a post for fun...used the links...of course RNO-LIHSat/Sat List $775+ with FeesSun/Sun List $675+ with Fees Tried Sat/Sat $375 Bid $70 Fees $448 with fees and rejected - got offers -Offers were all pretty much retailTried Sun/Sun $375 Bid $70 Fees $448 with fees and rejected - got back to retail page - different message - see below Sorry - Unable to book your airline ticketsAirline availability and pricing is constantly changing and we were unable to book the flights you requested.Please select an alternative option from the itineraries below. Prices are per ticket including all taxes and fees. will try ~400 tomorrow
thereuare Posted April 30, 2014 Report Posted April 30, 2014 Keep us updated on your progress and let us know if we can be of any help along the way. Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
morganmorgan Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Posted May 2, 2014 Trying the Sunday/Sunday combo $375 / $73.05 / $448 total - low retail shows $675 today Sorry - Unable to book your airline ticketsAirline availability and pricing is constantly changing and we were unable to book the flights you requested.Please select an alternative option from the itineraries below. Prices are per ticket including all taxes and fees Picked 'Non-jet aircraft' - I already know there are none that fly out of Reno $401 / $69.45 / $470 total - funny - taxes lower Sorry - Unable to book your airline ticketsAirline availability and pricing is constantly changing and we were unable to book the flights you requested.Please select an alternative option from the itineraries below. Prices are per ticket including all taxes and fees. We'll keep playing later this week..
morganmorgan Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Posted May 2, 2014 Trying the Sat/Sat combo...should fail - low retail is $770 $425 / $69.45 / $494.50 Got offers for other days...pretty much retail
thereuare Posted May 2, 2014 Report Posted May 2, 2014 Got offers for other days...pretty much retailAvailability has actually gotten a little better over the last year, but deep discounts on airfare is still difficult as no new capacity has been added to the system and there are still very few open seats on most routes. At least you have a bit of time to keep trying... keep us updated on your progress. Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
morganmorgan Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Posted May 4, 2014 Just having a little fun for now...I figure i'll be buying retail tickets in a few weeks anyway Tried a rural city instead of the airport city to see if that works like exclusion zones for hotels... Lowest Retail is $675 on PL Main Site Carson City, NV - LIH Sun/Sun $401 / $73.05 / $474 Sorry - Unable to book your airline ticketsAirline availability and pricing is constantly changing and we were unable to book the flights you requested.Please select an alternative option from the itineraries below. Prices are per ticket including all taxes and fees. Reno, NV - LIH $415 / $73.05 / $488 - looks like the exclusion city trick works! Rejected Sparks, NV - LIH $425 / $73.05 / $498 Rejected Minden, NV - LIH $440 / $73.05 / $513 Rejected
morganmorgan Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Posted May 4, 2014 Try Sat/Sat for fun too...getting close to where the potential savings for a opaque deal is not enough to make it worth it Low Retail is $770 today $451 / $74 / $525 Got offers...nothing worth getting, Funny that I don't get offers on Sun/Sun, but I get them on Sat/Sat
morganmorgan Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Posted May 4, 2014 Lets try Sat/Sun for fun Low Retail is $723 $451 / $73.55 / $524 Got retail offers
morganmorgan Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Posted May 4, 2014 Try one more sun/sun...then we will wait a couple weeks...we are way out of the 8 week sweet spot where pricing should be better $451 / $73.05 / $524 Rejected
thereuare Posted May 4, 2014 Report Posted May 4, 2014 Keep us updated on your progress. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
morganmorgan Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Posted May 10, 2014 Time to tinker some more...4 tickets Used the PRICELINE links... Low Retail is $675 on PL Main Site $400 / $73.05 / $473 $425 / $73.05 / $498 $451 / $73.05 / $524 $461 / $73.05 / $534 $471 / $73.05 / $544 $481 / $73.05 / $554 all rejected
Romelle Posted May 10, 2014 Report Posted May 10, 2014 Any chance you could bid just two tickets at a time? It might improve the odds. And even if you couldn't win the second set, you might be able to book at retail on the same schedule. Romelle
thereuare Posted May 11, 2014 Report Posted May 11, 2014 If you are willing to split the purchase you must: 1) be willing to pay current retail rates for the 2nd set of tickets, OR 2) be willing to have the 3rd/4th passengers fly on a different itinerary Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
morganmorgan Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Posted May 18, 2014 Looks like we're doing something else for this school break....I hope the bloglike post is helpful to someone...
thereuare Posted May 18, 2014 Report Posted May 18, 2014 Thank you for closing this thread with your decision. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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