We’ve all seen and heard those commercials on TV and radio spouting forth the glory and amazement that are name your own price plane tickets, but do any of us really know how they work? How can these travel sites (such as Priceline and Hotwire) allow travelers to name their own price on a plane ticket without going bankrupt? It just doesn’t seem possible, or at least legit.
Name Your Own Price Plane Tickets – Legit, with Exceptions
The act of naming your own price for plane tickets is simply another form of bidding on airfare. Instead of the airlines setting the price, you do (the prospective purchaser). Travel sites that offer name your own price plane tickets partner with travel consolidators and the airlines to get deep discounts on travel tickets across the globe. They then put these discounted tickets up for auction, allowing the consumer to bid on the plane ticket and set his/her own price.
Of course, this form of ticket purchasing isn’t as clear-cut as it may seem. Even though you can name your own price, it doesn’t mean you actually get the ticket at that price. Since “naming” actually means “bidding”, someone else can “name” a different price (a.k.a. bid a higher amount) and get the plane ticket out from under you. Remember, “Name your own price for plane tickets” is just a fancy way of saying “Bid on airfare”.
Name Your Own Price Plane Tickets – Bidding with a Blind Fold On
The big catch with naming your own price on plane tickets is that in many cases you’re bidding without knowing the exact airline or flight times. You know the day of the flight before you bid, but you won’t know what airline you’ll be flying or the flight times until AFTER you’ve won the auction. And once you’ve won the auction (by naming your own price on your ticket), you’re locked in – you can’t back out if you don’t like your departure time (i.e. 3 a.m.). So basically, when you’re naming your own price on a plane ticket, you’re taking a gamble on when you’re leaving, how many layovers you’ll have (many “name your own price” travel sites only offer flights that have multiple layovers), and what airline you’ll be flying.
The Key to Name Your Own Price Plane Tickets- Be Flexible
The key to saving money and your sanity with name your own price plane tickets is to be as flexible as possible. You can find great deals on flights with “name your own price” travel auction sites. You just have to be willing and ready to depart and arrive at weird hours and endure a few layovers. If you’re a flexible traveler and don’t care what airline you fly, bidding on airfare and naming your own price on plane tickets is your best bet for saving on your flight.
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im 15 traveling alone the travel agent i got my ticket from says that i can travel alone what do u guyz think?im 15 traveling alone the travel agent i got my ticket from says that i can travel alone what do u guyz think? im going on kuwait airways and i live in canada i have 2 stop in toronto, london ,kuwait and lahore which is in pakistan.
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There is a repercussion if your travel agent cancel your flight reservation as a revenge due to your dispute. Your travel agent cannot just cancel your flight reservation without your permission either verbally or better yet, in writing. If you want, you can cancel your reservation by calling the air carrier by providing them with your confirmation number or record locator number. Depending on the kind of air fare you paid for such as "no restrictions fully refundable ticket", you can absolutely be refunded by the whole amount that was charged to you. After you cancel your reservation, create another reservation but this time, do it yourself online. Who knows, the fare might be cheaper to buy online versus using a travel agent who relies on commission.
To make you feel at ease, you can sue your travel agent if he/she did the unthinkable deed.
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~You could book a flight on http://www.expedia.com and choose multiple destinations, and it could actually be cheaper than booking just one destination. Of course, the price would depend on which cities you are looking to visit. I booked a flight from Baltimore to Detroit to Chicago to Baltimore (all flights on different days over a period of a week) and it was actually cheaper than booking a round trip flight from Baltimore to Chicago.
Check the restrictions on your airline ticket. Some tickets when you buy cheap are non-refundable. It normally takes months before you get your refund if there is any. Although, I personally doubt if you are entitled to a refund considering Cebu Pacific is a no frills airlines.
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OK – I work in a tube ticket office, so this is the definitive advice.
DO NOT buy an oyster card. If you are only in town for one or two days and are planning to travel a lot, the oyster card is too complicated – there are too many variables and things that can go wrong, and make your trip even more expensive.
The best thing you can do is just buy one day travelcards. The peak is 0430 – 0930 mon-fri, and the rest of the time is off-peak (there is no peak in the afternoon as far as tickets are concerned).
One day travelcards are valid on the tube, DLR and national rail within the zones you buy them for, and for the buses in any zone, and the expire at 0430 on the morning after you buy them.
The prices for one day tickets for central london are:
zones 1-2 – £6.80 peak / £5.30 off peak
zones 1-3 – £8.00 peak
zones 1-4 – £9.40 peak /£5.90 off peak
zones 1-5 – £11.80 peak
zones 1-6 – £13.20 peak / £7.00 off peak
If you are in London for three days and plan to travel before 0930 on at least one day, then you can buy a 3 day travelcard for £17.40, but otherwise, don't bother with it.
(single fares are £4 anywhere, so for the visitor to london, a one day card is always a better option)
ps. David S, I don't know where you got those fares from, but a 1-4 travelcard has never been £5.60.
if there is a greyhound station there yes you can or sometimes
yoyu even print the tickets online as well
that might work better
I think it's always better to go with an online travel site. I've been using yourtripstartshere.com. They're the lowest I've found online.
Look at the Star Alliance website for around-the-world tickets. I'm sure the other airline group (One World?) has them too. Basically they have rules to stop you repeating flights, and you have to be moving slowly in one direction or the other without much backtracking, and it's NOT "unlimited"…
You pick whether you want to include, say, South America or Africa too.
See http://www.staralliance.com/star_alliance/star/frame/main_10.html
IIRC the price was from $4700 US on up, depending on options. You have to get it through a travel agent, because the details and options are too complex to work out with just a web site.
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