Prices

This was my first time using Booking.com and honestly it’s been a mess. First issue: I booked a place and on check in day it looked nothing like the photos. I used the “cancel without fee” option and the property accepted it. A week later, the property comes back and says no...

Flying JFK to AUS next Tuesday at 7am. I’m in Main Cabin Extra right now and keep getting a $194 offer to upgrade to first. It’s been the same price since I booked last month. Only about 3 of 16 first class seats are taken and economy is still pretty empty. I don’t have any AA...

Was booking Heathrow to Bristol through Busbud. Two options came up: National Express at £79 and FlixBus at £29 for two passengers. Obviously picked Flix. Got to checkout, selected Google Pay, and suddenly the price jumps to £56. Thought maybe I missed something and it was per...

Booked a room four days ago for the week before Christmas at a brand new hotel. Rate was $45 a night. Looked cheap, so I double checked by booking directly on the hotel brand’s own website. Same price, non refundable after 24 hours, so I locked it in. Today I get an email from...

We used those Costco 3-day tickets and went three times this year. Fun overall, but wow the place has changed. Prices are way higher, food felt cheaper (that clam chowder bread bowl used to be so good), and the crowds at Christmas were brutal. Galaxy’s Edge looks amazing but...

Was looking at doing a solo trip next year too and noticed the same thing. Coach on the Sunset Limited might be around 150 bucks, then you click over to roomettes and it jumps to a thousand plus. It’s a wild gap. From what I’ve seen, the roomette price is basically your fare...

I love taking the train from Wilmington to Penn instead of driving, but the prices are getting ridiculous. Saw 400 dollars roundtrip and just stared at it. I could literally fly to Mexico for that. Sometimes it’s 40 bucks, sometimes it’s 167 for the exact same ride, total demand...

I’ve been flying more for work this year, usually in paid business class, and Delta’s prices have gotten ridiculous. Example: SEA–NYC in November Delta wants $2,900 while Alaska is $1,600. Cabin’s almost empty too. Same thing on a recent trip to Savannah Delta wanted $3,000,...

Noticed a fare drop on my booking. “Change flight” tool showed it was 1,500 points cheaper, but a fresh search showed 8,500 points cheaper. Agent confirmed it and told me to cancel/rebook instead. So yeah, always run a new search, the tool isn’t showing the real drop.