As an airport ticket desk agent I am begging you guys please stop using online third parties for planning your trip. Yes they are quite useful to find the best deal but can you reach them if they : refund your ticket without inforning you, rebooking you to an alternative flight without informing you, don't check you in for your low-cost flight and make it unavailable for you to do it then you have to pay extra at the airport. These are some just daily cases that happen every effin day.
But the price! The main thing we’re looking at, is the price. Ticket prices are absolutely outrageous and most people are looking to find the best deal possible.
If you do a hidden city ticket, make sure it’s oneway. Cos if you jump off before your supposedly destination, and you no show for your remaining sector,the rest of your return reservation will be CANCELLED
Filed a BBB complaint against Hopper and won. Their reviews dropped. Long story short, they charged additional undisclosed fees. And are IMPOSSIBLE to contact. Never again.
@@srab9260 Those apps are third parties, that means there is another company whose benefitting of your purchase, instead buy directly from the airline since the changes are higher of getting a discount
Scott's Cheap Flights is responsible for my bucket list trip at the end of the summer. I found airfare to the Greek Islands (no stop in Athens) for $600 with bags. I can't recommend them enough!
We also bought super cheap flights from LA to Manila using Scott’s Cheap Flights - definitely worth signing up for at least the free option if you’re based in the U.S. ✈️
Mitch, I am so very impressed with the information you have researched! I am always trying to get cheaper flights especially from Phila to Heathrow and onto Whitley Bay, England to visit my brother. I am watching your videos again and saving them! Btw, your blue eyes are so gorgeous! I am subscribe to Scott’s cheap flights. THANK YOU! ✈️
Hey Linda! Thanks so much for the kind words 😇 I think you can get to London pretty cheap with airline miles - maybe I’ll make a video about that soon!
actually the cheapest way to fly australia to USA is to get onto a wholesaler who buys bulk seats. They are generally 1/2 the price of online fares, but you might need to be a little bit date flexible, but savings are huge.
Ita matrix does not include all airlines. I'm from mnl philippines and booking for a trip to boracay. It only includes pal (philippine airlines) and not air asia. It said the cheapest round trip flight is for only 4,933php/person but air asia as the cheapest at 3,500/person.
Having Worked With Airline & OTAs For Several Years, I Always Suggest That People Must Change Their Mindset From Finding "Cheap Flights" To Finding "Right Flight". Otherwise This Habit Of Looking For Cheap Flights Will One Day Put Them In A Situation Where They Will Pay More Than What They Have Saved In Past But At The Same Time They Will Get A Really Bad Experience That They Will Remember For Lifetime. One Must Know Which Airline To Book On A Particular Route, Where To Book, What To Do First When Flight Is Affected With Cancellation Or Time Change. These Are Few Things That Will Save You From A Bad Experience & A Lot Of Trouble. On Daily Basis, I See People In Trouble That They Could Have Avoided Easily If They Knew How Book A Right Flight.
That’s it right there change the mindset from “Cheap Flights” to the “Right Flights”…. This will make your trip more enjoyable. My 2 cents leave third parties booking alone. Go through the actual website itself. And screenshot all confirmation numbers.
Spirit was horrible. They canceled my flight in the middle of spring break week. I paid only 100 dollars for my flight, then the flights filled up for that week. I never booked spirit before. They are a nightmare if they cancel.
Utter nightmare. I travelled on Spirit before and the fare was cheap, which is good By the time I come to the end of my destination I paid literally more money for baggage than what I paid for the fare. For every connecting airport I was charge for my baggage and the price was never the same and it's not like I changed to another airline.
I recently tumble on a way to get cheaper tickets but I don't know how to make it consistent. Want to hear your idea. I was looking for a ticket from San Diego to Maui to meet with my parents who flied from San Jose (CA). Their Southwest ticket was $200 cheaper than whatever flight I could find. Then it hit on me, Southwest fight from San Diego to San Jose was only $59-$69. I had to book 2 flight (SW refused to make it one flight with layover in San Jose), but I saved over $100 and met my parents earlier.
@@julianalatupeirissa3957 Don't Do This Otherwise You Will Be In Trouble One Day. Having Worked With OTAs And Airlines, I Always advise people to to book right combination flights and not cheap.
Hopper is a tool that I find useful since I usually don't need to purchase my ticket right away if the price is likely to drop. What I would love to see would be a limit order tool.
Yes Hopper is awesome! I thought about including it in the video, but I didn’t want to make it too long and wasn’t sure if it’s already well known or not. Definitely recommend though!
Hidden city’s are dangerous. I was flying from Bali to Cebu. They gave me 2 flights the first going to Australia after a stop and I was suppose to get of the airport . Come back in and take the flight to Cebu with a different flight. Turns out you need a visa to go to Australia, so they wouldn t let me board. I confessed I was t going to Australia but Cebu. They didn’t care and I lost my flight and 350. They were willing to sell me another direct flight at the airport for $1,000 when it’s normally 300. The ticket company would not reimburse my ticket.
Just fly to the Philippines. You'll have layovers of forty hours. However you can't really as you need antigen within 24 hours of plane leaving and you're not allowed to leave airports.
That rule is to have a test 24 hours before boarding the flight. It doesn't matter how long your flight is, you can spend 60 hours getting to where you're going, you need the ATK test before boarding, not at arrival.
Jack's doesn't do my local, PIT. I'll watch for IAD and other DC airports. We plan on moving to Toronto, so hopefully that will help. WIfey is in BKK/DMK so will also enter those.
Thank you for your tips, hopefully this can save me some money on a flight to asain. Getting your input, what's a decent price for a ticket from LAX to SGN? I'm planning to volunteer over there during winter break so I'm planning to leave after Dec 16th for 2-3week
You’re very welcome! For data on prices, I like to use Hopper - it’ll tell you whether the price you’re looking at now is good or if your should wait based on historic data :-)
A trip to dallas texas from atl georgia for 1 week is 3k total including airbnb, checked bags transportation etc. Then i looked up georgia to thailand ko samui, plus airbnb, checked bags, food etc. Its about $6200-7k . Why is a trip to dallas tx 3k? Its right there
Can you get off at your layover? American Airlines wanted my bag to be checked baggage instead of carry-on to prevent me from doing that. The layover was my home town and they said it was illegal.
Unfortunately it wouldn’t work if you have checked bags, but if you just have a carryon, there’s nothing stopping you. I’m no lawyer, but I can’t imagine it is illegal. People miss flights all the time for many reasons. That’s not to say airlines don’t have rules against it, so if they see you’re obviously abusing the system, that could lead to issues.
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Hey there mitch, hope everything is going well with you brother. You videos on youtube are very great. I appreciate them so much. However, I want to ask you, do you have tips or ways to find very cheap hotels or airbnb accomodations for like a 7 day vacation for example?
Hey Arthur! That’s a great question. I’m not super experienced with hotels, but the absolute cheapest way would be to sign up for a hotel branded credit card that offers juicy sign up bonus points. That would get you a good portion (or perhaps even all, depending on the hotel) for free. Another interesting site to check out is Roomertravel.com. I haven’t used it personally, but heard it has potential. You can also save a ton by simply avoiding travel during high season. Now you’ve got me curious to find more hacks…maybe I’ll make a video on it in the future if I uncover some gems 🙃
Living in Europe I don't agree with this list because here we have lots of cheaper flights and the reason is we have lots of low cost airlines already so ones other than convential airlines like Luthtansa its impossible to find high cost flights
Do those low cost carriers show up on google flights? If so, that’s what I usually recommend. These ones are just extra tricks that can be handy in certain circumstances
@@ProjectUntethered It's happened a small handful of times. For some situations I did go talk to them but there was 2 where I didn't and didn't have any issues returning.
honestly this is the same as hotels, make it easier for everyone and please just take that price you found, and ask the airlines to price match. never book through 3rd parties.
Do you have any tips for traveling to Scotland in the United States I’m in Minneapolis or Ireland trying to figure out which is cheaper to fly to without taking too much of our trip time away from sightseeing basically only two weeks.
Have you seen this video? It might help you find cheap flights from US to Europe (not sure if they have your exact route though, you'd have to run a quick search): ua-cam.com/video/Uebb4EA3g50/v-deo.html
Hi! I just tried to sign up for Scott's travel deals, but it seems to be organized for US departure sites, and I live in Europe. Is there an option to sign up with European departure airports?
Love your hacks! Can you do/ share video about which countries in South America that didn't mandate C19 masking, testing or vax? Where people weren't forced and free to choose. Thanks 😄
Are you able to find the same deals if you search for the flight directly with the airlines website? That’s pretty early, but if you find a good deal, there’s nothing wrong with snagging it!
@@ProjectUntethered wait. I'm considering driving to lax to get cheaper flights but I heard the parking is horrible and not worth it since we'd have to spend the night before and after in LA and won't have family to drop us off at the airport unlike las aka our home airport
You might be able to find some cheaper parking on Neighbor, but depending on how many days you’re gone, the Uber rides to and from the airport might cancel out any savings. That’s what we did, but we were parked for 6 months, so it worked in our favor
It was a blast! Except I went to a concert the night before and got knocked in the face and had a black eye. Airport security probably though I was a trouble maker.
Yeah you gotta jumó on them fast. If you let their emails sit in your inbox for a couple days before opening them, you’re more likely to miss the deals. If you looked yourself, you’d be spending a LOT of your life on flight search sites though.
I have a flight booked from Cape town to New Orleans and I have 3 layovers in between. Is that going to be a problem since I booked my flight with Skiplagged
@@ProjectUntethered no I don't intend to do so....I am just concerned if maybe I might have problems with checking in on different airlines(my iternary has 3 different airlines)
Does all of this work when you don't live in the US??? I live in Algeria, i would like to find cheap flights for Bali in September, the prices are crazy oO
Do you have any tips on finding cheap tickets for travelling to GND in the Caribbean from Canada/ or to British Colombia in Canada. I am a frequent traveller but these tickets are very expensive.
check all the airlines, check if taking one to the destination and another back, or via another stopover or layover city, might save, try air canada to the furthest hub they go, then find another airline to complete the trip... there are ways
hi, what do you think about ASAP tickets. Looking to leave managua nicaragua to corfu greece on 9th of dec. Any thoughts on best international carriers.
According to what I’ve read, they have no legal basis to charge you, but they could freeze your frequent flier miles. Also I don’t think this is a problem if you just do it once or twice . But then again I am no lawyer.
Hello my friend, I am a new subscriber to the channel, or your question is that I need a website to make an initial flight and hotel reservation for the purpose of the consulate and visa application. What do you advise me?
You'd have to try to find the itinerary directly on the airline's website (or a partner airline). But I think that would add a lot of complexity since you can't see the point values within skiplagged, and in many cases, the point values could be similar anyway to buy the flight directly where you want to go (instead of skipping the last leg). I suppose it might work in some scenarios though!
be careful doing it to much hidden city flights can get you banned or blocked since its " frowned upon" almost happened to me and the guy at the counter gave me a stern talking. I didn't even know what I was doing.
Yikes! Yeah I definitely would avoid doing this tons of times with the same airline, especially on the same route. How did the guy at the counter know what you were doing?
Yeah, doing this can be risky, but lots of people do it to save money. I definitely wouldn't do it multiple times with the same airline. This thread has some other useful tips in it: www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/r2cnuq/getting_off_at_layover_city_instead_of_final/
@@ProjectUntethered Lots of folks get banned. Airlines track it religiously! My best friend got a stern warning too as well. He was surprised. The airlines will ban you as well!
Yikes, sounds like they are cracking down. After reading peoples comments, I would for sure not do it more than once per airline…and even then, understanding the risk. If it’s just to save $50, probably not worth it. But to save, say $500, I’d probably risk it (just once though)
Do you actually book flights for people? I am looking for someone with this kind of knowledge to book my flights and hotels etc. I like the awesome deals but I don’t have the patients to do the research. Do you have any suggestions?
I totally feel you - it can require patience of steel sometimes! We don't offer this service (although it seems like it could be a good business idea based on the comments). If you don't want to take a DIY approach, the other option is to pay a travel agent to do it for you. Have an awesome trip!
@@ProjectUntethered I didn’t realize that a regular travel agent knows all of these hacks. But I will start searching for one and ask some questions. Thanks so much for responding!
Scott’s cheap flights is just flights out of the US at the moment, but the others should work (although some people have mentioned that airwander is currently under maintenance). Within Europe you can usually find really cheap budget airline flights using google flights or sky scanner though
Do you think that would happen if you just did it once? Seems like people miss flights for tons of reasons, and I don’t think they’d ban you if you missed one. That said, I don’t work for airlines, so take anything I say with a grain of salt!
@@zknight4481 The next flight seat is empty. The airlines notice the next flight is empty and they figure it out rather quickly.. This is Especially true if you're returning on the same airline. You obviously don't realize that your reservations are made by a computer and the computer keeps a check of the activity of the passenger once you check in for a flight. You keep thinking that you can outsmart the computer but the computer actually keeps track of you during the travel and if you do not travel on the continuation of the booked ticket you could find your complete ticket canceled.
It would be interesting to see what an airline could do if it embraced hidden city flights instead of discouraging them. This could potentially be an opportunity to market a trip extension or future travel to the hidden city or it could just serve to make the customer feel happy that they got a better value than the asking price. The one thing I could expect an airline to do is require customers to inform them about not getting on the connecting flight.
@@Steeeve_ What would happen is a lot of empty seats on continuing flights that could have been sold to other customers. When they try to sell you a flight for the continuation that flight that does not have that passenger actually loses revenue for the airline. They will never Embrace hidden city because it loses money no matter how you look at it. Lost revenue based on passenger dishonesty and lost Revenue on a seat that could have been sold to someone else.
Hi I just want to comment on Spirit Airlines . I have never understood why there is so much hate for them . My personal experience is traveling them for many many years between NY and Florida . I am so sad they will be merging . First of all with Spirit they have never crashed . Second they are responsible for the big three ever giving any kind of a discount . Third You could literally go to the airport , go to the kiosk and let the computer pick your seat and get a huge discount on your seat . I have been a frequent flyer with only a backpack, and my own packed meal , and it worked great for me . Four - You could order a cocktail a double , and. the attendants would ask you if you wanted another double .without batting an eye . Fifth- The flight attendants were big strong men , and did not take crap from trouble making passengers . I flew for over 20 years like this back and forth to see family . I want to see how all the miserable people now who want first Class service , with a hundred pounds of luggage like the high prices of the big three . I personally never cared for Jet Blue although I don’t have any real complaints about them . People just don’t understand what budget airlines are .. For those who complain about delays, cancelled flights, and lost luggage ; that happens with every airline , and for much higher prices . I thank God for so many great trips with Spirit over the years .
I am tall, 6 ft 1 and heard that Spirit is not for people who have long legs because there is no leg room. Is that true? That’s the main reason I do not fly with them…thanks….
What would you recommend for a easy domestic flight from any airport in Southern California to Seattle Washington and doi I need to be vaccine to fly domestic iam within a hour drive to all of so Cali airport, San Diego, John Wayne, lax and if cheaper I will drive to Ontario California airport
Hey! We have tons of people asking for personalized help finding flights, and unfortunately we don't have the capacity to search for everyone. But we did create this super useful playlist packed with our best cheap travel hacks - including tricks for finding cheap flights: ua-cam.com/play/PLEJ4Ihvzba-RWBRbC3zPrCzRWnPWx2zUe.html Those videos should help!
You have to pay for Scott’s Deals before you can even begin to see “cheap flights” what a scam!!! If I’m looking for cheap flights how am I supposed to pay for a membership monthly!! Smdh 🤬
They have a free plan, but it just sends you international economy deals only. For other types of flights, a premium membership comes out to ~$4 per month. I believe you can even get a free trial. If it ends up saving you hundreds of dollars on a flight, you come out ahead.
As an airport ticket desk agent I am begging you guys please stop using online third parties for planning your trip. Yes they are quite useful to find the best deal but can you reach them if they : refund your ticket without inforning you, rebooking you to an alternative flight without informing you, don't check you in for your low-cost flight and make it unavailable for you to do it then you have to pay extra at the airport. These are some just daily cases that happen every effin day.
We are struggling with this problem as we speak!
What do you use then
@@patrickstar6758 I buy the airplane ticket directly from the airline. Excluding third parties.
But the price! The main thing we’re looking at, is the price. Ticket prices are absolutely outrageous and most people are looking to find the best deal possible.
I agree. I work in fraud and we see a lot for third party travel sites
If you do a hidden city ticket, make sure it’s oneway. Cos if you jump off before your supposedly destination, and you no show for your remaining sector,the rest of your return reservation will be CANCELLED
Air line can band you as well
@@TheMr3742 I mean if you're doing it frequently then yeah, possibly inform other airlines too
Filed a BBB complaint against Hopper and won. Their reviews dropped. Long story short, they charged additional undisclosed fees. And are IMPOSSIBLE to contact. Never again.
Just call the airline directly, don’t pay the middle man, buy directly and you might even get a discount and won’t have to worry about overbooking
Wdym? Elaborate
@@srab9260 Those apps are third parties, that means there is another company whose benefitting of your purchase, instead buy directly from the airline since the changes are higher of getting a discount
Good luck with calling the airlines and someone answering the phone...😅
@@jaxfl8945 sometimes it really does work, not during the busy season but if you buy early you save a slot 👌🏽
I was frustrated that skyscanner was not showing long stopover option, good I found this video.
Scott's Cheap Flights is responsible for my bucket list trip at the end of the summer. I found airfare to the Greek Islands (no stop in Athens) for $600 with bags. I can't recommend them enough!
Wow! Enjoy your trip.
so scotts cheap flights is legit?
i was looking for a comment like this!
@@tinak.3022 Thank you! I'm super excited!
@@ashely3310 100% a coworker recommended them to me. I would not have found this flight if it wasn't for them.
We also bought super cheap flights from LA to Manila using Scott’s Cheap Flights - definitely worth signing up for at least the free option if you’re based in the U.S. ✈️
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Thanks ! This is exactly I was looking for !
Which one is more better
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Ita matrix is waaay to expensive
Mitch, I am so very impressed with the information you have researched! I am always trying to get cheaper flights especially from Phila to Heathrow and onto Whitley Bay, England to visit my brother. I am watching your videos again and saving them! Btw, your blue eyes are so gorgeous! I am subscribe to Scott’s cheap flights. THANK YOU! ✈️
Hey Linda! Thanks so much for the kind words 😇 I think you can get to London pretty cheap with airline miles - maybe I’ll make a video about that soon!
Make Sure That You Not Just Look For Cheaper Flights But Also A Right Flight On That Particular Route.
actually the cheapest way to fly australia to USA is to get onto a wholesaler who buys bulk seats. They are generally 1/2 the price of online fares, but you might need to be a little bit date flexible, but savings are huge.
What are some examples of wholesalers to check out?
@@ProjectUntethered only know ones in Australia. Where are you located ?
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Ita matrix does not include all airlines. I'm from mnl philippines and booking for a trip to boracay. It only includes pal (philippine airlines) and not air asia. It said the cheapest round trip flight is for only 4,933php/person but air asia as the cheapest at 3,500/person.
I live in Detroit and I'm soooo glad I found your page!!
Haha that is awesome! Proud to represent Michigan ✊
Thanks. Those options have shown routes substantially cheaper than Skyscanner.
Thanks so much for the donation - you rock! 🙌 I'm stoked to hear that you found some good options. Have an amazing trip!
Man, I'm super surpsisem this is something that I was doing manually! you have make my day!
Having Worked With Airline & OTAs For Several Years, I Always Suggest That People Must Change Their Mindset From Finding "Cheap Flights" To Finding "Right Flight". Otherwise This Habit Of Looking For Cheap Flights Will One Day Put Them In A Situation Where They Will Pay More Than What They Have Saved In Past But At The Same Time They Will Get A Really Bad Experience That They Will Remember For Lifetime. One Must Know Which Airline To Book On A Particular Route, Where To Book, What To Do First When Flight Is Affected With Cancellation Or Time Change. These Are Few Things That Will Save You From A Bad Experience & A Lot Of Trouble. On Daily Basis, I See People In Trouble That They Could Have Avoided Easily If They Knew How Book A Right Flight.
hi there, how do find the right flight?
Why Do You Capitalize Every Word In Your Comment ?
@@Mkrabs I Don't Know. But It Has Become My Habit
Stop capitalizing every word. It's not your language to FU!!! I stopped reading after I saw what you were doing.
That’s it right there change the mindset from “Cheap Flights” to the “Right Flights”…. This will make your trip more enjoyable. My 2 cents leave third parties booking alone. Go through the actual website itself. And screenshot all confirmation numbers.
Spirit was horrible. They canceled my flight in the middle of spring break week. I paid only 100 dollars for my flight, then the flights filled up for that week. I never booked spirit before. They are a nightmare if they cancel.
Utter nightmare. I travelled on Spirit before and the fare was cheap, which is good By the time I come to the end of my destination I paid literally more money for baggage than what I paid for the fare. For every connecting airport I was charge for my baggage and the price was never the same and it's not like I changed to another airline.
😩😩😩 so frustrating!!
Lol I missed my first day at work on my big corporate job due to spirit 🙃 it was a nightmare !! I will walk before I ever fly spirit again!!
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Thank you
Great vid. Airwander is down until fall. ITA Matrix sounds like it is my speed. Thank you!
I recently tumble on a way to get cheaper tickets but I don't know how to make it consistent. Want to hear your idea.
I was looking for a ticket from San Diego to Maui to meet with my parents who flied from San Jose (CA). Their Southwest ticket was $200 cheaper than whatever flight I could find. Then it hit on me, Southwest fight from San Diego to San Jose was only $59-$69. I had to book 2 flight (SW refused to make it one flight with layover in San Jose), but I saved over $100 and met my parents earlier.
Thanks for your info. What is the website to get the incredible cheap tickets. 🙏
@@julianalatupeirissa3957 Don't Do This Otherwise You Will Be In Trouble One Day. Having Worked With OTAs And Airlines, I Always advise people to to book right combination flights and not cheap.
you can do what he did, it isn't skiplagging , he took the flights he booked, no skips @@NitSarReb
Hopper is a tool that I find useful since I usually don't need to purchase my ticket right away if the price is likely to drop. What I would love to see would be a limit order tool.
Yes Hopper is awesome! I thought about including it in the video, but I didn’t want to make it too long and wasn’t sure if it’s already well known or not. Definitely recommend though!
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hopper was the reason I was able to travel from Panama to Hawaii for $350 loved it
With hopper you can reserve deposit the price
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Thanks for the video. I really enjoyed it. Can you a video on finding cheap hotels?
Yeah I’m in the process of outlining one as we speak!
@@ProjectUntethered Awesome! Can't wait and thanks for all the hard work...
You bet!
Hidden city’s are dangerous. I was flying from Bali to Cebu. They gave me 2 flights the first going to Australia after a stop and I was suppose to get of the airport . Come back in and take the flight to Cebu with a different flight. Turns out you need a visa to go to Australia, so they wouldn t let me board. I confessed I was t going to Australia but Cebu. They didn’t care and I lost my flight and 350. They were willing to sell me another direct flight at the airport for $1,000 when it’s normally 300. The ticket company would not reimburse my ticket.
Just fly to the Philippines. You'll have layovers of forty hours. However you can't really as you need antigen within 24 hours of plane leaving and you're not allowed to leave airports.
That definitely spoils the plan 😕
That rule is to have a test 24 hours before boarding the flight. It doesn't matter how long your flight is, you can spend 60 hours getting to where you're going, you need the ATK test before boarding, not at arrival.
May I know what site did you use in booking going to Philippines? Planning to go for vacation this coming Christmas, thanks
None of the sites mentioned had any lower prices than the ones from the airlines directly the difference I saw was $25.
Great video. Please make video on cheap accommodation
Here’s a couple to get you started :-)
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Thanks pel, I tried skiplagged, it's really useful.👍
i have used skiplagged as well no problems just do it one way
Jack's doesn't do my local, PIT. I'll watch for IAD and other DC airports.
We plan on moving to Toronto, so hopefully that will help.
WIfey is in BKK/DMK so will also enter those.
The problem starts with those useless Ads about Promo fares. How in the universe are they allowed to that for decades. No one is complaining.
Thank you for your tips, hopefully this can save me some money on a flight to asain.
Getting your input, what's a decent price for a ticket from LAX to SGN?
I'm planning to volunteer over there during winter break so I'm planning to leave after Dec 16th for 2-3week
You’re very welcome! For data on prices, I like to use Hopper - it’ll tell you whether the price you’re looking at now is good or if your should wait based on historic data :-)
Thank you for your time and posting. Great info.
A trip to dallas texas from atl georgia for 1 week is 3k total including airbnb, checked bags transportation etc. Then i looked up georgia to thailand ko samui, plus airbnb, checked bags, food etc. Its about $6200-7k . Why is a trip to dallas tx 3k? Its right there
Right! That's crazy!
Can you get off at your layover? American Airlines wanted my bag to be checked baggage instead of carry-on to prevent me from doing that. The layover was my home town and they said it was illegal.
Unfortunately it wouldn’t work if you have checked bags, but if you just have a carryon, there’s nothing stopping you. I’m no lawyer, but I can’t imagine it is illegal. People miss flights all the time for many reasons. That’s not to say airlines don’t have rules against it, so if they see you’re obviously abusing the system, that could lead to issues.
Remember your return flight will be cancelled however, and most airline will not let you short check a bag anymore
Skip lag is a good way to get banned from an airline. If you read the carriage contract, skip lagging is prohibited
Skiplagged has become just another flight search site with the same prices.
Then I will try it if banned means cheaper!
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Hey there mitch, hope everything is going well with you brother. You videos on youtube are very great. I appreciate them so much. However, I want to ask you, do you have tips or ways to find very cheap hotels or airbnb accomodations for like a 7 day vacation for example?
Hey Arthur! That’s a great question. I’m not super experienced with hotels, but the absolute cheapest way would be to sign up for a hotel branded credit card that offers juicy sign up bonus points. That would get you a good portion (or perhaps even all, depending on the hotel) for free. Another interesting site to check out is Roomertravel.com. I haven’t used it personally, but heard it has potential. You can also save a ton by simply avoiding travel during high season. Now you’ve got me curious to find more hacks…maybe I’ll make a video on it in the future if I uncover some gems 🙃
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Living in Europe I don't agree with this list because here we have lots of cheaper flights and the reason is we have lots of low cost airlines already so ones other than convential airlines like Luthtansa its impossible to find high cost flights
Do those low cost carriers show up on google flights? If so, that’s what I usually recommend. These ones are just extra tricks that can be handy in certain circumstances
No they actually don't
Well that’s awfully inconvenient!
I've never had success using matrix, due to the fact that it's hard to find a vendor that actually sells the ticket
Have you found that they don’t usually sell directly with the airline?
Me neither.
The airline has to actually be a member of ITA
I use kayak to see the cheapest days to fly then head over to American Airlines or delta to book
Looks like I can do St. Louis to Dallas or Houston less $300 on Skyscanner sept 6 or 7-11 and skip lag if willing go in morning only back pack 292!
These are great tips! Thank you!
You’re very welcome!
thank you this was wonderful
Hi
Can you recommend websites for cheap flights to Europe or Asia in Business class?
you saved alot of money for me thanks :)
Remember if you skip lagging there’s always a chance that they can bar you from ever flying their airline again.
How do they know? What if you just missed it or had an emergency at the layover?
@@отпирайте You could probably get away with it once.
Nonsense
@@burieddreamer How do you know?
That’s fine, just one successful trip would be worth it.
Wouldn't getting off early cause your return ticket to be cancelled or is it just one way?
Yeah this would definitely be a one-way strategy, otherwise the return flight would most likely be cancelled
Project Untethered I’ve missed flights before (not on purpose lol) and never had them cancel my returning flight ?
Interesting! But did you go and talk to them after you missed it to explain the situation?
Using Skiplagged and getting off at a layover can quickly get you banned by the airline.
@@ProjectUntethered It's happened a small handful of times. For some situations I did go talk to them but there was 2 where I didn't and didn't have any issues returning.
honestly this is the same as hotels, make it easier for everyone and please just take that price you found, and ask the airlines to price match.
never book through 3rd parties.
Be careful cause skip flag may not allow you to take the return flight
You say about skipping the 2nd leg BUT many or maybe most airlines charge you if you don't get on your flight. About $200 etc
I subbed. Great video. Help me get to Pattaya yo!! Hahaha
Gonna use this to meet someone! 👍🏻✨
Do you have any tips for traveling to Scotland in the United States I’m in Minneapolis or Ireland trying to figure out which is cheaper to fly to without taking too much of our trip time away from sightseeing basically only two weeks.
Have you seen this video? It might help you find cheap flights from US to Europe (not sure if they have your exact route though, you'd have to run a quick search): ua-cam.com/video/Uebb4EA3g50/v-deo.html
Hi! I just tried to sign up for Scott's travel deals, but it seems to be organized for US departure sites, and I live in Europe. Is there an option to sign up with European departure airports?
Ahh no, right now it’s only for flights from the US unfortunately 😞
Thank you for your reply.
Welcome!
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Love your hacks! Can you do/ share video about which countries in South America that didn't mandate C19 masking, testing or vax? Where people weren't forced and free to choose. Thanks 😄
I'm watching since flights on hopper. Is it safe to buy my tickets on that qpp? Am I shopping too early since our vacation is in 9 months
Are you able to find the same deals if you search for the flight directly with the airlines website? That’s pretty early, but if you find a good deal, there’s nothing wrong with snagging it!
@@ProjectUntethered prices just keep going up no matter where I look haha. But I know it is still early.
Yeah it’s very early! Does Hopper say to wait or buy now?
@@ProjectUntethered wait. I'm considering driving to lax to get cheaper flights but I heard the parking is horrible and not worth it since we'd have to spend the night before and after in LA and won't have family to drop us off at the airport unlike las aka our home airport
You might be able to find some cheaper parking on Neighbor, but depending on how many days you’re gone, the Uber rides to and from the airport might cancel out any savings. That’s what we did, but we were parked for 6 months, so it worked in our favor
Airwander doesn't seem to be working , they claim to be back in the fall.
Have you ever booked a flight to Paris? I'm looking to honeymoon there in November
I love spirit lol, but I know what you mean... if you just take a carry on, then it all OK.
Very interesting thank you !
I want to hear about the Detroit to Spain trip
It was a blast! Except I went to a concert the night before and got knocked in the face and had a black eye. Airport security probably though I was a trouble maker.
Thanks good vid.
don't use skiplagged, best way to get your return flight cancelled and to be banned for life on the involved airlines...
Tryed ITA Matrix and the price show there are not correct is bs...
Such a bummer that Scotts cheap flights is only for US 😢
Agreed! Hopefully someday they expand!
Everytime I have tried to get low flights from scotts flights they are gone by time get to them just as easy to look yourself.
Yeah you gotta jumó on them fast. If you let their emails sit in your inbox for a couple days before opening them, you’re more likely to miss the deals. If you looked yourself, you’d be spending a LOT of your life on flight search sites though.
I use travel one for flights around Asia.can’t beat the prices.
I’ll have to check it out next time we’re over there - thanks for the tip!
One travel or travel one ? Can u please specify the website link
I have a flight booked from Cape town to New Orleans and I have 3 layovers in between. Is that going to be a problem since I booked my flight with Skiplagged
Are you planning to skip part of your flight?
@@ProjectUntethered no I don't intend to do so....I am just concerned if maybe I might have problems with checking in on different airlines(my iternary has 3 different airlines)
Does all of this work when you don't live in the US??? I live in Algeria, i would like to find cheap flights for Bali in September, the prices are crazy oO
Well I don't really understand which one go use if I wanna buy from New York to Hamburg?
I would start with google flights. These are just extra tools for different types of circumstances.
Hi, alot of your comments were very US-centric, can you give us some European equivalents please? Scot doesn't even list any airports for me!
Yeah there are some options in Europe as well. I think it's called Jack's Flight Club or something similar.
Do you have any tips on finding cheap tickets for travelling to GND in the Caribbean from Canada/ or to British Colombia in Canada.
I am a frequent traveller but these tickets are very expensive.
check all the airlines, check if taking one to the destination and another back, or via another stopover or layover city, might save, try air canada to the furthest hub they go, then find another airline to complete the trip... there are ways
Does Book with Matrix function like a third party reseller? What are their polices for changes, refunds , etc?
hi, what do you think about ASAP tickets. Looking to leave managua nicaragua to corfu greece on 9th of dec. Any thoughts on best international carriers.
If you intentionally skip a leg on your flight the airline can legally charge you a fee and your miles will take a hit. You’re playing with fire.
According to what I’ve read, they have no legal basis to charge you, but they could freeze your frequent flier miles. Also I don’t think this is a problem if you just do it once or twice . But then again I am no lawyer.
Hello my friend, I am a new subscriber to the channel, or your question is that I need a website to make an initial flight and hotel reservation for the purpose of the consulate and visa application. What do you advise me?
Can i pay with miles if i buy flights on skiplagged?
You'd have to try to find the itinerary directly on the airline's website (or a partner airline). But I think that would add a lot of complexity since you can't see the point values within skiplagged, and in many cases, the point values could be similar anyway to buy the flight directly where you want to go (instead of skipping the last leg). I suppose it might work in some scenarios though!
Hi im little confused what do you recommand for a flight from jacksonville Fl to tunis please thanks
Hey Ines, check out my other google flights video, it explains everything!
Sir can i trust skyscanner because my wife want to go home i ask sir if the skyscanner is legit
Yup it’s legit, just make sure to buy directly
from the airline
Always book with the airline
be careful doing it to much hidden city flights can get you banned or blocked since its " frowned upon" almost happened to me and the guy at the counter gave me a stern talking. I didn't even know what I was doing.
Yikes! Yeah I definitely would avoid doing this tons of times with the same airline, especially on the same route. How did the guy at the counter know what you were doing?
I was going to say the same. Airlines banned you if you do that! They actually have that info in their politics, so doing that is not a good advice
Yeah, doing this can be risky, but lots of people do it to save money. I definitely wouldn't do it multiple times with the same airline. This thread has some other useful tips in it: www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/r2cnuq/getting_off_at_layover_city_instead_of_final/
@@ProjectUntethered Lots of folks get banned. Airlines track it religiously! My best friend got a stern warning too as well. He was surprised. The airlines will ban you as well!
Yikes, sounds like they are cracking down. After reading peoples comments, I would for sure not do it more than once per airline…and even then, understanding the risk. If it’s just to save $50, probably not worth it. But to save, say $500, I’d probably risk it (just once though)
Do you actually book flights for people? I am looking for someone with this kind of knowledge to book my flights and hotels etc. I like the awesome deals but I don’t have the patients to do the research. Do you have any suggestions?
I totally feel you - it can require patience of steel sometimes! We don't offer this service (although it seems like it could be a good business idea based on the comments). If you don't want to take a DIY approach, the other option is to pay a travel agent to do it for you. Have an awesome trip!
@@ProjectUntethered I didn’t realize that a regular travel agent knows all of these hacks. But I will start searching for one and ask some questions. Thanks so much for responding!
I would hope they do - if not, you can send ‘em my video 😉
Also, what if you need to use two cards to pay?
Could it be work in Romania i m so needy of it ?
Im a solo traveler n don't wanna get confuse
Need to go to Wyoming from nyc and really need a cheap flight 😔
3:59 Thank You for the info
This video inclued fligths inside Europe too ?
Scott’s cheap flights is just flights out of the US at the moment, but the others should work (although some people have mentioned that airwander is currently under maintenance). Within Europe you can usually find really cheap budget airline flights using google flights or sky scanner though
Do these websites work for flights within Canada or flights to Europe?
If you get caught using hidden city on the legacy carriers you will end up being banned for life.
Do you think that would happen if you just did it once? Seems like people miss flights for tons of reasons, and I don’t think they’d ban you if you missed one. That said, I don’t work for airlines, so take anything I say with a grain of salt!
How would you get caught though? Like how would they even know?
@@zknight4481 The next flight seat is empty. The airlines notice the next flight is empty and they figure it out rather quickly.. This is Especially true if you're returning on the same airline. You obviously don't realize that your reservations are made by a computer and the computer keeps a check of the activity of the passenger once you check in for a flight. You keep thinking that you can outsmart the computer but the computer actually keeps track of you during the travel and if you do not travel on the continuation of the booked ticket you could find your complete ticket canceled.
It would be interesting to see what an airline could do if it embraced hidden city flights instead of discouraging them. This could potentially be an opportunity to market a trip extension or future travel to the hidden city or it could just serve to make the customer feel happy that they got a better value than the asking price. The one thing I could expect an airline to do is require customers to inform them about not getting on the connecting flight.
@@Steeeve_ What would happen is a lot of empty seats on continuing flights that could have been sold to other customers. When they try to sell you a flight for the continuation that flight that does not have that passenger actually loses revenue for the airline. They will never Embrace hidden city because it loses money no matter how you look at it. Lost revenue based on passenger dishonesty and lost Revenue on a seat that could have been sold to someone else.
Hi I just want to comment on Spirit Airlines . I have never understood why there is so much hate for them . My personal experience is traveling them for many many years between NY and Florida . I am so sad they will be merging . First of all with Spirit they have never crashed . Second they are responsible for the big three ever giving any kind of a discount . Third You could literally go to the airport , go to the kiosk and let the computer pick your seat and get a huge discount on your seat . I have been a frequent flyer with only a backpack, and my own packed meal , and it worked great for me . Four - You could order a cocktail a double , and. the attendants would ask you if you wanted another double .without batting an eye . Fifth- The flight attendants were big strong men , and did not take crap from trouble making passengers . I flew for over 20 years like this back and forth to see family . I want to see how all the miserable people now who want first
Class service , with a hundred pounds of luggage like the high prices of the big three . I personally never cared for Jet Blue although I don’t have any real complaints about them . People just don’t understand what budget airlines are .. For those who complain about delays, cancelled flights, and lost luggage ; that happens with every airline , and for much higher prices . I thank God for so many great trips with Spirit over the years .
I’m glad you had such good experiences! What’s happening with the merge?
I am tall, 6 ft 1 and heard that Spirit is not for people who have long legs because there is no leg room. Is that true? That’s the main reason I do not fly with them…thanks….
Sky Scanner by far is the best website
Going doesn’t recognize the small commercial airports around me. We do not live close to the major ones.
Can one use it from Africa to America or Europe
no clear info, I spend two min in your video and didn't find any link, when you show the web the URL is hidden
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That would be sweet!
Hi, how about Europe to India, do you suggest any good sites?
What would you recommend for a easy domestic flight from any airport in Southern California to Seattle Washington and doi I need to be vaccine to fly domestic iam within a hour drive to all of so Cali airport, San Diego, John Wayne, lax and if cheaper I will drive to Ontario California airport
Hey! We have tons of people asking for personalized help finding flights, and unfortunately we don't have the capacity to search for everyone. But we did create this super useful playlist packed with our best cheap travel hacks - including tricks for finding cheap flights: ua-cam.com/play/PLEJ4Ihvzba-RWBRbC3zPrCzRWnPWx2zUe.html Those videos should help!
How can I get a cheap flight from Cleveland, Ohio to Melbourne, Florida or Orlando??????
Melbourne is always expensive!
Do you ever find cheap flights to the Leeward or Windward Caribbean islands?
You have to pay for Scott’s Deals before you can even begin to see “cheap flights” what a scam!!! If I’m looking for cheap flights how am I supposed to pay for a membership monthly!! Smdh 🤬
They have a free plan, but it just sends you international economy deals only. For other types of flights, a premium membership comes out to ~$4 per month. I believe you can even get a free trial. If it ends up saving you hundreds of dollars on a flight, you come out ahead.
Yes. Please do a video on it matrix😃
Adding it to my list!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip - I'm sorry I didn't see it before. You're awesome!! 😎