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nygiants11991 · February 28, 2008, 04:50 PM

Do you find that while your searching to find the best price for a ticket, it can go up.

This is what I am experiencing. I searched directly with the airline, got the price, chose a different day (thinking if I was flexible, I could get a better deal) then went back to the original date, and the flight was $50 more.

Whats up with that......

Kauai Kid · February 28, 2008, 04:59 PM

They know you want it so up goes the price per supply and demand.

I've seen the same thing too

Sterling

lprstn · February 28, 2008, 06:30 PM

Ditto, I usually check several different sites or go to www.bestfares.com or airline comparison sites.

toni3063 · February 28, 2008, 07:58 PM

That very thing happened to me last week. I checked fares on Orbitz, AA was the lowest, then I went to aa.com... they showed the same price (less $5 service fee) as Orbitz, I checked several different departure times trying to decide which one would work best for me... went to book... and presto... the fare went up $50.00! I spent 15 minutes trying to get the old fare to show again... it never did. I went back to Orbitz and booked at the original fare price.

nygiants11991 · February 28, 2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kauai Kid

They know you want it so up goes the price per supply and demand.

I've seen the same thing too

Sterling

Supply & Demand in 5 minutes???? They really do get you.

jlwquilter · February 28, 2008, 10:58 PM

Ok, something must/might be happening with cookies. My DH just had the EXACT thing happen. He was talking to me on the phone, checking possible flights and when he went back to the origonal flight it had gone up $50. What are the chances that this is all coincidental??

I won't have the detail quite right but I read a thread here (?) about Priceline (?) price going up $X between looks and someone said it was due to them placing cookies on your computer. Delete the cookies and the price goes back. Wonder if the airlines are doing the same thing?? DH was on Delta...

nygiants11991 · February 28, 2008, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlwquilter

I won't have the detail quite right but I read a thread here (?) about Priceline (?) price going up $X between looks and someone said it was due to them placing cookies on your computer. Delete the cookies and the price goes back. Wonder if the airlines are doing the same thing?? DH was on Delta...

How do you clear your cookies????

jlwquilter · February 29, 2008, 09:55 AM

The only way I know how is to go to your tool bar (near top of current page), click on TOOLS, click on INTERNET OPTIONS, click on BROWSING HISTORY, and then finally, click on DELETE COOKIES (and confirm action).

I will add that your steps may be different from mine. Heck, my steps are different than they were a few weeks ago when I had to have this computer completely re-done. This new operating system and/or software is different than my old one. Going to TOOLs is the same however so start there and just click on everything until you find the right place that allows you to delete cookies/temporary files (the temp files is where the cookies that these sneaky websites put on your computer hang out).

I am not a computer guru so am just sharing what I do. If anyone more knowledgable can chime in on a better way, please do!

nygiants11991 · February 29, 2008, 03:28 PM

Thanks jlwquilter

I think that works, because now today the ticket is back down. I am not sure if it is back to the original price I first seen, but it is $35 cheaper than the higher price yesterday.

nazclk · February 29, 2008, 05:05 PM

this happened to me on US Airways I looked in the morning and then in the afternoon, the tickets went up 100 a piece and according to the seating chart the plane was almost empty

jlwquilter · February 29, 2008, 05:42 PM

Even though I had read that Priceline (?) cookies thread comment I never put it together when my DH said the flight price had gone up $50 in mere minutes. I certainly will next time! Luckily, this was a business trip so regardless of what he (the company) ended up paying, at least it wasn't out of MY pocket!

This is just one more thing for savvy buyers to learn in order to get the best deals possible. Goodness, I learn alot from TUG!

jlwquilter · February 29, 2008, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nazclk

this happened to me on US Airways I looked in the morning and then in the afternoon, the tickets went up 100 a piece and according to the seating chart the plane was almost empty

$100 each?? Wow. Maybe US Airways is greedier than the other sites.

I say "maybe" as I/we don't really know what's causing the price jumps but I still think it's too coincidental to not be happening due to cookie tracking or something similar.

BillMorrow · March 2, 2008, 01:24 AM

Another possible reason for the change in ticket prices is your activity on the airline's website. When you are 'working' to find the best fare, you are pulling seats out of inventory and when you go to actually book a fare, there not be any seats left in that particular fare bucket because you pulled them out on previous searches. Try waiting for 30-45 minutes and there's a good chance that those seats for a given fare bucket will have been returned to that fare bucket.

Iwant2gonow · March 2, 2008, 02:12 AM

I have been searching for two months for an 11 day car rental for mid July in Park City. The prices seem to go up not down. At first I thought I was searching too far out from my travel date and that the prices might go down a bit for a time and then rise again. But the opposite seems to be happening. Does anyone think this could be the cookie issue. If so I will have to do a lot of deleting since I sometimes search several times a day. Yikes!

JoeMid · March 2, 2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nygiants11991

Do you find that while your searching to find the best price for a ticket, it can go up.

This is what I am experiencing. I searched directly with the airline, got the price, chose a different day (thinking if I was flexible, I could get a better deal) then went back to the original date, and the flight was $50 more.

Whats up with that......

Quote:

Originally Posted by nygiants11991

Supply & Demand in 5 minutes???? They really do get you.

They change their prices about three times a day AND they may have only only two seats at the low price you saw, if one gets sold and you want two you get the next higher price for both of yours. Doesn't matter how full the plane is, it matters how many seats they have or had at the lowest price.

jlwquilter · March 2, 2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iwant2gonow

I have been searching for two months for an 11 day car rental for mid July in Park City. The prices seem to go up not down. At first I thought I was searching too far out from my travel date and that the prices might go down a bit for a time and then rise again. But the opposite seems to be happening. Does anyone think this could be the cookie issue. If so I will have to do a lot of deleting since I sometimes search several times a day. Yikes!

I am searching for a car rental for Sedona, mid to end of June. The rates I've seen were the same for several weeks (so no cookie issues) and just popped up a few bucks yesterday. From what I've read here, the tactic is to reserve early at the best rate available, then check a few times a week, until a few weeks before the "go date"... then check several times a day and hope for a special as maybe the car rental places will see they have a glut of cars.

What I am thinking overall is that we'll see an increase is the use of cookies by alot of selling sites (airlines, cars, hotels, etc) to "manage" prices offered to internet buyers. Deleting cookies on a regular basis or when using specific sites literally takes a few seconds so why not do it to potentially save $$?? No harm done if it doesn't effect the price.

February 28, 2008, 04:50 PM	#1
nygiants11991 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: May 11, 07 Location: California Posts: 254 Resorts: Marriott Maui Ocean Club; Imperial Waikiki	Ticket prices changing by the minute Do you find that while your searching to find the best price for a ticket, it can go up. This is what I am experiencing. I searched directly with the airline, got the price, chose a different day (thinking if I was flexible, I could get a better deal) then went back to the original date, and the flight was $50 more. Whats up with that......

February 28, 2008, 06:30 PM	#3
lprstn TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Sep 14, 07 Posts: 2,164 Resorts: Wyndam Bonnet Creek (311,000pts) Wyndam Nashville (189,000pts) Sheraton Vistana (Fountains) Presidential Resort, VA	Ditto, I usually check several different sites or go to www.bestfares.com or airline comparison sites. __________________ 2009 RCI - Cliffs@Peace(LosVegas),Grand Mayan(MX), Grand Morrits Tortuga(Grand Cayman),Royal Mayan(Cancun),Wyndham Onshore(RI),Ocean Sands(VABeach), Massenutten (VA),Shawnee (PA),Mirror Lake (Wisc)

February 29, 2008, 09:55 AM	#8
jlwquilter TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 24, 07 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 700	Clearing Cookies The only way I know how is to go to your tool bar (near top of current page), click on TOOLS, click on INTERNET OPTIONS, click on BROWSING HISTORY, and then finally, click on DELETE COOKIES (and confirm action). I will add that your steps may be different from mine. Heck, my steps are different than they were a few weeks ago when I had to have this computer completely re-done. This new operating system and/or software is different than my old one. Going to TOOLs is the same however so start there and just click on everything until you find the right place that allows you to delete cookies/temporary files (the temp files is where the cookies that these sneaky websites put on your computer hang out). I am not a computer guru so am just sharing what I do. If anyone more knowledgable can chime in on a better way, please do!

February 29, 2008, 05:05 PM	#10
nazclk TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 974 Resorts: So Cal, Hawaii, Mexico	Changing prices this happened to me on US Airways I looked in the morning and then in the afternoon, the tickets went up 100 a piece and according to the seating chart the plane was almost empty

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February 28, 2008, 04:59 PM	#2
Kauai Kid TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Location: Texas-elevation 950 feet Posts: 2,099 Resorts: Alii Kai II (AKI-2201) 4 wks Princeville, Poipu Point Vacation Resort (EPP-3682) 2 wks Koloa, Maui Schooner (LMB) 2 wks	They know you want it so up goes the price per supply and demand. I've seen the same thing too Sterling

February 28, 2008, 07:58 PM	#4
toni3063 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Aug 2, 05 Location: Hilliard, Oh Posts: 286 Resorts: Marriott Barony Beach, Club Velas Vallarta	That very thing happened to me last week. I checked fares on Orbitz, AA was the lowest, then I went to aa.com... they showed the same price (less $5 service fee) as Orbitz, I checked several different departure times trying to decide which one would work best for me... went to book... and presto... the fare went up $50.00! I spent 15 minutes trying to get the old fare to show again... it never did. I went back to Orbitz and booked at the original fare price.

February 28, 2008, 10:58 PM	#6
jlwquilter TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 24, 07 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 700	Ok, something must/might be happening with cookies. My DH just had the EXACT thing happen. He was talking to me on the phone, checking possible flights and when he went back to the origonal flight it had gone up $50. What are the chances that this is all coincidental?? I won't have the detail quite right but I read a thread here (?) about Priceline (?) price going up $X between looks and someone said it was due to them placing cookies on your computer. Delete the cookies and the price goes back. Wonder if the airlines are doing the same thing?? DH was on Delta...

February 29, 2008, 03:28 PM	#9
nygiants11991 TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: May 11, 07 Location: California Posts: 254 Resorts: Marriott Maui Ocean Club; Imperial Waikiki	Thanks jlwquilter I think that works, because now today the ticket is back down. I am not sure if it is back to the original price I first seen, but it is $35 cheaper than the higher price yesterday.

February 29, 2008, 05:42 PM	#11
jlwquilter TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 24, 07 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 700	Even though I had read that Priceline (?) cookies thread comment I never put it together when my DH said the flight price had gone up $50 in mere minutes. I certainly will next time! Luckily, this was a business trip so regardless of what he (the company) ended up paying, at least it wasn't out of MY pocket! This is just one more thing for savvy buyers to learn in order to get the best deals possible. Goodness, I learn alot from TUG!

March 2, 2008, 01:24 AM	#13
BillMorrow TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jun 6, 05 Posts: 54	Another possible reason for the change in ticket prices is your activity on the airline's website. When you are 'working' to find the best fare, you are pulling seats out of inventory and when you go to actually book a fare, there not be any seats left in that particular fare bucket because you pulled them out on previous searches. Try waiting for 30-45 minutes and there's a good chance that those seats for a given fare bucket will have been returned to that fare bucket.

March 2, 2008, 02:12 AM	#14
Iwant2gonow TUG Member BBS Reg. Date: Jan 2, 06 Location: NJ Posts: 209 Resorts: Sheraton's Vistana Resort... Mountain View at Crown Ridge Resort	I have been searching for two months for an 11 day car rental for mid July in Park City. The prices seem to go up not down. At first I thought I was searching too far out from my travel date and that the prices might go down a bit for a time and then rise again. But the opposite seems to be happening. Does anyone think this could be the cookie issue. If so I will have to do a lot of deleting since I sometimes search several times a day. Yikes!