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Is it really a great travel deal?

I want to comment on a lot of the travel deals people are seeing out there. After you read the fine print and find out when the deal is good for and what the restrictions are, is it still a good deal?

I read one the other day that after reading the fine print and finding out when I could use it, it turned out I could use it 1 day in my life if I flew at midnight on the night of a full moon with 3 airplane changes and the sale price was per person not including taxes or surcharges. What is a surcharge by the way?

Be careful when looking at deals, they can be very confusing and somewhat misleading, and some are not actually deals at all, they are just regular pricing that someone has attached the term "deal" to. When you think about it, how do you know what is a deal or not a deal? Is it just because someone says it is a deal?

An example is, I saw a deal and went in and priced a regular package with the same components and the price came out less than the so called deal.

You see anyone can attach the word "deal" to any price.

Can you tell the difference between a real deal and an advertised deal?

Let me know your thoughts.

Posted by Geoff on July 16, 2009 | Permalink

Comments

All Inclusive Blog, April 1, 2010

My least favorite is the "resort credit" promotion. Makes it sound like free money to use at the resort, but they don't tell you that in order to get the resort credit you have to spend a lot of money and apply it to your bill.





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