vantheman63
Senior
So, I have this trip, SMF-PVD.....booking with a US flight around noon or so, in Y. (I learned LONG ago, NEVER, under ANY circumstances give US money for a "Premium Service.")
Client calls, says "need you to stay until the 13th." Not a problem...I bought refundable/changeable tix.
Go to change the US ticket....hmmm....$10 more then when I bought it. Not hard to imagine as I bought it in November, fuel keeps increasing so do tix.
Then I think, "wait a second, I'm gonna check www.priceline.com." (They do have a "flexible" option, meaning refundable/changeable.) Yes, sure enough!
$10 cheaper on www.priceline.com!
Traveling to GSO on the 19th of January.....checked www.priceline.com...and yes, it's $5.00 cheaper then USAirways.com to book the exact same itinerary and ticket.
And, this past week, I needed to get to TPA....Expedia was $100 cheaper then USAirways.com.
I e-mailed management....'cause it makes nearly ZERO sense. (No response, of course) But the bottom line, if you are booking US Airways tix, don't use the web site....its the most expensive place to buy US Airways tickets. Book on other sites. (Note: I realize there are some who will say, "don't book US at all." If you fly from PVD, the sad reality is, there are some times when you must book US.)
Here's what I sent to them....no response:
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From: vantheman63
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:44 PM
To: '[email protected]'; 'Eberwein, Elise'; '[email protected]'
Subject: Expedia Vs. USAirways.com
I’m noticing there is no more incentive to buy tickets from the source, www.usairways.com.
All of the fares Expedia is showing are actually $5.00 less then US….and usairways.com no longer offers (and hasn’t for a long, long time on my account) miles for booking from the web site one way.
Is this a signal to begin booking elsewhere? Use to be it was ALWAYS less expensive, even if it was $5 or $10 less, to book from the source.
Last night in fact, I was booking a TPA trip….and it was nearly $100 less expensive on Expedia.
Be great to have an e-mail blast or some information letting us know the best way to book on US and why.
Thanks
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Spread the word, the WORST place to buy a US Airways ticket is, www.USAirways.com.
I don't book US as my first option...its actually my last option....but when I must book US, I now use www.priceline.com. (Mr. Parker, add "won't pay $5.00 for the pleasure of booking tickets" to the list of things CPs won't pay for....since we won't pay for anything else. Of course, if we weren't always paying more to get less, we CPs might actually pay for vairous services.)
Client calls, says "need you to stay until the 13th." Not a problem...I bought refundable/changeable tix.
Go to change the US ticket....hmmm....$10 more then when I bought it. Not hard to imagine as I bought it in November, fuel keeps increasing so do tix.
Then I think, "wait a second, I'm gonna check www.priceline.com." (They do have a "flexible" option, meaning refundable/changeable.) Yes, sure enough!
$10 cheaper on www.priceline.com!
Traveling to GSO on the 19th of January.....checked www.priceline.com...and yes, it's $5.00 cheaper then USAirways.com to book the exact same itinerary and ticket.
And, this past week, I needed to get to TPA....Expedia was $100 cheaper then USAirways.com.
I e-mailed management....'cause it makes nearly ZERO sense. (No response, of course) But the bottom line, if you are booking US Airways tix, don't use the web site....its the most expensive place to buy US Airways tickets. Book on other sites. (Note: I realize there are some who will say, "don't book US at all." If you fly from PVD, the sad reality is, there are some times when you must book US.)
Here's what I sent to them....no response:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: vantheman63
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:44 PM
To: '[email protected]'; 'Eberwein, Elise'; '[email protected]'
Subject: Expedia Vs. USAirways.com
I’m noticing there is no more incentive to buy tickets from the source, www.usairways.com.
All of the fares Expedia is showing are actually $5.00 less then US….and usairways.com no longer offers (and hasn’t for a long, long time on my account) miles for booking from the web site one way.
Is this a signal to begin booking elsewhere? Use to be it was ALWAYS less expensive, even if it was $5 or $10 less, to book from the source.
Last night in fact, I was booking a TPA trip….and it was nearly $100 less expensive on Expedia.
Be great to have an e-mail blast or some information letting us know the best way to book on US and why.
Thanks
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spread the word, the WORST place to buy a US Airways ticket is, www.USAirways.com.
I don't book US as my first option...its actually my last option....but when I must book US, I now use www.priceline.com. (Mr. Parker, add "won't pay $5.00 for the pleasure of booking tickets" to the list of things CPs won't pay for....since we won't pay for anything else. Of course, if we weren't always paying more to get less, we CPs might actually pay for vairous services.)