Questions tagged [price]
Questions regarding prices of various objects and services (not related to budgeting a trip).
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How can I view the typical flight prices between two airports prior to the COVID-19 pandemic?
How can I view the typical flight prices (ideally during a given date of the year) between two airports prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? Google Flights only show the future prices.
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What are the hidden fees for using booking.com
Trying to book a hotel using booking.com it states that "Additional charges may apply"
What are those charges?
How to calculate them?
Do I have to Pay them in cash?
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Can the check-in agent at the airport see at what price the passenger has purchased the flight ticket?
Can the check-in agent at the airport see at what price the passenger has purchased the flight ticket?
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Where can I buy postage stamps in Manila, Philippines? And where can I go to send postcards? How much will it be?
Where can I buy a postage stamp near Paco, Manila, Philippines? What stamps will I need to send it to the US?
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If I one goes outside of Bangkok, can flights to nearby countries be cheaper than in Don Mueng?
As a Bangkok resident, if I need to fly to a nearby country outside Thailand, I will likely do so from Don Mueng airport in northern Bangkok, from which flight prices are (at least from my experience) ...
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If my passport allows me to enter a country visa-free, does that guarantee me that the entrance is free of charge or is there any exception?
If my passport allows me to enter a country visa-free, does that guarantee me that the entrance is free of charge or is there any exception?
I know that for the case of visas on arrival (= when ...
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Website or app that alerts you about cheap flight prices to destination (regardless of date)
Google Flights allows you to track the price of flights to a destination (with given departure and return dates), and alerts you when this price drops for any of the possible flight options for the ...
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Price alert for specific flight on specific date @ specific time via United?
I've been monitoring a very specific nonstop round-trip ticket from XXX to YYY, leaving on 12/27 @ 08:20AM and returning on 12/30 @ 9:50AM via United. As of right now, this very specific flight is $...
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Flight and hotel prices after Thomas Cook bankruptcy [closed]
Starting to plan my 2020 holidays, I was wondering if bankruptcy of such a big travel group from the tourist perspective (of course not the one stranded in one of the resorts) planning a trip in a few ...
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Are online travel agencies reliable to buy plane tickets? [closed]
I recently searched for fares in Skyscanner. The cheapest ones were given by online travel agencies (eg: tripmonster, mytrip, etc.)
It's not the first time I used this type of agencies and one ...
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What mechanisms are in place for online travel agents access very cheap airline tickets? [duplicate]
I have recently booked an almost last minute flight within Europe.
I got prices, for the absolute same flight, that range from under 30€ to more than 200€. Variations of ~30€ are kind of normal but ...
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Why is it sometimes cheaper to connect via an airport than to finally fly to that airport? [duplicate]
You can fly from Vienna (VIE) to Addis Ababa (ADD) for 526€.
However, flying from Vienna (VIE) to Cape Town (CPT) connecting through Addis Ababa (ADD) is only 419€.
So when flying to ADD, it is ...
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Why are flights out of Boston cheaper? [duplicate]
I was looking at flights out of Baltimore (BWI) to different places; France, Spain, etc. then on one of the bundle sites, it showed the same flight out of Boston (BOS) for less than half the price.
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How much can I expect to pay to sleep in a non-fancy jjimjilbang (Korean onsen/sento) in a non-touristy area?
You've probably heard of onsens and sentos in Japan, which are public bath houses. Korea has something similar and here they're called "jjimjilbangs".
One major difference is that you usually don't ...
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How can I calculate the cost of Skyss bus tickets
I am planning to spend a few days in Bergen area and fiords. I want to use bus services of Skyss to travel between
Bergen - Odda on 930 bus
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Voss - Odda on 990 bus
What I wanted to ask about is ...
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