Questions tagged [price]
Questions regarding prices of various objects and services (not related to budgeting a trip).
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How much does a Hajj visa/permit cost, and is a Hajj permit the same as a Hajj visa?
I read some potentially conflicting claims:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/23/middleeast/egypt-hajj-tourism-companies-revoke-licenses-intl/index.html:
Hajj permits are allocated to countries on a quota ...
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Overcharges on late checkout
I am concerned about extra charges for my stay at Chequers Lodge in Dalton-in-Furness.
When I booked the hotel, there were no details on check out. Later, they texted me saying check out is at 10:00 ...
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Scoot airlines charged me $1,625 for one extra luggage at the airport. Is it legit?
I flew from Krabi to Jakarta with Scoot. I had to buy one extra luggage at the airport because I couldn't do it online. The airlines charged me $1,625 for one 23-kg luggage. I thought this is a ...
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Self transfer in Athens airport (ATH). What's the minimum time required?
I'm planning a trip from Zurich to Tel Aviv with flights booked via MyTrip.com (found through Skyscanner). The itinerary involves two flights:
Swiss LX1838: Departure at 13:10, arrival at 16:50.
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Do taxi colors matter in Thailand?
Taxis come in different colors in Bangkok, Thailand. This makes me wonder: does the taxi color matter in Thailand? E.g., does the color has an impact on the ride fare?
More details for context:
I ...
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What's the price of adding a checked in luggage after buying a flight ticket with Scoot but before going to the airport?
I wonder what the price is of adding a checked in luggage after buying a flight ticket with Scoot but before going to the airport.
I read:
If you want to carry more luggage that your ticket will ...
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Taxi rates from San Jose Airport, Costa Rica (SJO) to Alajuela
I'm flying into SJO and staying at a guest house 3 minutes away in Alajuela. I'm hoping to find what amount I should expect to pay so that I don't get overcharged.
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Are inexpensive last minute tickets a thing?
When the flight date like in one or two days, and there are unsold seats, is it a possibility that airlines reduce the ticket price in the flight day or so?
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Flight search by total cost including auxiliary fees
Recently airlines seem to have ratchetted up auxiliary fees to the point that the final price is often 50%-100% higher than the advertised price. The fees are primarily cabin baggage, checked baggage ...
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Is there any downside in using Google price guarantee when purchasing a flight ticket on Google Flights?
When purchasing a flight ticket on Google Flights, one sometimes has the option to use the Google price guarantee. Is there any downside in using Google price guarantee when purchasing a flight ...
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Are "no change fees" tickets, a handy trick to get cheaper flights? Do they have other downsides or upsides than the obvious?
On many economy tickets, you can pay usually 5%-10% or so more to get a "no change fees" ticket.
This would seem to be a big advantage, because, when you're Over There, you could change your ...
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Why does the price keep changing after I click on a flight deal in Expedia?
On Expedia, I found a good flight deal in the list of search results, but when I click it, the next page says:
Price change
Ticket prices changed from $ to $. Because prices change often, we ...
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Nepal internal flight prices based on passengers nationality
I'm planning my travel to Nepal for this Christmas holidays.
I'd like to book a ticket for an internal flight so I jumped on some local airlines websites.
I found out that is a common policy to ...
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How much did it cost to travel from Sydney to Parkes, by train, in 1998? (And indeed how much does it cost in practice today?)
I also wonder, what year was it first possible to travel from Sydney Central to Parkes by rail??
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flight prices Italy - Las Vegas [closed]
I'm trying to find a good price for a flight Italy - Las Vegas for May 2023.
I moniterd it since a couple of weeks and I can't find anything below 750 €.
I noticed that prices to other destinations ...
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Is there any advantage in buying tickets in advance for the train in Moroccos?
I will have to travel between Fes and Casablanca.
However, I am unsure about the travel hour (not day).
I see that it's possible to buy the tickets in advance, on the website.
This would usually be my ...
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How can I know the in-flight Internet prices for a given flight number?
Internet prices vary quite a lot between different flights. How can I know the in-flight Internet prices for a given flight number?
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Is it legal for an airline to show, at the same exact time, two different prices for the same exact flight?
I recently bought a ticket from a (legit) European airline, with which I had flown before, for a national flight in an EU country.
In the process of booking, as I normally do, I tried to find the ...
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Is there any index reflecting flight ticket price trends?
Following Why are international flights so much more expensive this year (2022)?, I wonder: Is there any index reflecting flight ticket price trends?
I'd like to better quantify such price trends.
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Why are international flights so much more expensive this year (2022)?
I have seen similar questions, e.g. this one - Why are flights getting more expensive as traveling returns back to normal? - but these are fairly old.
Now that life goes back to normal after the ...
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Fuel price premium on highway service stations in Slovenia
We will be traveling from Germany to Croatia via Austria and Slovenia and I'm currently planning on where to have stops and refuels. According to some websites I found, Slovenia seems to have the ...
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How can I find cheap first class flights?
I usually travel as cheaply as possible. This allows me to travel more and I am OK with it.
However, one day, I would like to experience a first class flight. I think that's an experience in itself. I ...
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Database/API for airline ticket prices [closed]
Some airlines have price calendar like the following:
But how can I get prices for various airlines/directions, for next 6 months, in one API/database?
Amadeus has API for getting info for one ...
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Why do most hotels in the US refuse to match travel agency prices?
I've seen that happening a few times in the United States and it seems to be the norm rather than the exception: I go to a hotel with no reservations, I show some booking price that can be obtained ...
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What does i.i stand for in a menu in Costa Rica
I am looking at some menu photos from Costa Rica and I noted that they list two prices, and the second has i.i. next to it. What does this mean? Here is an example(taken from here):
Googling did not ...
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Massive price difference between broker and rental car company
This may be a duplicate of Why is renting a car through a broker cheaper than directly through a car rental company? but I don't think the answer addresses a really large price difference.
I rented a ...
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Are there any apps or sites that allow you to set a strike price on flights?
So, there are plenty of sites that will tell you if flight prices in your search results are "high" or "low".
Are there any sites or apps that will let you set a "strike" ...
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How close can I get to space for a reasonable price?
Recently there's been news about a company who will be offering balloon rides to the stratosphere for $125,000 (USD). Blue Origin hasn't announced the ticket prices for their flights yet, but the ...
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Why is air travel to China currently (May 2021) 4x the usual price?
For the past 15 years, round-trip economy flights from San Fransisco to Shanghai have been close to $1000-1500 per person. Currently the summer prices are between $3500 and $4500 per person. Looking ...
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Why do return ticket prices jump up if the return flight is more than six months after the departing flight?
On Singapore Airlines, if you book a flight from London to Singapore for almost any date, the price is either £690 or £1088. For example, a flight leaving on the 28th of Dec with return on 28th of ...
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