Questions tagged [price]
Questions regarding prices of various objects and services (not related to budgeting a trip).
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How do airlines determine ticket prices?
Based on the question How to find historical airfares?, I got curious. Is there a guide or resource that describes how the price of a ticket is determined?
When you search you often see curious ...
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Is leaving airport at a stop before the final destination illegal?
There are tricks such as "fuel dumping" or "hidden city ticketing" which involve booking a ticket composed of several connecting flights, then leaving the airport at a stop, possibly even "hopping off"...
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Why are plane tickets more expensive if they don't include a weekend?
When I used to fly for business (depart and return within the work-week) I observed that ticket prices were much higher than if a weekend was included at one end or in the middle. I was told that it ...
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Why are prices published without tax in the US?
On a recent trip to San Francisco it was always a surprise to see what to pay in stores. It was never as simple as just adding all the published prices. There was always the addition of taxes. ...
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What is the cheapest regular-priced scheduled flight I can book and fly?
What is the cheapest (regular priced, scheduled) flight anywhere in the world, that I can book and fly?
To be a bit more specific:
by regular priced I mean: no error fares (Allitalia once had a ...
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Is it true that you can receive emergency care in the UK completely free of charge?
In a related question @GayotFow mentions that:
I am aware that visitors can received emergency treatment from the National Health Service (NHS) for free.
This seems a bit suspicious but other ...
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Are Australian passports expensive in comparison to other western / developed countries?
I decided not to renew my passport before starting this trip because passports are very expensive in comparison to my income and my low travel budget.
But when asking people I find their passports in ...
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Is there a website that lets you shop for hotels with taxes and fees included in search results?
Every time I book a hotel online, the price increases by 25% in "taxes and fees" at checkout, compared to the price featured in search results. This does not occur when booking flights (I actually ...
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To wait or not to wait - regarding a particular Airplane price [closed]
Today (Friday) I was about to book a round trip ticket Mumbai(BOM) - Beijing(PEK) - Mumbai(BOM) via Hong Kong by Cathay Pacific airlines leaving Mumbai on 18th Oct (Saturday) and coming back from ...
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Compare train ticket prices in Britain
I'm looking to buy some train tickets for travel in Great Britain, but I know there are many train companies in the country. Does there exist some kind of website that allows me to compare the ...
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How much does it cost to enter and leave the same station (JR line, Tokyo)
I'm going to pick an item up from someone in Tokyo. Problem is, it's about an hour away and therefore the journey is quite expensive. So he's agreed to meet me at his station on the platform so I don'...
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Are there subcategories of seats even within economy class?
Recently I had to travel by Singapore Airlines (Economy class). But when I tried to change the return date of my ticket, customer care office informed me that there are no more seats in my class for ...
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What is the fuel surcharge?
Reading on the web about the "Fuel Dumping" trick made me aware of the fuel surcharge, one of several possible charges being added to the base price of a flight. In order to understand the trick ...
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Avoiding the second leg of an international flight - different rates for a return ticket?
Possible Duplicate:
Do you have to take the second leg of a flight?
I am in the process of booking a flight from LAX - ZUR. I found a flight for approx. 1100 USD. However, if I book that flight ...
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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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