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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @clr 5 Jan \ parent \ on: Travala experience? bitcoin

If you booked the flight long ago, I would give it another try. The flight pricing has improved significantly during the past year.

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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @spiderman 6 Jan

Just checked, Singapore to London (one way) on Valentines day. Travala charges about 8% more than the British Airways site itself for the same flight.

I don't know if their algorithm differentiates based on customer profile, but I gave so many details so that you can try to check for yourself.

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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @clr 6 Jan

It used to be that a flight would cost maybe 50% more than somewhere else. That's what I understood by ridiculously high.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @spiderman 6 Jan

Being a TPA is a competitive business with cutthroat margin, and agencies themselves have very little pricing power. So 8% for the exact same seat is ridiculously high. It may be because they don't have the volume of Expedia and trying to make up by premium.

I mean if you take crypto out of the equation, I suspect no agent will survive by charging an 8% premium for the same seat. But may be travala finds some crypto lovers who will pay the 8% to not off ramp via an exchange.

I know some bitcoin maxis who absolutely have no asset other than bitcoin (maybe just like $100), so they have to spend their bitcoin. Probably Travala is for them.

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