Tired of searching endlessly through travel websites for hours on end hoping to score the best possible deal? We came across a site which might just be the answer to all your problems and, just maybe, a glimpse into the future of travel booking…
FlightFox is a web-based service where customers can go to receive aid in their search for the best possible flight. It breaks down like this:
- You enter in your itinerary details, including where to and where from, as well as your flexibility regarding the dates you wish to travel on.
- You enter in your preferences on layovers, cost vs travel time, airline quality and cost vs maintaining your strict schedule.
- Your query is turned into a “contest” where FlightFox “hackers” compete with one another to find you the best possible flight given your specific parameters from which you can choose your favorite and pay a small finders fee to the lucky winner.
While the service sounds pretty spectacular, there are some obvious situations in which it’s not really saving you any money OR time, which they readily admit. A strict schedule, a straightforward trip (think LA<–>NYC) or someone who regularly travels the same route means you haven’t much to gain from the services offered.
While the service may not be ideal for your monthly flights for quick-stop meetings in a neighboring state, the experts at FlightFox can help you plan a complicated trip in the most effcient way posiible. Oftentimes the finders fee (anywhere from $25-$55 on average) is nothing compared to saving a couple hundred dollars on a flight. Is this the future or simply a fad? Only time will tell.
FlightFox...the greatest development in travel since...?
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