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We Analyzed 100M Flight Searches. Here’s How to Get the Cheapest Flights

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11 points by yabbadabbadoo 8 years ago · 12 comments

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silentfish 8 years ago

Off-topic: what is the deal with articles that have giant GIFs after each paragraph? I get it, it is supposed to be funny, but it becomes annoyance very soon. One or two is fine, but not a myriad. Also, when at work, makes me make close the page faster. /rant

blakesterz 8 years ago

So I guess the tl;dr is if you have time/flexibility to burn on a really long trip there's ways to find cheaper flights. If you can fly in or out of a distant airport it'll be cheaper. If you can fly on different days or different times it'll be cheaper. Also good, use a VPN to search for flights from other countries.

So, useful advice if you're going far far away and have plenty of time to spend.

minimaxir 8 years ago

How did this post get 7 points in 3 minutes and get to the front page? (i.e. not triggering the voting ring detector)

  • kumarski 8 years ago

    NomadList users are active on HN?

    • minimaxir 8 years ago

      Did NomadList draw attention to/advocate upvoting this submission? Could you send me a link/screenshot of that?

      • kumarski 8 years ago

        I don't have a nomadlist memberhsip.

        I do all sorts of travel points hacking, I assume there's a bunch of other people on HN who do too.

        • minimaxir 8 years ago

          I'm not questioning the fact that it got upvoted, just the rate, which is only realistically possible if you draw attention to a submission.

          Even big company announcements don't get upvotes that quickly.

          (of course, it's counterproductive, as drawing such attention when it's not deserved draws flags, which is what happened in this case)

    • pieterhg 8 years ago

      Confused what does Nomad List have to do with this post or site?

cmtk04 8 years ago

Wow. Finding a good deal on flights involves a ton of work. The packages tip is a good one

  • dang 8 years ago

    Sockpuppet accounts and/or promotional comments will get you banned here, so please don't.

    HN users usually see through it, making it against your interests anyhow.

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