{"id":3840,"date":"2018-08-17T09:11:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T14:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=3840"},"modified":"2020-05-27T00:32:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T06:02:28","slug":"what-are-mistake-fares-and-how-to-find-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/what-are-mistake-fares-and-how-to-find-them\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Mistake Fares And How To Find Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine this:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re scrolling through Facebook or swiping through your Instagram stories and you see an acquaintance bragging about how they just booked a flight from <\/span><b>Washington D.C to New Zealand for $327 roundtrip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You freak out and wonder \u201cHow did they do it? Are fares that low even possible?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s some proof:<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3841 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-16-at-4.17.01-PM.png\" alt=\"mistake fares and how to find them\" width=\"813\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-16-at-4.17.01-PM.png 930w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-16-at-4.17.01-PM-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-16-at-4.17.01-PM-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Screen-Shot-2018-08-16-at-4.17.01-PM-600x268.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><br \/>\n<b>That\u2019s what you call a Mistake fare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s simply when airlines publish incorrect ticket prices like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarflightclub.com\/?utm_source=journohq&amp;utm_medium=guestpost&amp;utm_term=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$327 roundtrip from Washington D.C to New Zealand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They\u2019re great for us travelers, but not so much for the airlines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s all you need to know about them if you want to visit your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/top-10-cheap-travel-destinations\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dream destinations for cheap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Do Mistake Fares Happen?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mistake Fares can happen for a few reasons. Overall, airlines and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-an-online-travel-agency-OTA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Travel Agents (OTA\u2019s)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operate on a very complex backend booking system, so errors occuring now and again are inevitable. While some are technical errors, others are simply human error.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Simple Human error: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It very well may be that a $1308 round trip flight from Boston to Cape Town was actually priced at $130 round trip. Someone omitted or added a number in error when entering a flight price, which can result in a significantly reduced ticket until the error is found by the airlines and corrected.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>OTA Glitches\/ Omitting fuel surcharges &amp; fees: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online Travel Agencies (OTA) are often behind these Mistake Fares. Missing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rewardexpert.com\/blog\/making-sense-of-airline-fuel-surcharges\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fuel surcharges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are often why we see prices so reduced. Fuel surcharges are in place to prevent frequent flyer programs from allowing people to book 100% free tickets using miles (as you still pay these additional fees). Every now and then though, these charges may be dropped by mistake. Fuel surcharges can make up hundreds of dollars on some airlines.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Currency conversion errors:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When moving from currency to currency, things can get tricky when you\u2019re working with such complex systems. For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/todayinthesky\/2015\/02\/16\/dot-looking-into-uniteds-absurdly-cheap-mistake-fares\/23492319\/\">a $4,000 United Airlines flight was available for around $79 recently<\/a>. This specific Mistake Fare occured due to a miscalculation between the Danish Kroner and British Pound.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Some of the best Mistake Fares we\u2019ve ever seen:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Francisco to New Zealand for $260 round trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City to Ivory Coast for $318 round trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston to Melbourne for $184 round trip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Class from US cities to Lima, Peru for $450 roundtrip<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East &amp; West Coast US to India for $244 Round Trip<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>How to find a mistake fare:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up for cheap flight finding services like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarflightclub.com\/?utm_source=journohq&amp;utm_medium=guestpost&amp;utm_term=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dollar Flight Club<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who do all the searching for you and send deals right to your inbox or keep an eye on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/flights\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Flights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book the flight as soon as possible! Mistake Fares can last less than a few hours before the airline corrects the error.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait a week or so before you book other travel plans like hotels and tourist activities until the airline confirms your ticket. More recently, airlines are no longer required to honor mistake fares like they were required to in the past. That being said, 90% of Mistake Fares do get honored. Airlines don\u2019t want any bad PR by rescinding flights from customers.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy your trip and brag about it on Instagram.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Travel really doesn\u2019t have to be expensive if you know how and where to look. You just need to make sure you understand how mistake fares work and where to keep an eye out for them. If you do that, you&#8217;ll be on your next international flight in no time for a fraction of the cost.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don\u2019t have time to scour deal sites all day to find these mistake fares? Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/dollarflightclub.com\/?utm_source=journohq&amp;utm_medium=guestpost&amp;utm_term=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dollarflightclub.com\/?utm_source%3Djournohq%26utm_medium%3Dguestpost%26utm_term%3Dblog&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534593051190000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGR7QzZVEFhKOV7VI6sgTxIGfJWsw\">join the club<\/a>\u00a0and make sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/journo-travel-journal-blog\/id1113657204?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534593051190000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFj_6s61Wt6qImRK6W0iGnjIIt1zQ\">jot down those memories.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What are the the most amazing mistake fares you&#8217;ve ever seen? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine this: You\u2019re scrolling through Facebook or swiping through your Instagram stories and you see an acquaintance bragging about how they just booked a flight from Washington D.C to New Zealand for $327 roundtrip. You freak out and wonder \u201cHow did they do it? Are fares that low even possible?\u201d Here\u2019s some proof: That\u2019s what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airfare-hacking","category-travel-hacking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Are Mistake Fares And How To Find Them<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What Are Mistake Fares And How To Find Them. 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