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TIL booking a flight with a stopover in Reykjavik saved me $180

I was talking to a guy at the baggage claim in Dallas last week. He said he always books flights with long layovers in cheap cities instead of direct. I told him that sounded like a pain, but he showed me his app. He booked a round trip to London with a 14 hour stop in Reykjavik and paid $580 total. My direct flight was $760 and I got nothing extra out of it. Now I'm wondering if the time trade off is actually worth it for the cash savings. Anyone else do the intentional stopover thing or stick to direct?

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olivers28•1h ago

Heard a guy at the hostel say he books flights at 3am

I was in Bangkok last week and this backpacker at my hostel swore he gets the cheapest flights by booking between 2 and 4am local time. He said airlines refresh inventory then or something. Anyone else tried booking in the middle of the night like that and saved money?

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wren_carr•14h ago

Camped at Glacier National Park last July and watched a family toss styrofoam plates into a fire pit

When I called them out, the dad told me 'it burns fine' and I just stood there wondering how many other people think that's okay, has anyone else run into this ignorance on the trail?

c/budget-travel-hacks

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