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Quick Travel Advice - Bereavement (1 Viewer)
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I've never heard of a bereavement price break for anybody who was not immediate family and had to produce a death certificate. Sounds like John has had a different experience.
I've never heard of a bereavement price break for anybody who was not immediate family and had to produce a death certificate. Sounds like John has had a different experience.
Maelstrom
Footballguy
First, sorry for your loss.
Second, calling the airlines can help, but also do your diligence on Kayak.com (or Priceline, etc). I don't remember where I read this, but a lot of airlines don't always give the best discounts for bereavement. Depending on how quickly you need to get there, consider a short layover. Or look for a one way flight there, and then look for the flight back separately, sometimes that will give you a better rate on the flight back than you could get on a round trip.
Second, calling the airlines can help, but also do your diligence on Kayak.com (or Priceline, etc). I don't remember where I read this, but a lot of airlines don't always give the best discounts for bereavement. Depending on how quickly you need to get there, consider a short layover. Or look for a one way flight there, and then look for the flight back separately, sometimes that will give you a better rate on the flight back than you could get on a round trip.
DropKick
Footballguy
Saw some airlines would give you 10% but you need to give a lot of information (which i guess doesn't surprise me). I don't want to call and ask for those details so I can get a price break. Just seems wrong.
Plus, something siad the "discount" airlines don't give price breaks.
Tick
Footballguy
Some of the airlines have a calendar you can fiddle with - you can see the price difference for each departure and return day. That helps a lot - you might be searching for a Tuesday through Friday trip, not realizing that if you stay over until Sunday, you save $400 in airfare. Saturday night stays are maybe the biggest factor for getting a lower price.
I'd check Southwest and Expedia.com.
Be wary of some of the lesser-known airlines, as they are often very fee-driven. I think there's one called Spirit where they charge for each carry-on luggage piece... the fees really add up quickly, but that's not considered by software that looks for the lowest fares.
I'd check Southwest and Expedia.com.
Be wary of some of the lesser-known airlines, as they are often very fee-driven. I think there's one called Spirit where they charge for each carry-on luggage piece... the fees really add up quickly, but that's not considered by software that looks for the lowest fares.
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