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Hm, so what's the difference between you and the other guys? Don't really get it. Any examples for additional savings I can get with you?

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@cneumann81 thanks for trying tripdelta. A few examples that might explain what we do differently.

-We find hidden flights by combining rival airlines (https://tripdelta.com/results/SFO/LON/28-10-15)

-Our smart area search looks at every airport near your start and destination and checks every single combination to find better alternatives (https://tripdelta.com/results/FKB/BOH/01-10-15/ )

-We split your return flights into open jaw tickets (https://tripdelta.com/results/SFO/YVR/11-09-15/YVR/SFO/13-09... )

-Wanna do a short world trip? Better check this one out (https://tripdelta.com/results/SFO/BER/18-09-15/BER/DXB/25-09...)

I hope this explains what we do ;).. If you have any more questions, let me know

Interesting, but how does this translate into concrete savings for me? Any concrete examples?

Of course. Look at the San Francisco to Vancouver (return) example:

Regular: SFO - YVR: $385 Tripdelta: Oakland - Bellingham (two tickets): $164

You save $221 by picking two airports that are, by locals, considered good airports (I live in Vancouver, we all use Bellingham!)

The great thing is: Even when you're not a local, you just enter Vancouver, and we know about it!

Thanks for pulling this out. Even though I assume this is a best case example, savings in that are interesting for sure. Will check you guys out for my next booking!

Thanks for that. Actually, the example above does not showcase a unique flight combination but something like this happens rather often. I hope next time you check it out you'll face something similar.

Let us know about it ;)

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