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tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks for the feedback
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Noted
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Will do!
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks for the feedback! There is more destinations coming. So stay tuned ...
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks for the feedback. You can change the price to USD in the top bar of the page. We are working on a smarter way to set the currency on first visit. In regards to the Mob Museum we will take a look and fix. Sometimes the APIs we use are not very specific in regards to child / adult pricing.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
We double checked that. $69 (excl. fees) seems to be not available on all dates. We could not find a case where the price we show are not correct.

You can check prices by date by using the calendar button above the section with the product listings at: https://www.ticketlens.com/en/g7758

tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks for the feedback! This is a first version of the product. Far from perfect and the area search definitely needs some more work.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
We corrected the problem see: https://www.ticketlens.com/en/g6248 the parent page: https://www.ticketlens.com/en/p680490/new-york/empire-state-... will update soon. Unfortunately this specific site is a bit complicated with the fees. Which underscores how in transparent this market is.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Indeed :-( You got us! We need to fix this case.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
We just checked again and the prices are correct. Some vendors charge a booking fee which they do not show at the first page but only if you proceed to checkout. E.g. the last offer for $29 has $3 booking fee. We always show the full price including all fees.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Currently for us the limiting factor is API availability. Most of the official sites don't offer an API so we would need to scrape them one by one. For sites which offer an affiliate program we joined to finance the project but our ranking is not dependent on what we earn but strictly on price.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks for the feedback!! We are planning on adding these! Our first version though includes 6 big providers which have worldwide reach. We did some test and vs some official sites we are cheaper (e.g. Empire State) however on some we are a bit more expensive (e.g. Vatican Museum). But as said we are planning to add all of them.
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Hope it will be useful for you. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback. Have a nice weekend in NYC!
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
Thanks!
tymonw··on Show HN: Price comparison for attraction tickets, tours, and activties
A bit more context. We created a price comparison for attraction tickets, in-destination tours and activities. We were surprised to lear how much you can save by choosing the best provider (check out New York City).