People, historically, are idiots People are more likely to buy a shirt that says "$20, originally $50" than they would buy the same shirt if it was priced at $15 from the start The entire Uber, Stubhub, Airbnb world is based around this mindset
And to add, it's almost not worth it anymore because you don't get all the amenities and service of a hotel. Because the price difference is pretty negligible now, I'm more inclined to pick the option that will have a front desk, can answer any questions/complaints I have, etc.
touching back on the cleaning fees it got real annoying searching airbnb finding a "good deal" then opening it to find the fees make it more expensive than a nice hotel next door
I was part of a beta test they did three years ago with fee-in pricing and sales dropped noticeably. People say they want the convenience of knowing the price at the end but they buy more if they get screwed
JC Penny went away from sales and coupons and just had low prices across the board...lower than if you had a coupon. Lasted two years and the CEO got fired over it. People would rather pay more and think they're smart
Predictably Irrational is a really good intro book to humans stupid behavior when it comes to basically everything.
Just got done reading Thinking Fast and Slow and it touches on it some too. Brain works in mysterious ways.
Haven't read that but it sounds good. My very basic intro came a few years ago to this article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds
Mario kart tour looks amazing though just checked out the website and apparently I would need an international drivers license.
Going to tulum over Christmas. Anyone have some recs? Just gonna stay at a resort all inclusive. Do not want to make a single decision there after getting through peak season.
You've already booked? Didn't know there were any all inclusives in Tulum, but there are a bunch of massive ones in between there and Cancun. Do you have a car?
Haven’t booked a place yet just flights. Haven’t rented a car, if we did a hotel was going to rely on the shuttles to get us from the airport
Tulum is a tiny little town. Don't think they have many all inclusive resorts. Most are two story boutique style hotels. A car isn't really necessary, there are cabs, but we got out and explored each day to cenotes, a big lagoon, ruins and a pretty dope beach/fisherman village off the beaten path. We met a couple and chilled with them a day or two. They didn't have a car and we drove them around.
Currently lying in bed in a 3bdrm airbnb across the street from the Duomo in Siena. My kids have their own rooms, we can stretch out and make our own food, all for much less than a hotel (not that there are any in this neighborhood).
Airbnbs's were great in Italy. Are you heading to Venice at all? That's one city where I've seen the locals and people dislike Airbnb quite a bit; we didn't have any problems or anything, just have read stories that they hate it because it takes up living space for locals
Damn. Downside to not planning ahead. It looks like, at a minimum, it would take around 2-3 business days to get it from AAA. I leave Friday at 7:30 am so I'll have to save it for another trip.
No plans to visit Venice. Wife was there in 1990, so she's seen it, and I have no desire to fight the crowds. We did have a downstairs neighbor open her door and give us the evil eye as we humped our luggage up the stairs here. We're a pretty quiet bunch, though, so she needn't have worried. Florence tomorrow
Any Tahiti or Bora Bora vets here? I don't believe I've seen a write up or even chatter... Considering approx April 28-May 5 as honeymoon. TIA
FROM: Los Angeles (LAX) Bali (DPS) - $511 Bangkok (BKK) - $430 Changchun (CGQ) - $394 Changsha (CSX) - $385 Chengdu (CTU) - $404 Chiang Mai (CNX) - $480 Chongqing (CKG) - $394 Dalian (DLC) - $394 Fuzhou (FOC) - $485 Hangzhou (HGH) - $394 Hanoi (HAN) - $485 Harbin (HRB) - $394 Hefei (HFE) - $394 Ho Chi Minh (SGN) - $518 Jakarta (CGK) - $512 Jinan (TNA) - $394 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $514 Kunming (KMG) - $424 Manila (MNL) - $444 Nanchang (KHN) - $385 Nanjing (NKG) - $394 New Delhi (DEL) - $456 Penang (PEN) - $514 Phnom Penh (PNH) - $508 Phuket (HKT) - $480 Qingdao (TAO) - $389 Shenyang (SHE) - $465 Siem Reap (REP) - $526 Singapore (SIN) - $530 Taipei (TPE) - $504 Taiyuan (TYN) - $394 Tianjin (TSN) - $394 Wuhan (WUH) - $414 Xiamen (XMN) - $385 Xi’An (XIY) - $394 Zhengzhou (CGO) - $394 FROM: New York City (JFK) Bali (DPS) - $501 Bangkok (BKK) - $493 Changchun (CGQ) - $504 Changsha (CSX) - $435 Chengdu (CTU) - $434 Chiang Mai (CNX) - $510 Chongqing (CKG) - $454 Dalian (DLC) - $504 Fuzhou (FOC) - $425 Hangzhou (HGH) - $444 Hanoi (HAN) - $504 Harbin (HRB) - $504 Hefei (HFE) - $444 Ho Chi Minh (SGN) - $499 Jakarta (CGK) - $532 Jinan (TNA) - $509 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $504 Kunming (KMG) - $454 Manila (MNL) - $471 Nanchang (KHN) - $435 Nanjing (NKG) - $444 New Delhi (DEL) - $521 Penang (PEN) - $504 Phnom Penh (PNH) - $525 Shenyang (SHE) - $504 Siem Reap (REP) - $516 Singapore (SIN) - $550 Taipei (TPE) - $524 Tianjin (TSN) - $509 Wuhan (WUH) - $444 Xiamen (XMN) - $475 Xi’An (XIY) - $494 Zhengzhou (CGO) - $444 FROM: San Francisco (SFO) Bali (DPS) - $501 Bangkok (BKK) - $440 Changchun (CGQ) - $474 Changsha (CSX) - $455 Chengdu (CTU) - $474 Chiang Mai (CNX) - $480 Chongqing (CKG) - $474 Dalian (DLC) - $434 Fuzhou (FOC) - $455 Hangzhou (HGH) - $459 Harbin (HRB) - $434 Hefei (HFE) - $464 Jakarta (CGK) - $532 Jinan (TNA) - $434 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - $524 Kunming (KMG) - $464 Manila (MNL) - $444 Nanchang (KHN) - $455 Nanjing (NKG) - $464 Penang (PEN) - $524 Phnom Penh (PNH) - $536 Phuket (HKT) - $460 Qingdao (TAO) - $474 Shenyang (SHE) - $534 Siem Reap (REP) - $491 Singapore (SIN) - $472 Taiyuan (TYN) - $474 Tianjin (TSN) - $434 Xiamen (XMN) - $425 Xi’An (XIY) - $464 Zhengzhou (CGO) - $464 WHEN: March through April 2019. Some routes do have a more limited availability
Some killer deals today between this and Asia TO: Amsterdam (AMS) Boston (BOS) - $288 Cincinnati (CVG) - $288 Cleveland (CLE) - $354 Dallas (DFW) - $339 Denver (DEN) - $332 Detroit (DTW) - $289 Miami (MIA) - $334 Minneapolis (MSP) - $288 Orlando (MCO) - $291 Tampa (TPA) - $291 TO: Barcelona (BCN) Boston (BOS) - $280 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $310 Los Angeles (LAX) - $312 Miami (MIA) - $322 New York City (JFK) - $303 Newark (EWR) - $287 Orlando (MCO) - $348 San Francisco (SFO) - $312 San Jose (SJC) - $353 St. Louis (STL) - $315 Tampa (TPA) - $314 TO: Dublin (DUB) Atlanta (ATL) - $271 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $281 Minneapolis (MSP) - $313 Orlando (MCO) - $279 Phoenix (PHX) - $280 Raleigh (RDU) - $270 Salt Lake City (SLC) - $284 Seattle (SEA) - $270 Tampa (TPA) - $279 TO: Paris (CDG) Atlanta (ATL) - $308 Cincinnati (CVG) - $348 Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) - $298 New York City (LGA) - $304 Orlando (MCO) - $304 Raleigh (RDU) - $348 San Francisco (SFO) - $328 San Jose (SJC) - $352 Tampa (TPA) - $324 WHEN: Varies greatly by route. Generally January through May 2019.
anyone done amsterdam in january direct flights for quite cheap and have a 3 week window to put something in
Yeah, coming back from a festival. I hit the same pot hole and was fine, guess she's not as stable on those things. Broke 5 bones Hawaii Jan 2019 is dead