5 AI checks before booking: same flight costs 44% more on the US site version
Efistoffeles · reddit · 2026-10-18
A detailed Reddit guide with first-hand data on 5 AI-assisted booking checks: (1) hotels list 48 rate names for 7 actual rooms with hidden desk fees — have AI compare totals; (2) 77 NYC hotels median $441 vs $666 across two Fridays due to an event — check nearby dates; (3) refundable rates cost 11% more but rooms jumped 60% within hours — rebook when prices drop; (4) one big comparison site served stale prices (a "fresh" one was 11 hours old), and 13% of its bookings ended up 61–73% pricier at the seller — verify on the seller's page; (5) the same Etihad round trip cost $570 on Malaysian site versions vs $820 on the US version, a 44% country-pricing gap unrelated to VPN. Suggests connectors like LetsFG for Claude/ChatGPT to fetch live quotes.
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