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LVRJ - ROOM RATES: Demand to visit LV declines

Well, airfare prices aren't helping things at all.

Our carrier rescheduled a flight on us so I looked into getting a different
one in the middle of April AFTER EASTER.

Our previous cost was $350 for 2 tickets.

The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets.

And this is coming from SAN JOSE, CA !!!

With these prices people can't afford to get to vegas...

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Richard Boston wrote:

Well, airfare prices aren't helping things at all.

Our carrier rescheduled a flight on us so I looked into getting a different
one in the middle of April AFTER EASTER.

Our previous cost was $350 for 2 tickets.

The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets.

And this is coming from SAN JOSE, CA !!!

With these prices people can't afford to get to vegas...

Wrong airline--try:

http://www.Southwest.com

Highest fare per person, refundable anytime is $220/person, roundtrip.
Cheapest discount fare is $150/person, roundtrip. That's for a trip
leaving 4/24, and return 4/30.

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These prices sounded out of line, so I visited Southwest's website:

     http://www.iflyswa.com

and found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning on
4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast. Perhaps your
dates are sold out but even Southwest's most expensive seats are probably
well under your $600 quote.

gj

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On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Richard Boston wrote:

Well, airfare prices aren't helping things at all.

Our carrier rescheduled a flight on us so I looked into getting a different
one in the middle of April AFTER EASTER.

Our previous cost was $350 for 2 tickets.

The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets.

And this is coming from SAN JOSE, CA !!!

With these prices people can't afford to get to vegas...

gj bart wrote:

The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets. And this is coming from SAN

JOSE, CA !!!

found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning on

4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast

Maybe you ought to fly out of JFK. Jet Blue is advertising $79.

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I'm hoping you mean OAKLAND since JFK is quite far away from San Jose.

They always advertise that rate and then when I plug in when I can fly it
goes up higher than flying out of San Jose. Trust me - I did this non-stop
for about 2 months before giving up on Jet Blue...

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  gj bart wrote:
  >> The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets. And this is coming from
SAN
  JOSE, CA !!!
  > found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning on
  4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast

  Maybe you ought to fly out of JFK. Jet Blue is advertising $79.

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I'm hoping you mean OAKLAND since JFK is quite far away from San Jose.

They always advertise that rate and then when I plug in when I can fly it
goes up higher than flying out of San Jose. Trust me - I did this non-stop
for about 2 months before giving up on Jet Blue...

     Yeah, but since two people pointed out that you can fly N/S at
around that same $79 fare out of San Jose on Southwest Airlines, who
cares? The $300/ticket quote you gave is totally unnecessary.

gj

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On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Richard Boston wrote:

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  Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:54 AM
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  gj bart wrote:
  >> The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets. And this is coming from
SAN
  JOSE, CA !!!
  > found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning on
  4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast

  Maybe you ought to fly out of JFK. Jet Blue is advertising $79.

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Sorry but Southwest is also full of CRAP !!

Every and I mean EVERY time I check out Southwest there is NEVER a $79
ticket available.
I've tried on Tuesday, Wednesday etc. in late evenings etc.
There was a 2 month period (very bored at work) where I spent most of my
days searching for airfares.
For those same dates the cheapest Soutwest fare for 2 people is 435.00.

I don't know for what travel days this is offered but it's so few and far
between it's almost non-existent.
I also get the Southwest email updates each week and from San Jose they love
to send you to the midwest - no thanks.

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  Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:27 AM
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  Subject: RE: [vpFREE] LVRJ - ROOM RATES: Demand to visit LV declines

  On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Richard Boston wrote:

  > I'm hoping you mean OAKLAND since JFK is quite far away from San Jose.
  >
  > They always advertise that rate and then when I plug in when I can fly
it
  > goes up higher than flying out of San Jose. Trust me - I did this
non-stop
  > for about 2 months before giving up on Jet Blue...

       Yeah, but since two people pointed out that you can fly N/S at
  around that same $79 fare out of San Jose on Southwest Airlines, who
  cares? The $300/ticket quote you gave is totally unnecessary.

  gj

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  > gj bart wrote:
  > >> The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets. And this is coming
from
  > SAN
  > JOSE, CA !!!
  > > found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning
on
  > 4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast
  >
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Sorry but Southwest is also full of CRAP !!

Every and I mean EVERY time I check out Southwest there is NEVER a $79
ticket available.
I've tried on Tuesday, Wednesday etc. in late evenings etc.
There was a 2 month period (very bored at work) where I spent most of my
days searching for airfares.
For those same dates the cheapest Soutwest fare for 2 people is 435.00.

     Um no, I'm sorry, but they are not full of crap. Very shortly after
you made your post I checked dates around the time you mentioned and
found several one-way fares at $75, $77 and $79. They often announce
sales that undercut their usual low fares, so you may have simply checked
too soon. Note that even the 435 fare is almost $200 below your other quote.

I don't know for what travel days this is offered but it's so few and far
between it's almost non-existent.

     This again is simply untrue. Those fares are generally offered on
all flights available that day. True, often fares are cheaper on
off-travel days but even then the mark-up generally isn't so great. The
real problem is, lots of people know what a great value they offer and so
the best tix go quickly.

I also get the Southwest email updates each week and from San Jose they love
to send you to the midwest - no thanks.

     Gee, last week I could've bought a $55 r/t Vegas-LA 2-weeks advance.
Strange how they want to torture you poor San Joseans.

gj

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On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Richard Boston wrote:

  -----Original Message-----
  From: gj bart [mailto:bro…@…com]
  Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 8:27 AM
  To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: RE: [vpFREE] LVRJ - ROOM RATES: Demand to visit LV declines

  On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Richard Boston wrote:

  > I'm hoping you mean OAKLAND since JFK is quite far away from San Jose.
  >
  > They always advertise that rate and then when I plug in when I can fly
it
  > goes up higher than flying out of San Jose. Trust me - I did this
non-stop
  > for about 2 months before giving up on Jet Blue...

       Yeah, but since two people pointed out that you can fly N/S at
  around that same $79 fare out of San Jose on Southwest Airlines, who
  cares? The $300/ticket quote you gave is totally unnecessary.

  gj

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: MHS [mailto:siaassocia…@…com]
  > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 7:54 AM
  > To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
  > Subject: RE: [vpFREE] LVRJ - ROOM RATES: Demand to visit LV declines
  >
  >
  >
  > gj bart wrote:
  > >> The cheapest now is about $600 for 2 tickets. And this is coming
from
  > SAN
  > JOSE, CA !!!
  > > found that a pair of tickets leaving San Jose on 4/24 and returning
on
  > 4/28 costs around $330 total, though seats are going fast
  >
  > Maybe you ought to fly out of JFK. Jet Blue is advertising $79.
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