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2012
19
November
What happens when an airline auctions off the price of their flights?
19
November
UPDATE: *WARNING* I've heard from someone who has said that they received an e-mail from Enerjet stating that their flight had been cancelled, and their money is being refunded.
HEADS UP EVERYONE - The Enerjet ebay ticket auction is a BUST! I booked and paid for a flight last week and received an email today that the flight is cancelled. Pretty disappointed as it was part of a gift for my boyfriend to get home. They are refunding my money.
I'll try contacting Enerjet and see if they can offer up an explanation.
UPDATE 2: I've heard back from Enerjet, and it sounds like the Calgary -> Edmonton flight was cancelled due to lack of bookings. The Calgary -> Kelowna flight is still a go, as the interest and bookings on that route have been high.
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The other day, charter company Enerjet sent me an e-mail to tell me that they were auctioning off holiday flights between Calgary and Kelowna, and Calgary and Edmonton.
It's nice to see a Canadian company trying something a little different. I think in the last two years the only promotion out of the ordinary that I can recall seeing from Westjet or Air Canada are Westjet's 'Blue Tag Thursday' deals.
The link to the live eBay auctions can be found here:
http://stores.ebay.ca/Jump-On-Enerjet
Full details of the promotion can be found at:
I'm kind of curious to see where the prices finish up at on eBay and whether there will be any true deals to be had, or if they'll all just be bid up to market value (or higher than the same dates on AC & Westjet).
Enerjet started them at the price of the taxes & fees ($46). At the moment, it looks like the Kelowna to Calgary flight on Jan 2 is at $201.50 after taxes. Prices on Westjet and AC on the same day look to range from $225-$300 after taxes. The rest of the auctions are currently well below market value.
According to Enerjet some of the flights went for well below market value over the weekend. I did a search of their completed auctions, and it looks like they're telling the truth...
Here's a link to recently completed Enerjet auctions on eBay so you can see what they've gone for.
2012
18
November
Calgary to Thailand - $989 roundtrip after taxes
18
November
2012
15
November
For last minute solo travellers only - Calgary to Cabo for $179 roundtrip after taxes. Cancun for $219.
15
November
2012
9
November
Calgary to Honolulu, Hawaii - $474 roundtrip after taxes - Los Angeles for $272
9
November
2012
5
November
Calgary to London, England - $599 roundtrip after taxes
5
November
2012
25
October
The Ultimate All Inclusive Deal Finder v2.0 is now live! Feedback wanted!
25
October
You might remember back in May I asked for your feedback on a test version of a tool I was building, called the Ultimate All Inclusive Deal Finder
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2012
25
September
Kids can fly to Vancouver for Thanksgiving for $181 roundtrip after taxes
25
September
2012
25
September
Don't fall for the '$128 for 2 roundtrip flights' OneStopTravel scam
25
September
Over the past little while, I've had a lot of people ask me about a deal they've seen pop up on a variety of those 'daily deal' type sites (you know the ones, the Groupon-esque clones that were all the rage last year, and initially had some legitimately great deals but have now all turned into a wasteland of spa treatments and massages you can never get an appointment for).
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2012
7
September
Last minute flight to Cancun - $267 roundtrip after taxes
7
September
2012
5
September
Calgary to Paris, France - $698 roundtrip after taxes
5
September
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