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A Better Equation in Travel
As a slight caveat, it’s important to bear in mind that flight cancellations are quite rare. In September 2019, just 0.7 percent of Norwegian’s flights were canceled. If a budget airline is $500 cheaper than the next best alternative, I’m going to buy that ticket and pocket that $500. But if it’s a savings of only $25 or $50, I’ll generally opt for
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All things equal, it’s better to book directly with an airline than through an OTA, for three reasons: You don’t risk the fare disappearing while you wait for your ticket to be issued, you’re covered by the 24-hour rule, and it’s much simpler in case your itinerary ends up needing to be changed.
Scott Keyes • Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World
More insights from Ezra Klein convo with Nilay Patel:
From Ezra: One of the messages of the medium of AI is be efficient. Don't waste your time at all this. But a lot of the big insights, happen when we're doing the hard thing when we're sitting there trying to figure out the first draft or learn about a thing or figure out what we're doing.
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