Dollar Flight Club is $129 for a lifetime membership. Worth it?
Posted by mattschinesefood@reddit | Shoestring | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Assuming my wife and I are going internationally from the US twice per year -- is Dollar Flight Club worth it at this price point?
mygirltien@reddit
I know this is old but ill give my two cents. For a lifetime yes. I have both, dollar flight and going. For the one time cost dollar is worth it. You dont get as many alerts and flights as Going but there is real value in what they send. Overall i get more deals through going, cant say better because at times i get basically the same deals on both but i do get different deals betwen the two.
For those that say you can find these all yourself, that is a true statement. And if you are using it for just 1 flight there is no value in it for you as you can do that yourself. However we travel allot and dont have many restrictions on when so its perfect for us. Going just sent me a deal that was $242 RT from west coast US to Virgin Islands. I would have never been looking for that flight so would not have known about it otherwise. Its deals like that, that pop up that i find the most value in when using either service.
Stock-Statistician-4@reddit
What you dont realize is if you went to the airliner website its just about the same price. What this website does it inflate the price by double then say “half off” when in reality it was never full price to begin with
mygirltien@reddit
It actually is the same price it isnt that they give you a special deal. What is does though is save time. I dont have root around, set up a shit ton of alerts and constantly monitor. Also i have never personally found mistake fair or can plan my trip around super low discount fair that they present to me. So at the end of the day my time is worth more than the cost of the service to me.
ryan9751@reddit
Absolutely not, just fell for these guys scam.
Most importantly , there is no value regardless , you won't find any deals that you can't find somewhere else - so really no reason to sign up.
Secondly, their business model is basically provide a useless service that spams you so much that you unsubscribe to their e-mails, then you do not get a renewal notice for something you don't recall signing up for.
Geanaux@reddit
It seems like this whole set up is too good to be true though. I was looking for more recent reviews, especially in reddit but nothing newer than 1 or 2 years old. So was just trying to find more current information.
All-in-all I will stay away from these kind of set ups.
manuvns@reddit
Just use kiwi and kayak price alerts
RedditorManIsHere@reddit
Scammy as shit
https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelHacks/comments/vv4a6f/dollar_flight_club_lifetime_subscription_is_on/
mattschinesefood@reddit (OP)
Fair enough! Thanks internet friend :)
RedditorManIsHere@reddit
Scott's Cheap Flights used to be good but they got bought out and became Going and those reviews arent that great. One of the links mentioned that Google pretty much made Flight Club/Going outdated.
https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelHacks/comments/15ykpso/has_anyone_else_noticed_how_terrible_going/
futurespacecadet@reddit
I’ve had a subscription to going for the longest time, but now I never use them. I should cancel
mattschinesefood@reddit (OP)
I tend to check SecretFlying and find some good deals sometimes. Being mostly based out of the northeast means a LOT of airport options that are pretty doable if it means big flight savings - I have Boston, Portland ME, Manchester NH, Providence RI, New Haven CT, Hartford CT, Springfield MA, Worcester MA, Albany NY, NY & NJ (JFK, LGA, EWR) all within a 6 hour drive. Plus I have a converted van, so I'd happily make a road trip somewhere to fly out of there and just leave the van behind.