01-16-2018
03:04 PM
01-16-2018
03:04 PM
I have unused travel funds with an expiration date of March 2018. I plan on taking a trip in April 2018. In order to use these funds I will have to wait for them to expire and pay the $100 fee for a voucher. I then can apply that voucher to my flight in April. I am afraid that waiting until mid March to book a flight for mid April may be more expensive compared to booking the flight now. For example; if I wait until the funds expire, pay for the $100 voucher and the flight is $100 more expensive at the time I book it, I really took a $200 hit. I know this may seem like a lot of work to save possibly $200 but what if I were to book a flight prior to my unused funds expiration date, with a value as close as possible to the unused fund amount. Then cancel that flight next week. If I am correct I would then have a new expiration date for my unused funds of Jan 2019 and I can use them to book my flight for April 2018. This way I know the price will not go up as I get closer to April and I will not risk the flights I want being sold out.
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I have unused travel funds with an experation date of March 2018. I plan on taking a trip in April 2018. In order to use these funds I will have to wait for them to expire and pay the $100 fee for a voucher. I then can apply that voucher to my flight in April. I am afraid that waiting until mid March to book a flight for mid April may be more expensive compared to booking the flight now. For example; if I wait until the funds expire, pay for the $100 voucher and the flight is $100 more expensive at the time I book it, I really took a $200 hit. I know this may seem like alot of work to save possibly $200 but what if I were to book a flight prior to my unused funds experation date, with a value as close as possible to the unused fund amount. Then cancel that flight next week. If I am correct I would then have a new experation date for my unused funds of Jan 2019 and I can use them to book my flight for April 2018. This way I know the price will not go up as I get closer to April and I will not risk the flights I want being sold out. Thoughts?
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