Out of curiosity, how much of a Finder's Fee do you typically offer on FlightFox? Would you use it for shorter trips, say LA to SF, or does it really only become worth it on longer, more complicated trips?
FlightFox was really an eye opener for me when I learned about that 6-continents trip that some agent had planned for $1730 (originally linked off HN)... I basically realized these guys have so many tricks up their sleeves that the more flexibility/variables you introduce the wittier they can get with their planning...
So yea, with simpler itinerary they probably have less wiggle room to find some loophole or deal, but my hunch (haven't tried it yet) is that if I said "I want to go to LA sometime in June" that the time flexibility would be enough to give them room to find a great deal. I'm sure one of them could comment more on this.
As far as finder fee I just used the default one since I never used the site and our trip was fairly simple, but would likely adjust based on how complex I felt the trip planning would be...
The biggest annoyance of FF is you have to carefully follow directions to book but the potential savings is worth it.
So yea, with simpler itinerary they probably have less wiggle room to find some loophole or deal, but my hunch (haven't tried it yet) is that if I said "I want to go to LA sometime in June" that the time flexibility would be enough to give them room to find a great deal. I'm sure one of them could comment more on this.
As far as finder fee I just used the default one since I never used the site and our trip was fairly simple, but would likely adjust based on how complex I felt the trip planning would be...
The biggest annoyance of FF is you have to carefully follow directions to book but the potential savings is worth it.