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This is a pretty simple and cursory overview - hardly "ultimate".

Also, having seen some actual creative bookings (not full-on penetrations, either), calling this "hacking" is a stretch too. Google things like "fuel dumping" to start learning about actual airfare hacks.

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Agreed, and it's a little strange to mention using airline miles to reduce your costs, but then fly Astraeus which doesn't award miles. There are lots of better ways to "hack" your travel than spending time on the sites he listed.

I suddenly have an interest in this, since I'll be travelling quite a bit (Amsterdam-Vienna). Do you have any hints? I've had trouble finding anything that actually saves money.

To add at least a little value: matrix.itasoftware.com has found trips (e.g. Amsterdam-Tallinn) for me that the local (Dutch) travel sites didn't. I was pleasantly surprised by this.

I assume this is the gist of the "fuel dumping" being referred to: http://upgrd.com/matthew/rip-fuel-dump.html

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