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Get told when flight prices drop
Track the flights you're watching and gather price alerts in one email label so you book at a good moment.
When to use it
When you're flexible about when to book
Step by step
Turn on price tracking
Search your route in Google Flights (or Skyscanner or Kayak) while signed in and switch on price tracking for your dates or any dates.
Label the alerts
In Gmail's settings, under Filters, create a filter for emails from the price alert sender that applies a 'Flight alerts' label and skips the inbox.
Decide when to book
When an alert looks good, paste the details into your AI assistant with this prompt.
Prompt to copyI'm watching flights from [origin] to [destination] for [dates or flexibility] for [number] people. Here are the recent price alerts: [paste prices and dates]. My budget is [amount] and I need [baggage needs]. Summarise how the price has moved, work out the true cost including bags and seat fees I've listed, and give me a simple checklist of things to confirm before booking. Don't predict future prices as fact.Book on the official site
Check the final price, baggage rules and change policy on the airline's or booking site's page before paying.
What you get
Price history: 186 (2 Oct) to 162 (18 Oct) to 149 (today) per person. True cost for 2 with one 23kg bag: 149 x 2 + 45 bag = 343. Check: is the bag per flight or per return? Seat fees? Change policy?
Tips
- No one can reliably predict flight prices, so set a price you're happy with and book when it's reached.