Want to spend a lot of money to start a business? Travelers share money saving tips and can accumulate super high mileage

If you want to take a business trip to reward yourself, you will definitely not be cheap when flying directly. Travelers share how to save a lot of money tickets with one move and use this to accumulate more than one million flight miles. It should be noted that this trick is risky. You must do a lot of work before buying a ticket. It is also recommended that you use it when there is plenty of time.

traveler Jonathan DeLise posted an inside story on business that his passenger mileage exceeds 1.5 million miles, and he loves to buy "positioning flights" and run business at a more affordable price.

"Out-site ticket" refers to buying a ticket to another location (out-site airport), then officially launching the itinerary from there and flying to the final destination. Dris said this is different from "skiplagging".

Suppose you want to fly Los Angeles from Taipei, but direct flight tickets are too expensive. So you buy cheaper Taipei flight tickets for Los Angeles, but get off at Los Angeles, and leave the flight to Mexico. This is a "jump".

This method is feasible because airline ticket calculation logic is not entirely based on distance, but market demand. For example, ticket prices are fiercely competitive between some cities, so prices will be lower. "Jump" passengers take advantage of this price difference, but the risk is that they will violate airline regulations, which may lead to points deductions, return trips cancelled, and even member accounts being blocked.

Buying overseas tickets does not violate the airline regulations. However, unlike standard transfers, the entire itinerary of the foreign station ticket will not be listed on the same ticket. One of the risks is the delay of flights to the outside station, which leads to a more difficult time when the flights to the destination are miserable.

Dris said: "For many years, I have used foreign station tickets to travel from Egypt, Tunisia, Greece and the Philippines to enjoy lower business ticket prices. I found that these countries usually have a large number of flights per day, but business demand is lower, so ticket prices are more attractive."

For example, he planned to fly to Jakarta in London in January next year, and the business tickets he found were directly flying back to the ticket price, with a minimum of between $2,600 and $3,500.

But if Tunisia is used as an external station, where can I fly to Indonesia by business? He found a return ticket for only about $1,230, which costs less than half of what it was in direct flights in London. Then I went to London to fly to Tunisia, and the ticket back was less than $220. In this way, he saved more than $1,000 (about NT$32,000), "although this is more wasteful, I can save a lot of money."

Dris admits that foreign station tickets are not suitable for everyone, searching for multi-flight combinations can be tiring, and you don't find any discounts every time, but if you spend more time, you may be worth the money. His working time is more flexible, so he can rely on the accumulated high mileage of foreign tickets and explore unexpected travel destinations.

He reminded passengers who are interested in using this trick that the more flights they join, the higher the chances of delays or cancellations. When flying through many countries, it is also recommended to carefully confirm the visa regulations and prepare ticket checks for subsequent flights. Fortunately, the transfer airport is presented to the immigration officer.

Responsible editor: Gu Zihuan