Becoming a courier for cheap/free airline tickets

eof · #1 11-19-2007, 04:13 AM

Becoming a courier for free/cheap flights
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Does anyone have any experience with this?

couriertravel.org/net
flyfreeasacourier.com
courier.org

etc..

The basic idea is that someone needs a package hand delivered and they call you and give you a free or cheap ticket to do it. The downsides are that you can't always choose your city and you sometimes get only a one way ticket.

Sites are charging money to give you information/sign you up. Do you have to sign up for one, if so, which is best?

Paul B. · #2 11-19-2007, 01:39 PM

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Sites are charging money to give you information/sign you up.

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Sounds like a scam. Just do a search on Google and you'll find all of it for free. Here: http://www.macquil.com/articles/cheap-tickets.php

Henry17 · #3 11-19-2007, 03:19 PM

Ok I expected something different based on the topic title.

EmmaDillema · #4 11-19-2007, 03:45 PM

well the sites i saw are scams. but if you find something please post I am very interested

Josem · #5 11-19-2007, 07:15 PM

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you sometimes get only a one way ticket.

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this would seem to be a bit of a deal breaker to me.

also, being a courier seems like a really obvious way to:

a) get scammed

and

b) go to gaol for a whole variety of crimes

GoCubsGo · #6 11-20-2007, 12:40 AM

I've been doing a bit of research on this and so far it seems like it is not as easy as it used to be. A combination of 9/11, information technology, and faster more reliable service from companies like FedEx has decreased the demand for air couriers. Also, I'm not so sure that those sites really are scams. A couple of articles name one that costs $39 and seems to make it sound credible. The only problem is the deals aren't very good even if you sign up.

http://travel.news.yahoo.com/b/rolf_...rolf_potts6042

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21691542/

This really sucks cause me and a buddy really want to go to Southeast Asia over winter break but the flight prices might be too much. So far the cheapest fares I've found are $1500. WTF? Am I not searching the right sites? I know there's a lot of 2p2'ers that live in/have gone to Thailand, how much did you guys pay?

WhoIam · #7 11-20-2007, 01:11 AM

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So far the cheapest fares I've found are $1500.

[/ QUOTE ] From where? NewTeabag and I paid less than half of that for 1-way from LA.

TheWorstPlayer · #8 11-20-2007, 02:02 AM

I dont understand why anyone on this site ever makes a post saying they dont have enough money to do something (under, say, $2K). Just read the strategy forums and you'll make $2K in a month, tops.

iron81 · #9 11-20-2007, 02:11 AM

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I dont understand why anyone on this site ever makes a post saying they dont have enough money to do something (under, say, $2K). Just read the strategy forums and you'll make $2K in a month, tops.

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I pretty much gave up reading strategy forums a year ago. It didn't help.

GoCubsGo · #10 11-20-2007, 02:25 AM

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So far the cheapest fares I've found are $1500.

[/ QUOTE ] From where? NewTeabag and I paid less than half of that for 1-way from LA.

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I'm looking from LA also and that seems to be the cheapest and it's easy to get there cheap from Phoenix. Now I've found some fares for a little less than a grand, but that's still too much.

TWP, you are mostly right about reading the strat forums and making $2k. But my friend can't afford to go if the ticket is too much for one thing. Another is that 2k isn't really that much money after food, gas, and rent. And I am trying to save some money so I can travel a lot while studying abroad in Europe next semester. Getting a real job is out of the question cause I have school and I'm too lazy to do both.