This Simple Booking Trick Could Save You Hundreds on Your Next Vacation by Outsmarting AI

"Another way to finagle the system is to not browse for airfare or hotels on online booking engines like Kayak while connected to your social media accounts, including Google. This way, AI won't be able to see previous activity and figure out you are actually logging in from the United States. "Book them by starting with a clean slate on a new device that has no traces of travel plans and is not connected to your social media profiles," Davy said."

"Davy said travelers may then have to practice being patient and wait an hour before booking. "Booking systems perceive intense research as high interest and may freeze those options in your virtual shopping cart," he said. "If you look for the same flights or hotel rooms from a new device, it does not know you are the same person and may offer you other, more expensive options.""

Switch a booking website's country setting via the URL to access different regional prices without a VPN. Avoid searching fares or hotels while signed into social media or Google to prevent AI from linking activity to a U.S. location. Use a device with no prior travel traces—an old phone or unused laptop—or a fresh, unconnected device to start bookings from a clean slate. Website cookies and AI-powered tracking can record destination interest and influence displayed offers. Waiting about an hour before completing a booking can prevent booking systems from treating intense research as high interest and altering available prices.

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