Has anyone ever thought of monitoring DING fares for others for a service fee?

[riu girl]

I know that this is totally OT and sort of a crazy idea, but has anyone ever thought of setting up a service to monitor DING fares for other disers (for a fee, of course).

Ex. I am going to be on holidays this summer (and without access to a computer) on the exact same date that an amazing BUF-MCO DING was offered during summer 2005.

This is a family girl guide camp that is only offered once per year (and same dates each year) so I can't go any other time.
Due to the possibility of a ding that week, I am considering not going. But we have gone every year for a few years and the kids would be so upset if we didn't go.
Due to missing this DING last year, I was stressed for several weeks until it came up again.

I have friends/family who I could leave my credit card info. with but they just don't get DING like so many disers on this board do.

But by setting up a serivce like this, there would have to be a ton of trust, especially by the person who would be giving the fellow diser their credit card number, so perhaps this service wouldn't be feasible.

I was just thinking about the on line service that will provide you with a SWA boarding pass and it got me thinking about a similar service to ensure DING fares.

Suzy V

 

[tone.def]

This is a family girl guide camp that is only offered once per year (and same dates each year) so I can't go any other time.
Due to the possibility of a ding that week, I am considering not going. But we have gone every year for a few years and the kids would be so upset if we didn't go.
Due to missing this DING last year, I was stressed for several weeks until it came up again.

Wow Suzy, you'd actually consider dissapointing your kids for a Ding?

I think you're obsessing quite a bit, considering after you pay someone out a fee for a $59 (for example), you're back paying Air Tran prices ($79.00 each way) for Southwest.

Sure, it's a great savings, but have you heard of seat sales on Jet Blue? Air Tran? Ted?

 

[Debbie]

Sure, it's a great savings, but have you heard of seat sales on Jet Blue? Air Tran? Ted?

Last year DSis and I flew Air Tran. Yes, we missed the DING, but we booked ages before the DING came in, and we were satisfied with the price. I think that that is the key. Book a price that you can live with, and don't look anymore! Heck, for the sake of 50 bucks, we were settled. A little nervous about Atlanta-which was a breeze-but we didn't have to sit at the computer worrying about missing the DING.

 

[TimNDansMom]

I think that's true for us too. I book when I see a good seat sale come up for a specific trip we have planned and if a DING comes along at a later date then I'll go for it and have a credit to use later.

I think DING is great if you are flexible on your dates but if you can only go at a specific time then I wouldn't trust waiting for the perfect DING to come along. It would be just too stressful for me!

On the other hand DING has caused us to take spur of the moment, long weekend trips.