"Other times, the exact same flight is hundreds cheaper when booked in reverse. It's enough to make any traveler ask: is there a way to beat the system? Enter one of the travel world's most quietly used and hotly debated money-saving strategies: throwaway ticketing. It's the cousin of skiplagging, the loophole that travel insiders whisper about but rarely explain out loud. And for those who know how to use it carefully, it can mean saving hundreds on airfare."
"It happens when a traveler books a round-trip flight, but only uses the outbound leg throwing away the return. Here's an example: You want to fly from New York to London one way. The one-way ticket costs $850. But a round-trip from New York to London and back costs $620. So what do you do? You book the round-trip and skip the return flight. That's throwaway ticketing in a nutshell paying less by pretending you'll come back."
Throwaway ticketing involves booking a round-trip ticket and using only the outbound leg while discarding the return, exploiting round-trip fares priced lower than one-way fares. Travelers use throwaway ticketing when round-trip fares, especially on international routes, are cheaper than one-way fares, enabling substantial savings. Airlines price inventory based on demand models and customer behavior, often giving lower rates to presumed round-trip customers. The practice is related to skiplagging and can save hundreds, but it carries risks including airline penalties, fare enforcement, or canceled frequent-flier benefits. The tactic's viability depends on airline policies and continued pricing patterns in 2025.
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