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just some advice. My first trip and I was well prepared thanks to a couple members tips. I thought I would pass along one I haven't seen. the airline Airmartin, overbooks consistently. I was invloved in 3 flights, all were overbooked, all offered money to delay a day. Needless to say, I screwed up and passed on alot of money to not stay in CR one more day. When you are at your terminal, get ready to run to the front for a free hotel and money to stay another day.

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Tonguelash of Hollywood

Usually $400 plus taxi, hotel and meals.

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Hanging in Laurelas with the Paisas

Overbooked flights are common these days. They usually start at $250 plus hotel. If no one bites, they increase it by $50, in iterations. If I can handle losing one day, I'd wait until they exceed the cost of the ticket.

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Getting "paid" to spend an extra day in SJO would be nice and a no-brainer.
But it's not always easy money, I got overbooked in ATL a few weeks ago, they gave 3 of us 400.00 vouchers and booked us in a hotel that was FULL, froze our asses off waiting for a shuttle that never arrived meanwhile the airport closed for the night (midnight) and it took forever to find a Delta agent to find me a room in a hotel that actually had a room, it was 2:30 AM before I got in bed and had to be back to airport by 7:30 AM for a morning flight. Worth 400 bucks I guess but still a major pain in the ass.
Wish I'd had more time in ATL I'd have gotten Ruffnutz or Witling to send a hot hooker to my hotel.

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well the average offer of the 3 I had was $250, hotel, car, and a ticket for the next day. The offers in Miami I turned down in a heartbeat. I still can't believe I turned down the offer from CR, to get back to job that could have missed me for one more day. It won't happen again.

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Tonguelash of Hollywood

I was given 400$ plus hotel and 3 meals at Dennys.

wow,, they had to of ben hard up to get you off that flight. That would be almost impossible to turn down, for the Dennys alone lol

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Tonguelash of Hollywood

Exactly my thoughts!

Wow, must be nice...I think air canada will compensate us with a free pack of peanuts and a air canada sticker....F$&kers

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Always a good option if you are flexible with your travel plans. Coin flip for my if it on the arrival trip.... no brainer if its on the return trip!!!

The first timei went to CR i let them bump me and two other guys at Dallas for four hours. We got a $500.00 voucher each, first class from Dallas to SJO and $30.00 each for food vouchers at the airport. Pretty hard for three guys to eat up $90.00 in 4 hours. This was on American Airlines and it hasn't happened again. My buddy was pretty brutal at this negociation; in fact kinda of embarrassing to me but we did walk away pretty happy.