FLYPOLICY INSTRUMENT05 / 06
True Trip Cost
Put every itinerary on the same ruler.
NO ACCOUNT REQUIREDPRIVATE BY DESIGNEXPLAINABLE SCORE
A cheap fare, a direct fare and a long connection are different products. Normalize the parts that ordinary price lists leave outside the number.
ITINERARYFAREBAGSSEATSGROUNDHOTELVISAHOURS
DOOR-TO-DOOR DECISION
Direct flight wins.
Once visible extras and the time value you chose are included.
FareBagsSeatsGroundHotelVisaTime
THE LISTING PRICE HIDES$177
of selected extras and time in the winning itinerary.
HOW THE ENGINE THINKS
Your time becomes an optional currency.
- A
Normalize party costs
Per-person fare, bag and seat costs scale with traveler count; trip-level costs do not.
- B
Include ground reality
Airport transfer, hotel and transit-document costs belong to the itinerary decision.
- C
Value time—or don’t
Set an hourly value that makes sense for you, or use zero to compare cash only.
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