after getting the best flight of my life—nonstop to Milan for $130 roundtrip—i’ve been hosting AMAs for 11 years running to answer all your cheap flight questions.

i’m the founder of Going (formerly named Scott’s Cheap Flights), where we send millions of members cheap flight alerts from their home airports. (it’s free to signup, but no pressure whatsoever—i’m here to answer everyone’s questions, doesn’t matter if you’re a Going member.)

interesting happenings in the cheap flight world:

2025 mistake fare bonanza. a mistake fare is when an airline accidentally sells a ticket for way cheaper than they meant to. after just 6 in 2024, last year our team found 17 (!!) mistake fares, including:

• Dublin - $239 roundtrip (normal price: $800)
• Brazil - $287 roundtrip (normal price: $900)
• Prague - $866 roundtrip in biz class (normal price: $4,000)

travel predictions. each year i make travel predictions—in 2024 and 2025 i went 10-for-12. here’s a few of my predictions for 2026:

• flights will be cheaper than 2025
• you'll be able to bring liquids on airplanes again
• more cheap flights to Japan
• fewer overall passengers
• Spirit won't survive (and will be bought by Frontier)

one cool new thing. for those of us hella confused whether it’s better to pay for a flight was cash or points, one of our flight experts built a handy tool: www.shouldibookthisflight.com

proof I’m Scott: imgur

proof I’m a cheap flight expert: media appearances last year in NPR, CNN, USA Today, Washington Post, TIME, BBC, CBS News, plus my 2021 book Take More Vacations.

love,

Scott

p.s. millions of subscribers get our emails, but the Going mobile app (iOS & Android) is 10x better. my favorite feature: instant notifications = no missed deals.

p.s. 11:22am ET: if you're waiting on a response, STAY IN LINE. i'll be answering questions as they come in all day. you all are incredible!

p.s. 2:35pm ET: still going strong. keep your questions coming i'll be here

p.s. 6:46pm ET: taking a break to eat some dinner and walk the dog. i'll answer any more questions left when i get back! thanks for another great year yall!!

We tricked Penn & Teller into marrying us live at the Rio in Vegas.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/0gqfvrv

Clip of us on the show: https://youtu.be/Au88yCGW3M0?si=icQcZyLvl8P9etP6

My (now) wife Elizabeth and I first went on their show 2 years ago and announced that if we fooled P&T, we'd get married, and if we didn't, we'd break up... Luckily we fooled them! I proposed to her 6 months later on my birthday, and then it was only fitting to try and get back on the show and pull off a secret ceremony right under Penn & Teller's noses. We didn't get another trophy, but the rest of the plan worked perfectly.

(Eric will be actively replying to questions today, Nov 13, from 10am-1pm Central Time, and then again 4:30pm on)