What Is Going.com?
Going.com (formerly Scott's Cheap Flights) monitors millions of flight prices and alerts you when fares drop significantly below normal. Their AI scans airline pricing errors, flash sales, and hidden city deals that you would never find on your own.
How the AI Works
Going's algorithm continuously monitors flight prices across hundreds of routes from your home airports. It identifies three types of deals:
1. Mistake fares: Airlines accidentally price flights far below normal (60-90% off). These typically last hours before being corrected.
2. Sales and flash deals: Targeted airline promotions that offer 40-60% savings.
3. Price drops: Gradual price decreases on popular routes that indicate good buying windows.
The AI learns your travel preferences over time -- preferred destinations, travel dates, trip length -- and prioritizes deals that match your profile.
Our 6-Month Test
We set up Going.com with 3 departure airports (LAX, SFO, JFK) and no destination restrictions. Over 6 months:
What We Liked
Deal quality is exceptional. The savings are real and significant. We consistently saw 40-70% below normal prices.
Personalization works. After a few weeks, the alerts became more relevant to our interests.
Email format is clean. Each alert includes the deal price, normal price, sample dates, and booking links. No fluff.
Speed on mistake fares. We received mistake fare alerts within minutes of them appearing, giving us time to book before they disappeared.
What Could Be Better
Pricing
Verdict: 8.2/10
Going.com is worth the $49/year Premium plan if you travel internationally at least once a year. A single deal can easily save 10-20x the subscription cost. The Elite plan ($199/year) is worth it for frequent travelers who want access to mistake fares and premium cabin deals.
Best for: Flexible travelers who want to save big on international flights.