Review of Involuntary Reroute

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Involuntary Reroute" by Robert Laney.]
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The book Involuntary Reroute by Robert Laney is enlightening since it discloses information about the commercial airlines hiding with us. The perception that first-class seats are significantly more expensive than coach seats is something that airlines like to emphasize. The author does, however, give readers information on the industry that he has learned from his extensive expertise. The cost of many first-class seats is lower than that of coach seats. The value of a seat is determined by the price a customer is willing to pay for it, despite the fact that airlines have a history of overvaluing empty first-class seats. To prevent having empty seats, an airline will dramatically lower the price. A vacant first-class seat has little value after the aircraft takes off from the airport.

He did an excellent job of breaking down complex ideas into simple terms throughout the entire book. Based on his data, less than 20% of the costly seats are occupied by full-paying customers. Knowledge, according to the author, is your best defense against inflated airline prices. In addition to revealing the airlines' absurd pricing practices, he informs readers of this information. He discusses, for instance, tickets for hidden cities, AD75, and tickets for points beyond. Before I read this book, I had no idea what these ideas were. He provided insightful explanations. Readers without prior knowledge of the travel sector were able to understand difficult topics because of his ability to describe them.

Robert Laney was a college student who had just turned 19 when he started working in the tourism sector. He managed to handle a lot for someone so young, and I was in awe of him. In order to reduce arbitrary rates for his clients, he was able to concentrate on deceptive pricing. He had some problems, but he managed to deal with them and continue. As the times changed, he was always updating his business models. His candor in relating his experiences is what I found most appealing about this book. He acknowledged his errors and made notes of alterations he would make if he could. This book didn't include any elements that I found objectionable.

I was impressed by the author's inventiveness in coming up with travel-related problems to solve. All aspects of how airlines set their prices were under his scrutiny. They make no consideration for price. It seems unfair that you may have paid a lot more for a first-class seat while the individual seated next to you just paid less. I had no idea about the pricing tricks and pitfalls Robert Laney mentioned before I read this book. According to him, airlines have misled passengers for a long time. Based on the encounters he described in this book, his viewpoint was easily supported. When I buy a ticket for a flight in the future, I'll keep his experiences in mind.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. A perfect score should be given to it. I found it challenging to put down this engaging book; there was nothing to dislike in it. There are no mistakes in this well-edited book. I recommend this book to people who are curious about the cost of first-class tickets and travel. Also for people who like business and entrepreneurship The author's ability to recognize business opportunities really amazed me.

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The book seems truly wonderful, and so is your review, well done.
Although I'm quite impressed that the author points out that which is so often overlooked.
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Odichimma Okoye wrote: 30 Jul 2023, 12:51 The book seems truly wonderful, and so is your review, well done.
Although I'm quite impressed that the author points out that which is so often overlooked.
I truly value your words.
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This book sound interesting and am curious to read it. Thanks for the detailed review!
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Your review does a great job of piquing the interest of potential readers. This sounds like a very interesting and insightful book.
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Jeff Kanda wrote: 01 Aug 2023, 15:29 This book sound interesting and am curious to read it. Thanks for the detailed review!
Thank you for your words.
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Julie Basil wrote: 01 Aug 2023, 18:48 Your review does a great job of piquing the interest of potential readers. This sounds like a very interesting and insightful book.
Thank you for your words.
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