Free during beta
The price you paid for your flight isn't final. When it drops, that money comes back to you.
Airfare keeps changing after you buy — the airline just doesn't tell you. Forward one confirmation email and Gadabout watches your exact flights; when your booked price drops, we send the amount and the exact steps to claim it. Usually flight credit, sometimes cash — we always say which.
Let's clear something up
Gadabout is for trips you've already booked.
That's the whole idea: book early, lock in your plans, and let us fight to get money back from there.
The misconception
“Once I've booked, that's the price I pay. End of story.”
The truth
Airfare keeps changing after you buy — the airline just doesn't call to tell you. When your booked flight gets cheaper, most fares let you claim the difference, usually as flight credit, sometimes cash. Even many non-refundable tickets qualify.
Our promise
We watch your exact booking — flights, cabin, fare — and hand you the amount and the steps the moment there's money to claim.
The misconception
“So this is a tool for deciding when to buy?”
The truth
No — this is for after you book. Waiting around for the perfect price is a coin flip against the airline's pricing computer, on a seat that isn't yours yet. The smart move is booking as soon as you know you're going, at a price you're okay with.
Our promise
Book it, forward the confirmation, and stop watching prices. That's our job now — and your plans never have to change.
The misconception
“I'll hold off on the hotel until I know the flights worked out.”
The truth
Waiting usually costs more than it saves. Book a refundable room early and the price can only get better: if it drops, rebooking is free — and if plans change, cancelling is free too.
Our promise
We watch the room right alongside the flights, and we remind you before your free-cancellation window closes.
How it works
Forward your confirmation. Gadabout! pings you when it's time to save $$$.
Forward it once
Send any airline or hotel confirmation to your private Gadabout address. That's the whole setup — no forms, no browser extension.
We watch your exact booking
Not "similar flights." Your flights, your cabin, your fare brand — checked continuously against live prices, net of change fees.
Get the step-by-step instructions
When a drop clears your threshold, you get the amount, the recovery form (credit or cash — we always say which), and the exact steps — by email or text.
The ping
Alerts that read like good news, because they are.
Every alert names the trip, the drop, and the recovery form — eCredit, travel credit, or cash — with zero fine-print surprises. Slack or email, your call.
Postcard from Los Angeles
GREENDelta One to Tokyo, now $612 less.
- LAX → HND · Aug 5 · Delta One
- Comes back as eCredit — we say so up front.
Verified against Delta's own screens 9 min ago.
See the steps →
Where the money is
Any cabin. Any room. If your price moves, you'll know.
Gadabout watches whatever you booked — economy or first, roadside motel or overwater villa — for drops worth claiming, and flags when the next cabin up dips close to what you already paid. Premium fares just swing hardest: recoveries there run $500–$4,000 a ticket, usually as eCredit. And we check everywhere your price lives — not just the public searches everyone else watches.
What's a drop typically worth?
Typical recovery from a drop worth acting on: $50–$150 per ticket
Typical ranges, not a promise — many fares never drop enough to claim, and the amount depends entirely on how far yours falls. Recoveries usually arrive as airline eCredit or travel credit, not cash. For context, the average U.S. domestic fare was $428 in Q1 2026 (U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report).
Hotels too
Free cancellation is a free option. Exercise it.
Book a refundable room and the price is never final — it's just your ceiling. Gadabout watches the same room at the same hotel and tells you when rebooking cheaper beats keeping what you have, right up until the free-cancellation window closes.
Your step-by-step instructions
Every airline. Every hotel. Zero guesswork.
If we can watch it, we can tell you exactly how to claim it.
Booked direct
Any airline. The instructions cite your fare rules and name your recovery form; for majors like Delta we map every quirk — including the website that won't let you reprice your own flight.
Read the playbook →Booked through a portal
Portals love pushing travel credit even when fare rules say better. The playbook shows when you're owed more and how to ask.
Read the playbook →Hotels
Free-cancel rebooking, step by step — including when the portal's "travel credit" button is a trap.
Read the playbook →Popular playbooks: Delta fare dropsThe 24-hour ruleeCredit vs refundHotel price dropped?How much can you get backSee all →
Travel smarter
Book like you've got backup. You do.
The habits below save real money on their own. With someone watching your prices afterward, they stop taking willpower.
Book the moment you know you're going.
Waiting for the perfect price is a coin flip against an airline's pricing computer. Lock the seat at a price you can live with — if it drops later, that's our department, not your problem.
Do flight prices really drop after booking? →Not sure yet? Book refundable.
A refundable room or flexible fare turns a “maybe” trip into a no-lose bet: cancel free if plans change, rebook cheaper if the price falls. You're not paying extra — you're buying the right to change your mind.
Refundable vs. non-refundable, explained →Booked direct in the US? You've got 24 hours.
Federal rules give you a full day to cancel most direct bookings free. So grab the seat now and sleep on it — the price is locked while you decide, not the other way around.
How the 24-hour rule works →Fair questions
Asked before you had to ask.
I already booked my ticket. How does this help me?
That's exactly who Gadabout is for. Airfare keeps changing after you buy, and when your booked flight gets cheaper, most fares let you claim the difference — usually as flight credit, sometimes cash, often even on non-refundable tickets. Your flights, seats, and plans stay exactly the same; you just stop overpaying. We watch your booking and hand you the steps when there's money to claim.
Is this for watching prices before I buy?
No — Gadabout starts where those tools stop. Book your trip as soon as you know you're going, at a price you're okay with, and forward us the confirmation. From then on, falling prices are good news instead of regret: we catch the drop and show you how to get the difference back.
Do I get cash back, or a credit?
Usually a credit — airline eCredit or portal travel credit for future trips. Cash is the exception (refundable fares, and some bookings within the 24-hour rule). Every alert names the recovery form up front, because a credit is not the same thing as cash.
Which airlines and bookings does Gadabout cover?
Every airline and every hotel with a refundable rate — economy through first, booked direct or through a portal (Capital One Travel, Chase Travel, Expedia, and the rest — the portal playbook covers the quirks). Two exceptions: award tickets and Basic Economy can't be repriced, so we tell you that instead of watching them.
Does Gadabout file the claim for me?
No — and that's deliberate. Your booking stays yours. When a drop is worth acting on, you get the amount, the recovery form, and the exact steps for your airline, hotel, or portal. Nothing is ever cancelled, rebooked, or filed on your behalf.
What does it cost?
Nothing during beta — no card, no paywall before you've seen it work. Planned pricing after that: $9/month while you're traveling (cancel between trips), or $79/year for the always-planning — details here. Beta members hear first, at the best rate we'll ever offer.
What do you do with my forwarded email?
We read the trip facts — flights or hotel stay, cabin, fare brand, what you paid, and your cancellation terms — and that's what we watch. Nothing else in your inbox is touched: you forward one confirmation, we see one confirmation. Details in the privacy policy.
What if my price never drops?
Then you hear nothing — no alerts, no "engagement" emails, no upsell. Many fares never drop, and we won't pretend otherwise. When yours does, the alert tells you whether it's worth acting on and exactly how.
Pricing
Free during beta. Simple after.
No card, no paywall before you've seen it work. When paid plans arrive, this is the shape they'll take — and beta members hear first, at the best rate we'll ever offer.
While you travel
Planned — free in beta$9/month
For a trip at a time.
- Every booked trip watched until you fly — flights, hotels, upgrades.
- Cancel between trips, come back when the next one's booked. That's the design, not a loophole.
- Step-by-step claim instructions for your exact airline, hotel, or booking site.
Always planning
Planned — free in beta$79/year
For people whose next trip is already booked.
- Everything in monthly, all year — forward confirmations as you book them.
- Best for far-out planners: the earlier we start watching, the more room a price has to drop.
- One caught drop can cover years: alerts only fire when a drop clears about $150.
Both plans watch everything you forward. Join the free beta →
The fine print, up front
Credit ≠ cash: we name the recovery form, every time. No promises: many fares never drop; we alert when yours does. Not every ticket: award and Basic Economy are out — the playbooks cover the rest.
Postcard from anywhere
The catch, when it comes, feels like this.
A verified drop on your exact booking. The recovery named in plain words — eCredit, travel credit, or cash. The steps to go get it. Typical premium-cabin catches run $500–$4,000; hotel catches land right up until free cancellation closes.
Postcard from Bangkok
GREENSame room, now $212 less.
- Riverside king · Aug 12–20
- Rebook free before the cancel window closes Aug 9.
Verified against the hotel's own rate 6 min ago.
See rebook steps