Some booking sites like Expedia, Kayak, and even Amazon use cookies to track how many times you've looked at a flight or product. The more you search, the more "interested" you appear and prices can creep up.
Manually clearing your cookies or opening an incognito window resets this. You're seen as a fresh visitor and may see lower prices.
For a quick test: Search for a flight, note the price, clear cookies (or open incognito), search again. Sometimes the difference is noticeable.
Travel and retail sites may track your visits and show higher prices the more you search
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Posted by GrowthMLR
2 Comments
This is true
I remember an AMA a couple years back for a flight booking service and this was one of the misconceptions they addressed. If I recall the ceo sat on a livestream and searched the same flight for like an hour to show the price didn’t change.