Are you buying an airline ticket this year? If you’re flying solo, odds are you’re overpaying by $57 each time you fly. If you’re a family of 5, $285 per flight. In other words, you’re leaving real money on the table each time you fly. $57 here, $285 there. If you fly a lot, you could be throwing months worth of food and rent money down the drain. 

Airlines, banks, and credit card companies are stealing your money 

Airlines make money from variable pricing. You buy a ticket for $500. Two days later your friend buys the same exact ticket for $350. The airline makes $150 more from you because their prices are constantly changing and you got unlucky timing your purchase.

Banks and credit card companies make money by selling you fancy credit cards that earn you points/miles on flights. You’ve probably heard of cards like the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Capital One Venture X Rewards Card, the Platinum Card from American Express, and many others. 

Most people get these cards so they can earn points/miles each time they swipe it. Buy $100 of groceries, earn 20 points/miles that can be used on your next flight. 

While this sounds nice, banks, airlines, and credit card companies aren’t offering these products to be nice. They’re in it to make money. How do they make money? Well when you buy $100 of groceries and forget to pay your bill at month end, you get charged $2.20 worth of interest. When you multiply this by tens of millions of people holding these types of credit cards, you can see why credit card companies market these cards so heavily across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and tv. 

In fact, banks, airlines, and credit card companies make fortunes selling these travel credit cards to you. Who loses a fortune? You guessed it. You, the consumer. How? Because the banks, airlines, and credit cards companies are all betting that the majority of people won’t pay off their month end balances on time or at all and will end up owing tens, hundreds, or even thousands of dollars worth of interest. They take advantage of the average consumer so badly, that there is proposed legislation trying to ban co-branded (e.g., the Delta SkyMiles Gold American Express Card) credit card programs because of how much harm they create for the average consumer. 

Yet, there are more sharks in the water…

If you thought the coast was clear, take another glance. There are other sharks on the horizon trying to take your valuable time and money from you. Here are some of the common sharks hiding in plain sight:

• Anyone trying to push you on points/miles programs
• Websites showing you the “best” way to book flights with points/miles
• Social media influencers and blogs trying to “teach” you about the “best” credit cards to use for travel hacking
• Companies that send you “good flight deals”

These companies are often paid directly by, you guessed it… Banks, airlines, and credit card companies.

Not only do they make most of their money from banks, airlines and credit card companies, but their products offer questionable return for you, the consumer. You pay them a monthly subscription, and in return these companies don’t actually save you money at all. In other words, using these products gives you a very low return on your investment (often times, a negative return on investment). If they had to make money solely based on how much value they bring to consumers, they likely wouldn’t exist. They are propped up by large fees from banks, airlines and credit card companies and in return offer a very creative/convoluted way to push travel credit cards onto consumers.

How do you win against the banks, airlines, credit card companies and other sharks in the water?

Sky Key. Full stop. End of story. Sky Key is the most effective way to save money on your flights by a long shot.

Obviously, we are extremely incentivized to say that but we truly, truly believe it for the following reasons:

• Sky Key is simple. You upload your airline ticket, we secure any possible savings in the form of money, points, or future flight credits. We offer the highest savings for customers (an average of $57 per ticket or about $120 on every other ticket).
• Sky Key’s financial interests are 100% aligned with yours. Sky Key is free to join, does not have a monthly subscription and Sky Key only makes money if we save you money. If we don’t save you money, we charge you $0. If we save you $100, we charge you $25. Our customers love this transparent and fair model.

And now, introducing the best way to save money on flights ever designed, Sky Key Gmail Sync 

Drumroll please… We bring to you Sky Key Gmail Sync. Got a Gmail account? Connect it to Sky Key in 60 seconds and we will automatically detect any airline tickets you book, and secure you savings on those tickets if prices drop. Sky Key Gmail Sync protects you from banks, airlines and credit card companies trying to steal your money. It is without a doubt the easiest/most effective way to save money on your flights and gives you the highest return on your investment. With Sky Key Gmail Sync, you don’t have to lift a finger to start unlocking the highest flight savings in the industry. It’s super simple: push a button to connect your Gmail, and we handle the heavy lifting for you. Plus, it’s free to join, and you only pay if Sky Key saves you money.

How do I get started with Sky Key Gmail Sync?

• If you have a Gmail, go here (login or create an account if you don’t have one)

If you want to see it in action check out this video. If you have any questions, you can always find us at support@theskykey.com.

– Billy Bund. Co-Founder @ Sky Key