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Man Finds Great Vacation Deal, Then It Goes Up by $23.8M at Checkout

Man Finds Great Vacation Deal, Then It Goes Up by $23.8M at Checkout

Summary

A man planning a vacation to Greece found the price of his travel package increased from $400 to over $23.8 million due to a mistake on a travel website. The company, TUI, attributed the error to a technical glitch and has since corrected it.

Key Facts

  • A man named Brad was booking a vacation to Athens, Greece.
  • The package deal was initially priced at around $400 for two people.
  • The price changed to over $23.8 million when redirected to the TUI website.
  • TUI stated a technical issue caused this error and fixed it afterward.
  • The post about this incident went viral on Reddit.
  • The UN World Tourism Organization reports strong travel demand with 300 million international tourists in early 2025.
  • TUI's website had mistakenly included a discount of over $2.6 million in the pricing error.

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