A practical guide to booking travel properly, plus day-by-day itineraries of trips I actually took. No hacks, no affiliate links, just what worked.
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"Most travel advice online is either a listicle of hacks or a wall of loyalty-program jargon. I wanted to write down the stuff I wish someone had handed me before I started paying serious money for flights and hotels."
I'm Valentin. Since 2022 I've tracked every flight I've taken: airline, aircraft, seat, cabin, lounge, the lot. What started as a personal habit turned into a useful way of thinking about travel: don't guess, check the facts, and don't pay for something you can't verify. That logic is the same whether you fly twice a year or twenty times.
That habit has taken me from an economy city break in Rome to long-haul business cabins, and taught me what matters when you book and what is only marketing. Everything on this site comes out of it, from the guide to the itinerary booklets. The longer version of that story is here.
That thinking is where the name comes from. A fare is the price you're quoted. A verdict is a judgment reached on evidence. Fare Verdict is about never accepting the first without the second.
A short, practical guide to booking properly, spotting bad actors before they take your money, and judging whether a flight is worth what it costs.
See what's inside — 15 € →39-page PDF · instant download · one payment, no subscription
What to check before you pay, so you're protected if something goes wrong.
The real red flags behind fake deals, cloned booking sites, and manipulated reviews.
A framework for rating an airline or a fare. Not marketing, not star ratings.
The exact plans I followed. What I did and why, every stop in order and my honest verdicts on what was worth it. One trip per booklet.
Newest: Tokyo & Fukuoka. Twelve days in September and October 2026. The booklet is 1.99 €.
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