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Blog Entry# 27134
Posted: Mar 28 2010 (19:22)

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Mar 28 2010 (19:22)  
 
Kapadia
Kapadia    2837 blog posts
Entry# 27134              
Out of some recent blog entries, following issues are arising and on which views of the bloggers are invited.
i) Is the mere trying of different combinations in booking tickets called smart booking ?
(Probable combinations in bookings i) between two desired stations ii) booking by extending intermediate stations on either side or both sides iii) booking by extending either to originating station or to terminating station or both)
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What is “Smart booking” otherwise ?
iii) What are the methods in some trains to get confirmed or RAC bookings while it is showing wait list ?
(May post reply if no trade secret) (Question arising out of entry post #26285-18)
iv) Are these methods one can acquire only through ticket bookings experience ? Are they so spl that not at all possible by reading forum replies, reading Rly published books ?
v) Is the booking so difficult ?
vi) What is the nexus between official info and smart bookings ? If no nexus or if independent, then why being considered ? If nexus, then why to ignore ?
vi) Are the bloggers not in need of Rly system knowledge (theory) and more interested in individual views ?
Inviting views of the bloggers. Thanks.

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Mar 29 2010 (21:58)
Jitesh Chhabra   4931 blog posts
Re# 27134-7              
Dear Mr Pravin Kapadia
Plz do not mind my words, I was not intended to hurt you. I was just trying to convey the thing if you try with certain logics of smart bookings you will be able to book confirmed or RAC ticket instead of Wait listed one.
I also agree 100 % with you that PQWL may even get confirm in this case while the RAC remains RAC upon charting.
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what the point matters is the position at booking status.
In this case the person holding the PQWL ticket is not assured of berth without confirmation but with RAC at least he/she can expect sitting accommodation, so which one will be given priority and also this RAC will be from GNWL, so you can easily expect that chances for confirmation are better in case of RAC(but still I say it is not final)
Here what we calculate Chance and predict on behalf of that.
You must have seen my predictions are also wrong some time.
I daily book some tickets by these smart methods and my experience says most of the people prefer RAC over wait list even it will be available by paying more from any other station.
This was the case of extension of booking up to any other station while I have observed the cases where some passengers are ready to pay more from both sides(I mean originating station & terminating station) & then we change the boarding point also.
Even some times you may not be able to get bookings in tatkal while with these methods you can get RAC or confirmed.
So which will be given priority by a normal thinking person :-
Wait list ( any PQWL, RLWL or GNWL) where no guarantee that it will get confirmed/RAC or not (till then suspense) and passenger is not authorized to board the train.
or
RAC (At least sitting accommodation is assured) & passenger is authorized to board the train.
Regards
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