From 0eac4c81ac95a369e0a595d948ffc33fc47332cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TopherMayor Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:48:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Record blocked cabo price watch run --- price-watch/history.jsonl | 1 + price-watch/latest-report.md | 113 ++++++++--------------------------- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-) diff --git a/price-watch/history.jsonl b/price-watch/history.jsonl index 6971d23..50d9d8f 100644 --- a/price-watch/history.jsonl +++ b/price-watch/history.jsonl @@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ {"checkedAt":"2026-05-01T14:46:45Z","materialChanges":[{"seedKey":"hotel-comfort-inn-suites-los-cabos","changeUsd":-54,"summary":"Comfort Inn exact-date hotel floor dropped from $129/night to $75/night."},{"seedKey":"flight-ont-sjd-kayak-cheapest","changeUsd":-10,"summary":"ONT cheapest round-trip slid from about $412 to $402."},{"seedKey":"nightlife-mandala-table-package","changeUsd":450,"summary":"Mandala now has a clearer $750 table-package anchor instead of the softer prior 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guys about $2,164 pp","notes":["Uses the Costco Dreams package and current golf/nightlife/excursion anchors.","No separate hotel or transfer costs are added to the package base."]},{"id":"live-splurge-10","tier":"Splurge","groupSize":10,"perPerson":3775,"groupTotal":37746,"summary":"10 guys about $3,775 pp","notes":["Uses the Costco Secrets package, Quivira, Mandala premium table pricing, and the gray whale expedition.","No separate hotel or transfer costs are added to the package base."]},{"id":"live-budget-12","tier":"Budget","groupSize":12,"perPerson":1026,"groupTotal":12311,"summary":"12 guys about $1,026 pp","notes":["Uses the latest exact-date ONT flight anchor and the cheapest room-only hotel floor.","Nightlife and transfer shares are split across 12 people."]},{"id":"live-balanced-12","tier":"Balanced","groupSize":12,"perPerson":2143,"groupTotal":25718,"summary":"12 guys about $2,143 pp","notes":["Uses the Costco Dreams package and current golf/nightlife/excursion anchors.","No separate hotel or transfer costs are added to the package base."]},{"id":"live-splurge-12","tier":"Splurge","groupSize":12,"perPerson":3733,"groupTotal":44795,"summary":"12 guys about $3,733 pp","notes":["Uses the Costco Secrets package, Quivira, Mandala premium table pricing, and the gray whale expedition.","No separate hotel or transfer costs are added to the package base."]}]} +{"checkedAt":"2026-05-03T20:06:52Z","materialChanges":[],"newOptions":[],"loginRequiredSources":[],"reportSummary":"Run blocked: Computer Use browser access was denied for Google Chrome and Safari before any live travel pricing could be gathered.","optionPrices":[],"derivedItineraries":[],"budgetScenarios":[]} diff --git a/price-watch/latest-report.md b/price-watch/latest-report.md index acf4359..6a5d572 100644 --- a/price-watch/latest-report.md +++ b/price-watch/latest-report.md @@ -1,106 +1,41 @@ # Cabo Price Watch -Checked at: 2026-05-01T18:44:43Z +Checked at: 2026-05-03T20:06:52Z + +## Run Status + +- Live browser research did not run. + +- `Computer Use` access was denied by the local approval layer for both `Google Chrome` and `Safari`, so no compliant live web interaction was available for this run. ## Biggest Changes -- `Comfort Inn Suites Los Cabos` improved to `$75/night` (`$300` for 4 nights), down from the earlier `$129/night` exact-date anchor. +- No fresh prices were captured on 2026-05-03 because browser automation access was blocked before any travel site could be opened. -- `Cabo Real` now shows `$260` morning / `$215` early twilight / `$190` twilight, and `Quivira` now shows `$380` prime / `$323` mid / `$275` twilight. Both are higher than the earlier public anchors. +## Missing Prices -- New nightlife packages surfaced: `Bagatelle` deposit-per-person access, `El Squid Roe` 12-guest package at `$1,275`, and `Mandala` tiered table pricing starting at `$300`. +- Hotels: not refreshed +- Flight + hotel packages: not refreshed +- Standalone flights: not refreshed +- Golf: not refreshed +- Nightlife / day clubs: not refreshed +- Excursions: not refreshed -- New premium excursions surfaced: `Cabo Adventures` gray-whale expedition from `$553 pp`, `Cabo Villas` sailing from `$109 pp`, and private yacht options from roughly `$778` to `$1,276` depending boat size. +## Sold Out / Login Required -## Current Anchors +- No sold-out status was rechecked. +- No login-gated source was rechecked because the browser never reached a travel site. -### Flights - -- `LAX -> SJD` cheapest KAYAK exact-date result: `$273 pp` (`Viva`, 1 stop). - -- `LAX -> SJD` best KAYAK exact-date result: `$380 pp` (`Alaska`, nonstop). - -- `LAX -> SJD` Delta nonstop alternative: `$377 pp`. - -- `ONT -> SJD` cheapest KAYAK exact-date result: `$412 pp` (`Volaris`, 1 stop). - -- `ONT -> SJD` best KAYAK exact-date result: `$413 pp` (`Volaris`, 1 stop). - -- `ONT -> SJD` quickest KAYAK exact-date result: `$827 pp` (`United`, 1 stop). - - -### Hotels - -- Cheapest room-only floor: `Capital O Hotel Dos Mares` at `$48/night`. - -- `Comfort Inn Suites Los Cabos`: `$75/night` (`$300` total for 4 nights). - -- `Breathless Cabo San Lucas`: `$393/night`. - -- `Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos`: `$212/night`. - -- `Secrets Puerto Los Cabos`: `$335/night`. - -- `Zoetry Casa del Mar`: `$337/night`. - - -### Packages - -- `Costco Dreams Los Cabos`: `$1,448.62 pp` / `$2,897.24 total` including flight + hotel + transfers. - -- `Costco Breathless`: `$1,679.81 pp` / `$3,359.63 total` including flight + hotel + transfers. - -- `Costco Zoetry`: `$1,718.24 pp` / `$3,436.49 total` including flight + hotel + transfers. - -- `Costco Secrets`: `$2,006.62 pp` / `$4,013.24 total` including flight + hotel + transfers. - -- Apple exact-date package anchors from the latest captured run range from `ME Cabo` at `$1,533 pp` up to `Hard Rock` at `$3,343 pp`. - - -## Missing or Gated - -- Costco Travel exact-price quote flow was not re-rendered in this text-only pass; the report uses the latest exact-date quotes captured earlier today. - -- CheapCaribbean exact-date package search did not surface a numeric total in the current capture. - -- `Corazon` and `Hard Rock` still behave as availability/login-gated package checks in the Costco flow. - - -## Package vs Standalone - -- Package totals already include flight, hotel, and transfers. Do not add separate flight or hotel costs on top of them. - -- Standalone hotel rates are room-only and still need flights, transfers, golf, nightlife, and excursions added separately. - -- Golf rates are per round, nightlife is per table or per-person deposit, and excursion pricing can be per person or per group. +## Package vs Standalone Caveats +- The app should continue treating the previously captured package quotes as stale bundle references until a later run can re-open Costco Travel, Apple Vacations, CheapCaribbean, and other package flows with exact trip dates. +- The app should continue treating the previously captured standalone hotel, flight, golf, nightlife, and excursion prices as stale references until a later run can re-open KAYAK, Google Flights, airline, golf, venue, and excursion pages with exact trip dates. ## New Options Worth Adding -- `Le Blanc Spa Resort` package from Costco Travel. - -- `Hacienda del Mar`, `Villa la Estancia`, and `Marquis` package pages from Costco Travel. - -- `Bagatelle` VIP beach-club access and `El Squid Roe` table packages from Cabo Bash. - -- `Luxury Whale Watching In Cabo`, `Cabo ATV Tour & Desert Adventure`, and `Cabo Sailing` private/shared options. - +- None surfaced in this blocked run. ## Budget Impact -- Budget recommendation: about `$1,026 pp` / `$12,311` for 12. - -- Balanced recommendation: about `$2,143 pp` / `$25,718` for 12. - -- Splurge recommendation: about `$3,733 pp` / `$44,795` for 12. - - -| Tier | 8 | 10 | 12 | - -| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | - -| Budget | `$1,043` / `$8,347` | `$1,033` / `$10,329` | `$1,026` / `$12,311` | - -| Balanced | `$2,196` / `$17,570` | `$2,164` / `$21,644` | `$2,143` / `$25,718` | - -| Splurge | `$3,837` / `$30,697` | `$3,775` / `$37,746` | `$3,733` / `$44,795` | +- Current, balanced, and splurge recommendations were not recalculated on 2026-05-03 because no fresh component prices were gathered. +- Keep the last successful derived itinerary and budget outputs as the most recent usable values until Computer Use browser access is restored.