✈️ RSS Flight Promo Bot (Telegram)

A Python bot that monitors flight promotion websites via RSS feeds and sends a daily digest of relevant deals directly to Telegram.

This is a personal automation project focused on reliability, simplicity, and zero scraping (RSS-only).

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🚀 Features

• Automatic monitoring of flight promotion RSS feeds
• Keyword-based filtering (flight deals, promotions, international trips)
• Daily Telegram digest (no spam)
• Local persistence with SQLite to avoid duplicate alerts
• Designed to run in background on Windows (Task Scheduler)

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🧰 Tech Stack

• Python 3.12+
• Feedparser (RSS parsing)
• Requests (HTTP)
• Telegram Bot API
• SQLite
• Windows Task Scheduler

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⚙️ Setup & Usage

1️⃣ Clone the repository

bash git clone https://github.com/sergiomoita/flight-bot.git cd flight-bot

2️⃣ Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3️⃣ Configure environment variables

Set the following variables in your system or in a local (non-versioned) script:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN

TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID

4️⃣ Run manually

python rss_flight_alert_bot.py

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🖥️ Run in Background (Windows)

The bot can be configured to run automatically using Windows Task Scheduler, allowing it to operate silently in the background.

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🔒 Security

This repository does not contain any API keys, tokens, or sensitive data. All local state and secrets are excluded via .gitignore.

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📌 Notes

The bot sends one message per day (digest format)

Flight deals depend on the availability and content of RSS feeds

Intended for personal and educational use

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📄 License

Personal / educational use.