I have worked on a number of Govt contracts and we are definitely not allowed to use the Govt rates for Airfares and to be honest with long term notice many of the flights are much more expensive than I can buy on my own.........

Short notice COST is a different story....

however several airlines have allowed me to "USE" my govt contractor ID to justify a lower rate.

Southwest did this for me just two weeks ago. UA has done it for one of my co-workers a number of times in the last 4 months. AA use to do it all the time but as is standard with their behavior in general lately they have become very inflexible on all matters associated with travel.

PS I did not get a GOVT rate as I do not have a government P-Card to use with it, but they found a way to book me into a lower rate which was all I needed at the time.

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Oracle Implementations .... Will Travel....

[This message has been edited by TxLobo (edited Nov 14, 2003).]