Originally Posted by
FFSnoopy
Thus they take advantage of these low rate tickets because they buy so many of them (at least from what I can gather that's how they get it). I'm assuming they're saving quite a bit. Believe me, it's aggravating to not make any sort of status, and really wish there was another way, but unfortunately not.
I'd be curious what the actual consolidator fares are. Sometimes the further discounts on low fare buckets are quite small (2% - 5%). If that's the case, perhaps you could somehow pay the difference out of pocket.
Originally Posted by
mAAine_flyer
Totally agree about grant-funded academic travel. Academic administrators on the other hand...
...also fly in coach, unless they're very senior, are involved in a prestige overseas campus, or fall into a number of other limited exceptions. Indeed, I suspect most academic administrators rarely travel out of the country, unless they're recruiting foreign students or donors.