Originally Posted by
Air Houston
If an employer requires an employee to use an E-fare to go on a trip they didn't really want to take, would that be considered arm twisting?
Originally Posted by
WIRunner
The better question is, will a corporate travel agency allow it to be booked. I couldn't get one to price via our online TA (which is travelocity based). Also, cost or not, we have always required fares to be changeable. That alone would be enough reason to book up to a T or V fare.
I was surprised that my corporate TA allowed one to be booked. We used to use Concur and that specifically had logic in the search that excluded E fares. Our new booking tool (internal) does not have that logic.
The problem I see with corporations booking this is the lack of residual value of the ticket. If travel plans change at the last minute for the employee no changes/no cancellations can become costly.