Originally Posted by
daniellam
However they sometimes offer commission overrides of a few percent (3-5%) to the large Asian travel agents. The "discount" the travel agent may be willing to give (if they want to) is only about $50.
Thanks for clarification: overrides are common with all carriers and are not "targeted fares", and as you mention all you might get is the agency ticketing fee waived/refunded/neutralized.
Not as interesting as the 50% lower hidden/opaque/obfuscated prices I found ex-Italy (as per my OP!)