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Old Mar 18, 2016 | 5:58 am
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lamprey
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: DL DM, Bonvoy Titanium
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
I think he's trying to keep the $2500 for his own future travel while the new fare amount is charged to work.

Basically book ticket now at high rate, and then rebook once he knows dates of travel, and pocket the difference.
Correct -- my employer purchased the ticket through an agency. When changing to a lower-priced ticket, the difference is refunded to an ecredit under my name, not back to the agency. I'm curious if travel agencies usually pay DL via credit card, or have direct billing, or something else. I suppose it probably depends...

I'll share two things in this process so far that were pleasant surprises for me:
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