Originally Posted by
alexcr
Thanks. Yeah, I think the challenge would be that we'll inevitably need to use multiple carriers to accommodate our client's schedules, so our spend will be spread across airlines. Just out of curiosity, at what level of annual booking volume do carriers start being open to negotiating discounts with a company?
I checked out your profile. Looks like you're also based in LA? One thing I'm confused about is that your signature says "specializing in discounted int'l and domestic fares," but you're saying here that there are next to no discounts available. Am I missing something?
I split time between LA and NY. Travel Leaders does have access to discounts (which I'd put in the category of the affiliate-type discounts I mentioned) on some airlines/routes. Details of these programs are not something the airlines permit to be broadly dissimnated--feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss offline. I'd put most of these programs across the industy in the category of "I'm going to buy anyway, so the discount is a nice perk, rather than "I'll buy at that price".