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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by ContinentalSilver11
Recently, my family has been issued multiple Electronic Travel Certificates and I have a few questions, since I have not had these issues to me in the last 5 years.

1. Can I combine multiple ETC's in a single reservation or is it limited to one? For example, total reservation is $500, can I apply two $250 ETCs to it? Can these be accomplished when booking direct online or must I call?

2. If I use less than the full value of the ETC is the remaining balance worthless? For example, total reservation is $150, if I use a $200 ETC, does that ETC still have $50 left on it or is it now forfeited?

Thanks for the help.
1. You can use one ETC per traveller. So if you are the only person traveling, you can use 1, if there are 2 people traveling, you can apply 2, etc. You can also call in to combine them into 1 beforehand, if there is only one traveller. You can also book one-ways (which in most cases, at least domestically, aren't more than booking a single round trip) to use 2 certs for 1 round trip.

2. Remaining value will be available for later use (up until the expiry date). So in your example, the $50 will be available to use on a future trip.
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