USA: (many) IAP fares can now be booked online (May 2019)
May 1, 2019, 11:36 am
#16
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Depends. Sometimes I'm looking for the best possible fare in a market and might call to confirm that's the case. In other cases I want specific carriers or flights. I know they have relationships with JL that I'm not seeing reflected in their IAP fares online (at least in my cursory glance), so if JL were my preference I'd probably call.
May 1, 2019, 11:47 am
#17
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How is that evidence that it is intentional? The IAP fares would have always existed in the system that the telephone agents use to book, along with the public fares. Ticking one box could have inadvertently published a restricted set of fares on the consumer facing version of the site.
If this is a feature it will be confirmed when someone calls to ask, and eventually published.
Are the fares bookable?
If this is a feature it will be confirmed when someone calls to ask, and eventually published.
Are the fares bookable?
“To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium Economy Class ticket/s on a participating airline must be made can be made online through Amextravel.com or over the phone through American Express Travel and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member’s or U.S. Centurion®. Member’s name.”
May 1, 2019, 12:01 pm
#18
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“To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium Economy Class ticket/s on a participating airline must be made can be made online through Amextravel.com or over the phone through American Express Travel and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member’s or U.S. Centurion®. Member’s name.”
“To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium Economy Class ticket/s on a participating airline must be made can be made online through Amextravel.com or over the phone through American Express Travel and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member’s or U.S. Centurion®. Member’s name.”
This page: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/t...rline-program/ still has the telephone-only language.
To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium Economy Class ticket/s on a participating airline must be made over the phone through American Express Travel (Platinum Travel Service, Business Platinum Travel, or Centurion Travel Service) and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member’s or U.S. Centurion® Member’s name.
https://thepointsguy.com/news/amex-a...counts-online/
May 1, 2019, 12:55 pm
#21
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Where do you see this?
This page: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/t...rline-program/ still has the telephone-only language.
At least one blogger is reporting this change, but no quotation from any American Express representative:
https://thepointsguy.com/news/amex-a...counts-online/
This page: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/t...rline-program/ still has the telephone-only language.
At least one blogger is reporting this change, but no quotation from any American Express representative:
https://thepointsguy.com/news/amex-a...counts-online/
May 1, 2019, 5:20 pm
#25
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Yes, but perhaps not yet on every route:
May 1, 2019, 5:31 pm
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Great news if this holds and expands. I believe IAP fares have been visible online for a while for some non-US cards that have the program (or something similar).
May 1, 2019, 5:43 pm
#27
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May 11, 2019, 3:14 am
#28
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Interesting that you see BA in the "blue box" because I could not find it for my upcoming route. However, when I called they did quote an IAP rate.
May 11, 2019, 4:23 am
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Worth a double check - has anyone flown yet on IAP fares booked online? I'm assuming they still earn relevant airline FFP/elite credit (along with 5X MR) like the phone IAP fares but would be good to know for sure.
May 11, 2019, 7:37 am
#30
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Why wouldn't they? If it is similar to an OTA booking that you can do on Amex already, and people have and still get credit for, additionally it should be the same credit as if it was booked over the phone. Or is this a reference to airlines special fares from the IAP?