group rate eqm
Jan 9, 2008, 9:16 am
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group rate eqm
This is a situation I've sort of been involved in before, but the situation is a little different this time.
When I flew on CO to CDG on a group rate with about 20 people a few years ago, I got 50% eqm.
I just found out that a class I'm in this semester is taking about 15 of us to HKG, so I wanted to see what the costs would be. CO and UA 1 stops are the same rate, so I might suggest CO to the class. Is there a method to get me/us 100% EQM for such a long trip? I guess we could purchase tickets individually or in blocks of 7-8 on the CO site to make it work, but the group rate might be easier to execute.
When I flew on CO to CDG on a group rate with about 20 people a few years ago, I got 50% eqm.
I just found out that a class I'm in this semester is taking about 15 of us to HKG, so I wanted to see what the costs would be. CO and UA 1 stops are the same rate, so I might suggest CO to the class. Is there a method to get me/us 100% EQM for such a long trip? I guess we could purchase tickets individually or in blocks of 7-8 on the CO site to make it work, but the group rate might be easier to execute.
Jan 9, 2008, 10:52 am
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Group rate is much easier to execute, and they let you change passenger names for the original price usually, which is a good reason to use them. I know that cigarman worked out a special deal to get FlyerTalkers 100% EQMs for the DOs, but those were handled after the fact. He also managed to get a code for online booking this last time, so that is probably an option. You should inquire if that is viable as it seems the most likely workaround to get your full EQMs.
Jan 9, 2008, 3:20 pm
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Group rate is much easier to execute, and they let you change passenger names for the original price usually, which is a good reason to use them. I know that cigarman worked out a special deal to get FlyerTalkers 100% EQMs for the DOs, but those were handled after the fact. He also managed to get a code for online booking this last time, so that is probably an option. You should inquire if that is viable as it seems the most likely workaround to get your full EQMs.
