LAX-NAN (Nadi, Fiji) - $51 all in - Travelocity! (fare gone - discussion only)
Sep 25, 2007, 12:04 pm
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Sep 25, 2007, 12:18 pm
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What do you mean by "can not be convinced to share them all"? Human or HAL?
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I think I'll go out and buy a lotto ticket.
Sep 25, 2007, 1:15 pm
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The $2M figure is a bit of a red herring anyhow since we don't know how it was established... it could simply be the number of tickets sold multiplied by the normal full Y fare, which has little basis in reality.
Sep 25, 2007, 7:23 pm
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Interesting how the article doesn't mention that Travelocity later ignored the spirit of their guarantee with the Osaka Hilton fiasco.
Sep 25, 2007, 9:32 pm
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channa still lives... well I know two of the 400 :)
In no time, Channa's discovery had helped prompt more than 400 bookings among the frequent-flier cognoscenti eager to take advantage of the fare, which was displayed to travelers as $0 plus $51 in taxes.
It seems clear from the interview and article that the only reason the fare was honored was because they were about launch their marketing campaign about their new service guarantee. Clearly they felt their marketing campaign was worth more than the $2 million the mistake filing would cost them.
How many total tickets does $2 million equate to?
It's also interesting how she spins the manual review as a "brilliant idea" and "as a heart of what the guarantee is supposed to do" which is clearly to save Travelocity money, make them money and perhaps a distant third "protect" customers.
How many total tickets does $2 million equate to?
It's also interesting how she spins the manual review as a "brilliant idea" and "as a heart of what the guarantee is supposed to do" which is clearly to save Travelocity money, make them money and perhaps a distant third "protect" customers.
Sep 25, 2007, 10:07 pm
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I still can't believe I missed this fare.
I'm headed to Taveuni in a few months to dive the Somosomo Strait.
Having always wanted to go to Fiji, I picked a really crappy day to be stuck in an out-of-town deposition.
Oh, well . . . you win some . . . you lose some.
I'm headed to Taveuni in a few months to dive the Somosomo Strait.
Having always wanted to go to Fiji, I picked a really crappy day to be stuck in an out-of-town deposition.
Oh, well . . . you win some . . . you lose some.
Sep 26, 2007, 1:05 am
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ahh.... thanks travelocity for that great trip...
never forget stepping up to the airline desk with my tickets and stepped on the plane.. greatest trip...
interesting explanation but doesn't it show that bad mismanagement runs that company. a bad ceo only blames others for her mistakes. It's all the IT department's fault right Michelle?
You goofed Michelle... admit it and suck it up...
never forget stepping up to the airline desk with my tickets and stepped on the plane.. greatest trip...
interesting explanation but doesn't it show that bad mismanagement runs that company. a bad ceo only blames others for her mistakes. It's all the IT department's fault right Michelle?
You goofed Michelle... admit it and suck it up...
Sep 26, 2007, 9:42 am
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Have any cravings for Fijian spaghetti lately?
Sep 26, 2007, 9:43 am
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Relax, this is an old thread that has be resurrected. This deal was from two and a half years ago.
Sep 26, 2007, 9:58 am
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Sep 26, 2007, 11:03 am
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True. Although being called a cognoscenti is not so bad
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts; connoisseur.
...and as you can see I missed this one completely by five months - glad to be here now though
an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts; connoisseur.
...and as you can see I missed this one completely by five months - glad to be here now though
Sep 26, 2007, 5:08 pm
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Be careful drinking your Kava. ^
Sep 26, 2007, 9:43 pm
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