unpublished fares
Apr 24, 2000 | 6:53 pm
#1
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unpublished fares
Some enlightenment is sought in this query. What is an unpublished fare? The usual jargon I read or hear is that I can upgrade from any published fare with such and such a certificate. What can one do with an unpublished fare, and how does one get "unpublished fares? Any help would be appreciated
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Apr 24, 2000 | 7:40 pm
#2
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Unpublished fares include some special fares for travel industry professionals (tour operators, travel agents, some travel journalists, etc.) and I believe specially negiotiated airfares for some special events, conventions, etc. may be considered unpublished fares...
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Apr 24, 2000 | 8:47 pm
#3
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Some other examples of unpublished fares are consolidator fares and "negotiated" corporate fares (fares negotiated directly between the airline and a corporation). Also, in some cases published fares on which a $ off coupon was used or zone fares available with a special coupon are considered unpublished (i.e., do not allow any other promotional bonus such as upgrades).
Apr 25, 2000 | 5:36 pm
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Here is an additional thread (look towards the middle/end) with some discussion on published vs. unpublished fares (at least for AA)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum71/HTML/000858.html
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum71/HTML/000858.html
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Apr 26, 2000 | 1:49 pm
#8
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Chicago IL
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Does anyone know if Student Fares (issued, for example, by travel agencies like STA Travel) are considered published fares for the purposes of Elite AA upgrades? These fares do qualify for frequent flyer miles as regular, discounted economy fares.
Apr 26, 2000 | 1:59 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Chicago IL
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Does anyone know if Student Fares (issued, for example, by travel agencies like STA Travel) are considered published fares for the purposes of Elite American Airlines upgrades? These fares do qualify for frequent flyer miles as regular, discounted economy fares.
Apr 26, 2000 | 2:49 pm
#11
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Student fares are considered by most airlines to be UNPUBLISHED. DL does not let you upgrade them even though they are not notorious "L" fares. Basically, anything that you can not buy from a regular travel agency is not published. Consolidator fares and student fares are not published. However, youth fares and senior fares purchased through the airline are PUBLISHED.
Apr 27, 2000 | 7:36 am
#12
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And net-saaver, web fares are considered published and count toward elite levels and give miles. Those fares restricted to a select group and not published for the public so that anyone can get them are not published. I think it is always best to check with the airlines for your particular situation. My husband did get ALL his miles on a TWA flight bought through Priceline, and he was able to go stand-by on an earlier flight - two things that priceline says, i believe, that you can't get???
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Apr 27, 2000 | 10:21 pm
#13
Join Date: Apr 1999
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Before I had my travel agent print my NWA ticket I called Continental to confirm that discounted B-fare (non-published) is elegible for upgrades using my Continental miles and as per the CO rep "we go by the rules of NWA so you have to contact them".
So I contacted NWA and as per the NWA rep "we go by the rules of CO however we do check availability". I have been going back and forth about 4 times and decided to give up on them and change my ticket to an H-fare which saved me and my wife together 600 US$ except I won't get an upgrade to business.
Maybe some other time.
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So I contacted NWA and as per the NWA rep "we go by the rules of CO however we do check availability". I have been going back and forth about 4 times and decided to give up on them and change my ticket to an H-fare which saved me and my wife together 600 US$ except I won't get an upgrade to business.
Maybe some other time.
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