Where are OW's fares
 

Could we be looking at another price rise?

The costs of the oneworld Explorer fares disappeared from the oneworld website in the last 20-odd hours.

Just last night (eastern Australian time on 1 March) I was using the menu where you select the country of purchase and it gives the table of charges. Now it's gone.

Or are the fares being removed from the website - a big backward step in my book.

Anyone got a Premium E/F membership to check a few fares
Copied these from my previous version as representative of major countries and some of the common starting locations.

______________ DONE4 DONE5 AONE4 AONE5
South Africa__ 48,000 55,200 72,900 83,800
Australia_____ 11,699 12,999 17,399 18,899
Hong Kong_____ 84,890 91,750 127,450 138,260
United States 10,799 12,299 14,899 17,099
United Kingdom 5,719 6,551 10,347 11,689
Israel (EUR)__ 7,200 8,500 10,000 11,700
Denmark_______ 45,805 52,975 83,425 92,720
Japan_________ 780,400 895,200 1,126,100 1,304,900
All in local currency

Did they think no one would notice? Pretty disreputable practice on OW's part to do so.

Although it's a bit cumbersome to do, I did just make a dummy-booking for a DONE4 from JNB. As of 1700 GMT on 2-March, the old price remains in force.

I was just asked to do a survey when accessing the site.

I expressed my displeasure at the removal of base prices! :mad:

Where are OW's fares
 

A first-time poster with a few questions:

What happened to Oneworld's online listing of Explorer fares?

Has anyone had any experience with purchasing a RTW Explorer fare in another country? (I'm debating whether to make my own way to Peru from the U.S. and then purchasing a RTW fare or if I should just start it in the U.S.)

Any help would be great. Thx.

They took the base fare prices off the oneworld website - reason unknown. Some people suspect the price removal may be due to a possible impending increase. The tickets themselves are still available for booking, they just no longer have the base fares listed online (though you can get a quote for a Oneworld Explorer via the online tool).

I have had no issues booking a RTW trip via the online tool from outside the country of origin (in this case, booked it to start in Japan rather then Australia).

Having the fares there previously for quite a few years and now taking them away is duplicitous.

On my visit to confirm it, I was asked to complete a survey on the OW website, which gave me the opportunity to pass those thoughts on (given that there is no direct OW contact information there, only for the individual member airlines).

There is a form on the site that can be used to contact OW directly. You need to go to the FAQs page, and click the 'enquiry form' link.

I used the form on the website to ask what had happened to the fare estimate and within 48 hours received this response:

Good thinking danger, and even better you got a quick response.

Interesting reason, In Australia it is a legal requirement to display the full price including all taxes and charges in all price advertising. So it make sense, but surely with this type of fare, an indicative range should be sufficient.

That’s a pretty poor excuse. The fares listed on the site were the base fares before taxes. Just what is wrong with having a disclaimer next to the price list?

"Prices do not include taxes and other airport and government fees. Final price can change based on route flown and exchange rate changes."

'legal minimum requirements'? What requirements? Whose requirements? IATA, ICAO, some government?

OneWorld is headquartered in New York, in the land of the 'x+tax'.
It doesn't make sense to include tax in the advertised base price of something when the taxes and charges change on a day to day basis simply through changes in exchange rates.

Sorry, but OW is still headquartered in Vancouver BC. The move to NYC is scheduled for the northern summer.

I believe there are several countries in the world where it is now a legal requirement that any advertised fares must be all inclusive. These include Australia, Singapore and (I believe from a quick Google) the EU.