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Oneworld booking and pricing experiences
Sep 9, 2022 | 10:10 am
#977
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 12,521
Sep 9, 2022 | 4:54 pm
#978
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 9,133
Thank you, that's an important distinction.
Sep 10, 2022 | 4:50 am
#979
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA LT PLT; HH Diamond;
Posts: 3,003
Sep 10, 2022 | 7:57 am
#980
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
Posts: 3,687
Sep 11, 2022 | 1:21 pm
#982
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 12,521
A contact of mine is trying to book a DONE3 ex-Oslo and tried to get AA's RTW desk to help put the trip together. Sadly (but consistently with what I've read here) they had great difficulty in making the agent at the RTW desk understand why they wanted to start in Norway when their home is in Chicagoland. Then a period of 40 minutes of hold ensued, then the line went dead. Sound familiar?
Anyway, on a hunch, I just phoned Alaska Airlines' 800 number and asked a representative if there's anybody at AS who knows anything about the RTW or CPAC products, and she immediately said that their international/partners desk has been trained up and is capable of making bookings on the phone. I didn't pursue it right away, but if it's true, what great news! If anybody is in the process of putting a trip together, and has the courage to see if AS can do the booking, please leave a note on this thread. Thanks.
Anyway, on a hunch, I just phoned Alaska Airlines' 800 number and asked a representative if there's anybody at AS who knows anything about the RTW or CPAC products, and she immediately said that their international/partners desk has been trained up and is capable of making bookings on the phone. I didn't pursue it right away, but if it's true, what great news! If anybody is in the process of putting a trip together, and has the courage to see if AS can do the booking, please leave a note on this thread. Thanks.
Sep 12, 2022 | 11:18 pm
#983
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SORT OF HOMELESS
Programs: 14 years AA exp, but no more; & 1MM+, QR-PLT (ow EMD) MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 8,104
A contact of mine is trying to book a DONE3 ex-Oslo and tried to get AA's RTW desk to help put the trip together. Sadly (but consistently with what I've read here) they had great difficulty in making the agent at the RTW desk understand why they wanted to start in Norway when their home is in Chicagoland. Then a period of 40 minutes of hold ensued, then the line went dead. Sound familiar?
Seriously, my second ex-OSL DONEx did get me home after I completed the first RTW, by flying OSL-xDOH-LAX (on DONEx ticket), then separate ticket LAX-SFO on AA award.
Anyway, on a hunch, I just phoned Alaska Airlines' 800 number and asked a representative if there's anybody at AS who knows anything about the RTW or CPAC products, and she immediately said that their international/partners desk has been trained up and is capable of making bookings on the phone. I didn't pursue it right away, but if it's true, what great news! If anybody is in the process of putting a trip together, and has the courage to see if AS can do the booking, please leave a note on this thread. Thanks.
Sep 13, 2022 | 12:43 pm
#985
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tampere
Posts: 3,342
Sep 17, 2022 | 1:58 am
#986
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: London; Bangkok; Las Vegas
Programs: AA Exec Plat; UA MM Gold; Marriott Lifetime Titanium; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 8,877
Least Expensive Location from which to Start a Business Class RTW
Is anyone keeping on the least expensive locations from which to start an RTW?
Sep 17, 2022 | 4:27 am
#988
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
Posts: 3,687
Sep 17, 2022 | 8:25 am
#989
Moderator, OneWorld
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: SEA
Programs: RAA RIP; AA ExEXP
Posts: 12,521
In USD a DONE3 ex-Tokyo is $405 cheaper than one originating in Hungary and $597 cheaper than one originating in Norway. A DONE4 is $10 more expensive in Hungary than from Japan.
Note this changes all the time with currency fluctuations and remember these are BASE fares, before taxes, surcharges and fees.
Note this changes all the time with currency fluctuations and remember these are BASE fares, before taxes, surcharges and fees.
Sep 17, 2022 | 9:27 am
#990
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere
Programs: QFF NB, AA GLD
Posts: 3,687
In USD a DONE3 ex-Tokyo is $405 cheaper than one originating in Hungary and $597 cheaper than one originating in Norway. A DONE4 is $10 more expensive in Hungary than from Japan.
Note this changes all the time with currency fluctuations and remember these are BASE fares, before taxes, surcharges and fees.
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Note this changes all the time with currency fluctuations and remember these are BASE fares, before taxes, surcharges and fees.
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It's a good example of currency fluctuations (in its case devaluation, not appreciation)
The Florint has fallen ~33% against the USD over the last year, thus making ex-Hungary fares more competitive