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bedelman May 8, 2003 6:26 pm
Suppose CX offered (in response to SARS) a promotion that paid travel agents some fee for every paid business/first passenger booked on a CX long-haul; suppose the promotion were such that RTW fares were eligible; suppose only certain travel agencies (i.e. discounters) were eligible, as CX tried to maintain the integrity of its brand.

I'm just speculating. But I wonder if 1st-air's current sale might reflect some bonus like this...

number_6 May 8, 2003 6:48 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JohnAx:
Afaik commissions paid by the airlines have gotten to be almost a joke,</font>
I have been told that 8% commission is still possible, and 5% is common. It is only the US airlines that have zero commission (don't know about the European airlines, but I suspect it is in the 5% range for high-revenue tickets). I do know that for some tickets that I buy my travel agent acts as though getting close to 10%, but whether this is official or unofficial I don't know. I'm not in the travel business so my comments are not authoritative, they are just observations from a customer. CX and QF do pay nice commissions (at least outside of the US).

JohnAx May 8, 2003 10:09 pm
Outside of the business as well, but anxious to know the structure lest my hard-working TA get shortchanged, I think:

AA pays not a dime. Shame on them.
BA pays USD10 for an OWE booking
CX pays CAD150 (to Canadian TA's) for an OWE
QF pays tbd but it's apparently not paltry

bedelman May 8, 2003 11:41 pm
There's a big difference between 5% and USD10 or even CAD150 (on a CAD7000+ ticket). Funny how hard it is to get information on this subject! (Though I'm sure airlines prefer it this way, and probably so do travel agents.)

bedelman May 9, 2003 11:58 am
The 1st-air.net offer --

http://1st-air.com.sg/news/may03/may0302.html

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Save an additional $250 off our already discounted fares listed below for confirmations received by May 13, 2003.

Confirm your hotel bookings through 1stAir in conjunction with the purchase of an International Premium Class Around the World itinerary and save up to an additional $750 (depending on the number of nights booked).

Pay for your Around the World itinerary by check or wire transfer and save an additional 2% off the base fare.
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YVR Cockroach May 9, 2003 1:46 pm
Among others, the MYR, THB and HKD remain pegged to the USD at MYR 3.8, THB 42 (this one floats a bit) and HKD 7.8 respectively.

christep May 9, 2003 8:14 pm
OWEs departing ex-HKG apparently earn 7% commission for TAs whether they be issued on CX, QF or BA stock.

Guy Betsy May 10, 2003 11:23 am
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JohnAx:
Has anyone with an eye on originating OWE ex-Canada taken notice of the precipitous drop in the exchange rate? There seems to be a penny-a-day slide doing on.

I have't checked the real prices, but it "feels" as if, given that there's a cost in getting there, it's almost not worth the trouble for a 4-continent A. (Biting tongue to avoid getting into politics...)

[If I did the lookup/math correctly, the difference between CA and US fares at CAD1.40=US$1.00, assuming you pay by c/c and suffer a 1% forex fee, for AONE3...6 are:
US$537, $732, $405, $463.]

[This message has been edited by JohnAx (edited 05-06-2003).]</font>
Don't know about you...but I managed to save a client over US$1000 for originating in Canada than the US for a MONE4 equiv.



[This message has been edited by Guy Betsy (edited 05-10-2003).]


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