The OneWorld Visit Asia fare must be sold "in conjunction" with an intercontinental OW flight.

My question: what exactly does this mean? I'd like to buy a cheap Priceline ticket on a OW carrier, then take that to a travel agent and buy a Visit Asia fare. AA PLT desk tells me it must be sold simultaneously. I'm not sure I believe this. Can anyone else shed some light on what a TA can/can't do here?

Thanks!

(Edit: I've done after-the-fact ticketing of a OW Visit Japan fare before, and the travel agent only asked for a copy of my SFO-NRT itinerary.)

Doesn't need to be simultaneous. This summer, I booked a oneworld award to Asia, then -- weeks later -- booked my Visit Asia pass.

The only timing requirement is that the first and last segments of the Visit Asia itinerary must fall within your Asian arrival and departures dates on the other itinerary.

BTW: My Visit Asia itinerary was not complex, and the ExPlat desk got it setup rather quickly once the agent did a quick refresher of the VA rules.

Similar Question: Does DXB-HKG-DXB qualify for the Visit Asia pass, as the UAE is not one of the applicable cities?

Thanks,
Cheers,

DXB is not in Asia, so no.

Presumably you mean whether it qualifies at the intercontinental OW flight, in which case the answer is yes (any OW flight from outside Asia qualifies); however the Asia Pass must be purchased in the country of origin (UAE in your example). Does the Asia Pass book into L? In which case availability on specific dates might be an issue on some routes (making open dated much less attractive); though it looks like 2009 will be a high availability year.

For a Visit Asia pass I recently purchased (in the US), it booked into M.

That significantly increases the value of the pass (and explains why the pricing is a bit high).

I didn't find information that I was looking for from the oneworld.com. So, I ask it here, because I notice this old thread about Visit Asia "pass".

Question: Is it possible to buy this "pass" for business or first class trips? Or only for economy tickets? And what are the fares for these?

Btw. Yes it is

No, in Y only. Booked to M. This File contains some old information. If you need the price of specific sectors, post it here and I will get back to you, or contact the airlines where you book your long-haul trip from. (You must enter and leave Asia on OW carrier.)

Not for this purpose. In OW, Middle East is grouped with Europe.

Thanks a lot for the info! So, I need to book a separate tickets for the next trip.

With regard to the One world asia pass, was wondering if you knew what the the prices are like on the SIN - MEL SIN sector?

MEL is in Australia, which is not part of Asia, either for the purpose of this pass or geographically.

From the Visit Asia rules sheet: http://www.oneworld.com/tasks/downlo...objectID=13072

Sales
Valid only for sale outside Asia and can only be sold in conjunction with intercontinental travel to/via Asia prior to departure from the country of origin Only ONE Visit Asia ticket can be issued per each international trip and must be cross-referenced to the international ticket.

For the purposes of this fare the definition of Asia is as follows:
Bangladesh Cambodia China Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia
Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore
Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam

Eligibility
1. Only available to overseas originating passengers in conjunction with travel on a oneworld carrier (AA/AY/BA/CX /IB/JC/JL/ KA/LA/MA/MX/NU/QF/RJ/ XL/4M) to/via Asia.
2. Only available to non-residents of Asia. Proof of residence may be required at time of purchase or at check-in.

Reservations
The booking class on all sectors is M class

Ticketing
Tickets for the entire journey must be purchased/issued in the country of origin of intercontinental travel, and prior to departure. A separate ticket must be issued and cross referenced to the intercontinental ticket
Tickets must be issued on the stock of AA/AY/BA/CX/IB/JL/KA/LA/LP/MA/MX/QF/RJ/XL/4M

Its cheaper for you to just buy a published fare ticket !

We Will be taking several domestic flights in Malaysia in July. Is it worth waiting a while to check the prices of Malaysian in the visit Asia pass or should we just proceed and book the flights now. ( Some flights are offered by Air Asia as well)

I thaught the passes offered a special fare but as I read it's booked in M I don't see what would be the advantage of taking a pass opposed to just booking your ticket.