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Old Jul 9, 2010, 9:28 am
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Skyteam Offer Lower Fares for RTW Promo

http://www.skyteam.com/news/headlines/20100708.html
SkyTeam Offers Lower Fares with Round the World Promotion
Amsterdam, 8 July 2010 - To celebrate its 10 year anniversary in 2010, the SkyTeam airline alliance is currently offering customers a special promotion using the Round the World fare pass with reductions between 5% and 30%. Bookings can be made until 30 September 2010 and travel should be completed before 30 June 2011.

With the SkyTeam Round the World fare pass, customers need only one ticket to travel around the globe. All 13 member airlines participate in this offer and travelers can plan their trip through the entire SkyTeam network using a selection of carriers. The Round the World promotion provides further fare discounts on the regular SkyTeam Round the World fare pass. Depending on where the trip starts, customers can get up to 30% discount on the price. The offer applies to leisure and business travelers in both economy and business class cabins. Customers can contact their local ticketing SkyTeam member airline reservation center or a travel agent for details and bookings.

“As we celebrate SkyTeam's 10th anniversary, we are delighted to be able to offer our SkyTeam customers even lower-fares and additional savings through our first dedicated Round the World pass promotion", said Mr Mauro Oretti, Vice President Marketing & Sales at the launch of the promotion.

Below is an example of how a customer can save up to approximately € 600 if a SkyTeam Round the World fare is booked through KLM in the Netherlands, using additional SkyTeam carriers like Delta, Korean Air and China Southern:

Amsterdam–New York-Los Angeles-Seoul-Shanghai-Amsterdam
The regular price including surcharges and government tax, adds up to a total of € 2,901.82
With the Round the World promotion, the fare will be € 2,302.82
Total mileage: 18,125 miles

Conditions

•Booking must be made before 30 September 2010
•Travel must start on/after 15 July 2010 and on/before 31 December 2010
•The maximum stay is 6 months, the minimum stay is 14 days
•A maximum of five stopovers is permitted
•Total travel miles may not exceed 20,000 miles (except for travel originating in Kenya, in that case 22,000 miles is permitted)
•Airline members issuing the special Round the World promotion tickets are: Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air and TAROM. Vietnam Airlines will join from 20 July 2010.
•This special fare cannot be booked online
For more information:
SkyTeam Corporate Communications
T: +31 (0)20 333 3064
E: [email protected]

About SkyTeam

SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing customers from member airlines access to an extensive global network with more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers over 415 lounges worldwide. The thirteen members are: Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, TAROM Romanian Air Transport and Vietnam Airlines. SkyTeam offers its 395 million annual passengers a worldwide system of approximately 13,000 daily flights to 898 destinations in 169 countries. SkyTeam celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2010. www.skyteam.com
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Old Jul 10, 2010, 1:33 pm
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Fare in Y and C

There is only one price listed in the press release, what is the price in Y and in Business?

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Old Jul 10, 2010, 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Radiocycle
There is only one price listed in the press release, what is the price in Y and in Business?

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Yeah, I don't see this fare on expertflyer. Do we know what the farecode is?
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Old Jul 11, 2010, 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by zsmith2
Amsterdam, 8 July 2010 - To celebrate its 10 year anniversary in 2010, the SkyTeam airline alliance is currently offering customers a special promotion using the Round the World fare pass with reductions between 5% and 30%. Bookings can be made until 30 September 2010 and travel should be completed before 30 June 2011.
Any idea whether the reduction based on the starting country or depend on the visited cities / routings?
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Old Jul 11, 2010, 5:04 am
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which fare class this RTW fare book to?
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Old Jul 11, 2010, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Radiocycle
There is only one price listed in the press release, what is the price in Y and in Business?
[KVS Availability Tool 5.5.0/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
AMS  Amsterdam-Schiphol NL [EHAM]
AMS  Amsterdam-Schiphol NL [EHAM]
SUN  01 Aug 2010 | MON  30 Aug 2010 | RTW | Economy

Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur                      Fare Basis
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ----------
KL         AMS     AMS      2000   EUR                      YRTWSKY5
KL         AMS     AMS      2599   EUR                      YRTWSKY4
KL         AMS     AMS      3019   EUR                      YRTWSKY3
KL         AMS     AMS      3549   EUR                      YRTWSKY2
KL         AMS     AMS      4069   EUR                      YRTWSKY1
[KVS Availability Tool 5.5.0/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
AMS  Amsterdam-Schiphol NL [EHAM]
AMS  Amsterdam-Schiphol NL [EHAM]
SUN  01 Aug 2010 | MON  30 Aug 2010 | RTW | Business

Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur                      Fare Basis
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ----------
KL         AMS     AMS      5000   EUR                      CRTWSKY5
KL         AMS     AMS      6669   EUR                      CRTWSKY3
KL         AMS     AMS      7562   EUR                      CRTWSKY2
KL         AMS     AMS      8717   EUR                      CRTWSKY1
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