Star Circle Pac Rule Changes eff 01 May
 

Nothing too major :

1) - APPLICATION Paragraph
Canada and the USA are no longer considered as one country under the "travel must commence from and return to the same country" rule.

2) - FLIGHT APPLICATION
A maximum of 24 segments per itinerary. (Was 28).

3) - SURFACE SECTORS
New wording to clarify a ground segment -
"intermediate surface sectors permitted at passengers own expense. If such a break in journey exceeds 24 hours, it is considered as one stopover".
Everyone knew that already, but something must have happened somewhere for it to be clarified !!

4) - SQ SURCHARGES
No longer payable in CAD. All SQ surcharges are now USD only.

That's it.

:confused: My copy of *A circle pacific rules from last year already had a limit of 24.

Hmmm. Interesting. Different countries, different rules possibly? Just checked the last hard copy of mine, and it's definitely showing as 28 whereas this one is now 24.

Thought for a moment I had the Circle Asia and the Circle Pac mixed up, but not so. Maybe we're just slow over here (as you lot like to remind us! :) ) and still catching up.

I printed out a copy of the rules for the CtP fare about 2 months ago (from the ANZ site) and it definitely stated 28 segments. I also remember the UA agent mentioning a max of 28 segemtns, so the 28 to 24 segment reduction is definitely new for '07.

Where's the best place to get a copy of the CTP fare rules?

I'll add this: where is the best place to buy a Cirlcle Pacific fare?

From the sticky thread *A Useful Reference Links

http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/agent...es/default.htm

It looks like ANZ has both the old (pre May 1st) and new rules on this page, so make sure that you open the correct one.

In doing my research before buying our CtP fares, it really appears to be mostly a convenience/time vs. price trade-off. As you've probably seen, there is some difference between the pricing of the different carriers, but those differences are mostly due to the relative strength/weakness of the carriers' home currencies. If you're willing to put a lot of time and effort into it, I'm sure that you can save 5% to 10% (maybe a bit more) by looking for the best currency conversion rate.

Now, I'm sure there are some differences when it comes to the service/ability of the airlines call center as well. Personally, I chose to book mine through my main airline, UA, for convenience (I do not have to deal with the ICC!), even though I probably could have saved a few bucks with more searching.