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INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES

Chapter 4International Travel and TourismSlide2

INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES

Objectives4.1 Define Stopover and Connection

4.2 Interpret International Airfares

4.3 Interpret International Rules for AirfaresSlide3

IATA A IRFARES

The U.S. airlines are privately owned and determine their own domestic airfareInternational carriers are owned and controlled by their governments

International airfares are negotiated by different governments and regulated by IATA

Airfare wars such as those in the U.S. rarely happen with international carriersSlide4

STOPOVERS & CONNECTIONS

CONNECTION: also called a transfer, happens at any point between point of origin and point of destination that does not interrupt the journey and lasts fewer than 6 hoursSlide5

STOPOVERS & CONNECTIONS

STOPOVER: Occurs when a traveler voluntarily interrupts the journey for more than 6 hours at any point between the point of origin and the point of destinationSlide6

NORMAL FARE

NORMAL FARE: Unrestricted and totally flexible airfare

can be purchased at the last minute

no minimum stay you can travel on any day of the year

you can exchange or change the flight anytimeHas unlimited stopoversUsually no discountsSlide7

EXCURSION AND APEX FARES

BOTH ARE ECONOMY AIRFARESExcursion:

has some restrictions such as minimum stay, travel at specific seasons, roundtrip only, purchase 7-14 days in advance of travel, some stopovers, valid for 4 monthsSlide8

EXCURSION AND APEX FARES

Apex Fare: advance-purchase excursion fare, must be purchased 21 days or more in advance, is the least expensive international airfare, has most restrictions, must stay on specific airline, no stopovers, roundtrip, good for 3-6 monthsSlide9

INFANTS’ & CHILDREN’S FARE

Usually calculated as a percent of the adult farePerson under 2 is called an infant

Infant fare is 10% of adult fare as long as the infant does not use a seat

If there are 2 infants, one must occupy a seat and is charged 50% of an adult fare

If traveling in Area 3 of the world, 67% is charged for infants

When an infant flies alone, full fare is chargedSlide10

INFANTS’ & CHILDREN’S FARE

Child: a person between 2 and 11 years oldCharged 50% of adult fare

On all journeys except in Area 1, a child between 2 and 7 must be accompanied by an adult

Airfare in Area 1 for child with adult is 67% of adult fare

A person 12 or older is charged an adult fareSlide11

AIRFARE INFORMATION

Can be obtained from CRS-computer reservations systems or from manual displaysAir Tariff Book

: manual display, contains all airfare information to everywhere

Air Tariff books are published several times a year because rates change

Point of origin is the city the journey originates from-you must know this first to determine the fareSlide12

AIRFARE DISPLAYS

Normal fares such as first class, business class and economy/coach are listed at the beginning of the fare display

Roundtrip

fares are listed in bold

and one-way trips appear normal

Discount fares are listed toward the bottom of the displayThe least expensive and most restricted airfares are the APEX fare, listed near the bottom of the displaySlide13

SUMMARY

A connection is an involuntary interruption of a journey for less than 6 hours/no chargeA stopover is a voluntary interruption of a journey for more than 6 hours/has a charge.

A normal fare is unrestricted and allows unlimited stopovers

Apex and Excursion fares are discounted economy fares, no stopovers