INTERNATIONAL AIRFARES

Chapter 4

International Travel and Tourism

INTERNATIONAL AIRFARESObjectives

4.1 Define Stopover and Connection 4.2 Interpret International Airfares 4.3 Interpret International Rules for Airfares

IATA A IRFARES The U.S. airlines are privately

owned and determine their own domestic airfare

International 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 carriers

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 hours

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 destination

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 anytime• Has unlimited stopovers• Usually no discounts

EXCURSION AND APEX FARES

BOTH ARE ECONOMY AIRFARES Excursion: 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 months

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 months

INFANTS’ & CHILDREN’S FARE

Usually calculated as a percent of the adult fare

Person 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

charged

INFANTS’ & CHILDREN’S FARE

Child: a person between 2 and 11 years old

Charged 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 fare

AIRFARE INFORMATION

Can be obtained from CRS-computer reservations systems or from manual displays

Air 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 fare

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 display

The least expensive and most restricted airfares are the APEX fare, listed near the bottom of the display

SUMMARY

A connection is an involuntary interruption of a journey for less than 6 hours/no charge

A 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