TYPES OF SPECIAL FARES

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BAB VI SPECIAL FARES

A. DEFINITION AND RESTRICTION

Definition : Low promotional fares that have more fences or restrictions than the normal type. Restrictions : 1. Length of stay such as minimum and maximum stay requirements 2. Advance purchase requirements 3. reservations, payment and ticketing limits 4. daytime of travel 5. eligibility restrictions 6. refund ability and changeability

B. TYPES OF SPECIAL FARES

1. Public Special Fares a. Late Booking Fare b. APEX Fare c. PEX Fare d. Excursion Fare 2. Inclusive Tour Fares a. Group Inclusive Tour Fares b. Individual Inclusive Tour Fares 3. Public Group Fares a. Common Interest Group Fares b. Incentives Group Fares c. Non-affinity Group Fares d. Affinity Group Fares 4. Reduced Fares for Specific Categories of Persons 5. Miscellaneous Fares Late Booking Fares : Purchased at the last moment or within 24 hours or so of departure Advance Purchase Excursion APEX Fare : Require advance reservation with advance payment made a minimum number of days before departure. Modul 097.KK.09-International ticketing Page 71 Does not allow open-dates segments a. APOW Advance Purchase One Way Excursion b. SAPEX SpecialSuper Advance Purchase Excursion c. SAPOW Special Advance Purchase One Way Excursion Penalties for changes in booking and ticket cancellation also apply. Purchase Excursion PEX Fares : Unlike APEX Fare, PEX fare does not have requirement to purchase the ticket a minimum number of days before departure. Penalties for rebooking and ticket cancellation usually apply. Excursion Fare : These have duration limits as expressed by minimum and maximum stay limitations. These may be accompanied by conditions regarding periods of application such as seasonalities andor days of week specifications. Excursion fares usually allow open dated segments as long as flights are booked within the minimum and the maximum stay dates. Rebooking or cancellation penalty fees do not apply. Inclusive Tour Fares : A prearranged combination of air transportation and surface arrangements other than just public transportation. Arrange by travel agents or tour operators. Types : a. Group Inclusive Tour GIT Fares b. Individual Inclusive Tour IIT Fares Public Group Fares : Designed for group travel without land arrangement. a. Common Interest Group Fares For adult passenger who have a bona fide common interest in traveling together by the same routing to the same destination. b. Incentive Group Fares For employees andor dealers andr agents including their spouses of the same commercial organizations traveling under an established Incentives Travel Program which awards the employees, dealers and agents for past work or provides an incentive for future activities. c. Affinity Group Fares To members of the same associationcompanycorporationlegal entity with objectives other than travel and whose affinity prior to application distinguishes the group from the general public Modul 097.KK.09-International ticketing Page 72 d. Non-affinity Group Fares : Members of a travel group who do not share a common affinity Reduce Fares for Specific Persons : a. Deportee Repatriation Fare b. Diplomat Government Fares c. Family Fares d. Labour Labourer fares e. Merchant Marine Seamen‟s Fare f. Migrant Fares g. Military Fares h. Pilgrim Fares i. Refugee Fares j. Senior Citizen Fare k. Spouse Fare l. Student Fares m. Teachers Fares n. Youth Fares When calculating reduces fares express as a percentage of the normal fare, remember : a. Apply the percentage to the base to establish the fare lever as an amount. b. Use such fare level for the application of all fare construction rules, e.g. HIP, CTM, etc.

C. RULES