Swedish Travel Agent for GUFs
Aug 20, 2017, 11:51 pm
#1
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Swedish Travel Agent for GUFs
Do any of you know a good Swedish travel agent who knows how to issue a ticket using a GUF? My current travel agent can't access the SEK POS fares, and fares in USD are roughly double.
Aug 20, 2017, 11:56 pm
#2
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Must it be a Swedish travel agent? Doesn't Propeller Travel sell tickets with Swedish POS for Swedish clients?
Aug 21, 2017, 5:38 am
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Aug 21, 2017, 6:41 am
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Aug 21, 2017, 6:48 am
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POS and point of origin must not be the same. POS will determine fare bucket availability and point of origin will determine fare rules. It is perfectly reasonable to book an ex-ARN flight with UK POS, charged in GBP.
However, BA very often will show different availability ex-EU to ex-UK for the same LHR-XXX flight, sometimes even with so-called married-segments. As an example, I once called BA in the US to book BRU-LHR-LAX-HNL because the LHR-LAX CW sector was only available in D class with an ex-BRU and ex-LHR POS but was available in I class with an ex-US POS. He who looks around is often rewarded.
However, BA very often will show different availability ex-EU to ex-UK for the same LHR-XXX flight, sometimes even with so-called married-segments. As an example, I once called BA in the US to book BRU-LHR-LAX-HNL because the LHR-LAX CW sector was only available in D class with an ex-BRU and ex-LHR POS but was available in I class with an ex-US POS. He who looks around is often rewarded.