Category: airfares
Tam has just announced the 2009 edition of its Brazil Airpass and also of its South America Airpass. The Brazil Airpass uses vouchers. Each voucher corresponds to a flight in economy class. You can buy from 1 to 9 vouchers (from 1 to 4 vouchers the price is the same). When you buy the vouchers, […]
You’ll often read the term code share here at the blog. What does it mean? Code share agreements are signed by two or more airlines with the aim of offering a greater number of destinations to their customers while not having to physically fly to those destinations. How do they do it? When it enters […]
We’ve already seen at what is a GDS? what a Global Distribution System is. At that entry we mentioned that only travel agents and other professionals of the tourism sector can access GDSs to search for, book and purchase tickets. Today we want to introduce you to ITA, a GDS developed by ITA Software and […]
Kayak is one of the most useful international aggregators around. On its home page you can fill the spaces with your dates, origin and destination to search for a flight. On the results page you will find the airfares the system has found along with links to the airline’s websites or consolidator’s pages where the […]
From now on, customers entering Gol‘s website might end up buying Varig‘s tickets. After the merger between Gol and Varig was authorized, both companies adopted the legal identity of VRG linhas aéreas (the controller of the new Varig). The companies began to fly with Varig’s official authorization. For that reason, Gol and Varig are now […]
A consolidator is, basically, a virtual travel agent that sells tickets from several airlines. Consolidators get discounted prices from the airlines because they buy in bulk from them. As we explained when we mentioned aggregators, you are advised to complete your search through a consolidator with a visit to the airline’s own website. Often the […]
Aggregators are websites that search on consolidators for the best possible airfares, based on the details provided by the user performing the search. Aggregators don’t sell tickets, consolidators do. The usefulness of aggregators lies in the fact that they search simultaneously on several consolidators and also on the airlines websites. Aggregators save an awful lot […]
Here in D Airfare we will often mention the term GDS (Global Distribution System). GDSs are large companies with sophisticated computing systems. Their computing networks supply real-time information on airfares, tickets and reservations from the airlines the GDSs have distribution agreements with. GDSs customers can access the systems and check, book and purchase tickets. GDSs […]
This post is an attempt to explain in lay terms some of the terminology surrounding airfares and tickets. BOOKING CLASS o BOOKING CODE The seats on a plane are divided according to different fare levels. The amount reserved for each fare level depends on factors such as the time of the day, whether it’s high […]
Qatar Airways offering 25% discount
Qatar Airways, the best airline in the world according to the Skytrax index, is running a promotion on its website offering up to 25% of all-inclusive fares. The promotion is valid only for purchases made until 19 April. It involves both economomy and business class and flights between 20 April and 6 June. We ran […]
Singapore Airlines with special fares to fly from Brazil to Spain
Singapore Airlines has special fares for its flights from Brazil to Spain during the month of October 2011. Purchases must be made between 5 and 18 September. You can fly from São Paulo to Barcelona from USD 808 (taxes not included). If you can’t find the fares, get hold of a travel agent conversant with […]
Tam selling tickets for its new Mexico City flight, from USD830
Tam is selling tickets for its newest international destination, Mexico City. There are fares from USD830 (tariff QYGYTMX, taxes not included). They can be purchased through a travel agent, as the airline hasn’t made those fares available through its website yet. The return flight must be completed within 30 days. Penalty for cancellation is USD200 […]
