[Foss4g2011] united airline discounts

[Peter Batty]

Hi Jody, it was certainly our understanding when we organized these
discounts that they could be used from outside North America. But there was
a lot of fine print and this bit you've included here about North American
point of sale seems discouraging :(. It was our friends at State of the Map
who really did all the work on this, so I'm checking with them to see if
they have any more info, or examples of people who have been able to book.
Has anyone on the list successfully booked tickets using these discount
codes from outside (or indeed inside) North America?

I'll investigate and let you know what I find, but if anyone else has any
experience or insights to share with the list, please do!

Cheers,
    Peter.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:23 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>wrote:

> This may of already been discussed; but I found I was unable to use any of
> the united airline discounts today (despite an hour on the phone to
> different numbers).
> It seems they may only be valid for customers in the us and canada (despite
> the website mentioning star alliance partners and the documentation
> including international contact numbers).
>
> Does anyone know more?
>
> 1) http://2011.foss4g.org/content/registration-hotel-booking
>
> Airline Discounts links to the following.
>
> 2) http://2011.foss4g.org/content/registration-hotel-booking
> <http://2011.foss4g.org/content/registration-hotel-booking>
> http://stateofthemap.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/united-numbers.jpg
>
> Lists "local" contact numbers.
>
> 4)
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/State_Of_The_Map_2011/Travel_Discounts
>
> This is where it looks like disocunts apply to U.S. Point of Sale only; and
> while international regions are mentioned they may be worded
> to subsidize travel from the us to overseas rather than the other way
> around.
>
> UNITED AIRLINES AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING INTERNATIONALLY: (U.S. POINT OF
> SALE)
> A. Europe - Percentage Discount off Published Fares: United will provide to
> attendees of the Meetings(s) a
> percentage discount off published fares for transportation to the Meeting
> City(s) on United, United Express,
> UA codeshare operated by LH for scheduled service in the United States and
> Canada to / from destinations in
> Europe, intra-Europe true LH applies (excluding First Class) , in effect
> when the tickets are purchased subject to all
> applicable rules and restrictions. (See Attached 2011 MeetingsPlus Pricing
> Document).
> B. Asia, Latin America, Australia - Percentage Discount off Published
> Fares: United will provide to attendees
> of the Meetings(s) a percentage discount off published fares for
> transportation to the Meeting City(s) on
> United or United Express for scheduled service in the United States and
> Canada to / from destinations in Australia,
> Latin America or Asia (excluding First Class), in effect when the tickets
> are purchased subject to all applicable
> rules and restrictions. (See Attached 2011 MeetingsPlus Pricing Document).
> C. Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean and Mexico - Percentage
> Discount off Published Fares:
> United will provide to attendees of the Meetings(s) a percentage discount
> off published fares for
> transportation to the Meeting City(s) on United or United Express for
> scheduled service in the United States
> and Canada to / from United destinations in Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin
> Islands,Caribbean and Mexico in
> effect when the tickets are purchased subject to all applicable rules and
> restrictions. (See Attached 2011
> MeetingsPlus Pricing Document).
>
>
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