[Foss4g2011] united airline discounts

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks for getting back to me. I now have a nice guy from Flight Centre
stepping through the process to see if he can get any further. If I learn
anything I will report back.

Other than that I look forward to seeing everyone at the conference.

Jody

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Peter Batty <peter at ebatty.com> wrote:

> 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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