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IATA rule changes provide int'l fare savings.

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Almost two months after the International Air Transport Association relaxed several key restrictions in its fare purchasing rules, buyers and travel management companies are identifying opportunities to construct cheaper air itineraries. Looking beyond the immediate fare reductions, they also said the changes may bring important process efficiencies that ultimately could provide even greater savings by speeding the drive toward pan-European travel management operations. Meanwhile, one TMC source warned that organizations with heavy usage of multi-sector itineraries need to review net fare deals as these may now work out to be more expensive than published fares.

IATA simplified a complex range of rule changes for standard published fares on Jan. 15 by scrapping sales indicator codes, amending the higher intermediate point check and abolishing the country of origin minimum check. The essence of these changes is the removal of restrictions on buying a ticket in a different country, than where a trip originates. In some cases, these relate to how certain sectors of the journey are priced; in others, to obtaining a...

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