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6 Price vs Flexibility

 
1 Travelers Today  
2 Codes - Flight Numbers  
3 International Travel  
4 The Best Flights  
5 Full Air Fares  
6 Price vs Flexibility
7 Apex and Pex Fares  
8 Find the Best Fare  
9 Understanding Tickets  
10 Baggage Allowances  
11 Selecting Hotels  
12 Building Itineraries  
13 Travel Agents  
 
 
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Fares and Conditions




Under each of the above fares, we saw the conditions relating to the booking. The first five were all booked a number of days before the journey begins, e.g. "Booked 7 days". You'll find more guidance of "Advance Purchase" fares in Unit 7.

 

Maximum Stay Rules

All fares have a maximum stay rule, usually shown as "Max stay". The fully flexible fares all have a maximum stay of 1 year. See Unit 5 for more details.

 

The maximum stays above are for one month, two months and six months. Generally, the longer the stay the higher the fare. With a return fare from London, UK to Chicago, USA the trip starts and ends in London, so the maximum stay is in Chicago. If a traveler selects the fare with a maximum stay of 2 months this will be the longest period of time that the traveler can spend in Chicago.

 

Minimum Stay Rules

Most discounted fares have a minimum stay requirement. Many have a minimum stay of at least 7 days/nights, while a few have a minimum stay of 2 days/nights. With a minimum of 7 days, a traveler must stay at the destination for at least 7 nights which will include a weekend.

 

It is assumed that business travelers want to spend their weekends relaxing at home. At many destinations the minimum stay is shown as SU - the Sunday Rule, see below.

 

Sunday Rule / SU (Saturday Night stay)

This rule means that the traveler must stay over a Saturday night at the destination. Therefore, if your traveler arrived on a Saturday, the first day he could fly home would be the next day (Sunday). This is indicated on the fares table as "SU".

 

 

 

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