This issue explains how and why airlines price tickets, which vary and change. To get to that, we must first define what\u2019s class and what\u2019s tariff.
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The meaning of class is more or less known to everyone \u2013 flights have economy (cheapest class), business (a little more expensive), and first class (the most expensive). Of course, not all airlines have the option to offer first class because it requires special amenities, airplane size, and many other things, and commercial flights often involve economy and business class only.
\nEvery flight has multiple tariffs within class, whether the most widely used economy or business or first class. For example, economy class can have even more than ten different tariffs. Every company has its own codes for these tariffs and they are made up of letters. Corporate travel agents can see in the system exactly how many seats are available on the flight under each tariff. Depending on the airline, tariffs can vary in the sense that the lower can be \u201cmore restrictive\u201d than higher tariffs. This applies above all to the following several important items:
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What is interesting is that the level of service on the plane is identical for all passengers traveling in the same class. That is why it can happen that the passenger sitting next to you paid twice as much or even less compared with you. For marketing reasons, airlines usually start selling seats at the lowest price, but only with a few seats available. As the flight date approaches, each subsequent seat is usually more expensive.
\nVery often, on workdays tickets are available at lower prices.
\nBooking the ticket only guarantees the seat on the flight, but not the price. Airlines renew their tariffs \u2013and in turn prices \u2013 every day at midnight, which means they can change. Commonly, no change takes place. However! Price increases can occur because of many things, like fuel price increase, ex change rate changes, tariff expiration, etc. The duration of the reservation itself depends on the tariffs within the classes and date of travel. To illustrate, if you book a ticket for a flight that should be in six months, the duration of the reservation will be longer, sometimes several days, but if the trip is supposed to take place in a day or two, it can even be valid just a few hours.\u00a0
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Business travelers make up a large proportion of air travel. Especially those who fly to destinations where they stay for a day or two. That\u2019s why recently some airlines like Air Serbia, Lufthansa, and Swiss Airline introduced sub tariffs that allow passengers to travel only with their hand baggage and, if they subsequently need checked baggage or an extra service on the flight like choosing a specific seat, meal, boarding priorities, etc., they can pay for them after the ticket is purchased. If a passenger thinks they might need the checked baggage, our advice is to buy it right away, because if they do it on the spot, at the airport, the cost of the extra baggage can be much more expensive.
\nMany professional cheap ticket hunters claim that Tuesday is the best day to travel.
\nEveryone likes a discount and price reduction, which means that this is also possible in the air travel industry, in the form of promotional ticket prices. Airlines make their promotional class tariffs available and set a deadline by which the tickets must be bought and the travel period for which the promotion is valid. Over certain period of the year, tickets to all destinations are much more expensive and this applies mainly to July and August, as well as to the dates from mid-December to mid-January, since they are seasonal months. The number of passengers on flights jumps because of vacations and holidays. This makes it more difficult to find a spot on the flight, so we advise you to secure your seat as soon as possible if you know that you will be traveling then.
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Low-cost companies sometimes sell airline tickets that cost under 10 EUR for certain destinations.
\nAs we can see, flying doesn\u2019t have to be expensive. The next time you\u2019re thinking about going by car, first check the ticket price with your agent and plan your trip on time ![\"\ud83d\ude42\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/1f642.png\")
Kongresniturizam.com, Corporate Travel Department,
\nJovana Ljuboja and Bojana Vucenovic
\nThe post What Makes Up the Price of Airplane Tickets? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "When traveling to closer destinations, sometimes the cost of the airplane ticket can be the same as the cost of fuel and tolls.\nThis issue explains how and why airlines price tickets, which vary and change. To get to that, we must first define what\u2019s class and what\u2019s tariff.\n\nNew service at Kongresniturizam.com: Airline tickets for business travelers\u00a0 – If you need help finding the best connections, flight times, or prices, Kongresniturizam\u2019s new service could do the trick. Our corporate travel department is made up of professionals who will send you all you need as soon as possible. You can send your inquiry to avio@kongresniturizam.com or contact our agents at +381 11 40 99 343.\n\nThe meaning of class is more or less known to everyone \u2013 flights have economy (cheapest class), business (a little more expensive), and first class (the most expensive). Of course, not all airlines have the option to offer first class because it requires special amenities, airplane size, and many other things, and commercial flights often involve economy and business class only.\nEvery flight has multiple tariffs within class, whether the most widely used economy or business or first class. For example, economy class can have even more than ten different tariffs. Every company has its own codes for these tariffs and they are made up of letters. Corporate travel agents can see in the system exactly how many seats are available on the flight under each tariff. Depending on the airline, tariffs can vary in the sense that the lower can be \u201cmore restrictive\u201d than higher tariffs. This applies above all to the following several important items:\n\nCancellation and refund rules \nRule for changing travel dates \nMaximum validity period of the ticket \nMinimum length of stay at the destination\n Duration of the reservation before purchase\n\n\nWhat is interesting is that the level of service on the plane is identical for all passengers traveling in the same class. That is why it can happen that the passenger sitting next to you paid twice as much or even less compared with you. For marketing reasons, airlines usually start selling seats at the lowest price, but only with a few seats available. As the flight date approaches, each subsequent seat is usually more expensive.\nVery often, on workdays tickets are available at lower prices.\nBooking the ticket only guarantees the seat on the flight, but not the price. Airlines renew their tariffs \u2013and in turn prices \u2013 every day at midnight, which means they can change. Commonly, no change takes place. However! Price increases can occur because of many things, like fuel price increase, ex change rate changes, tariff expiration, etc. The duration of the reservation itself depends on the tariffs within the classes and date of travel. To illustrate, if you book a ticket for a flight that should be in six months, the duration of the reservation will be longer, sometimes several days, but if the trip is supposed to take place in a day or two, it can even be valid just a few hours.\u00a0\n\nBusiness travelers make up a large proportion of air travel. Especially those who fly to destinations where they stay for a day or two. That\u2019s why recently some airlines like Air Serbia, Lufthansa, and Swiss Airline introduced sub tariffs that allow passengers to travel only with their hand baggage and, if they subsequently need checked baggage or an extra service on the flight like choosing a specific seat, meal, boarding priorities, etc., they can pay for them after the ticket is purchased. If a passenger thinks they might need the checked baggage, our advice is to buy it right away, because if they do it on the spot, at the airport, the cost of the extra baggage can be much more expensive.\nMany professional cheap ticket hunters claim that Tuesday is the best day to travel.\nEveryone likes a discount and price reduction, which means that this is also possible in the air travel industry, in the form of promotional ticket prices. Airlines make their promotional class tariffs available and set a deadline by which the tickets must be bought and the travel period for which the promotion is valid. Over certain period of the year, tickets to all destinations are much more expensive and this applies mainly to July and August, as well as to the dates from mid-December to mid-January, since they are seasonal months. The number of passengers on flights jumps because of vacations and holidays. This makes it more difficult to find a spot on the flight, so we advise you to secure your seat as soon as possible if you know that you will be traveling then.\n\nLow-cost companies sometimes sell airline tickets that cost under 10 EUR for certain destinations.\nAs we can see, flying doesn\u2019t have to be expensive. The next time you\u2019re thinking about going by car, first check the ticket price with your agent and plan your trip on time \nKongresniturizam.com, Corporate Travel Department, \nJovana Ljuboja and Bojana Vucenovic\nThe post What Makes Up the Price of Airplane Tickets? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2019-12-02T11:16:06+01:00", "date_modified": "2019-12-02T11:16:06+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/naslovna-.jpg", "tags": [ "airplane tickets", "airplane travelers", "business travellers", "tariff", "Hot topics", "MUST READ" ], "summary": "When traveling to closer destinations, sometimes the cost of the airplane ticket can be the same as the cost of fuel and tolls." }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/what-to-do-when-your-flight-is-delayed-and-or-canceled/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/what-to-do-when-your-flight-is-delayed-and-or-canceled/", "title": "What to Do When Your Flight Is Delayed and/or Canceled?", "content_html": "Airport regulations are complicated because of passenger safety. All procedures that are performed at the airport itself before departure are designed to ensure safety, and they should be carefully followed along with the instructions. Here we focus on issues that most people are not familiar with and that might cause problems for passengers. From this issue of SEEbtm we will try to answer the most frequent questions that Kongresniturizam\u2019s Corporate Travel Department gets.
\nFlight delay
\nWhen a flight is delayed, the passengers wait at the airport for hours and most of them have no idea about their rights in these situations. Should they expect to be informed, provided accommodation, or refunded? Although passenger rights are set out by a number of conventions and rules, they are realized only if requested so. And a lot of us never do, do we? Of course, in most cases airlines act along the lines of \u201cout of the things that passengers are entitled to, give them only what they request or ask for.\u201d That\u2019s why it\u2019s important for passengers to know about their rights in situations when they\u2019re prevented from taking off for any reason.
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/foto-1-19.jpg\")
A delay means any flight that is postponed on account of unforeseen circumstances. Take-off and landing delays can happen for many reasons: insufficient number of gates for passenger boarding/deplaning, crowded runway, extreme weather, technical difficulties, etc. Any delay not exceeding two hours is considered acceptable in air travel, and airlines have no obligations to passengers in these cases. Airlines\u2019 obligations towards passengers are determined by time and distance. This means that every passenger has the right to assistance depending on the length of the delay and mileage covered to the desired destination. In most cases, if the flight is delayed between two and five hours, the passenger gets a free meal or refreshment. If the delay is longer, passengers can choose \u2013 in line with their schedules and plans \u2013 whether they want the airline to provide free accommodation and transfer from and to the airport or if they want to get refunded for the ticket, or redirect their trip to the first available flight.
\nThis is important information for all those traveling on connected flights, because the procedure is the same for them. So, for example, if you\u2019re flying from Belgrade to
\nPrague via Frankfurt, and the departure from the initial destination is delayed, the airline is obligated to transfer the passengers to the next available flight. When it comes to distance, flying is grouped in three categories: up to 1,500 km, between 1,500 km and 3,000 km, and over 3,000 km. In case of delays, the compensation differs according to these groups. If you ever find yourself in a situation like this, you should contact the airline you\u2019re traveling with because that will get you the most accurate information. Or you can contact your travel agent to do it for you and point you in the right direction.
Flight cancellation
\nFlight cancellations are a nightmare for any business traveler. A flight can be canceled for a number of reasons. The most common ones are technical: airplane technical fault, poor weather conditions, arrival or departure airports closing, or airline company strikes. When the flight is underbooked, the airline can cancel the flight to avoid cost-related issues (commercial reason). In any case, the passenger is offered one of two options: redirecting to another flight (similar to the original one or on a different date if acceptable), or a full refund of all expenses.
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Emergency circumstances that release airline companies from responsibility:
\n\u00b7 Bad weather
\n\u00b7 Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, fires, etc.
\n\u00b7 War, armed conflict, terrorist threats
\n\u00b7 Airplane accidents and incidents at the airport
\n\u00b7 Strikes at departments that are not part of the airline company (airports, flight control)
\n\u00b7 Risk to flight safety
When the flight is delayed or cancelled for any reason, most business travelers expect their
\ntravel agents to resolve the situation. It\u2019s important to note that in these cases the travel agent can help only if the change in flight time or cancellation were announced in advance. Then the agent acts in line with the rules of the airline company. If these situations happen at the airport itself two hours before the take-off, or if the passengers already checked in, they become the responsibility of the airline they\u2019re traveling with and the company further resolves the situation in accordance with the rules described above.
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Now that you have all this in mind, there\u2019s no need to panic. Unexpected situations are quite common in air travel, and the rules and procedures are getting increasingly stricter because the focus is on passenger safety first and foremost. So, if you ever find yourself at the airport in any of these situations, Keep Calm and Fly on
Kongresniturizam.com,
\nCorporate Travel Department,
\nJovana Ljuboja
\nBojana Vucenovic
The post What to Do When Your Flight Is Delayed and/or Canceled? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Traveling by air brings with itself a number of procedures, so it could be said that in these terms this is the most demanding way to get from one place to another.\nAirport regulations are complicated because of passenger safety. All procedures that are performed at the airport itself before departure are designed to ensure safety, and they should be carefully followed along with the instructions. Here we focus on issues that most people are not familiar with and that might cause problems for passengers. From this issue of SEEbtm we will try to answer the most frequent questions that Kongresniturizam\u2019s Corporate Travel Department gets.\nFlight delay\nWhen a flight is delayed, the passengers wait at the airport for hours and most of them have no idea about their rights in these situations. Should they expect to be informed, provided accommodation, or refunded? Although passenger rights are set out by a number of conventions and rules, they are realized only if requested so. And a lot of us never do, do we? Of course, in most cases airlines act along the lines of \u201cout of the things that passengers are entitled to, give them only what they request or ask for.\u201d That\u2019s why it\u2019s important for passengers to know about their rights in situations when they\u2019re prevented from taking off for any reason.\n\n\nA delay means any flight that is postponed on account of unforeseen circumstances. Take-off and landing delays can happen for many reasons: insufficient number of gates for passenger boarding/deplaning, crowded runway, extreme weather, technical difficulties, etc. Any delay not exceeding two hours is considered acceptable in air travel, and airlines have no obligations to passengers in these cases. Airlines\u2019 obligations towards passengers are determined by time and distance. This means that every passenger has the right to assistance depending on the length of the delay and mileage covered to the desired destination. In most cases, if the flight is delayed between two and five hours, the passenger gets a free meal or refreshment. If the delay is longer, passengers can choose \u2013 in line with their schedules and plans \u2013 whether they want the airline to provide free accommodation and transfer from and to the airport or if they want to get refunded for the ticket, or redirect their trip to the first available flight.\n\nThis is important information for all those traveling on connected flights, because the procedure is the same for them. So, for example, if you\u2019re flying from Belgrade to\nPrague via Frankfurt, and the departure from the initial destination is delayed, the airline is obligated to transfer the passengers to the next available flight. When it comes to distance, flying is grouped in three categories: up to 1,500 km, between 1,500 km and 3,000 km, and over 3,000 km. In case of delays, the compensation differs according to these groups. If you ever find yourself in a situation like this, you should contact the airline you\u2019re traveling with because that will get you the most accurate information. Or you can contact your travel agent to do it for you and point you in the right direction.\nFlight cancellation\nFlight cancellations are a nightmare for any business traveler. A flight can be canceled for a number of reasons. The most common ones are technical: airplane technical fault, poor weather conditions, arrival or departure airports closing, or airline company strikes. When the flight is underbooked, the airline can cancel the flight to avoid cost-related issues (commercial reason). In any case, the passenger is offered one of two options: redirecting to another flight (similar to the original one or on a different date if acceptable), or a full refund of all expenses.\n\nEmergency circumstances that release airline companies from responsibility:\n\u00b7 Bad weather\n\u00b7 Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, fires, etc.\n\u00b7 War, armed conflict, terrorist threats\n\u00b7 Airplane accidents and incidents at the airport\n\u00b7 Strikes at departments that are not part of the airline company (airports, flight control)\n\u00b7 Risk to flight safety\nWhen the flight is delayed or cancelled for any reason, most business travelers expect their\ntravel agents to resolve the situation. It\u2019s important to note that in these cases the travel agent can help only if the change in flight time or cancellation were announced in advance. Then the agent acts in line with the rules of the airline company. If these situations happen at the airport itself two hours before the take-off, or if the passengers already checked in, they become the responsibility of the airline they\u2019re traveling with and the company further resolves the situation in accordance with the rules described above.\n\nNow that you have all this in mind, there\u2019s no need to panic. Unexpected situations are quite common in air travel, and the rules and procedures are getting increasingly stricter because the focus is on passenger safety first and foremost. So, if you ever find yourself at the airport in any of these situations, Keep Calm and Fly on \nKongresniturizam.com,\nCorporate Travel Department,\nJovana Ljuboja\nBojana Vucenovic\nThe post What to Do When Your Flight Is Delayed and/or Canceled? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2019-07-25T09:44:45+02:00", "date_modified": "2019-07-25T09:44:45+02:00", "author": { "name": "Milica Novak", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/milicanovak/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Milica-Novak.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/naslovna-104.jpg", "tags": [ "airplane", "airplane tickets", "canceled flight", "delayed flight", "EVENT ORGANIZATION", "Hot topics", "MUST READ", "WHERE AND WHY" ] } ] }