TQ3 Travel Solutions today said its participation in American Airlines' EveryFare program
(BTN, Dec. 9) between Nov. 14 and Dec. 13 saved an average of 7 percent "compared to corresponding GDS published rates" for seven clients with varying volumes, policies and historical AA usage. Savings "ranged from as high as 15 percent to as low as 5 percent," the agency announced. The number of AA Web fares purchased also varied, said TQ3, "from 219 for a $30 million client in an AA market with a policy encouraging non-refundable tickets to two transactions for a $4 million client outside an AA market with no policy requiring or encouraging the use of non-refundable tickets."
TQ3 said AA Web fares purchased included Y and Q class fares that were 5 percent off published Y and Q fares as well as others in various markets that were an average of 15 percent lower than their published counterparts. "Where applicable," TQ3 said, "clients with an AA contract were allowed to use their corporate discount, as well as the lower Web fare for even greater savings."