Master Pricer Expert. Training Document

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1 Master Pricer Expert October 2011

2 Document control Security level Company Department Author Reviewed by Approved by Training Services Muhammad Zafar Minhas Date Date Version Date Change Comment By October 2011 Page 2 of 54

3 Table of Contents Table of Contents... 3 INTRODUCTION... 5 MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR... 6 SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL TODAY 6 NUMBER OF SEATS FOR TRAVEL TODAY 10 SPECIFIC DATE 11 SPECIFIC DEPARTURE TIME 12 SPECIFIC ARRIVAL TIME 13 SPECIFIC AIRLINE 14 SEGMENT LEVEL 14 ITINERARY LEVEL 16 MULTIPLE SEGMENTS 18 PRICE TO BEAT 19 PASSENGER TYPE CODE 20 SURFACE SEGMENT 22 FLIGHT CATEGORY 23 SEGMENT LEVEL 23 ITINERARY LEVEL 24 CONNECTING POINT 25 REQUEST CONNECTING POINT 25 EXCLUDE CONNECTING POINT 27 CABIN 28 MANDATORY CABIN 28 RECOMMENDED CABIN 29 MAJOR CABIN 30 VALIDATING CARRIER 31 INCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER 31 EXCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER 33 SERVICE FEE 34 Page 3 of 54

4 MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITH PNR ALTERNATE DATE 37 SEGMENT SELECTION 39 BEAT THE PRICE 40 CABIN 42 ALTERNATE CARRIER 43 SERVICE FEE 45 VALIDATING CARRIER 48 CONNCTING POINT 50 AIRPORT CODES 51 NO RESTRICTION 52 OPTIONS 53 Page 4 of 54

5 INTRODUCTION Amadeus Master Pricer Expert, a high performance and flexible lowest fare search tool with real-time availability provides up to 50 lowest fare recommendations with their corresponding itineraries. Amadeus Master Pricer Expert (FXD) is a shopping solution which provides you with the cheapest recommendations for your query. You can use Master Pricer Expert with or without an active PNR to search for available fares. The system returns alternative recommendations that you can use to either create a new booking or to replace the existing itinerary. Master Pricer Expert processes public fares, as well as corporate and noncorporate Unifares (Amadeus Negotiated Fares, Dynamic Discounted Fares, ATPCO Private Fares and ATPCO CAT35 Negotiated Fares) ensuring that all possible available fares for your agency are reflected in the recommendations. You can request up to six segments, including up to two surface segments, and you can enter options to describe the itinerary. The system prices using the default pricing options used at office level, such as the service fee manager price scheme, ticket type and default time window. You can include pricing options in your entry, and override default office pricing options. Note: If no FV element is present in the PNR before you enter a pricing entry and you do not select a validating carrier in your pricing entry, the validating carrier used for pricing will be automatically determined by the system. For More information about Master Pricer Expert and its options, Enter: HE FXD Page 5 of 54

6 MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITHOUT PNR Following are the examples for the Master Pricer Expert without PNR. SEARCH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL TODAY For example: Travel starts from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) for today date. Enter: FXD DOHLON Note: System first searches the best available fare for current itinerary and than the cheapest available recommendation. The system displays the recommendations, which are sorted into groups of the same price and fare construction. The first recommendation of each group is displayed. You can scroll though the groups or select a group to display all recommendations in the group using the MD and MU scrolling entries. Page 6 of 54

7 To display the recommendations in a group, enter: FXS 2 FXS Transaction code 2 Group Number To return to the original display of recommendations in groups, enter: MP FXD Page 7 of 54

8 For example to book the recommendation number 2 from the displayed list without storing the TST, Enter: FXZ2 FXZ Transaction code 2 Recommendation number 2 To redisplay the selected recommendation itinerary, enter: RT Page 8 of 54

9 Insert the PNR mandatory elements to complete the reservation. Page 9 of 54

10 NUMBER OF SEATS FOR TRAVEL TODAY To request more than one seat, enter the required number seats after FXD transaction code. Enter: FXD 4DOHLON System response: Page 10 of 54

11 SPECIFIC DATE Specify the date for each segment using the /D option for each segment. For example: Travel Starts from Doha (DOH) to Karachi (KHI) on November 05 and return from Karachi (KHI) to Doha (DOH) on November 18. Enter: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH System response Page 11 of 54

12 SPECIFIC DEPARTURE TIME You can specify a time of departure for each segment using the /TD option. For example: Departure time on or after 0800 from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) and Departure time on or after 1400 from London (LON) to Doha (DOH). Enter: FXD DOH/D15NOV/TD0800LON/D25NOV/TD1400DOH System response: Page 12 of 54

13 SPECIFIC ARRIVAL TIME You can specify a time of arrival for each segment using the /TA option. For example: Arrival Time on or before 1000 in Doha (DOH) and Arrival time on or before 2000 in New York (JFK). Enter: FXD JFK/D15NOV/TA1000DOH/D29NOV/TA2000JFK System response: Page 13 of 54

14 SPECIFIC AIRLINE You can include or exclude up to nine airlines in your search request using the /A option at segment level or //A at itinerary level. SEGMENT LEVEL For example: To request airline LH for the first segment Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/ALHFRA/D25NOVDOH Page 14 of 54

15 For Example: To request airlines QR or LH for the first segment Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/AQR, LHFRA/D25NOVDOH Page 15 of 54

16 ITINERARY LEVEL For example: To request airline QR for the entire itinerary Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR Page 16 of 54

17 For example: To request airline QR or LH for the entire itinerary: Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D25NOVDOH//AQR, LH System response: Page 17 of 54

18 MULTIPLE SEGMENTS You can enter up to six flight segments for search for recommendation. For example: Request a recommendation for three segments: from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt (FRA), from Frankfurt (FRA) to Munich (MUC) and from Munich (MUC) to Doha (DOH. Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA/D20NOVMUC/D25NOVDOH Note: Only two flight segments can be on same date Page 18 of 54

19 PRICE TO BEAT The //PB price to beat option allows you to enter a maximum price for a travel recommendation. The system searches for recommendations that are equal to or lower than to the price you have entered. The price applies to the number of seats in your entry, for the entire itinerary. For Example: To beat the available price QAR 1500 Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//PB1500 Page 19 of 54

20 PASSENGER TYPE CODE By default, all passengers are adult passenger types. You specify the passenger type codes with the /R option at the end of your entry. For example: for Child (CH) passenger type code Entry: FXD DOH/D05NOVKHI/D18NOVDOH//RCH Note: You can specify up to three passenger type codes for one passenger, and up to six passenger type codes in the same entry. Page 20 of 54

21 To specify different passenger type, use the //PAX qualifier to identify the number of adults. For Example: One Adult (PAX) and one Child (CH) Passenger Entry: FXD 2DOH/D15NOVCAI/D30NOVDOH//PAX/1/RCH Page 21 of 54

22 SURFACE SEGMENT Your entry can include up to two surface segments in the search. For example: To request a recommendation from Doha (DOH) to Frankfurt (FRA), from Munich (MUC) to London (LON), and from Manchester (MAN) to Doha (DOH). Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVFRA- - MUC/D20NOVLON - - MAN/D29NOVDOH Page 22 of 54

23 FLIGHT CATEGORY You can request a flight category using the /F option at segment level or //F at itinerary level. You can request the following flight categories: /FN Non-stop flights /FD Direct flights /FC Connecting flights /FN, D Non-stop and direct flights SEGMENT LEVEL To request non-stop flights for the first segment Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/FNLON/D25NOVDOH Page 23 of 54

24 ITINERARY LEVEL To request non-stop flights for the entire itinerary Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVLON/D25NOVDOH//FN Page 24 of 54

25 CONNECTING POINT You can request or exclude up to two connecting points, using the /X option, at segment level. REQUEST CONNECTING POINT For example: To request flights from Doha (DOH) to London (LON) via Dubai (DXB) and return London (LON) to Doha (DOH) via Dubai (DXB). Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XDXBLON/D25NOV/XDXBDOH Page 25 of 54

26 For example: To request the flights from Doha (DOH) to San Francisco (SFO) via London (LON) or New York (NYC). Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOV/XLON, NYC SFO Page 26 of 54

27 EXCLUDE CONNECTING POINT For example: To request flights from London (LON) to Cebu (CEB) that excludes a connecting point in Manila (MNL). Entry: FXD LON/D15NOV/X-MNLCEB Page 27 of 54

28 CABIN The //K cabin option applies to the entire itinerary only. You can request the following types of cabin, following //K: F First C Business Y Economy W Premium economy M Standard economy MANDATORY CABIN For example: Request flights in Business Cabin Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVKHI/D25NOV//KC Page 28 of 54

29 RECOMMENDED CABIN If no solutions exist fully for the cabin you requested, other cabins are shown, and at least one segment will be in the cabin in your entry. Enter, + after the Cabin code. Entry: FXD DOH/D15NOVDXB/D18NOVDOH//KC, + Page 29 of 54

30 MAJOR CABIN At least 60 per cent of the elapsed flying time will be in the cabin in your entry. Enter,* after the cabin code. Entry: FXD NYC/D15NOVLAX//KC,* Page 30 of 54

31 VALIDATING CARRIER The validating carrier option allows you to include or exclude specific airlines in the ticketablity check to determine the validating carrier. INCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER Following are the option to include validating carrier. INCLUDE A VALIDATING CARRIER AND PERFORM BSP CHECKS Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R,V-AA Page 31 of 54

32 INCLUDE A VALIDATING CARRIER AND DO NOT PERFORM BSP CHECKS Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R, T-AA Page 32 of 54

33 EXCLUDE VALIDATING CARRIER To exclude the validating carrier option Entry: FXD JFK/D15NOVMIA/D25NOVJFK//R, W-AA Page 33 of 54

34 SERVICE FEE If your office uses default Amadeus service fee, you can use the //PS option to override the default price scheme defined for your office. The price scheme override option applies at itinerary level. Entry: FXD DOH/D10NOVSIN/D15NOVDOH//PS Page 34 of 54

35 To select the recommendation number 1, enter: FXZ1 Note: The required Service Fee Amount incorporates in the pricing. Page 35 of 54

36 MASTER PRICER EXPERT WITH PNR Following are the example for Master Pricer expert with an active PNR For Example: The PNR booked for Doha (DOH) to London (LON) in B-class for November 04 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) in B-class for November 14. To search for recommendation as per booked dates and destination, enter: FXD Note: System first searches the best available fare for current PNR and than the cheapest available recommendation for booked itinerary. Page 36 of 54

37 ALTERNATE DATE The //D option allows you to price current PNR later or before specified dates of current itinerary. For Example: The PNR was booked for Doha (DOH) to London (LON) in K- class for November 04 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) in K-class for November 14. To search the recommendation after 5 days as per current PNR dates, Enter: FXD//D5 Page 37 of 54

38 For Example: The PNR was booked Doha (DOH) to London (LON) on November 15 and London (LON) to Doha (DOH) on November 25. To search the recommendation for 7 days before as per current PNR, Enter: FXD//D-7 Page 38 of 54

39 SEGMENT SELECTION The /S option allows you to price current PNR with required segments in the itinerary at itinerary level. For example: To search for recommendation for segment 2, 3 and 6 in the PNR, Enter: FXD/S2-3 Page 39 of 54

40 BEAT THE PRICE The //PB option allows you to beat the current PNR price at itinerary level. As per booked flights the available total fare is QAR Page 40 of 54

41 For example: To beat the price for required amount, enter: FXD//PB2900 Page 41 of 54

42 CABIN The //K cabin option allows you to search for recommendation for current PNR in required cabin. For Example the itinerary in the PNR booked for K-CLASS (Economy Cabin) To search for recommendation for Business Cabin, enter: FXD//KC Page 42 of 54

43 ALTERNATE CARRIER The //AGF alternate carrier option allows searching for recommendation for specific airlines other than the booked in the PNR. For example the itinerary was booked on QR in M-Class: For example: To search for recommendation for EK and EY only, Enter: FXD//AEK, EY Page 43 of 54

44 For next page for recommendations, enter: MD Page 44 of 54

45 SERVICE FEE If your office uses default Amadeus Service Fee, you can use the // PS option to override the default price scheme defined for your office. For example booked itinerary as: To display the price schemes for your office, enter: TFL Page 45 of 54

46 For example: To use Price scheme reference (26603), enter: FXD//PS Page 46 of 54

47 For example to select the recommendation to rebook and create TST for current PNR, enter: FXU1 To save the changes in the PNR, enter: RF ADMIN; ER Page 47 of 54

48 VALIDATING CARRIER The //R,V-VS validating carrier option allows including specific airline in ticket ability check determines the validating carrier. For example the booked classes in the PNR did not compliance with price. To Price the Itinerary, enter: FXP The booked classes in the PNR didn t compliance with price. Page 48 of 54

49 For example: To search for recommendation with validating carrier option, Enter: FXD//R, V-VS Page 49 of 54

50 CONNCTING POINT The //X option allows you to keep the connecting point same as booked in the PNR at itinerary level. To keep the transit point as DUBAI (DXB) in the itinerary and search for recommendation, enter: FXD//X Page 50 of 54

51 AIRPORT CODES The //O option allows you to keep the Origin and Destination Airport codes point same as booked in the PNR at itinerary level. For example: To Keep the origin (DOH) and Destination London (LHR) airport codes for search for recommendation, enter: FXD//O Page 51 of 54

52 NO RESTRICTION The //R,*NR option allows you to search for recommendation for no restriction price at itinerary level. For example: To search for recommendation for no restriction conditions price, enter: FXD/R,*NR Page 52 of 54

53 OPTIONS There are several options to searching for travel recommendations associated to segments level (S) or Itinerary level (I). At Itinerary level (I), you can precede an option with single slash (/) or with a double slash (//). But you must precede the option with a double slash (//) at itinerary level if the option is available at both segment and itinerary level. Option Example Explanation Radius /DI 150K Radius in kilometer (S) Multi Cities LON,MAN,HEL Cities / Airports separated by comma (S) Airline Include //ABA Include at Itinerary level (I) Airline Exclude /AKL,LH Exclude at segment level (S) Flight Category //FN Nonstop flights at itinerary level (I) Flight Category /D Direct flights at segment level (S) Connecting Point // X DXB, BAH Maximum 2 points include Include. (S) Connecting Point //X-AUH Maximum 2 points exclude Exclude, (S) Time of Departure /TD Hours clock time (S) Time of Arrival /TA Hours clock time (S) Mandatory Cabin //KC Business class cabin as a Mandatory (I) Recommended Cabin //KC,+ Business Class recommended cabin (I) Major Cabin //KC,* Business class as a Major cabin (I) Currency Conversion /R, FC-USD Default currency override (I) Currency Selection (I) /R, FS- USD Default currency override Page 53 of 54

54 Option Example Explanation Withhold Taxes /R,WT Withhold all Taxes (I) Withhold Q /R,WQ Withhold Q surcharges surcharge (I) Withhold Specific taxes /R, WT- YQ, YR Withhold specified taxes (S) Add Taxes /R, AC-DE Add all DE taxes (I) Add Taxes with Specified amount (I) /R,AT-FRSE10A Add 10 Euro as FRSE tax Expanded Parameters (I) Ticketing City (I) Unifare (I) Price to beat (I) Validating carrier (I) Passenger type (I) Segment Selection. (S) Connecting points. (I) Airport codes (I) Alternate date (I) /R,*NAP /R,*NPE /R,*RF /R,*NR /R,MNL.DOH /R,U /R,U /PB2500 /R,V-QR /R,W-LH /RYTH /RYTH-STU //PAX/1/RMIL/1/RGVT //INF/1/RINF-MIL /S3-6 //X //O /D3 /D-10 No advanced purchased No penalties Refundable No restriction MNL selling point and DOH Ticketing point Unifares Corporate unifares Price to beat in point of sale country Include QR validating carrier Exclude LH as validating carrier Single PTC for all Passengers Multiple PTS for all passengers 1 Military and 1 Government (others default Adult) 1 Military Infant Search for Segments 3,4,5 and 6 of the PNR Keep same PNR connecting points Keep same PNR Dep/Arr airport Codes 3 Days later than PNR 10 Days before than PNR Page 54 of 54