Welcome to Open Skies Interline Vacations A quick reference guide to Interline travel through Open Skies.
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. -St. Augustine All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. -Martin Buber Open Skies Interline Vacations Serving the Airline Community since 1994 1-800-935-9444 www.openskiesonline.com info@openskiesonline.com
Introduction Open Skies has served the airline industry since 1994 by offering convenient travel packages all over the world. Vacation packages include interline air transportation and hotel accommodations, including several all inclusive vacation packages. Made-to-order vacations are also available for the adventurous and free-spirited traveler.
Eligibility All bonafide airline and integrated freight carrier employees, their spouses, and dependent children, up to the age of 21 yrs (24 yrs if full time college student on some airlines), are eligible for travel benefits. Retirees and their spouses. Retirees from defunct airlines eligible on some carriers. Parents of employees as well as parents of retired employees Airline employees are eligible for travel benefits. Companion and domestic partner travel is available on select airlines. Restrictions apply.
Why OPEN SKIES? Your interline travel benefits are a valuable and important part of your compensation package, but just as important, offers you the opportunity to travel at significantly reduced rates. They are of no value to you unless you use them. While many of you can obtain a pass to just about anywhere, making all the other arrangements for hotels, transfers, tours, and other amenities can take hours Open Skies can offer it all with one convenient phone call or email. Open Skies makes it easy to use your interline travel benefits. We know you're busy, let us take the work and worry out of your hands!!
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain How can Open Skies Help You? Open Skies agents have over 70 years combined experience in the interline industry. We help you chose travel dates that are off-peak for your destination to help you avoid any travel delays. Should you experience a delay, Open Skies agents will contact the hotel to advise of any flight delay. Many hotels will amend without penalty. Our goal is to make sure you enjoy your vacation. This means we will do whatever necessary to assist. We ve even been known to re-route our clients to a different destination, day of departure, to make sure they make the most of their time off!
Open Skies 5 Year Boarding success rate is 99% 1,800 1,350 900 450 Successful Boarding Denied Boarding 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 On average, our boarding success remains very high, averaging 99% annually. Our job is to make sure your employees get on their flights. You can see that the boarding success rate is quite high. This is due to our experienced staff that makes every effort to get our clients on flights!
Travel Destinations All inclusive resorts in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Caribbean, including, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Jamaica, Aruba, Dominican Republic, and many others. Hotels and resorts in popular destinations, such as, Hawaii, California, Florida, New York and Caribbean destinations, such as, San Juan and St. Thomas. Historic European cities, such as, London, Paris, Athens, Rome, Dublin, Venice, and Madrid to name a few. We offer everything from the bazaars and shopping districts of the Orient to the outback of Australia.
Our Agreements Open Skies has negotiated our own agreements. It sets us apart from other Interline companies. All agreements are based on the restrictions and requirements of the airlines with which we have the agreement. Airline eligibility is strictly enforced. Copies of employee ID badges as well as letters of employment verification are kept on site and can be produced if asked. Proof of employment is required, and verified, before any ticket is issued.
myidtravel & Open Skies To stay above the fold in automation, and to remain relevant in the Interline travel community, in October 2012, Open Skies Interline Vacations began talks with myidtravel, an innovator in the Interline eticket industry. In May 2013, Open Skies Interline Vacations went live with myidtravel as an employing carrier. With a few agreements in place, we entered into the next generation of Interline travel companies. Today, we continue our efforts with airlines around the world to enter into agreements with Open Skies through myidtravel, so that we may continue expanding our destinations to the traveling airline employee and their eligible family members.
Technology & Fraud Many transactions means this could happen. = Fewer transactions and one on one contact means happy customers: = We are a connected world and it can be frightening. Though a bit "old fashioned", Open Skies does not allow online bookings. Two reasons are 1) we are required to verify eligibility prior to accepting a reservation and 2) we still prefer that one on one contact with our clients, just as if you were walking into our office. This also alleviates the fear of not really knowing who are where we are. Many interliners are either afraid of or just don't want to learn how to use many of the platforms available to them for booking their vacations. Open Skies takes that fear away by taking care of all facets of the reservation including hotel, airline ticketing, including re-routing and refunding and making last minute changes to hotel reservations due to denied boarding. An added benefit to using Open Skies is the security of your credit card. There is only one transaction for you to watch instead of several that might include, air, hotel, car rental, tours and more! Thus lessening the chances of credit card theft dramatically, which is a big concern now days.
Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way. -Tom Freston Thank You Thank you for your time. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. -Demosthenes We look forward to helping send you on the vacation of your dreams!
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -R. Emerson Contact information Open Skies Interline Vacations 3021 Highway A, Suite 103 Washington, MO 63090 1-800-935-9444 Fax: 636-432-1459 info@openskiesonline.com