1⇌[866➣8(3)2➣ 5041]United Alaska Airlines Booking & Ticketing Policy

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Table of Contents
Article I ‐ Purpose
Article II ‐ Definitions
Article III ‐ Booking and Ticketing Policy Terms
Article IV ‐ Non‐Accredited Subscribers
Article V ‐ Group Bookings
Article VI ‐ Fees and Penalties for Non‐Compliance
Article VII ‐ Miscellaneous
Article I – Purpose
This Booking 1-866-832-5041 and Ticketing Policy ("Policy") sets forth procedures that must be followed by any Travel
Service Provider booking and/or ticketing air transportation on alaska Air Lines, Inc., any carrier d/b/a
alaska Express as applicable, (hereafter collectively referred to as “alaska”, unless the context
otherwise requires the provision should reference only alaska Air Lines, Inc).
This Policy is incorporated by reference and is a part of any applicable agreement or arrangement
pursuant to which Travel Service Provider is authorized to act on behalf of alaska, including but not
limited to, the IATA Agent Agreement, and the ARC Travel Service Provider Reporting Agreement, to
which this is a Supplement. Any of such applicable authorizing agreements or arrangements is referred
to herein as an "Authorizing Agreement". alaska may, from time to time, provide Travel Service
Provider with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) information alaska deems appropriate for Travel Service Provider’s use and/or knowledge
in booking and/or ticketing air transportation on alaska and such information will supplement this
Policy.
Terms and conditions of transportation on alaska are also contained in alaska's Contract of Carriage.
Travel Service Providers should conduct business with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in the parameters of the Authorizing Agreement,
this Policy and the Contract of Carriage. In the event of any conflict between such documents, the
foregoing documents shall be given priority in reverse order, such that the provisions of alaska's
Contract of Carriage control, where applicable.
This Policy applies to all Travel Service Providers, who maintain the responsibility to ensure all of its
employees and contractors, in all of its locations, comply with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) this Policy, including future updates and
amendments.
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Article II – Definitions
1. Accredited Subscriber ‐ A travel service provider, including a corporate travel department (CTD),
appointed by ARC or IATA to issue airline traffic documents.
2. Administrative Booking ‐ bookings created for administrative or accounting purposes such as for
printing itineraries or invoices.
3. ADP ‐ Alternative Distribution Provider.
4. Affiliate Subscriber – An Accredited Subscriber that issues airline tickets on behalf of a Non‐
Accredited Subscriber.
5. Agency Debit Memo (ADM) – An invoice issued to a Travel Service Provider to collect additional
monies owed to alaska for ticketing outside the Fare Rules or any other violation of alaska’s
Booking and Ticketing Policy.
6. Approved Industry Designator – Verified Travel Counselor (VTC) number assignment by ARC or
Travel Service Intermediary (TSI) number assignment by IATA to a Non‐Accredited Agency located
with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in the US, US Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, or Travel Industry Designator Service (TIDS) number
assigned by IATA to a Non‐Accredited Agency located outside the US, US Virgin Islands, or Puerto
Rico.
7. ARC ‐ Airlines Reporting Corporation.
8. ATA – Air Transport Association
9. Authorizing Agreement(s) – The applicable agreement(s) setting forth the terms of the
relationship(s) between alaska and Travel Service Provider and under which Travel Service Provider
is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of alaska’s services or to perform services to the benefit
of alaska.
10. Back Date Ticketing ‐ The issuance of a ticket with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) an indicated date of issuance that is earlier than
the actual date of issuance.
11. Back‐to‐Back Ticketing ‐ The booking and/or issuance and/or use of Flight Coupons from two or
more different Tickets at round trip fares for the purpose of circumventing applicable tariff rules
(such as advance purchase/minimum stay requirements or other restrictions).
12. Churning – Excessive or constant book/cancel activity.
13. Corporate Travel Department (CTD) ‐ The ARC Approved CTD is intended for the purpose of
purchasing carrier transportation and services for its own employees, owners, and officers. (i.e. in‐
house travel department).
14. CRS/GDS ‐ Computer Reservation System/Global Distribution System.
15. Duplicate Booking ‐ Booking more than one reservation for the same passenger traveling on or
about the same date to one or more of the same or nearby airport destinations (such as, IAHMIA
and IAHFLL or EWRSNA and EWRLAX), or creating another PNR for a passenger when one already
exists in alaska's internal reservation system or in a different CRS/GDS. Duplicate Bookings also
include, but are not limited to, a similar or same itinerary booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) on both alaska and another air
carrier.
16. Fare Rules ‐ Applicable requirements or restrictions associated with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) a particular fare, including, but
not limited to, non‐refund ability, Ticket Time Limits, class of service requirements,
minimum/maximum stay requirements, or advance purchase ticketing requirements.
17. Flight Coupon ‐ A portion of the Ticket that indicates travel points between which the coupon is
good for carriage.
18. Group Booking ‐ Booking 10 or more passengers on at least one common flight segment with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in their
itinerary to a common destination in a single PNR or multiple PNRs.
19. Hidden Cities Ticketing or Points Beyond Ticketing ‐ The booking and/or issuance and/or use of a
reservation or ticket from an initial departure point on the ticket which is before the passenger's
actual point of origin of travel, or to a more distant point(s) than the passenger's actual destination
being traveled when the booking or purchase and use of such tickets would produce a lower fare.
20. IATA ‐ International Air Transport Association.
21. Impossible/Illogical Booking ‐ Includes, but is not limited to, bookings for the same passenger on
concurrent flights that fly in the same time period, on or near the same day; multiple bookings for
the same passenger between the same origin/destination; duplicate bookings, or bookings with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)
connections that depart before the arrival of the inbound flight.
22. Inactive Segments ‐ Flight segments with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in the CRS/GDS PNR with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) status codes HX, NO, SC, TK, UC,
UN, US or WK.
23. Married Segments ‐ A travel itinerary that contains at least one connection but which is sold as a
single origin/destination.
24. Metasearch Site – An Internet website (or material portion thereof) that obtains fare data from air
carriers and/or other travel services companies and aggregates such fare data into an integrated
display based upon user searches, and then directs customer referral traffic to such air carriers
and/or such travel services companies for booking on such air carriers and/or travel services
companies own web sites. For the avoidance of doubt and with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)out limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the following are Metasearch Sites: Kayak.com, TripAdvisor.com, Bing, FareCompare and
Fly.com. The Parties intend that any future internet websites that fall with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in this definition if they
are substantially similar to those in the foregoing list shall be included under this definition. For
avoidance of doubt, Metasearch Site shall not include any GDS, alaska internal distribution channel
or OTA.
25. Non‐Accredited Subscriber ‐ A travel service provider not appointed by ARC or IATA to issue airline
traffic documents. For the avoidance of doubt, any travel service provider whose bookings do not
contain a valid ARC/IATA number of an accredited travel service provider in the alaska PNR point of
sale information, will be deemed a Non‐Accredited Subscriber.
26. No‐Show ‐ Inventory spoilage caused by the failure to issue tickets and/or cancel ticketed or un‐
ticketed reservations.
27. Off Plating/OA Plating ‐ Validating a alaska itinerary on another airline's ticket stock.
28. Online Travel Agency (OTA) ‐ An entity that processes over 1,000,000 one‐way airline tickets (across
all air carriers, including alaska) per calendar year (a round‐trip airline ticket equals 2 one‐way
airline tickets) and at least 50% of its air travel reservations via the Internet, not including corporate
self‐booking tools. Upon the Execution Date, examples of OTAs include Cheaptickets, Orbitz,
Priceline, Travelocity and Travelong/Cheapoair.
29. Passive Bookings ‐ These are listed in the Travel Service Provider's CRS/GDS system under passive
segment status codes. Passive segments do not decrement alaska's inventory and are only to be
used to ticket reservations booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) directly with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) alaska.
30. PNR ‐ Passenger Name Record.
31. Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) – As defined by TSA, this includes full name, date of birth,
gender and Redress Number if applicable.
32. Throwaway Ticketing ‐ The booking and/or issuance and/or use of connecting and/or round‐trip
tickets for the purpose of one‐way or partial travel only.
33. Ticket ‐ The record of agreement, including electronic tickets, e.g., "alaska electronic tickets" or "e‐
tickets," for the carrier(s) to provide transportation and related services under certain terms and
conditions to the passenger named on the Ticket in accordance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) applicable governing tariffs and
regulations.
34. Ticket Time Limit ‐ Date or time deadline required for ticket issuance as set forth in the applicable
Fare Rule.
35. Travel Service Intermediary (TSI) ‐ A Travel Service Provider that is engaged in the sale or brokerage
of travel‐related services or the provision of such services to the general public but is not appointed
to issue airline tickets or travel related documents.
36. Travel Service Provider ‐ Any travel agency, Accredited Subscriber, Non‐Accredited Subscriber, CTD,
CRS/GDS user, and any other person or entity accessing alaska's internal reservation system content
via the Internet or any other electronic means.
37. Unsuitable Web Page ‐ A web page that (i) is designed to disparage alaska, (ii) contains sexually
explicit or obscene materials, (iii) advocates discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
disability, sexual orientation, age or other legally impermissible basis or (iv) promotes or engages in
illegal activities.
38. Verified Travel Consultant (VTC) ‐ A Travel Service Provider engaged in the sale or brokerage of
travel‐related services or the provision of such services to the general public but is not appointed to
issue airline tickets or travel related documents.
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Article III ‐ alaska Airlines Booking and Ticketing Policy Terms
1. Administrative Bookings ‐ Travel Service Provider must utilize auxiliary segments or non‐billable
status codes to produce invoices and itineraries or for administrative or accounting purposes. For
example, non‐billable status codes include the following: AMADEUS ‐ GK, GALILEO ‐ BK, SABRE ‐ YK,
WORLDSPAN ‐ use a TVL Air Segment.
2. Cancellations ‐ If a customer cancels his or her reservation with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) Travel Service Provider, Travel
Service Provider must immediately cancel the reservation and release alaska’s inventory.
Otherwise, it may result in a No‐Show for which Travel Service Provider will be responsible. Travel
Service Provider must not re‐use the canceled inventory for another customer, even if the other
customer desires the identical itinerary; a new PNR must be created.
3. Churning –Travel Service Provider must not engage in Churning to circumvent ticketing time limits of
the Fare Rules.
4. Claiming Reservations –Travel Service Provider must use CRS/GDS claim functionality wherever
possible to issue a ticket for a reservation booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) on alaska instead of passive segments. A Travel
Service Provider is not permitted to claim PNRs between agencies and/or CRS/GDS systems.
5. Class of Service – The Travel Service Provider must not issue a ticket unless the requested class of
service is available for sale and confirmed in alaska's internal reservation system.
6. Compliance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) Applicable Laws and/or Regulations ‐ Travel Service Providers must comply fully
with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) all applicable laws and regulations in connection with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) the issuance and sale of alaska tickets. It
is the Travel Service Provider’s responsibility to be familiar with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) all applicable laws and regulations
and to ensure that its conduct is in full compliance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) those laws and regulations at all times.
7. CRS/GDS Migration – If the Travel Service Provider changes from one CRS/GDS provider to another,
Travel Service Provider must notify alaska at UA‐Distribution‐GDS@alaska.com at least thirty (30)
days prior to the migration.
8. Customer Name/ID ‐ Customers' full first and last names are required in all bookings. Additional
security information about the customer may be required by government agencies and Travel
Service Provider should ensure the PNR satisfies the applicable governmental requirements,
including that the customer’s name in the reservation matches customer’s name as it appears on
customer’s passport or government issued photo identification.
9. Duplicate Bookings –Travel Service Provider must not create a Duplicate Booking for any reason, or
duplicate any reservation booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) by another agency or that exists in another CRS/GDS or alaska's
internal reservation system. Travel Service Provider is responsible to determine if the customer
already made a reservation.
10. Fare Rules – Travel Service Provider must adhere to all ticketing and fare rules. alaska prohibits, and
Travel Service Provider is liable for, any booking or ticketing practice that circumvents the applicable
Fare Rules, including but not limited to Back‐to‐Back Ticketing, Hidden Cities, Points Beyond, or
Throwaway Ticketing. Travel Service Provider must issue a valid ticket or cancel the PNR by the
applicable Ticket Time Limit. alaska reserves the right to use an automatic program to cancel
segments when ticketing has not occurred by the applicable Ticket Time Limit, however, the Travel
Service Provider is responsible for adhering to ticketing time limits.
11. Fictitious Name and Other Speculative Bookings –Travel Service Provider must not make any
speculative bookings using fraudulent or fictitious names. Non‐exclusive examples of such bookings
include the use of a valid surname followed by initials (e.g., Williams/A/B/C, Lee/A/S/D/F,
Johnson/X/Y/Z) and fictitious or celebrity names (e.g., Test/PNR, Mouse/Mickey). Travel Service
Provider must not block seats or hold any speculative bookings in anticipation of expected demand.
12. Inactive Segments – Changes to itinerary segment status resulting in Inactive Segments requires
action and must be removed from the CRS/GDS PNR at least 24 hours prior to flight departure. This
includes canceling ticketed or un‐ticketed segments with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) a status code of UN, NO, HX, TL, WK, WL,
or WN and removing other inactive segments in the PNR with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) the status codes such as UC, US and
DL.
13. Interline Ticketing –Travel Service Provider must not validate any ticket on alaska if the ticket
contains a flight segment(s) on any other airline unless the other airline is a alaska Interline Partner
and has a ticketing and baggage agreement with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) alaska. In addition, any ticket validated on alaska
must contain at least one alaska flight segment. A listing of alaska's Interline Partners is available
via Travel Service Provider’s GDS system.
14. Married Segments ‐ alaska may provide a level of availability on Married Segments that differs from
the level of availability provided by alaska if the segments were sold separately. Travel Service
Provider must not separate Married Segments for any purpose nor manipulate the CRS/GDS system
to circumvent alaska's Married Segment Control logic.
15. Passive Bookings – Only an Accredited Subscriber can book passive segments in its CRS/GDS system
for the purpose of ticketing an already existing reservation in alaska's internal reservation system.
Invalid passive segments will be rejected. Non‐Accredited Subscribers are prohibited from booking
any passive segments. alaska does not allow passive segments to be used for other reasons
including but not limited to satisfying CRS/GDS productivity requirements, to circumvent fare rules
or to fulfill administrative functions.
16. Passports and Visas – Travel Service Provider must not book an itinerary for the sole purpose of
obtaining customer's visa, passport, or any other documents.
17. Prohibited Practices – alaska strictly prohibits, and will hold Travel Service Provider responsible for
any losses due to Travel Service Provider's actions in violation of this Policy or the applicable
Authorizing Agreement, including but not limited to Travel Service Provider's actions with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) respect to
any Back Date Ticketing, Back‐to‐Back Ticketing, Churning, Duplicate Booking, Group Booking in
violation of Article V below, Hidden Cities/Points Beyond Ticketing, Impossible/Illogical Booking, No‐
Show, Off Plating and Throwaway Ticketing, and any other Prohibited Practices outlined in the
Contract of Carriage. In addition to other legal or equitable remedies available, alaska may charge
Travel Service Provider and Travel Service Provider agrees to pay to alaska the fees described in
Article VI for any such violation. For the avoidance of doubt, Travel Service Provider shall be
responsible for its actions in violation of these policies, including booking violations, regardless of
whether or not a ticket is issued.
18. Protection Bookings – Per ATA and IATA industry practice, Travel Service Provider must not create
any booking on alaska for the purpose of protecting or re‐protecting any customer in connection
with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) irregular flight operations (with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in 24 hours of travel), unless otherwise directed by alaska (i.e.
future travel schedule changes, irregular operations travel waivers). This includes misconnections,
an over‐sale on alaska or any other carrier, flight cancellations, delays or any other flight
interruption on alaska or any other carrier. Any such booking for the purpose of protecting or re‐
protecting a customer must be made only by the original carrier.
19. Queues ‐ Travel Service Provider is responsible for promptly working all queues.
20. Redistribution ‐ Travel Service Provider shall not, with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)out alaska’s prior written consent,
redistribute, share or in any other manner make alaska’s content of any kind provided hereunder,
available (collectively, “Redistribute”) to any: (i) GDS, (ii) OTAs/travel agencies, (iii) Metasearch Site
or (iv) Unsuitable Web Page (each a “Restricted Entity”). Travel Service Provider shall not, with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)out
prior written consent, accept alaska’s content from any Restricted Entity, nor shall Travel Service
Providers allow Restricted Entities to link to the Travel Service Provider for alaska’s content.
21. Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) Collection – Travel Service Provider must enter Secure Flight
Passenger Data including full name, date of birth, gender, and Redress Number if applicable, for
each customer in every PNR as required by the TSA. Failure to provide the data will result in inability
to ticket the reservation. UA also reserves the right to cancel any reservation not containing SFPD at
least 72 hours prior to departure. PNRs created with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)in 72 hours must include SFPD when the PNR is
initially booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA).
22. Taxes/Fees/Surcharges – Travel Service Provider must collect, report, and accurately code all taxes,
fees and charges/surcharges imposed by the U.S government, as well as taxes, fees and
charges/surcharges levied by foreign countries.
23. Ticket Numbers – Travel Service Provider must issue and report a valid ticket number for the
customer and itinerary in the PNR. Travel Service Provider may not provide a ticket number that
does not match the customer and/or itinerary to circumvent ticketing requirements or to satisfy a
Ticket Time Limit.
24. Ticket Time Limit – Travel Service Provider must issue a valid ticket or cancel the PNR by the
applicable Ticket Time Limit. In certain circumstances, alaska uses an automatic program to cancel
segments when ticketing has not occurred by the applicable Ticket Time Limit, however, Travel
Service Provider is responsible for any un‐ticketed PNR that Travel Service Provider booked 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) and
alaska determines to be a No‐Show.
25. Trademark and Keyword Usage Restriction – Travel Service Provider shall not, with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)out alaska’s
prior written consent, purchase as keywords, or otherwise use to drive consumers to its website or
business, any alaska trademarks or common misspellings or variants thereof. This restriction applies
to, but is not limited to, any participation by Travel Service Provider in search related advertising
services with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) any Internet search engine or similar company such as Google, Yahoo, and the like.
26. Training and Testing – Travel Service Provider can create a test or training PNR only in the training
mode of a GDS/CRS provider. Reserving live inventory in alaska's internal reservation system for any
training and/or testing purpose is prohibited and alaska reserves the right to recover costs
associated with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) spoiled inventory.
alaska Airlines reserves the right to expand the above alaska Booking and Ticketing Policy Terms at any
time with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) or with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)out advance notice.
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Article IV ‐ Non‐Accredited Agencies
1. Non‐Accredited Subscriber ‐ Any Travel Service Provider whose bookings do not contain a valid
ARC/IATA number in the point of sale of the PNR is deemed a Non‐Accredited Subscriber by alaska.
The Travel Service Provider is responsible for ensuring its CRS/GDS provider transmits the correct
point of sale information.
2. Adherence to Policy ‐ Although many Non‐Accredited Subscribers are affiliated with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) an Accredited
Subscriber that issues tickets on their behalf, each booking source and Travel Service Provider,
whether accredited or not, is considered unique and is required to comply with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) all alaska policies,
including but not limited to this Policy and the Contract of Carriage.
3. Approved Industry Registration Number ‐ Each Non‐Accredited Subscriber must obtain an
approved industry registration number. alaska currently accepts the following approved industry
registration
Verified Travel Consultant (VTC) Issued by ARC, see www.arccorp.com
Travel Service Intermediary (TSI) Issued by IATAN, see www.iatan.org
Travel Industry Designator Service (TIDS Issued by IATA, see www.iata.org/tids
Any Non‐Accredited Subscriber not located in the 50 alaska States, the District of Columbia, the U.S.
Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico must obtain a TIDS number from IATA.
4. Notice to alaska ‐ Upon receipt of an approved industry number, the Non‐Accredited Subscriber
must send the VTC, TSI or TIDS number to alaska at ua‐distribution‐gds@alaska.com. The following
information must be included in the notice: Non‐Accredited Subscriber name and address, CRS/GDS
provider and pseudo city code, phone and fax numbers, email address and affiliated ticketing travel
agency's name, ARC/IATA number and pseudo city code.
5. Point of Sale Information ‐ Each Non‐Accredited Subscriber must advise its CRS/GDS provider(s) to
update its point of sale information with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) the approved industry registration number. All Travel
Service Providers are encouraged to check their point of sale to ensure that current and accurate
information is transmitted to alaska (contact CRS/GDS for verification).
6. Enforcement ‐ Failure to obtain an approved industry registration number, notify alaska and update
the CRS/GDS point of sale may cause the loss of access to view and book alaska's inventory whether
or not a policy violation has occurred. The Non‐Accredited Subscriber will remain inhibited until the
approved industry registration number is obtained and updated in the subscriber profile so that it is
transmitted automatically in the point of sale of a PNR. Un‐ticketed PNRs are subject to cancellation.
7. Reinstatement ‐ Access to the alaska internal reservation system may be reinstated only if the Non‐
Accredited Subscriber obtains an approved industry registration number and pays any fee required
by alaska as provided below. A Non‐Accredited Subscriber that has been restricted should contact
alaska at ua‐distribution‐gds@alaska.com. The Non‐Accredited Subscriber will be responsible for
payment of any booking violation contained in this policy. Persistent violations of the Policy will
result in permanent restriction from alaska's inventory.
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Article V ‐ Group Bookings
1. Groups and Meetings Desk ‐ Travel Service Provider must make all Group Bookings for travel on
alaska directly through alaska's Groups and Meetings Desk at 1‐800‐426‐1122.
2. Violation ‐ Violation of alaska's Group Booking Policy may result in cancellation of bookings and
assessment of fees against Travel Service Provider as stated in Article VI of this Policy. Travel Service
Provider may be required to provide proof of ticketing for all customers in any associated Group
Booking that alaska deems to be a No‐Show. In addition, alaska and Travel Service Provider may be
parties to a Group Booking contract that provides for additional or alternative fees.
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Article VI ‐ Fees and Penalties for Non‐Compliance
alaska strictly prohibits, and will hold Travel Service Provider responsible for any losses due to actions in
violation of this Policy, the applicable Authorizing Agreement or alaska’s Contract of Carriage.
1. Fees – In addition to other legal or equitable remedies available to alaska for Travel Service
Provider's violation of this Policy, alaska reserves the right to charge Travel Service Provider, and
Travel Service Provider agrees to pay, a fee per passenger, per PNR for each Policy violation. In
addition, alaska reserves the right to assess additional fees if the applicable Policy violation(s)
involve First Class or Business First inventory.
2. Loss of Access/Termination – Frequent violations of this Policy and/or failure to pay any
outstanding fee(s) may result in the loss of access to view, book and ticket alaska inventory. alaska
may assess an additional fee to restore access capabilities through a CRS/GDS if the Travel Service
Provider is reinstated. Travel Service Provider also must pay any other outstanding monies owed to
alaska at the time of termination, including any such amounts identified by alaska following such
termination.
3. Damages – In addition to the other remedies alaska may charge Travel Service Provider, and Travel
Service Provider agrees to pay, for any losses incurred by alaska arising out of or in connection with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA)
any violation of this Policy. These damages could include, but are not limited to, loss of revenue and
the difference between the fare charged and the actual fare available at the time of the violation or
booking, use or issuance of the ticket, and recovery of GDS transaction fees.
4. Other Remedies – alaska reserves the right to offset from any available source any amount owed to
Travel Service Provider by alaska in order to satisfy any of the fees, costs, damages or other
remedies owed to alaska as a result of a violation of this Policy. alaska reserves the right to
terminate any and all applicable agency appointment(s) of any Travel Service Provider that does not
comply with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) this Policy.
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Article VII ‐ Miscellaneous
1. TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDER'S CONTINUED BOOKING AND/OR SALE OF AIR TRANSPORTATION ON
alaska SHALL EVIDENCE THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF alaska AND TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDER
THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS POLICY SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL
ACTIONS BY TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDER IN CONNECTION with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) THE BOOKING OR SALE OF AIR
TRANSPORTATION ON alaska AND SHALL CONSTITUTE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
TRAVEL SERVICE PROVIDER'S APPOINTMENT (I) PURSUANT TO THE ARC AGENT REPORTING
AGREEMENT OR (II) AS AN IATA AGENCY, AS APPLICABLE.
2. Notices to Travel Service Provider by alaska‐ In addition to the methods for sending notice provided
by the applicable Authorizing Agreement with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) respect to Accredited Agencies, any notices
authorized or permitted to be given by alaska to Travel Service Provider under this Policy or any
applicable Authorizing Agreement may be given to any accredited Travel Service Provider by posting
on alaska.com/agency. Additionally, alaska shall have the right to provide Travel Service Provider,
via email, any information alaska deems appropriate for Travel Service Provider’s use and/or
knowledge in booking and/or ticketing air transportation on alaska.
3. Right to Inspect and Audit – alaska shall have the right to enter any of Travel Service Provider's
office locations upon reasonable notice for the purpose of inspecting Travel Service Provider's books
and records relating to air transportation sold directly or indirectly on alaska and to ensure Travel
Service Provider's compliance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) the provision of the applicable Authorizing Agreement, this
Policy and/or alaska's Contract of Carriage.
4. For all regions outside the alaska States, posting of local ADM policy and distribution of ADMs will
be handled through BSPLink in accordance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) the timelines outlined in IATA Resolution 850m.
5. Compliance with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) Laws ‐ Travel Service Provider, in booking and/or ticketing pursuant to this Policy,
will comply with 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, those set forth in 14 CFR 257.5(d)
and 14 CFR 399.

alaska airlines booking policy
alaska Airlines booking policies focus on fare 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) flexibility (Basic Economy is restrictive, Main Cabin offers no change fees but fare difference applies), a 24-hour free cancellation rule, and booking windows 1-866-832-5041 (USA) or 1-866-832-5041 (OTA) (up to 331 days ahead, down to 2 hours before departure).