Re: [ga] Why is ICANN's travel agency invoicing for 3.7x what otheragents charge?

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roberto and all,

  Ok, I'll buy off on this for now...

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Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> May I add a bit of information.
> I use the ICANN travel agent, but I always do a comparative check for prices
> on my own. It has happened sometimes (but not often) over the years that I
> have found cheaper fights, and even a cheaper rate for the same flight.
> Obviously, when this has happened, I have asked and obtained authorization
> to purchase my tickets and get reimboursement.
> In all cases when this has happened, the reason for the difference in price
> was that the tickets I have purchased here in Europe were unavaiable, at
> least at the same price, if purchased in the US, a typical example of this
> being the special LH fares via FRA or MUC, or the overseas OS flights, which
> I use a lot.
> Another important bit of information is the fact that ICANN is looking into
> the travel expenditures, and looking for viable alternatives. Of course,
> with such a dynamic market like airlines, the best solution today might not
> be the best one  tomorrow, so this is sort of a continuous optimization
> process.
> Cheers,
> Roberto
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Kirikos
> > Sent: Saturday, 12 January 2008 20:01
> > To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ga] Why is ICANN's travel agency invoicing for 3.7x
> > what other agents charge?
> >
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I draw your attention to the post on the GNSO Council list at:
> >
> > http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg04429.html
> >
> > "And it is exactly for the same airline and for the same
> > flights for which the ICANN agent would charge 3.7 times more
> > than my agent here."
> >
> > I suggest an independent audit, to ensure that ICANN is
> > seeking out the most competitive travel providers.
> >
> > Of course, one shouldn't hold one's breath, given that ICANN
> > is responsible for wasting billions of dollars of the
> > public's funds by not tendering the dot-com contract, and for
> > agreeing to 7% annual price increases and presumptive renewal.
> >
> > Does the travel agency also have a "presumptive renewal"
> > clause in their contract? If not, time to see if one can do better.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > George Kirikos
> > http://www.kirikos.com/
>
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