Add a Fare Cap

The Add Fare Cap page allows you to configure a fare cap. When a fare cap is configured on this page and applied on the Policy Options and Exclusions page, any fare in the response that exceeds the applicable fare cap is marked as out-of-policy.

To add a fare cap, select an air policy on the Air Policies page and select the Fare Caps option on the left-hand navigation to access the Fare Caps page. In the Fare Caps section, click the add fare cap link to open the Add Fare Cap page.

Note: As detailed at the end of this topic, to use fare caps, on the Policy Options and Exclusions page, you must also select either or both the checkboxes Mark as in policy all fares on preferred airlines that are equal to or less than the fare cap for the location or Mark as in policy all fares on non-preferred airlines that are equal to or less than the fare cap for the location.

The following table lists guidelines for completing this page.

For this field: Do this:

Travel start date

Travel end date

Open Ended

 Enter or select start and end dates to enable the fare cap. Select the Open-ended checkbox if the fare cap has no specific end date.
Fare cap Amount Enter the amount of the fare cap to set.

Currency code

Select appropriate currency code from dropdown list relevant to fare cap location. If it is Worldwide, select home country currency.

Fare Cap location

Departure location

Arrival location

Select a radio button for the fare cap location. You can configure a fare cap by arrival or departure location, or both.

If the fare cap is to appear for more than one location but not worldwide, create a separate setting for each location.

  • Worldwide: Default setting.
  • Global Area: Click to select from dropdown list of IATA Areas 1, 2 or 3.
  • Continent Group: Click to select general continental areas such as North and South America, Europe and Middle East, and so on.
  • Region: Click to select specific continents and areas.
  • Country: Click to select a country from dropdown list.
  • State/province: Click to select a state/province from dropdown list.
  • Airport: Click to enter a three-letter city code.

Note that fare caps are applied from a more specific granular geography to a more general geography, e.g., first by airport, then by state/province, then moving through country, region, continent group, and global area last. A worldwide configuration is applied only where a more specific geography has not been specified.

Save/Cancel

Click the Save button to save your settings or click the Cancel button to discard changes.

Setting Policy Options and Exclusions for Fare Caps

After configuring the fare cap, to use it you must select at least one of the following fare cap options on the Policy Options and Exclusions page:

  • To utilize fare caps for preferred airlines, select the checkbox for Mark as in policy all fares on preferred airlines that are equal to or less than the fare cap for the location.
  • To utilize fare caps for non-preferred airlines, select the checkbox for Mark as in policy all fares on non-preferred airlines that are equal to or less than the fare cap for the location.

The checkbox configurations apply to both domestic travel and international travel configurations.