slippery when wet Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi All. I heard the other day that if you are either a Thai national or married to a Thai you can get 25% off flights with Thai air. Is this true and if so would this be through an agent or would the reduction be off full fare where as it would probablt still be cheaper buying from an agent. I look forward to your replies. Slippery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Surprises me if it was true , but would be nice for a change . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alleypanda Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) I'd say this one is false. Were it true it would have been all over here. Edited August 19, 2007 by cdnvic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slippery when wet Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Apparently when booking you just notify the booking agent that you are a thai national. I know of two people who have allegedly got these reductions. Would love to know if anyone on this forum has been able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 THAI used to have what they call an “ethnic fare” for Thais living abroad and their spouses travelling to Thailand on a return ticket, and perhaps they still offer this special fare. I doubt, though, that the discount ever was as much as 25%. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meemiathai Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 What I know is thais get a discount buying flight tickets at thai airways offices in HK. How much cheaper I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Sounds like someones being telling porky pies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Been nailing one of their employees for the last few years, will find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Been nailing one of their employees for the last few years, will find out. As soon as you hear from him, let us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solosiam Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Been nailing one of their employees for the last few years, will find out. As soon as you hear from him, let us know hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) Been nailing one of their employees for the last few years, will find out. As soon as you hear from him, let us know Jealous? You should be.. Edited August 19, 2007 by TopDogger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Is she a flight attendant??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 no, only on the gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine6 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 snip Jealous? You should be.. Many airlines you'd have my instant admiration. Thai? Well I might need some proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski_Goong Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thai still offers special fares from certain markets for returning Thais. From Korea to Thailand, the tix for my GF were definitely 20-25% lower than mine even though we purchased the tix tegether. We looked at other airlines and many travel agency even the U.S military travel agent. You must buy from a "special" Thai airline agent/partner to get the discount. Oh...at the time, I did not have a Thai passport that's why I did not get the discount. Ski and Goong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedi Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 About 3 years ago I got a reduction of 5% for an 'ethnic ticket' in Switzerland. This was published on Thai's web site in Switzerland and travel agents where informed. I fact my travel agent asked me, if I was married to a Thai. There was nothing 'secret' about it. It was valid for Thais and their husbands as well. It did not see anything like this in the last 3 years, but the price politic seems to depend on your country of origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine6 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just a matter of time until the 2 tier pricing discussion moves here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 no, only on the gates. Ok I don't know her then!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzestan Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 About 3 years ago I got a reduction of 5% for an 'ethnic ticket' in Switzerland. This was published on Thai's web site in Switzerland and travel agents where informed. I fact my travel agent asked me, if I was married to a Thai. There was nothing 'secret' about it. It was valid for Thais and their husbands as well. It did not see anything like this in the last 3 years, but the price politic seems to depend on your country of origin. In Germany you still get an ethnic tariff on Thai Airways. Includes (married) partner and children. This was confirmed by my brother in law just last june, and according to him was about 15 % cheaper. cheers onzestan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter991 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Why bother flying with Thai Airways in the first place? Example: One-way ticket BKK-Singapore, 09 November (inc. all taxes and charges): Singapore Airlines 15,150 baht Thai Airways 8575 baht Air Asia 2609 baht. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDogger Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 no, only on the gates. Ok I don't know her then!!! Good.. U stick to ya girls in Pattaya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajah Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just a matter of time until the 2 tier pricing discussion moves here. And what's so wrong about that? THAI offers since years if not decades a double price system. Thais pay less than Farangs. If this is ok with you, fly Thai. If you don't want to be discriminated, use another airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine6 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just a matter of time until the 2 tier pricing discussion moves here. And what's so wrong about that? THAI offers since years if not decades a double price system. Thais pay less than Farangs. If this is ok with you, fly Thai. If you don't want to be discriminated, use another airline. Where does it say I have a problem with that? I posted on the other thread about agreeing with 2 tier pricing for national parks since they're subsidized by the government which collects taxes mainly from Thais. Makes sense to me that a Thai airline with the government as a major shareholder should encourage Thais to fly it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just a matter of time until the 2 tier pricing discussion moves here. And what's so wrong about that? THAI offers since years if not decades a double price system. Thais pay less than Farangs. If this is ok with you, fly Thai. If you don't want to be discriminated, use another airline. If you are Canadian, Mexican, Albanian, or whatever and are married to a Thai you also get the discount apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine6 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Just a matter of time until the 2 tier pricing discussion moves here. And what's so wrong about that? THAI offers since years if not decades a double price system. Thais pay less than Farangs. If this is ok with you, fly Thai. If you don't want to be discriminated, use another airline. If you are Canadian, Mexican, Albanian, or whatever and are married to a Thai you also get the discount apparently. Let's see, 15% discount, so $240 on my last flight. Anyone know where I can find a Thai wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prakanong Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi All.I heard the other day that if you are either a Thai national or married to a Thai you can get 25% off flights with Thai air. Is this true and if so would this be through an agent or would the reduction be off full fare where as it would probablt still be cheaper buying from an agent. I look forward to your replies. Slippery Dunno about the exact % but there was a discount Those that say it fals are actually wrong - wel it was true about 3 years ago but I could not swear on it now. I used to have the avtual contract between a Travel Agent and TS - Guesthouse who knows me from another board will back me on this one. Eastwest used to have the contact in the UK and my old TA had it in Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 (edited) I know there has been a discount, ~ 10%, for domestic TG fares for Thai nationals for mid-week travel, in the past. I am not sure if this applied to all city-pairs or if this discount is still available. I used a travel agent, flew BKK-KKC-BKK often and paid in cash. TG offers all sorts of promotions, e.g. buy one business class ticket BKK-HKT-BKK, get a 2nd one for 50% off, so some may get confused with pricing/discounting policies? Additionally TG has many Economy fare buckets (Y,B,M,H,Q,N,V,W,S,T,G,K,X: highest price/most flexible to lowest price/least flexible) so some may think they are getting a discount when in fact they are just getting the last of a fare bucket before that inventory reaches zero and you have to buy a higher priced fare bucket. Lastly there may be allowances for certain individuals to purchase a lower fare bucket even though it might have already sold out, hence the appearance of a discount. As a final note, there have been shenanigans reported in the press, over the past two years, re: TG selling highly discounted tickets to wealthy and influential Thais, under undue pressure and influence from said individuals, which resulted in revenue shortfalls and exposed accounting and management deficiencies, which AFAIK have been cleaned up. Edited to add: Sample TG promotion. Edited August 20, 2007 by lomatopo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhonJaiYen Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I get the national price for flights from Dubai to Bangkok. I have to show my marriage certificate and then there is no problem. It's about a 20% reduction in the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 The English flyers handed out at the Thai Wat in Wimbledon for eg West East Travel used to have ราคาพิเศษสำหรับคนไทย on them in small lettering at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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