I usually search for the lowest cost fare and do a screen capture to document what I would have paid had I chosen to fly that way and book on that day. This would fit in with Simon's second wording suggestion, below, and the probable intent of the rule.
Jean On 28/06/2012, at 1:06, Simon Phipps <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 27 Jun 2012, at 15:40, Thorsten Behrens wrote: >> >> The policy though states that "TDF will reimburse or pay the cost... >> ...of the lowest coach class fare" - which I read that TDF does not >> insist on you actually booking coach. > > Of course, that statement is almost meaningless in today's air travel market. > There is no objective way to identify "the lowest coach class fare" for a > given journey. The market is dynamic and global; the price can change hourly; > there are no historical records; the prices available to you depend on your > booking system anyway. As written the statement helps no-one and merely > creates uncertainty for everyone involved, including TDF. > > It would be better to say: > "TDF will reimburse or pay the cost of your flight on condition you commit to > using the lowest cost coach fare reasonably available to you" > if that's what you mean, or > "TDF will contribute to your air travel costs an amount no more than the > lowest-cost coach fare it would be reasonable to buy, as agreed in advance > with the Board or its nominated agent" > if you actually are happy to contribute towards higher cost fares. > > S. > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
