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There are a few things to ask for when you are offered a Travel Voucher:
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Ask that it be made out to include your family so that the Travel Voucher is transferable to
someone other than yourself (ex. JOHN DOE AND/OR FAMILY). This way, if you are unable
to use it, someone in your family can.
- Ask if the Travel Voucher can be used systemwide, meaning that it can be used domestically
or internationally.
- If you are traveling on an airline that has partner airlines, ask if the Travel Voucher is
applicable on partner airlines as well. If not, ask if it can be used on codeshares. An example of
this would be travelling from Los Angeles to Tel Aviv by using United Airlines from Los
Angeles to Frankfurt, and then Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Tel Aviv. Lufthansa has a codeshare
flight on this routing with United Airlines, so the Lufthansa flight will also have a United
Airlines flight number. If codeshare flights are permitted, you will have more ways to use your
credit for future travel.
- And here is a tip that is not widely divulged. Ask if you can extend the validity of the Travel
Voucher. Some airlines will allow you to extend the Travel Voucher if you bring it to the
airline's ticket counter or ticketing office before it expires, and for a small fee the validity is
extended for an additional year. This is very useful if you have a voucher that is worth a fair
amount, and you don't want to lose its entire value.
- Ask about the flight that you will be booked on, and if the times work for you, get the airline
agent to pull a seat for you, which is essentially getting a boarding card with a seat number.
- And finally, ask for a Meal Voucher so that the airline is paying for you to have something to
eat while you wait for your new flight.
Please note that you may or may not get all of the above in a travel voucher. This does not make it worthless, it
is just important to know what you are getting before you agree to it.
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