I'm new to the terminology used on Amtrak forums and would like to know what the word Bucket has to do with pricing.
Thanks for any info.
Thanks for any info.
Thank you me_little_me and niemi24 for the information.................................I think a noble prize is out of the question!Each Amtrak fare on a certain train between two points for a certain travel category (coach, business class ... http://biketrain.net/amsnag/amSnag.php .
If you do that and find any rhyme or reason for the changes you'll get nominated for a Nobel Prize!
How is the load factor determined? And once it is determined, how does/can it affect the fare/bucket?. . . the bucket is dependent on the load factor for that specific train. . .
So far as I can tell there is no economic explanation for this. This paradox appears to be due solely to ARROW's inability to coordinate prices across compartment types.What's really strange on a Superliner query is to see occasions where a roomette (no commode) is more than a bedroom (commode and shower). No wonder Economics is often referred to as "the dismal science"!
And I think the reason you said ". . .appears to be. . ." is because the posted table only shows two different coach fares/buckets. But if there are five buckets, as I've heard, there's no way of knowing from that table if the low coach fare shown in the table ($102) is actually the low bucket fare. And even if Amsnag queries were made to cover the entire period for which a particular set of buckets was in effect, the only way you could tell which was the low bucket (or high bucket) would be if five different coach fares were shown.The rail fare is the low bucket coach fare. In the table, this appears to be $102.
A few years ago, I was booking a frequent flyer award ticket for a friend. Returning from Europe to the US, he had 2 choices:So far as I can tell there is no economic explanation for this. This paradox appears to be due solely to ARROW's inability to coordinate prices across compartment types.What's really strange on a Superliner query is to see occasions where a roomette (no commode) is more than a bedroom (commode and shower). No wonder Economics is often referred to as "the dismal science"!
First, we're discussing revenue trips here. Second, what year/airline/route/program are you referring to?A few years ago, I was booking a frequent flyer award ticket for a friend. Returning from Europe to the US, he had 2 choices:So far as I can tell there is no economic explanation for this. This paradox appears to be due solely to ARROW's inability to coordinate prices across compartment types.What's really strange on a Superliner query is to see occasions where a roomette (no commode) is more than a bedroom (commode and shower). No wonder Economics is often referred to as "the dismal science"!
Coach for 100,000 miles
First Class for 80,000 miles
Guess which one I chose? :huh: And I very much doubt they were using Arrow!
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