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B-103315 1 (1977-03-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadema0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1~ Elvood Wfllm * !ranup. THE COMPTROLLER GUNENAL OP THU UPETEL UTATS WAeHINerON. D.C. mas4E DATE: arch 22, 19M7 MATTER OF: World Wide Associrtes, Inc. DIGEST: Official Government 'passnger travel in procured directly from carrier and travel agents are not used because (1) direct prccurement is more efficieut and economical; (2) reservatins, cancellations 'or changes In travel schedules are wore reacily affected with less errors; (3) the statutory audit and sttlement of carrier accounts £s better facilitated and overcharges more quickly r3covered. By letter dated February 17, 1977, to The President, Mrs. Claudia S. Wetzel requested comment on the Government'a non-use of travel agencies in the procurement of official travel. Tae letter has been referred to our Office for reply. Mrs. Wetzel'stated in her liCar that she and her husband own a travel agency in Roselyn, Virginia, and that there are a number 6f Government agencies and military installations In the immediate area which purchase passenger travel. She pints out, however, that rombiasions are not paid to the travel agencies by the airlines on official Government travel, and that if a Government travel taquest (GTR) is received by;the travel agency, the full value of the ticket mupt be remitted-to the airlines. She contends that this requirement provides additional profit to the airlines and in unfair to the travel agency. Initially, ve-point 'out that travel agents are the agents of thetairlines. The ailines believe that theie designated trave agents should concentrate their efforts on the promo- tion and development of discretiona.y travel rather than to the issuance of tickets to persons who would travel regardless of whethier they dealt with the travel agents or with the air carriers. The airlines pay comissions pursuant to s;les agency agreements which are filed with the Civil Aercnautics Board. 12-i FILE; 5-103315 0) 0 I

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