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2013 American Airlines Discount Program for SkillsUSA

November 1st, 2012

American Airlines continues an airline discount program for the 2013 National Leadership and Skills Conference and the 2013 Washington Leadership Training Institute. See the following for instructions:

2013 NLSC

Attendees using correct code can use the five percent discount on the lowest published fare.  The discount is good for American Airlines flights into Kansas City International Airport – MCI – Kansas City, Mo. A discount agreement is valid June 16 through 30, 2013.  To make airline reservations, call American Airlines at 1-800-433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or Canada and refer to your Promotion Code 1963DK or go online to www.AA.com and choose “More Flight Search Options” and insert the promotion code in the appropriate box. At this time there is no ticketing charge for reservations made and ticketed on www.AA.com. Please allow one hour for the code to be loaded for use on www.AA.com.  The percentage discount can be booked online at www.AA.com for American Airlines and American Eagle flights only.

 2013 WLTI

Attendees using correct code can use the five percent discount on the lowest published fare.  The discount is good for American Airlines flights into Reagan National Airport (DCA-Washington, D.C.) Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI-Baltimore, Maryland) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD-Herndon, Virginia).  A discount agreement is valid September 15 through 29, 2013. To make airline reservations, call American Airlines at 1-800-433-1790 from anywhere in the United States or Canada and refer to your Promotion Code 8493BC or go online to www.AA.com and choose “More Flight Search Options” and insert the promotion code in the appropriate box. At this time there is no ticketing charge for reservations made and ticketed on www.AA.com.  Please allow one hour for the code to be loaded for use on www.AA.com.  The percentage discount can be booked online at www.AA.com for American Airlines and American Eagle flights only.

Discount Airlines-NLSC Travel

April 30th, 2011

When making travel arrangements to Kansas City, there is another discount option that benefits SkillsUSA. Both American and Frontier airlines have signed on with SkillsUSA offering discount travel options. Here are instructions for both:

1. American Airlines
Visit www.aa.com. From top menu bar, choose reservations followed by select flight; complete appropriate fields (i.e., travel dates, number of passengers departure and destination city.) At bottom of select flight screen, the last field will be promotion code. Enter this code: 2861DH followed by selecting Go. The next screen will contain all flight times for departure and return. Complete reservation as instructed, OR,

Call American Airlines Meeting Services Desk at 800-433-1790 and provide agent with code: 2861DH, OR,

Purchase tickets through a travel agent and mention 2861DH

Terms and Conditions
Discount is valid June 9-29, 2011 from any destination served by American Airlines to Kansas City (MCI). Discount is available to anyone attending the event. Save a booking fee by using www.aa.com; Name change is allowed with 15OUSD/CAD GMT ticketing change charge. Name must be changed and re-ticketed prior to arrival at the airport. Allowed only on flights operated by American Airlines. All travelers are eligible for accrued flight miles.

2. Frontier Airlines discount program to SkillsUSA–Best Care Business (BCB) ID: B1529
To ensure the customer receives the best price and SkillsUSA receives credit for the purchase, make sure the Best Care Business (BCB) identification number is provided during the reservation process. Online is only available at www.frontierairlines.com. It’s very easy to book flights using the two options listed below.

Option 1:

  • Go to www.frontierairlines.com and enter your desired itinerary
  • Choose the desired flights and AirFair Type
  • When you reach the passenger information page, there is a box to enter your Best Care Business ID (Be careful when entering the code)

Option 2: Travel Agency

Simply instruct the travel agent to enter the BCB ID into the IT/Tour Code Box before ticketing.

Frontier Airlines Travel Discount

March 15th, 2011

Welcome aboard! A Best Care Business (BCB) account has been created for SkillsUSA, Inc. as another carrier option for travel to Kansas City. Frontier purchased Midwest Airlines earlier this year and has just introduced their discount program to SkillsUSA – “Best Care Business (BCB) ID: B1529.”

To ensure the customer receives the best price and SkillsUSA receives credit for the purchase, make sure the Best Care Business (BCB) identification number is provided during the reservation process. It’s very easy to book flights using the two options listed below.

Option 1: Online is only available at www.frontierairlines.com

  • From the SkillsUSA home page and enter your desired itinerary
  • Choose the desired flights and airfare type
  • When you reach the passenger information page, there is a box to enter your Best
Care Business ID (Be careful to enter the code carefully)

Option 2: Travel Agency
Simply instruct the travel agent to enter the BCB ID into the IT/Tour Code Box before ticketing.

American Airlines Group Travel Discounts

December 30th, 2010

SkillsUSA has partnered with American Airlines for five percent off published fares, even sale prices, to attend the following 2011 national conferences:

  • National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Kansas City, Mo. (June 19-25). Discount is valid June 9-29, 2011 from any destination served by American Airlines to Kansas City (MCI). Discount is available to anyone attending the event. See: www.skillsusa.org/events/nlscair.shtml
  • State Directors Annual Professional Development Conference in Louisville, Ky. (August 15-20). Discount is valid August 11-23, 2011 from any destination served by American Airlines to Louisville, Ky. Discount is available to anyone attending the event). See the state directors’ section of the website for more information.
  • Washington Leadership Training Institute (WLTI) in Herndon, Va. (September 17-21). Discount is valid September 11-24, 2011 from any destination served by American Airlines to Baltimore (BWI, Reagan National (DCI) and Washington Dulles (IAD). Discount is available to anyone attending the event). See: www.skillsusa.org/events/wltiair.shtml

Procedures to find airline tickets for each conference are the same, but the codes differ. Here are the general instructions.

Visit www.aa.com. From top menu bar, choose reservations followed by select flight; complete appropriate fields (i.e., travel dates, number of passengers departure and destination city). At bottom of select flight screen, the last field will be promotion code. Enter the code for the event and select Go. The next screen will contain all flight times for departure and return. Complete reservations as instructed, or call American Airlines Meeting Services Desk at 800-433-1790 and provide agent with the code, or purchase tickets through a travel agent and mention the code.