On 6/13/07, Nick Ashton-Hart < nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> wrote:

For the information of everyone:

ALAC members are already allowed to book upgradeable economy flights.
This was what American Express was told this time around. There is
also a way for applications to be made for business class flights for
medical/good reasons like that - there are members who do use these
flexibilities.

If that DIDN'T happen I'd like to know the situation.

As I told everyone in the community: this is the first time we've
used this travel provider. Using them provides many benefits, such as:

multilingual reservations staff
longer hours of access to agents
the ability to be called back at any number of the traveller's choice
to make arrangements

HOWEVER, this was the first time out of the gate and everyone can
help make it better by telling me what you think of the service, and
of anything that didn't go as you think it should have.

On 13 Jun 2007, at 12:15, Adam Peake wrote:

> I think ALAC needs to consider separate policies
> for ALS travelling to their regional meeting and
> committee members who travel (mostly) much
> further, more often and have more work to do once
> at the meeting. Separate polices for both expense
> reimbursement and travel.
>
> Upgradeable economy fare is appropriate for
> committee members (in my opinion it should be for
> all staff and board, imagine how many extra
> people could be brought on fellowships, 100?
> ICANN is unusual in it's treatment of staff in
> particular, few firms fly business class these
> days -- though good luck to anyone who can
> negotiate that in their employment contract :-)
>
> The slightly higher economy fare (in my
> experience a few hundred dollars) means of course
> the opportunity to upgrade, but also on many
> frequent flyer programs it also means the chance
> to use economy premium seats, etc.  Just an inch
> or two, but it's nice.
>
> The combination of tightening the arrival and
> departure dates and this lowest cost economy for
> committee members is a false economy, and I think
> also looks insulting.  That it is not adequately
> documented and introduced somewhat out of the
> blue is also typical.
>
> Sticking on a Nominating Committee hat:
>
> Please treat volunteers with respect.  They are hard to find.
>
> (hat off.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
>
> At 9:48 AM +0200 6/13/07, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>> Jacqueline A. Morris  wrote:
>>
>>
>> I AGREED with Alice about the per diem. I'm one
>> of the poor ones who cannot easily find $800 US
>> in a couple of weeks. I've already brought it up
>> as a problem with the travel staff.  However,
>> the UN uses this system, and a lot of orgs
>> follow the UN system with regard to travel.
>>
>> My company uses the UN system.
>>
>> There is nothing that prevents advance payment
>> of at least a certain percentage of the
>> per-diem. Since we will all be in the same
>> location, it could be done in cash in the local
>> currency upon arrival (unless staff tells me
>> that this is unfeasible ofr sume reason, like
>> currency regulations of the host country). There
>> should be no problem in implementing this in Los
>> Angeles in October, for instance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Roberto
>>
>>
>>
>>
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