Private fare

Private fares arise from contracts — consolidator deals, corporate programmes, tour series — and carry eligibility rules, commissions and display restrictions. They are not visible to the general market and must only appear for authorised sellers.

Operationally, private fares are identified by contract references and eligibility attributes (e.g. selling entity, market, account or programme identifiers). Pricing may be net with markup or commissionable with ticket designators; the order should capture the structure used.

In search, show private and public offers beside each other with clear labelling. Deduplicate by itinerary and brand while retaining a transparent “source” tag so agents can justify price differences to customers and finance can see settlement paths.

Eligibility depends on the selling entity (agency tier, market, accreditation) and sometimes the traveller (corporate ID). Express these as enforceable rules attached to the contract rather than UI hints so services keep results compliant everywhere.

For finance, record the contract reference, commission or net/markup fields and any penalties. When supplier statements arrive, reconciliation can then match amounts and post accruals or adjustments without guesswork.

In legacy flows, private or negotiated content may be tagged using ticket designators, tour codes or fare basis patterns and governed by specific rule categories. Preserve these references on the order so disputes can be resolved against the original contract language.

In the Elkanio platform, Nexus loads airline and hotel contracts; Nucleus enforces eligibility and markup rules per agency tier; Synapse returns private content beside GDS/NDC with a clear source label for agents and mid‑office.