Taxes
Potpourri
Acronyms
Need to Know
Sabre
100

This tax is charged when a US1 applies to an itinerary

What is ZP?

100

When taxes and fares are separated out for easy comparison

What is "mapping"?

100

ROE

What is Rate of Exchange?

100

These remain a consistent value no matter the ROE

What are "flat taxes"?
100

This box is checked if you need to exchange taxes from a foreign currency

What is EXCHTAX?

200

Percentage of the base fare when travel begins in Mexico

What is XO?

200

This document is required by all persons traveling internationally by air

What is a passport?

200

COC

What is Country of Commencement?

200

Alaska always compares tickets in this form of currency

What is USD?

200

Used to display an unknown tax code

What is "TX**xx"?

300

U.S. charge when travel is outside the 225-mile buffer zone

What is US2?

300

These are always changed to reflect the original outbound travel date

What are the NVA and NVB dates?

300

COP

What is the Country of Payment?

300

These will appear in a single reservation when there is a stopover on the mainland between Alaska and Mexico

What are US2 and US2?

300

This screen is used to convert taxes from another currency to USD

What is screen 13?

400

This tax is charged when departing Canada to the U.S. regardless where the ticket was purchased

What is W1?

400

These are added to help figure correct taxes on a partially used reservation

What are "dummy flights"?

400

BSR

What is Bankers Sellers Rate?

400

Residents of Mexico can request a refund of this tax with proof of citizenship

What is the UK?

400

This must be done when a Sabre reissue reflects a lower fare

What is a SharePoint request?

500

Variable tax by Mexico departure city

What is XD?

500

The only Canadian Alaska destination outside the buffer zone

What is Edmonton (YEG)?

500

NUC

What is Neutral Unit of Construction

500

This is a percentage tax when travel commences in Canada

What is XG?

500

You must do this when you only have Retain as an option in screen 40

What is "sign into a printer"?