"Senior Fare" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to discounted tickets prices for passengers over the age of 65. For example, "In order to benefit from the senior fare, passengers must present their ID card when purchasing a ticket."
Senior fare is half price.
"Most have some sort of senior fare, but you aren't going to see it advertised or up on their Web sites.
The deals include one for the 60-and-over set: for every ticket in Comfort (economy) class at the regular senior fare, that person's companion travels free; a 75percentt discount is available for companion tickets in sleeper and first-class categories.
His work imagines Yoda getting a piggyback ride across the street, Darth Vader on public transportation (does he pay senior fare?) and other intriguing scenarios.
Time was, seniors could usually get a lower Southwest fare with an any-age ticket than on the senior fare, but now those low any-age tickets sell out well in advance, and the senior fares look better all the time.
Late last year, Travelocity rolled out a "senior fares" feature, which, Mr. Stacy said, "has been selling exceptionally well".
To the Editor: I was pleased to read in "Airline Coupons Cut Senior Fares" (Dec. 10) that Continental Airlines will not have any blackout days for 2001 and 2002.
This is not to be confused with Discovery Senior fares, for which you do not need a card, and which allows about a 25% discount but are only available on slower and local services like TER or Corail Intercities types of train.
It's the only North American airline with useful senior fares.
Travel: Southwest Airlines provides by far the best senior fares in the U.S. to passengers 65 and older, while Amtrak offers a 15percentt discount and Greyhound offers 5percentt off to travelers over 62. And, most hotels in the U.S. offer senior discounts, usually ranging from 10 to 30.
In many hypercompetitive school districts (and you know who you are), the real final report card is how seniors fare in getting into top colleges.
