Stopover rates at airport hotels
Oct 20, 1999 | 1:24 am
#1
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Stopover rates at airport hotels
I am just wondering the stopover rates listed at hotels require you to present them with an airline ticket (at least that's what it said on the rates listed on their website) but do they actually ask you to show them your airline ticket. Can we just tell them I am using e-ticket. The specific hotel I am talking about is Mariott.
Regards,
Empress
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Empress
Oct 20, 1999 | 9:10 am
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I am wondering where you find STOPOVER rates ?
I can tell you that on the day of travel that you can call AIRPORT ACCOMODATIONS at 800-935-5995, and tell them you have a pink ticket from United Airlines, and you will get a deeply discounted rate ($70 to $95 at Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc.)
The "pink ticket" is never checked, but I do not think you can call to make a reservation until the late afternoon of any given day. I think they resell any unused hotel rooms near major airports.
I can tell you that on the day of travel that you can call AIRPORT ACCOMODATIONS at 800-935-5995, and tell them you have a pink ticket from United Airlines, and you will get a deeply discounted rate ($70 to $95 at Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, etc.)
The "pink ticket" is never checked, but I do not think you can call to make a reservation until the late afternoon of any given day. I think they resell any unused hotel rooms near major airports.
Oct 20, 1999 | 9:19 am
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stopover-rates exist (to my knowledge) for most international airline-programs. They typically include transfers airport-hotel and are often reasonably discounted. I sometimes use the programs of Thai Airways.
As I/you have typically to book them together/in-connection with your ticket and with your airline, there is no need to show your airline-ticket at hotel-check-in.
But sometimes, on weekends, I get better promotional weekend rates from the hotels themselves.
As I/you have typically to book them together/in-connection with your ticket and with your airline, there is no need to show your airline-ticket at hotel-check-in.
But sometimes, on weekends, I get better promotional weekend rates from the hotels themselves.
Oct 20, 1999 | 9:54 pm
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I noticed this rate on the Hilton res site a few weeks ago when I was booking the new Vancouver Airport Hilton. The note attached to the rate indicated one needed an out-of-country address to qualify. I booked the Bounce-Back Wkend rate, but may try the stop-ver rate in early December when I have an overnight at YVR (coming back from my 100K trip on CX). In this case, I'll have a valid international and connecting (next morning) ongoing flight.
As HHonors Gold, I am always pre-registered and just handed my package at the desk. Don't know if anyone would question the Canadian address on my file when preparing the package, flag it, and the desk ask me for the $50 difference between the stop-over and corp rate.
As HHonors Gold, I am always pre-registered and just handed my package at the desk. Don't know if anyone would question the Canadian address on my file when preparing the package, flag it, and the desk ask me for the $50 difference between the stop-over and corp rate.
Oct 29, 1999 | 1:44 am
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JGill, what is a "pink ticket" on United? I've never heard of this, despite years of flying (and close to a million miles) with them. Just goes to show that there's "always something new under the sun."
Oct 29, 1999 | 7:39 pm
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When you are delayed overnight either because of your own mistakes or by United but who won't admit it, UA will give you a "pink" ticket with an 1-800 # on it where you can call to arrange a hotel with discount tickets. The last time this happened to me I was given a letter sized computer print out that specified an airport hotel (LAX in this case) with the discount price directly printed on it. However, I "reasoned" with the ticket counter manager (UA fault) until I got a printout for complimentary stay.