Question re giving points
Jul 23, 2016, 6:53 pm
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Question re giving points
If I give a gold member 5k and book cash plus points and she pays the cash component
does she get the status and night stay credit?
have come across this a few times and hotels always refuse to put the gold members number in even though they pay the cash component.
what is actually the rule here?
does she get the status and night stay credit?
have come across this a few times and hotels always refuse to put the gold members number in even though they pay the cash component.
what is actually the rule here?
Jul 23, 2016, 8:50 pm
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If I give a gold member 5k and book cash plus points and she pays the cash component
does she get the status and night stay credit?
have come across this a few times and hotels always refuse to put the gold members number in even though they pay the cash component.
what is actually the rule here?
does she get the status and night stay credit?
have come across this a few times and hotels always refuse to put the gold members number in even though they pay the cash component.
what is actually the rule here?
Jul 23, 2016, 9:22 pm
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OP, of you are actually trying to book the room for the other member, do it over the phone. Tell them who you are booking for and they should be able to set it up correctly under the other person's name and membership number. And in the event that the credit posts to your account by mistake, you should be able to call and fix it, since the program's rules state that the person whose name is on the reservation and who pays should get the credit.
Jul 23, 2016, 10:37 pm
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This may work, but since you can only transfer to people at the same physical address, this is a very limited answer.
OP, of you are actually trying to book the room for the other member, do it over the phone. Tell them who you are booking for and they should be able to set it up correctly under the other person's name and membership number. And in the event that the credit posts to your account by mistake, you should be able to call and fix it, since the program's rules state that the person whose name is on the reservation and who pays should get the credit.
OP, of you are actually trying to book the room for the other member, do it over the phone. Tell them who you are booking for and they should be able to set it up correctly under the other person's name and membership number. And in the event that the credit posts to your account by mistake, you should be able to call and fix it, since the program's rules state that the person whose name is on the reservation and who pays should get the credit.
second not same address
3 booked in their name over the phone they added me so i though would be good to go hotel refused to credit her account.
also what is the story when paying for a normal room and one is plat one is gold and the gold memeber is competely paying for the room
hotel in barcelona refused to end bill in his or i had to pay for the breakfasts.
what is the usual story there
im very confused as I though whomever pays for the room gets the points.
Last edited by aussielori; Jul 24, 2016 at 2:03 am
Jul 24, 2016, 7:38 am
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Jul 24, 2016, 8:39 am
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Jul 24, 2016, 4:37 pm
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Jul 24, 2016, 4:38 pm
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Jul 24, 2016, 5:08 pm
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Jul 25, 2016, 9:00 am
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I would contact [email protected] and see what they have to say. They will override the hotel if appropriate.
OP also mentioned free breakfast which is the Plat benefits. If Plat benefits are offered, then it's Plat member who is member of record for stay with credit and points, regardless who actually paid. If no breakfast and only Gold benefits consumed, then it's clear that Gold member gets stay and points credit.
Jul 25, 2016, 8:21 pm
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also are you supposed to get points for the cash composition of the stay?
Jul 26, 2016, 1:37 am
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