Originally Posted by
skyhy
.... I compiled a list of various online booking websites and seemingly there are some OTA's that simply do not let you earn miles.
Is this because they offer special discounted fares, that don't even show up on the mileage earning charts ? ...
in the past there have been reports of certain student travel sites (or asian consolidators) offering non-published non-mileage earning fares -- don't know if that is still true. But standard online sites with Expedia, Orbitz, (non blind) Priceline, ... offer published mileage earning fares.
Originally Posted by
skyhy
.... And which would be the easiest way to learn the fare booking class on an OTA - just call and inquire ?
from the reports of others, this is not easy. you can try to call, phone service can be very limited for the online sites. Check if they have online FAQs addressing this issue.
MileagePlus miles may not be earned on certain United Airlines and MileagePlus partner airline tickets.
this is primarily in reference to award tickets