Originally Posted by
VXlover
You gotta be careful when booking with third parties because it's a hit or miss.. Some TA bookings end up being a "Bulk Ticket" meaning VX won't know what the price of your ticket is and considering that's what your points are based on, you won't get them. For example, one agency I know that always has "BT" is Priceline. They have that choose your own price option and that typically is a BT. So like I said, it's a hit or miss. Of course best way to guarantee you get your points, is to book with VX agent or on their website. You will never know if you booked a BT or not, you don't find out until you're told by an agent when you call them for whatever reason
Bulk tickets are sold without identifying the carrier you fly on until after you purchase. If you know its Virgin America you will be flying on before you buy it is not a bulk ticket. Another name commonly used is opaque and other than priceline the most common is hotwire.