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Oct 3, 2017, 9:55 am

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Originally Posted by T8191

BA uses Amadeus, and I therefore suspect [indeed almost guarantee] that any BA Holidays booking (Flight + Hotel, for example) is going to have to be on the same GDS.

Actually, BA only use Amadeus to book flights - anything else gets booked in a separate, non-GDS reservation system (and then cross-referenced with the Amadeus PNR).

I also concur on the rates being booked as not being those that would qualify for any status benefits, although some hotels may offer some anyway on presentation of a membership card.

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