Hello, I am due to take fly KBL to LGW via DBX on EK641 and EK011 - in economy. This gets into DBX at 1845 and departs at 0245 - so exactly 8 hours. Not only is this layover therefore not over 8 hours but there is a KBL-DBX-LHR flight with a 7 hour 45 minute layover. Even if dead-on 8 hours was acceptable to qualify for a hfree hotel am I right in assuming that EK count LGW and LHR as the same destination and therefore I wouldn't be elegiable because of the LHR option?

If so, any suggestions as to what I should do in Dubai/DBX 1845-0245? I do have a priority pass.