Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bye Delta
Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Titanium, Nat'l EE, Avis PC, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,630
Reservations agents have always advised me not to rely on holds for itineraries involving partner metal for precisely this reason - the partner canceling unticketed reservations sooner than AA’s hold policy. And if that partner award space is gone it’s not much fun trying to get things put back together.