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Old Apr 22, 2022 | 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by craigthemif
[ S]ince it's not a direct booking I imagine they aren't forced to by Bonvoy rules.
Originally Posted by slowly
Why do you think it's not a direct booking? The airline books directly with the hotel, the same way my employer books a room for me directly with Marriott.
It wasn't booked and paid for directly by you, the Bonv°y member, but by the airline, under who-knows-what terms and conditions.

See Post # 2 above, by MSPeconomist .
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