Originally Posted by
southlondonphil
I don't think OP is talking about aircrew layovers, I assume he means one of those "have a few days in our city courtesy of our special/free deal before you continue with your journey" deals that QR, EK, etc have promoted in the past
Yes, I know. Just saying that there are airline rates which don't include status benefits. As I said, I wouldn't think that would apply when the airlines buy rooms for the passengers but maybe it did.