Originally Posted by
rt23456p
Any rates like FHR, which are booked through STARS/Lumin./Virtuso consultant-based platforms. They count as qualifying rates and basically the medium you booked through(FHR in this case) will get 8% of your pre-tax rate as commission with the rest going to the hotel AFAIK.
Plot twist: prepaid to take advantage of the $200 AMEX Platinum credit.
I've got another FHR prepaid booking at year's end at the St. Regis Bangkok, back to back with a 40k certificate, we'll see how that goes for elite recognition on top of FHR bennies.