Originally Posted by
GibFlyer
Hey guys,
During a recent booking the BA agent asked if I had a hotel booked yet for my holiday. I advised not yet as was waiting to book the return leg first.
She mentioned that you can get 10x Avios per £ if booked through them, and that they use Expedia booking engine/prices so same price as you’d get with them.
Is this a standard offering or a limited time promo? I had to end the call quickly as was low on battery!
Is BA the best place to book hotels with this reward? I’d usually get a 10% cashback through Quidco/TopCashback via Hotels.com.
Let’s say hotel was £1000, it’s a choice of 10,000 points or £100 cashback. So pretty much equal? Although would also get the reward night contribution on H.com I guess.
TIA!
They can up it to 12x if you sound convincing enough to be tempted.
I was booking a silly exOTP trip with some friends and we wanted a private room in a 4 bed hostel in LA. It wasn’t one of their ‘on the book’ properties but sure enough they called back, offering a price identical to their website with the extra 2 Avios/£.
I’ve found you can’t negotiate ‘price’ but certainly the ‘rebate’ element with BAH.
Edit; phone bookings also attract a 24 hour cooling off period unlike BAH website bookings.