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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 3:56 am
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Originally Posted by VSLover
road warriors or very frequent travelers would have already bought in to hotel loyalty schemes separately and thats why BAH was never a useful proposition because of my lifetime marriott status, hilton diamond, accor platinum etc etc. further, when i used to travel loads for work (which led to my lifetime marriott status), our corporate rates were significantly lower than rack rates--and BAH will never be able to work with the chains on offering benefits because most, like marriott, have it explicitly set out in their terms and conditions.

so BAH are really limited to either leisure pax or smaller business travelers who do not have a larger corporate agreement or corp travel agency, which is why i still feel that the heavy emphasis on BAH by BA is still a bit misguided if they are seeking the "high spending business market"
Yes true. I'm nearly Lifetime Platinum with Marriott which is why I do not use BAH as the nights would not count towards my Marriott status if I booked with BAH.

But maybe after I obtain Lifetime Platinum then I can consider venturing out to others occasionally (not all the time though, as I enjoy the suite upgrades I get with Marriott ).
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