|
Originally Posted by odie11
(Post 34718088)
This is good to know, thank you. I will follow this advice.
|
Originally Posted by MaxVO
(Post 34716367)
To get the AmEx credit, you must book for the Plat card holder. Afterwards you can contact the hotel and add your daughter (or another person) to the reservation. It's best to get an email confirmation for the 2nd guest. There are no requirements for everyone to be present or to check in.
Originally Posted by milespoints
(Post 34718405)
You can actually add the second name when you do your booking. Hilton will see it on their end when they get the reservation.
|
Originally Posted by odie11
(Post 34718088)
This is good to know, thank you. I will follow this advice.
Originally Posted by friedablass
(Post 34718445)
Thank you for your advice. I will tell my parents to book for us this way.
I didn't see where to to do this online. Do you mean you can do it if you're booking by phone with Amex FHR? Also, what if it's not a Hilton hotel? Will they see it too? |
Originally Posted by milespoints
(Post 34718452)
Sorry, I thought you were calling it into Amex. They can add a second person on your reservations on the phone.
1. Should I do it online and then call the hotel to add my daughter's name to the reservation? Or should I call AMEX Plat and make the reservation over the phone with them? 2. The room rate is as low as $189 so that takes the $200 FHR credit completely, so it uses the whole credit? Meaning there is no minimum that the room rate needs to be correct? Thanks! |
Originally Posted by odie11
(Post 34719115)
... should I call AMEX Plat and make the reservation over the phone with them?
Adding a 2nd person directly with the hotel can be done by any means. But always follow up with a written confirmation (e.g. by email or fax). |
Originally Posted by friedablass
(Post 34718445)
Thank you for your advice. I will tell my parents to book for us this way.
I didn't see where to to do this online. Do you mean you can do it if you're booking by phone with Amex FHR? Also, what if it's not a Hilton hotel? Will they see it too? This is the terms according to Amex: "Bookings must be made using an eligible Card and must be paid using that Card, or another American Express® Card, in the eligible Card Member's name, and that Card Member must be traveling on the itinerary booked." The person whose name is on the card much be present at check in. That's the terms for FHR, but some hotels don't enforce it. |
Originally Posted by SP03
(Post 34719310)
The person whose name is on the card much be present at check in. That's the terms for FHR, but some hotels don't enforce it. [/color]
|
Originally Posted by SP03
(Post 34719310)
This is the terms according to Amex:
"Bookings must be made using an eligible Card and must be paid using that Card, or another American Express® Card, in the eligible Card Member's name, and that Card Member must be traveling on the itinerary booked." The person whose name is on the card much be present at check in. That's the terms for FHR, but some hotels don't enforce it. 1). The travel agency must tell them which party paid for the service. That doesn't happen on routine basis due to bank privacy laws. Hotels can guess, but only know that it's a prepaid stay. 2). Hotels must be willing to deny service or eject a customer with a matching paid reservation. Sounds like a nightmare as well. Can anyone come up with a DP of that ever happening? |
Originally Posted by MaxVO
(Post 34719665)
....Even if hotels knew of those terms,.... Can anyone come up with a DP of that ever happening?
|
Originally Posted by MaxVO
(Post 34719665)
Some hotels? Even if hotels knew of those terms, let's see what they would require for such enforcement.
1). The travel agency must tell them which party paid for the service. That doesn't happen on routine basis due to bank privacy laws. Hotels can guess, but only know that it's a prepaid stay. 2). Hotels must be willing to deny service or eject a customer with a matching paid reservation. Sounds like a nightmare as well. Can anyone come up with a DP of that ever happening? So realistically, there is no risk of getting the reservation not honored or not getting the $200 once a year credit. However, the hotel may not provide the extra perks associated with FHR such as a $100 credit or breakfast. |
Originally Posted by SP03
(Post 34719751)
So realistically, there is no risk of getting the reservation not honored.....
|
Originally Posted by mia
(Post 34719795)
It does depend on the hotel's practices, and the individual working the desk, but it can happen. See this example where the hotel would not allow another name to be added to the reservation -and- would not allow the companion to check-in until the cardholder arrived...continue reading to at least post 606.
"To accomplish this, I chatted into the hotel via the Amex chat thing and got no answer for several days. So, today, I called the Wynn just to confirm there would be no issue. They told me my travel companion will have to wait in the lobby until I arrive, and there is nothing that can be done. Because Amex is a third party system, they cannot add the second person to the reservation. I want to reiterate that I have booked and paid for two people, and am just trying to insert a name into the currently blank space." |
Originally Posted by MaxVO
(Post 34719665)
Even if hotels knew of those terms
|
Originally Posted by SP03
(Post 34719751)
They don't have to deny service or eject any one but they don't have to provide the FHR benefits.
So realistically, there is no risk of getting the reservation not honored or not getting the $200 once a year credit. However, the hotel may not provide the extra perks associated with FHR such as a $100 credit or breakfast. I don't care not to get FHR benefits such as the $100 hotel credit, I only want to get the $200 credit on the card toward the room rate. But if the hotel might make an issue and insist that my parent is there to check in then I have to rethink doing this as by nature I'm not a risk taker. |
Originally Posted by staradmiral
(Post 34102717)
Successfully booked FHR for someone else and completed stay by adding them an a platinum authorized user.
1. Add platinum authorized user 2. Authorized user can make their own amex online account and book their room in their name 3. The $200 amex travel credit was credited 4. Close the authorized user card. The $175 fee is refundable within 30 days of adding the AU. 5. enjoy your stay. The platinum card does not need to be open at the time of stay since it's prepaid. So this seems like the safest strategy. I ask my parents to add me as a Plat user to their account, add the card to my login, book FHR, get the $200 credit, and close the card for a refund of the annual fee. |
| All times are GMT -6. The time now is 4:31 pm. |
This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.