Business travel
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 116
Business travel
Hi all,
possibly silly question but I used to work externally as a contractor for my current employer which meant I booked all my business travel direct and accrued all TPS/avios as it if it were personal travel.
my company have now hired me direct and insist on Airfare booked via a corp travel agent (CWT), however on my first booking, a relatively insignificant trip to cork, I have added my BAEC deets to their booking ref and adding this to my bookings in my personal BAEC app it cant be found
is this because its part of a corp agreement and I should not expect TPs/avios for business travel anymore or is this just a glitch I need to pursue?
thanks,
TMM
possibly silly question but I used to work externally as a contractor for my current employer which meant I booked all my business travel direct and accrued all TPS/avios as it if it were personal travel.
my company have now hired me direct and insist on Airfare booked via a corp travel agent (CWT), however on my first booking, a relatively insignificant trip to cork, I have added my BAEC deets to their booking ref and adding this to my bookings in my personal BAEC app it cant be found
is this because its part of a corp agreement and I should not expect TPs/avios for business travel anymore or is this just a glitch I need to pursue?
thanks,
TMM
#5
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold 1MM, BA Gold, UA Peon
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Try going to the BA website and using the "find a booking" made by a travel agent. Also, check the CWT confirmation for the BA (carrier) booking reference - not the CWT internal reference which is no use to anyone else. Often visible near the flight details and not at the top of the info from the travel agent.
#11
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 116
its not the end of the world if I get nothing, but Ill be travelling on these small hops quite regularly so could add up.
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Brighton. UK
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What is the actual flight number in the booking? BAxxxx or EIxxx. It matters for earning. As does the fare bucket.
Also check in the ‘how many avios and tier points will I earn’ tool on the BA website.
Also check in the ‘how many avios and tier points will I earn’ tool on the BA website.
#13
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
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CWT use several tools as part of their offering to corporate customers but as far as I know all of them do successfully populate the relevent frequent flyer fields in Amadeus with your BAEC number. If that is populated, everything else falls into place. So assuming this is either a glitch or under EI prime numbers (and I suspect CWT would suggest prime as being the cheapest) more generally you should be able to use CWT and see the booking - even before ticketing - in the App and My Executive Club. You could login to My Executive Club and then try manually adding the PNR (not CWT's top line PNR, the PNR shown against the flight) to see what comes up. But if it's an EI prime booking on their GDS, then there may not be anything for the App / My Executive Club to find in Amadeus.
#14
Join Date: Jul 2005
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I am meant to use CWT for all of my work bookings - most of the time they are cheaper with our corporate deal and I have never had a problem with my BAEC number appearing in the bookings. Have you completed "My Travel Profile" fully?