Have BA Holidays removed the ability to pay a deposit and instalments?
Apr 8, 2019, 11:33 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: GLA
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Posts: 328
Have BA Holidays removed the ability to pay a deposit and instalments?
Twice today I've tried to price different trips (one a flight/hotel, the other a flight/car) and both times have followed all the way to input of card details without having an option to pay deposit and instalments. Is this another famous BA IT glitch, or have they quietly moved the goalposts?
Apr 8, 2019, 12:09 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles Platinum
Posts: 2,374
I've booked 2 trips over the weekend and no problem.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
Apr 8, 2019, 12:36 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 1,499
I've booked 2 trips over the weekend and no problem.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
Apr 8, 2019, 1:10 pm
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: GLA
Programs: Silver, JJC (circa 1980)
Posts: 328
I've booked 2 trips over the weekend and no problem.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
I did discover that not all origination points offer holidays, but that wasn't the question.
In order for you to offered a installment facility, the holiday has to consist of 2 elements minimum.
This can be:
1. RT flights
2. A hotel or car booking for the entire duration of your stay.
3. However if your hotel or car reservation is less than the entire duration of your stay, you will require a 3rd element. So for some of my ex eu's I add a cheap hotel the night before departure.
Then the website should price it and offer installments.
Apr 8, 2019, 2:12 pm
#9
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 284
Should still be bookable as a holiday with deposit tho. I booked an open jaw to Spain (in to Alicante and out from Valencia) with 3 days hotel (trip = 15 days) and got to pay deposit.
Apr 8, 2019, 2:15 pm
#10
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles Platinum
Posts: 2,374
I hope I can learn from others experience with this.
Apr 8, 2019, 4:33 pm
#12
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Accor Live Limitless Gold, Hilton Honours Gold, Avis Preferred Plus
Posts: 1,806
On a separate booking have booked a car for one day two weeks before any of the flights in the booking.
Always been able to use a deposit and instalments.
Apr 14, 2019, 5:41 am
#13
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Bronze, IHG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 87
I have priced up a flight and then added a car in the extras bit and this comes in Ł200 cheaper than selecting the flight + car at the outset, will the phone team be able to replicate the cheaper price and offer instalments? Would love to have this option.
Apr 14, 2019, 7:06 am
#14
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Posts: 30,499
I'm glad to say that the information they gave you was incorrect. Both my partner and myself have booked multiple "custom made" BA Holiday trips with return flights and partial (even a single night) hotel. The offer automatically defaulted on the deposit payment only without any issue.
Apr 14, 2019, 9:39 am
#15
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Warwickshire England
Posts: 642
I’ve been looking at flights, somewhere to MCO.
if I book a fly/drive, you get the option to pay a deposit. But of course the choices of flights are less
if I book a flight only on BA aircraft and add a car I get the deposit only option.
However if I book a flight only, but one or more of the legs across the pond, is on American for example, then I add a car, the car choice comes up separately and the booking is not giving a deposit option.
ive also seen that doing the flight only then add car is cheaper than the same flights and car as fly/drive
if I book a fly/drive, you get the option to pay a deposit. But of course the choices of flights are less
if I book a flight only on BA aircraft and add a car I get the deposit only option.
However if I book a flight only, but one or more of the legs across the pond, is on American for example, then I add a car, the car choice comes up separately and the booking is not giving a deposit option.
ive also seen that doing the flight only then add car is cheaper than the same flights and car as fly/drive