Booking via expedia
Oct 1, 2019, 8:52 am
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,048
As many others have said, it's all fine until it isn't... at which point you wish you had booked direct.
Oct 1, 2019, 8:54 am
#32
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 320
but as I’ve said before, I booked an Expedia holiday, and when things went wrong (both a month before and then a missed connection) BA did all the changing for us, no questions asked. Expedia refunded one missed hotel night. There is something called ATOL protection if you book Expedia in the UK. But BA seem to be find to handle problems with flights directly, even if booked on Expedia.
Oct 1, 2019, 8:57 am
#33
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 62
It's a risk/reward calculation when the cashback amount is particularly good and, given things rarely do actually go wrong, a lot of people are happy with the small risk.
Oct 1, 2019, 8:59 am
#34
Join Date: May 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 320
Especially if the hotel and flights combo gives you £100s savings via Expedia, vs booking flights direct or even vs a BA holidays booking.