BA Holiday: booking different classes each way
Feb 10, 2020, 12:55 pm
#1
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BA Holiday: booking different classes each way
Is there anyway to book different classes for each leg on a holiday booking? I am hoping that adding a flight or car will bring the very high NY fare down and I can live with travelling PE on the daytime leg but would want a flat bed overnight. It doesn't work on the custom / build your own offering on the website.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Feb 10, 2020, 12:57 pm
#2
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You'll have to phone for a BA holiday mixed cabin holiday. It's a fairly painless experience and the BA Holiday team I've had dealings with many times over the years are extremely helpful and knowledgeable
Feb 10, 2020, 1:09 pm
#3
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Actually - it's a lot simpler than that. On the BA website choose your flights only (choose WTP one way and Club the other) and then you will have an option to add hotel! That converts the reservation into a holiday booking, and preserves the different cabin options.
Feb 10, 2020, 1:35 pm
#4
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Be careful with this option.
I have done a lot of research on this exact method recently for my family vacation at the end of the year. Indeed you can book the different travel classes and add car and hotel, but the price was a lot higher for the overall booking as you don't receive a "BA Holidays" Flight and Hotel discount as you would booking it the traditional way.
I found booking it the traditional way and phoning them immediately after, (or doing the full booking over the phone) gave me the best results and pricing.
I also believe with BA holidays there is no change fee (usually after the first 24hrs this kicks in)
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good luck and I look forward to reading your feedback.
Colnic2011
I have done a lot of research on this exact method recently for my family vacation at the end of the year. Indeed you can book the different travel classes and add car and hotel, but the price was a lot higher for the overall booking as you don't receive a "BA Holidays" Flight and Hotel discount as you would booking it the traditional way.
I found booking it the traditional way and phoning them immediately after, (or doing the full booking over the phone) gave me the best results and pricing.
I also believe with BA holidays there is no change fee (usually after the first 24hrs this kicks in)
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good luck and I look forward to reading your feedback.
Colnic2011
Feb 10, 2020, 1:37 pm
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Be careful with this option.
I have done a lot of research on this exact method recently for my family vacation at the end of the year. Indeed you can book the different travel classes and add car and hotel, but the price was a lot higher for the overall booking as you don't receive a "BA Holidays" Flight and Hotel discount as you would booking it the traditional way.
I found booking it the traditional way and phoning them immediately after, (or doing the full booking over the phone) gave me the best results and pricing.
I also believe with BA holidays there is no change fee (usually after the first 24hrs this kicks in)
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good luck and I look forward to reading your feedback.
Colnic2011
I have done a lot of research on this exact method recently for my family vacation at the end of the year. Indeed you can book the different travel classes and add car and hotel, but the price was a lot higher for the overall booking as you don't receive a "BA Holidays" Flight and Hotel discount as you would booking it the traditional way.
I found booking it the traditional way and phoning them immediately after, (or doing the full booking over the phone) gave me the best results and pricing.
I also believe with BA holidays there is no change fee (usually after the first 24hrs this kicks in)
Correct me if I am wrong.
Good luck and I look forward to reading your feedback.
Colnic2011
Feb 11, 2020, 9:55 am
#6
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BA holidays via flight and Hotel on main page - 4,516.76 GBP
Flight only adding the rest later with exact same flights hotel and car - 4,798.67
Colnic2011.
Feb 11, 2020, 10:41 am
#7
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Did the price of the holiday change perhaps during your searches? Was it economy basic vs economy plus fares?
Feb 11, 2020, 10:44 am
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I've just tried and came up with the exactly same price.. odd - I tried on different browsers too. When you do flights and add hotel - it just takes you to the holiday site - I don't see what it would calculate different prices.
Did the price of the holiday change perhaps during your searches? Was it economy basic vs economy plus fares?
Did the price of the holiday change perhaps during your searches? Was it economy basic vs economy plus fares?
Feb 11, 2020, 11:45 am
#11
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but to get the mixed cabins you either call or search mixed cabin flights and add the hotel to convert it to a holiday booking.
Feb 11, 2020, 12:53 pm
#12
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I normally book a holiday in the lowest class I would be willing to travel in.
As you can't upgrade on the website, I then do the odd call to BA to see if there are any offers (they have asked me in the past if I want them to email me if the price drops) I normally then do an upgrade to to to the highest class I am willing to pay for
(You can still AUP on BA holidays, so have done that before, just no POUGs)
As you can't upgrade on the website, I then do the odd call to BA to see if there are any offers (they have asked me in the past if I want them to email me if the price drops) I normally then do an upgrade to to to the highest class I am willing to pay for
(You can still AUP on BA holidays, so have done that before, just no POUGs)
Feb 11, 2020, 1:18 pm
#13
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Why is anyone surprised about totally random prices appearing on a BA website?! Mrs Clam and I have often sat next to each other, searched the same exact hotel & flight combination, and been given wildly different prices. Tbh as we sit there going through hotels on our respective devices if we both happen upon one we like we simply compare prices and book on whichever device is showing the cheaper price. Far from a rare occurrence in our experience and we simply put it down to the world leading( in crapiness) IT that BA choose to employ.
Oct 25, 2021, 4:28 am
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Anything else, such as people travelling in different classes or with an extra leg, etc will require separate PNRs. If you book everyone under the same and then upgrade some but not all passengers, the PNRs will be split at the time you do that anyway.