BA Holidays Double Tier Points Promotion | 2024 edition
Jan 3, 2024, 11:31 am
#31
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Possibly asked before, but a search doesn't provide an answer: if booking a "5 night" holiday in let's say DXB, but the return flight is at 0100 meaning that you won't have stayed at the hotel that night - would that still count as 5 nights for the purposes of double TPs?
Would your hotel reservation be for 5 nights or would you only be booking 4 nights accommodation?
Jan 3, 2024, 12:56 pm
#32
Join Date: Jul 2023
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Just looking at this statement in the T&Cs - specifically the UK resident aspect. If this is a recent change, will existing bookings made under previous version of T&Cs be honoured? As a non-UK resident living in Ireland, I booked what was then a qualifying BAH last September (on the 6th) for 5 nights in Athens in March. The balance is due next month and I've already paid in full for flights to/from UK as well as 2 nights hotel accomodation in Manchester.
Jan 3, 2024, 3:19 pm
#36
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How strict is the "UK residence" requirement? I currently live in Portugal, but am planning a trip from the UK to elsewhere, and renting a car for 5 nights to obtain the double TPs. A strict requirement of UK residency would nix this plan to obtain double TPs.
Is there a "work-around" for the UK residency?
Is there a "work-around" for the UK residency?
Jan 3, 2024, 7:40 pm
#37
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Just looking at this statement in the T&Cs - specifically the UK resident aspect. If this is a recent change, will existing bookings made under previous version of T&Cs be honoured? As a non-UK resident living in Ireland, I booked what was then a qualifying BAH last September (on the 6th) for 5 nights in Athens in March. The balance is due next month and I've already paid in full for flights to/from UK as well as 2 nights hotel accomodation in Manchester.
Paragraph 9 of the current UK T&Cs state they are valid from 27 September 2023. I am not convinced that is correct, I think the residency requirement was introduced after that date. When I get time I will try to find the older editions of the T&Cs and post the above.
Jan 3, 2024, 11:40 pm
#39
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How strict is the "UK residence" requirement? I currently live in Portugal, but am planning a trip from the UK to elsewhere, and renting a car for 5 nights to obtain the double TPs. A strict requirement of UK residency would nix this plan to obtain double TPs.
Is there a "work-around" for the UK residency?
Is there a "work-around" for the UK residency?
Several people believe that it is based on the country of residence of your BAEC account and there have been some posters who have changed their residency on that account before making a booking.
But many of those bookings will have been made after the T&C change and will not have been travelled yet, so the exact details are hard to be sure of.
If your BAEC account country, billing address of payment card and BA site used to make the booking are all UK based it is hard to see how they would know if you currently lay your head in another locale.
Jan 3, 2024, 11:48 pm
#40
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Just looking at this statement in the T&Cs - specifically the UK resident aspect. If this is a recent change, will existing bookings made under previous version of T&Cs be honoured? As a non-UK resident living in Ireland, I booked what was then a qualifying BAH last September (on the 6th) for 5 nights in Athens in March. The balance is due next month and I've already paid in full for flights to/from UK as well as 2 nights hotel accommodation in Manchester.
We already know that people who booked before other changes in the rules but travelled after changes that would have made them invalid, have received the bonus TPs.
You should expect them to turn up within 14 working days as normal. If BA do not credit them, they you may need to contact them after that time.
What Tobias says about the date of the change not being reflected in the T&Cs page is right, but you booked even before that date, so should be fine.
If you search in detail through the old 2023 thread you may find the exact date the T&Cs changed.
Jan 4, 2024, 3:18 am
#41
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I have seen no reports that anyone has fallen foul of this, but it remains untested as to how strict it it.
Several people believe that it is based on the country of residence of your BAEC account and there have been some posters who have changed their residency on that account before making a booking.
But many of those bookings will have been made after the T&C change and will not have been travelled yet, so the exact details are hard to be sure of.
If your BAEC account country, billing address of payment card and BA site used to make the booking are all UK based it is hard to see how they would know if you currently lay your head in another locale.
Several people believe that it is based on the country of residence of your BAEC account and there have been some posters who have changed their residency on that account before making a booking.
But many of those bookings will have been made after the T&C change and will not have been travelled yet, so the exact details are hard to be sure of.
If your BAEC account country, billing address of payment card and BA site used to make the booking are all UK based it is hard to see how they would know if you currently lay your head in another locale.
Jan 4, 2024, 5:25 am
#42
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Cork, Ireland
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If I recall correctly its been like that for at least a year - at least when I did it for flights and hotel with at least 5 nights.
Jan 4, 2024, 5:31 am
#43
Join Date: Jul 2023
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In a word, Yes.
We already know that people who booked before other changes in the rules but travelled after changes that would have made them invalid, have received the bonus TPs.
You should expect them to turn up within 14 working days as normal. If BA do not credit them, they you may need to contact them after that time.
What Tobias says about the date of the change not being reflected in the T&Cs page is right, but you booked even before that date, so should be fine.
If you search in detail through the old 2023 thread you may find the exact date the T&Cs changed.
We already know that people who booked before other changes in the rules but travelled after changes that would have made them invalid, have received the bonus TPs.
You should expect them to turn up within 14 working days as normal. If BA do not credit them, they you may need to contact them after that time.
What Tobias says about the date of the change not being reflected in the T&Cs page is right, but you booked even before that date, so should be fine.
If you search in detail through the old 2023 thread you may find the exact date the T&Cs changed.
Jan 4, 2024, 6:05 am
#44
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Hi all, I am looking at making a booking EDI-LHR-DUS with a car included. I have never made a BA Holidays booking before. Some questions:
1. A booking from 24 to 29th April with car doesn't show the red "Executive Club members earn Double Tier Points: ba.com/holidays" As per comments above should I not worry. As long as I have 5 nights car rental it will still qualify? (Adding a day to the booking does make that text appear).
2. Have any BA staff had any luck making the booking from the Hotlines flight booking page and adding in a car? Has this still qualified for double TPs?
1. A booking from 24 to 29th April with car doesn't show the red "Executive Club members earn Double Tier Points: ba.com/holidays" As per comments above should I not worry. As long as I have 5 nights car rental it will still qualify? (Adding a day to the booking does make that text appear).
2. Have any BA staff had any luck making the booking from the Hotlines flight booking page and adding in a car? Has this still qualified for double TPs?
Jan 4, 2024, 6:47 am
#45
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Hi all, I am looking at making a booking EDI-LHR-DUS with a car included. I have never made a BA Holidays booking before. Some questions:
1. A booking from 24 to 29th April with car doesn't show the red "Executive Club members earn Double Tier Points: ba.com/holidays" As per comments above should I not worry. As long as I have 5 nights car rental it will still qualify? (Adding a day to the booking does make that text appear).
2. Have any BA staff had any luck making the booking from the Hotlines flight booking page and adding in a car? Has this still qualified for double TPs?
1. A booking from 24 to 29th April with car doesn't show the red "Executive Club members earn Double Tier Points: ba.com/holidays" As per comments above should I not worry. As long as I have 5 nights car rental it will still qualify? (Adding a day to the booking does make that text appear).
2. Have any BA staff had any luck making the booking from the Hotlines flight booking page and adding in a car? Has this still qualified for double TPs?