72 Hours Booking Hold - Exclusive new benefit for Marco Polo Club members
Oct 25, 2017, 9:13 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Oct 25, 2017, 6:55 pm
#18
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SYD | HGH
Programs: CX DM, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton DM, Marriott Plat
Posts: 2,121
The MPC member has to be on the booking. I have tried remove my name and replace with someone else after login and it asked for HKD 100 to hold 3 tickets.
But sure, you can let a MPC member to hold the ticket for you with him/her also on the booking, and later call CX to only ticket for yourself.
But sure, you can let a MPC member to hold the ticket for you with him/her also on the booking, and later call CX to only ticket for yourself.
Oct 25, 2017, 10:30 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HKG YYZ SYD
Programs: oneworld *A,Nexus/GE
Posts: 134
The MPC member has to be on the booking. I have tried remove my name and replace with someone else after login and it asked for HKD 100 to hold 3 tickets.
But sure, you can let a MPC member to hold the ticket for you with him/her also on the booking, and later call CX to only ticket for yourself.
But sure, you can let a MPC member to hold the ticket for you with him/her also on the booking, and later call CX to only ticket for yourself.
Oct 25, 2017, 10:39 pm
#20
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Little dot in Asia
Programs: AA-EP, TK-*G, HL-DM, HY-GLO, MR-LTP
Posts: 25,932
Travel agents can and have always been able to hold reservations right up to ticketing date.
DM members can hold on 'forever' as they have no ticketing deadline.
DM members can hold on 'forever' as they have no ticketing deadline.
Oct 25, 2017, 10:49 pm
#21
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Yes, that was at least in the past, and is probably still the case. However, I don't think DM can hold an online booking forever (probably only for agency or sales booking). When I was still DM, I lost an online booking after 24 hours before. When I called MPC, they couldn't help...
Oct 26, 2017, 8:08 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 131
A fee of hold for non-members? I don't really care about 72hrs hold as I can always wait after 24 hrs and then make a new hold and 24hrs again... forever
Last time when I was waiting for my visa approval and the availability in I fare was only 1 left, I repeated this for one week..
Anyways, a cheap and achievable OWS/OWE is much important than '72 hrs hold'
Last time when I was waiting for my visa approval and the availability in I fare was only 1 left, I repeated this for one week..
Anyways, a cheap and achievable OWS/OWE is much important than '72 hrs hold'
Oct 26, 2017, 9:04 am
#23
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,436
14. Once "Hold Your Fare" is selected, the relevant flight ticket(s) under it(including all details recorded in respect of each ticket) cannot be changed in any way. For example, if "Hold Your Fare" is for two passengers of the same flight, completing payment (nor any change of name or travel dates) for just one out of the two flight tickets will not be permitted, and will be deemed to be a cancellation of the booking with "Hold Your Fare" option, in which case the fee will be payable in full.
Oct 26, 2017, 9:06 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,436
A fee of hold for non-members? I don't really care about 72hrs hold as I can always wait after 24 hrs and then make a new hold and 24hrs again... forever
Last time when I was waiting for my visa approval and the availability in I fare was only 1 left, I repeated this for one week..
Anyways, a cheap and achievable OWS/OWE is much important than '72 hrs hold'
Last time when I was waiting for my visa approval and the availability in I fare was only 1 left, I repeated this for one week..
Anyways, a cheap and achievable OWS/OWE is much important than '72 hrs hold'
Oct 26, 2017, 10:04 am
#25
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: CX DM, SPG Pt, Le Club Accor GO, Shangri-La GC Jade
Posts: 1,327
Yes, that was at least in the past, and is probably still the case. However, I don't think DM can hold an online booking forever (probably only for agency or sales booking). When I was still DM, I lost an online booking after 24 hours before. When I called MPC, they couldn't help...
Online system also won't process the guaranteed Y / W / J / F... Everything needs to be handled by 3333 or TA.....
Oct 26, 2017, 11:22 am
#26
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, Marco Polo Gold
Posts: 1,084
Great "enhancement", pretty much valueless. Please don't insult us with garbage like this while you take away meaningful benefits. Come back to us when you have meaningful benefits to "enhance" us with.
Oct 26, 2017, 9:58 pm
#27
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: Marco Polo Club, KF
Posts: 208
Interesting that QF has announced higher accrual rates on international flights for its QFF members today.
Feb 13, 2018, 1:15 pm
#28
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,961
Trying to buy this from a Chinese point of sale and it doesn't offer this option (or any hold option at all). Would it change if I join the loyalty program as a base member or enter my American Exec Plat emerald number online?
Feb 13, 2018, 1:25 pm
#29
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Only for MPC members, but I haven't bought a ticket POS CHN since this started.