Firewind

http://www.booking.com/hotel/ca/comf...74976429b00X24

...and in particular for a Diamond?

I ask "...for a Diamond?" especially for the current 8,000 point promotion because it says Diamonds can book through any channel.

I know it's a stupid question, but I haven't pushed the envelope in this direction. Thank you.

lowfareair

BRG works the other way - you book the room on choicehotels.com (or one of the brands such as comfortinn.com), then you say "Hey Choice, the room is much cheaper on booking.com", and they'll verify it.

Firewind

Thank you, lowfareair. Even stupider than I intended.....^

sdsearch

I think you misunderstand what "through any channel" means. It does not mean at any website! It means online (but still only at Choice's site or a few others), by phone, directly with the hotel, or through a travel agent, or walk-up.

For non-elites or low-elites, the current 8.000 points promotion works only through Choice's website or Choice's 1-800 number. High-enough elites can expand that to booking directly with the hotel or using a corporate travel agent. But that doesn't mean they can book on booking.com!

Ie, you can only earn 8000 points when you can earn points to being with, and you don't earn points to begin with at booking.com.

Furthermore, you only earn points on qualifying rates. The special rates at third-party sites are generally not "qualifying".

Firewind

Thanks, sdsearch. Since that aspect was obviated by the main answer, I thought better to stop digging. But while you're here...

?

sdsearch

Ones that are affiliated with them. For example, definitely this one:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onlin...Wyndham+Hilton

And perhaps some airline booking sites (with airlines that are their partners)? (I'm not sure on this for Choice specifically, but I seem to remember it as an exception to "no third-party" at some hotel program or other.)


(And, btw, please note that I just edited my previous post to add one other way of booking that works for the promo for high elites but not others: walk-up!)

Firewind

Thank you again, sdsearch.