Travelling to Rome in March. if I book on say Orbitz, Expedia or one of that type of site will I still get reward points with my airline?

In some rare cases it depends on the airline, but yes by and large you will get points/miles/kilometers even if you do not book on the airline's site. However, in many cases the airline's site does have the lowest possible fares.

thanks for the reply
Yes I plan to cross-check

This is a very simplified statement, depending on the carrier. While pretty much every carrier will provide SOME credit for flights redardless of the booking channel, many have limits as to how much credit you will get, based on a combination of fare class and booking channel. If you have a specific fare and carrier in mind folks here (either in this forum or in the carrier's forum) will be able to help, as will the carrier's web site.

Some examples:
-- CO provides 100% RDM but only 50% EQM/EQP for discount fares not booked on Continental.com.
-- AF has super-discount fares that only earn 25% in the Flying Blue program.

In other words, do the research before buying the ticket. You may find that $50 means the difference between 50% and 100% credit. That incremental cost is usually a very good CPM deal.

S.

As this appears to be a more general inquiry about booking flights and getting miles, I'm going to move it to MilesBuzz.

Thanks,

Dave, a.k.a. dmfriedman
Moderator, Mileage Run