Earning points on stay paid by third party
May 20, 2019, 7:03 pm
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Earning points on stay paid by third party
I have a week long stay coming up at the Radisson Blu in Espoo. The reservation is in my name, and I succeeded in adding my rewards account number to the booking (after it was made by the third party).
Will I get points for my room rate, even though it is being billed directly to the third party?
Will I get points for my room rate, even though it is being billed directly to the third party?
May 21, 2019, 9:43 am
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I am not sure about how the booking was made. All I have is the confirmation #, which allows me to pull up the booking on the Radisson web site. I was able to add my Radisson Rewards # to the file, and it now shows up under my Rewards account.
Is there any way to tell without bothering the people who made the booking?
Is there any way to tell without bothering the people who made the booking?
May 21, 2019, 1:05 pm
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I think we can guess how the booking was made if we know something about the circumstances or the organization that made the booking.
If it's for a conference, it would be extremely rare to use an OLTA etc. In fact, if it's a conference group block, they probably would have negotiated directly with the hotel, and they might have negotiated a rate that doesn't earn points and credits.
However, if a tour group operator or cruise line did it, I would not be optimistic about the stay counting.
If it's for a conference, it would be extremely rare to use an OLTA etc. In fact, if it's a conference group block, they probably would have negotiated directly with the hotel, and they might have negotiated a rate that doesn't earn points and credits.
However, if a tour group operator or cruise line did it, I would not be optimistic about the stay counting.
May 21, 2019, 1:46 pm
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I think we can guess how the booking was made if we know something about the circumstances or the organization that made the booking.
If it's for a conference, it would be extremely rare to use an OLTA etc. In fact, if it's a conference group block, they probably would have negotiated directly with the hotel, and they might have negotiated a rate that doesn't earn points and credits.
However, if a tour group operator or cruise line did it, I would not be optimistic about the stay counting.
If it's for a conference, it would be extremely rare to use an OLTA etc. In fact, if it's a conference group block, they probably would have negotiated directly with the hotel, and they might have negotiated a rate that doesn't earn points and credits.
However, if a tour group operator or cruise line did it, I would not be optimistic about the stay counting.