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Hi,
We’ve just come back from Washington where we stayed at Viceroy DC. This was booked as a BAH package.
Upon checkin they asked for my email address and later I got a welcome email to GHA Discovery. I created an account and have been credited some DS $ after checking out. Actually I’ve been even promoted to Gold status, so looks like they have process the hotel rate as if I’ve paid them directly?
Does anyone else have any more datapoints? Wondering if they’d have honoured Platinum benefits if I’d bought it via Business Traveller…
You benefited from their terms and conditions in that your first stay, regardless of the route you hooked your stay, always gets D$. It is a one-off, so your future benefit if booked through BA Holidays or other non-hotel/GHA will not apply.
11 “Ineligible Rates” shall include, without limitation: (1) third party online retailer rates, such as Expedia.com, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Orbitz.com, Priceline, Travelocity.com, etc. (“OTAs”) (2) tours series rates and charter rates (3) room rates for airline staff and crew where rooms are pre-booked and paid for by the airline or directly; (4) travel-industry staff rates; (5) other discounted rates; (6) any complimentary, free, traded or bartered night stays, or any stays in connection with gift certificates or other awards or vouchers. First stays through ineligible rates may receive DISCOVERY Dollars (D$) on a promotional basis, but will not be eligible for further bonuses linked to double earning D$ or additional award campaigns. First stays through ineligible rates will not count toward tier qualification; subsequent stays on an ineligible rate will not receive D$ nor will count toward tier qualification. Stays on Ineligible Rates are not eligible for tier benefits.
This may explain why you got D$ in your case despite booking through BA Holidays.
That makes sense but the t&c you quoted also say “ First stays through ineligible rates will not count toward tier qualification” yet I have reached Gold… I guess this must be an IT glitch.
That makes sense but the t&c you quoted also say “ First stays through ineligible rates will not count toward tier qualification” yet I have reached Gold… I guess this must be an IT glitch.
I did precisely have the same issue as well. So you are not the only one! 🙂
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