British Airways Holidays extends Double tier points
One of the best ways to keep status is to book any trips as a BA Holiday rather than a separate flight as you get double tier points on BA Holidays if you meet certain criteria. This was due to end by 30 September 2023, but the good news is that it has been extended to 31 December 2023.
The advantages of booking as a BA Holiday is that it can sometimes work out cheaper and you only have to pay a small deposit until eight weeks before. So I tend to use this option for trips far in the future rather than leave my money sitting in BA’s account. You also get extra Avios – 1 Avios per £1 spent.
There is one main drawback, getting hold of BA Holidays is often worse than for BA itself and there is no separate priority lines for status. However, if you have GGL, the agents on the GGL line will usually deal with BA Holidays issues for you now.
If you were put off by the double-tier points not crediting, BA managed to fix that and they are now crediting after about 7 days which is a huge improvement. The official guaranteed time to credit is 14 days of the return flight now instead of 60.
There is due to be a winter sale shortly, probably before Christmas if you are tempted to book.
To get the double tier points, you need to be very careful about what you book to make sure you meet the criteria:
- You must travel by 31 December 2023
- You must book a holiday of a least 5 days which can consist of a flight plus 5 hotel nights or 5 days car hire or both.
- The whole booking does not need be with BA Holidays – so you can book a 10 day trip for example and have 5 days car hire or hotel and flights with BA and then go off with your own hotel/car bookings. This has changed from before when you had to book the whole trip with BA.
- You must start in the UK.
- The booking must contain British Airways flights including codeshares and British Airways marketed and/or operated flights only
- It is possible to get the points with domestic flights if it meets the rest of the criteria.
- It does not apply if you add the hotel or car to an existing booking. However, it does apply to existing BA Holidays bookings providing your executive club number is on the booking.
You can find the offer page and terms and conditions here.
Hilton Sale launches
According to Hilton’s 2023 Trends Report, over half (59%) of Brits hope to travel just as much – if not more – in 2023 compared to 2022. Hilton has launched its Winter Sale for customers who book by 31st January with discounted rates of up to 20% off weekend hotel stays across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
The Hilton Winter Sale offers travellers savings of up to 15% – and an additional 5% for Hilton Honors members when booking direct, across all Hilton brands. It’s free to join Hilton Honors here.
The offer is available for weekend stays booked by 31 January 2023 with. Stay to be completed on weekends between until 24 April 2023. For purposes of this offer, “weekend” is defined as Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday nights and in Middle East (excluding the UAE, Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Africa) as Thursday, Friday and/or Saturday nights.
Bookings between December 20th 2022 – January 9th 2023 must book a minimum of 1 days before arrival. Bookings between January 10th 2023 – January 31st 2023 must book a minimum of 3 days before arrival.
UK & Ireland
London, UK from £151 per night
Lost Property St Paul’s London, Curio Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a Queen Guest Room. You can find our review here.
Dublin, Ireland from £146 per night
The Morrison Dublin, Curio Collection by Hilton– Savings up to 20% for a King Superior Room.
St Albans, UK from £95 per night
The Samuel Ryder Hotel St Albans, Tapestry Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a Queen Guest Room.
Edinburgh, UK from £95 per night
Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West End – Savings up to 20% for a Queen Room
Europe
Paris, France from £278 per night
Canopy by Hilton Paris Trocadero – Savings up to 20% for a King Room.
Rome, Italy from £230 per night
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel – Savings up to 20% for a King Deluxe Room
Cologne, Germany from £122 per night
Wasserturm Hotel Cologne, Curio Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a King Deluxe Room
Torshavn, Faroe Islands from £90 per night
Hilton Garden Inn Faroe Islands – Savings up to 20% for a King Room
Krakow, Poland from £131 per night
Hotel Saski Krakow, Curio Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a King Courtyard Room
Rotterdam, Netherlands from £82 per night
Motto by Hilton Rotterdam Blaak – Savings up to 20% for a King Room.
Mallorca, Spain from £111 per night
Hilton Mallorca Galatzo – Savings up to 20% for a King Room
Evain Les Bains, France from £132 per night
Hilton Evian-les-Bains – Savings up to 20% for a King Guest Room
Middle East & Africa
Dubai, UAE from £219 per night
Hilton Dubai Palm Jumeirah – Savings up to 20% for a King Guest Room
Abu Dhabi, UAE from £230 per night
Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers – Savings up to 20% for a Queen Superior Room.
Dubai, UAE from £107 per night
Al Seef Heritage Hotel Dubai, Curio Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a King Room
Abu Dhabi, UAE from £322 per night
The WB Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton – Savings up to 20% for a King Room
1 comment
The Hilton sale isn’t worth going for unless you are staying soon.
It saves little over the cancellable rate and it means that you are locked into the booking at that price.
I find that often prices come down in price so I suspect that I would save more than the small discount in some cases.
Plus I remain free to cancel or change the booking, plus my money stays in my account.
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