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[MEL_Traveller]

How does one get the free UL hotel room if flying J and with a long connection at CMB - and how long is sufficiently long to qualify?

After you have made your booking, call UL and they arrange it for you. According to this the minimum transit time is 8 hours, max 24 hours: Night Stop - hotel accommodation, airport transfers and meals

 

[Tonkatough]

This is something I want to do when work soon bases me out of BKK.
Just one question: do you guys consider the Booking Class (e.g. for UL: CDIJ classes) when doing your 'other OW carrier' J bookings, especially from a status credits earn perspective?

 

[Mattg]

How does one get the free UL hotel room if flying J and with a long connection at CMB - and how long is sufficiently long to qualify?

This is the response I got from Sri Lankan Airlines when I enquired about this last year:

Thank you for contacting SriLankan Airlines.

Kindly note that if below requirements are met we will be providing complimentary hotel accommodation service.

Requirements for transit hotel accommodation

· The transit time should be over 8 hours and less than 24 hours.
· The net fare paid should be over USD 180 for one-way journeys and over USD 360 for return tickets.
· The connecting flight must be on the first available connection.
· No hotel accommodation will be provided for flights originating from selected points in India.
· Hotel accommodation will only be provided in Colombo.

 

[Mattg]

This is something I want to do when work soon bases me out of BKK.
Just one question: do you guys consider the Booking Class (e.g. for UL: CDIJ classes) when doing your 'other OW carrier' J bookings, especially from a status credits earn perspective?

Qantas doesn't distinguish between the different business class booking classes for most partner airlines. So business class fares (provided it's an eligible class - and I don't see any reason it wouldn't be unless the flight was booked with points) will simply earn at a standard business rate.

An exception is Malaysia Airlines - All Business class MH flights earn at "Flexible Economy" rates for reasons known only to QF management.