Tell me more ×  Say, if an academic program has already
registered for my hotel stay and paid for it.  Then can I count
the nights I've spent in the hotel for a hotel awards program?
share|improve this question Depends... What hotel? What frequent
stay program? Did the conference negotiate a special rate, or
did they just pay the regular "rack" rate? –  Gagravarr Jul 9
'12 at 14:11 add comment  1 Answer  up vote 5 down vote accepted
In almost all cases the answer is "Yes".  It doesn't matter who
makes the booking, or who pays for it - as long as your "number"
is attached to the booking (which you can do at check-in if it
hasn't already been done) then you will get points/miles/etc.
However, there are exceptions. Although most rates do earn
points - even corporate rates - occasionally hotels will have
specific deals that explicitly exclude earning points for a
specific rate. For example, most (all?) of the "Family and
Friends" rates that are available with some hotels do not earn
points. Stays paid for with