Home › Already Booked

Already Booked? You Can Still Add Perks

If you reserved directly with the hotel, send over your confirmation. In most cases there's still time to add the perks a preferred-partner booking would have included.

Can you still add perks after booking?

Yes, in most cases, provided you booked directly with the hotel rather than through an OTA such as Booking.com or Expedia, and your stay has not yet started. Breakfast and hotel credit are added in almost every case. Upgrades and check-in timing depend on what the property actually has free. Your existing reservation, room and rate stay exactly as they are.

What Actually Happens

Not automated, and not a black box. Here's the real process.

1

You Send Your Confirmation

The hotel name, your dates, and your confirmation number, either through the form below or forwarded by email. That's all we need to start.

2

We Contact the Hotel Directly

We contact the property's own reservations or preferred-partner desk directly and attach the benefits to your existing reservation under your same confirmation number. Nothing is rebooked.

3

The Hotel Confirms Availability

Breakfast and credit, almost always. Upgrade and check-in timing depend on real inventory for your dates, so we wait for the property's answer rather than guessing.

4

You Get It In Writing

A written note of exactly what's been added to your reservation, before you travel, so there's nothing to sort out at the front desk.

Prefer email? You can also forward your booking confirmation letter directly to reservations@rendezvoustravelcollections.com and we'll take it from there.

Will Your Booking Qualify?

The honest version, so you know before you send anything.

Usually Yes

Booked directly with the hotel, by phone, email or the hotel's own website, on a standard flexible rate, at a property that participates in one of our partner programmes.

?

Sometimes

Prepaid or advance-purchase rates booked direct, and stays starting within a few days. Both are worth sending, the answer depends on the property and how close you are to arrival.

×

Usually No

Bookings made through an OTA such as Booking.com, Expedia or Hotels.com, through another travel agency, or stays that have already begun. The reservation sits outside the channel the benefits attach to.

Not sure which category you fall into? Send it anyway. Checking costs nothing, takes us a few minutes, and we will tell you plainly if the answer is no rather than leaving you waiting.

Common Questions

What people ask before forwarding a confirmation.

Is it too late to add perks to a booking I already made?

Usually not, as long as the stay has not started and you booked directly with the hotel. The earlier you send it the better, since upgrades and check-in timing depend on inventory that fills up closer to arrival, but breakfast and credit can often be added even within a few days of check-in.

Will my rate or reservation change?

No. Your room, your rate and your confirmation number stay as they are. We attach the partner benefits to the existing reservation rather than rebooking it, so there is nothing to re-pay and no new cancellation terms.

Does this cost me anything?

No. The hotel pays our commission from its own budget, which is why the rate does not move. There is no fee to you, before or after.

I booked through Booking.com or Expedia. Can you still help?

Generally no, not on that reservation. Partner benefits attach to the booking channel, and an OTA booking sits outside it. If your dates are still flexible and the OTA rate is refundable, we can price rebooking it properly, which sometimes lands at the same rate with the amenities included. If it is non-refundable, it is usually not worth breaking.

What exactly do I need to send?

The hotel name, your check-in and check-out dates, and your confirmation number. Forwarding the hotel's confirmation email covers all three. If you are travelling for an occasion, tell us, that goes to the hotel with your reservation and it materially changes how you are received.

How quickly will I hear back?

Same day in most cases. If your stay is within 72 hours, say so in the message and we will prioritise it, since upgrade and check-in requests need to reach the property before their arrivals list is finalised.