Flight Schedule Changes Affecting Hotel Reservations
Hotels are booked separately from flights. A change to your arrival day or time is not passed on automatically, so check the hotel side yourself. If you want help with your own booking, call 1-855-365-0395.
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At a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Key point | Hotel and airline bookings are separate |
| Check | Hotel cancellation deadline and late-arrival rules |
| Contact | The hotel as soon as your flight changes |
| Next step | Look up the hotel’s terms |
| Help line | 1-855-365-0395 |
Separate contracts
An airline schedule change does not alter your hotel booking. The hotel’s own cancellation and change rules apply, and these have deadlines.
What to do
Review the new flight times, then contact the hotel about changing dates or noting a late arrival. Keep the airline notice, since some hotels will consider it. See schedule change assistance.
Step by step
- Compare new flight times with hotel check-in and check-out.
- Check the hotel’s cancellation deadline.
- Contact the hotel to change dates or note late arrival.
- Save emails from both companies.
How major airlines handle hotel reservations
Fare names and rules differ by airline and change often. Use these notes as a starting point and confirm your own fare.
Delta Air Lines
Its Basic Economy fare (also shown as Main Basic) is usually the most restricted option. For hotel reservations, check the rules attached to your own fare on Delta Air Lines’s website or app.
American Airlines
Basic Economy is generally the least flexible fare, while higher fares allow more. For hotel reservations, what you can do still depends on your fare, so confirm it before you decide.
United Airlines
Its Basic Economy fare is usually the most restricted option. For hotel reservations, check the rules attached to your own fare on United Airlines’s website or app.
Southwest Airlines
The four fare types differ on credits and same-day changes, and Basic credits have a shorter validity. For hotel reservations, what you can do still depends on your fare, so confirm it before you decide.
Alaska Airlines
Its Saver fare is usually the most restricted option. For hotel reservations, check the rules attached to your own fare on Alaska Airlines’s website or app.
JetBlue Airways
Blue Basic is the most restricted, while Blue fares allow more. For hotel reservations, what you can do still depends on your fare, so confirm it before you decide.
Air Canada
Its entry-level economy fare is usually the most restricted option. For hotel reservations, check the rules attached to your own fare on Air Canada’s website or app.
Lufthansa
Flights from or within the EU may also fall under EU passenger rights rules. For hotel reservations, what you can do still depends on your fare, so confirm it before you decide.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Assuming the hotel will be notified.
- Missing the hotel’s deadline.
- Not saving the airline notice.
Questions people ask
Does the airline change my hotel?
No. They are separate.
Can I get the hotel nights back?
Depends on the hotel’s terms.
What about a late arrival?
Tell the hotel in advance.
Ready to sort this out?
Call the travel assistance line and have your confirmation code and travel dates ready.
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Independent information service. VerdictSpot Travel Help is not an airline and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any airline. Airline names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to describe the topics covered. Airline rules change often; confirm current terms for your own ticket. You can also manage many bookings yourself on the airline’s own website or app. If you call, ask the agent to explain any service fee before you agree to anything.