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Hold My Fare
Let the best fare wait for you.
Reserve for 72 hours
You’ve found the perfect flight fare, but aren’t ready to book just yet. Need to finalize your vacation plans? Not sure if the date is right?
Now you can change your mind, without changing your flight price. Choose Hold My Fare* at checkout and reserve your chosen flight fare for 72 hours. You’ll secure a spot on that flight and won’t have to pay any extra if the fare increases before you book - all you’ll need is your name and booking reference when you’re ready to pay.
You can reserve a fare for Economy Class bookings on Emirates flights except for the flights departing from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Japan and Mexico.
*Terms and conditions apply. See FAQs for more details.
Hold My Fare FAQs
Frequently added questions
Unfortunately you can’t use Hold My Fare when you book a Classic reward flight (which you pay for using Skywards Miles), or a Cash Plus Miles booking. The service also isn’t available for Business Rewards reservations.
Log in to Manage a booking(opens in the same window) with your last name and booking reference. Then click Pay Now to confirm and pay for your booking.
You can choose to hold your fare when you get to the payment page on emirates.com. You will see the reservation fee, which you’ll need to authorize on your card. There’s also some information about how to use the Hold My Fare service and how to complete your booking.
The reservation fee will only be charged if you don’t pay your full fare within 72 hours. We’ll show the expiration date and time so you know when you need to pay.
You can only use Hold My Fare for Economy Class flights, and not with other products. If you choose to hold a fare, any other products in your shopping cart, such as travel insurance, will be removed from your booking. Once you pay for your flights, you can add products to your trip via Manage a Booking.
The reservation fee is only blocked on your card in Emirates name and not actually charged. When you paid for your held booking in full, the reservation fee would be released back to you.
Depending on your bank's processes, this can take up to 7 days. Since the funds were only blocked on your card, you may not see the released reservation fee show as a refund on your card – your bank balance would simply be adjusted back to what it would have been without the reservation fee held.
You can only reserve a fare for Economy Class bookings on Emirates flights. You can use the service up to 24 days before your flight.
You can’t use Hold My Fare on special offers, flights with our codeshare partners, or interline bookings (flights with other airlines booked through us).
If you still have questions for Hold My Fare, visit the Booking with Emirates FAQs Page or read all FAQs.
