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• flyforfun says:

  28 Jul28 July 11:19

  Do the lounges know if you’ve stayed more than your time? I’ve used to Premium Plaza lounge at HKG with a Priority Pass and had a 5 hour gap between flights. Never charged for more than 1 visit.

  Interestingly this morning a friend of my used his Black Amex to gain access to the No 1 lounge at GTW and was told he should have pre-booked. He was told to go to Starbucks instead! I told him to try the Granary.

  • Nick says:

    28 Jul28 July 11:32

    Ooohhh have we gone back in time to 2009 when Holešov airport in the Czech Republic was still open…? And there’s a busy No1 Lounge…?

    If you’re going to be smart and use airport codes, at least get them right 😉

    • David says:

      28 Jul28 July 13:43

      It’s the correct code for the train station ????

      • Sam says:

        28 Jul28 July 13:54

        But we are talking about an airport lounge not a waiting lounge at a train station! haha

      • flyforfun says:

        29 Jul29 July 08:39

        Oddly enough, after coming back into LGW a couple of weeks ago I had been typing in GTW for the train app trying to find a service to LBG (which none where showing!!), hence my use!

  • the real harry1 says:

    28 Jul28 July 14:41

    @flyforfun – they probably rumble you if you’re like me! 🙂

    Back at the bar for a refill far too often & making jokey conversation (well, that’s the intention!) with the barmaid.

    Of course they know if you overstay, I guess most of the team don’t give a monkey’s

• Marcw says:

  28 Jul28 July 11:58

  The ONLY good thing about this lounge is that it’s very quiet. Everything else is just ok. No crisps. The “large selections of wraps is so big it couldnt fit in the photos ???? (anyway, they’re tasteless). It’s difficult to call the salad bar a salad bar. The bread is crap. The food is good if you visit once – if you’re a regular there, you realise how crap it is. The drinks are ok – don’t expect a “bar”, and you may be asked to pay depending what yo drink. If you want a shower $$.
  as I said, it’s a pleasant place to chill before taking off, with a drink and some nibbles. Nothing special and I wouldn’t spend a single panny to get in.

  • ankomonkey says:

    28 Jul28 July 14:37

    +1. Overrated in my opinion.

  • Andy says:

    28 Jul28 July 15:33

    They have far nicer bacon and sausages than the BA GF lounge though at breakfast. The lounge seems to be quite full each time I visit…quite a few Americans in there whose voices seem to carry over quite a distance.

• Kevin says:

  28 Jul28 July 12:01

  O/T my wife and I are splitting up how best can we split the avios as they are mostly in my name?

  • Bonglim says:

    28 Jul28 July 13:58

    I am pretty sure they just have to stay where they are, there is absolutely no way they can be transferred from one person to the next.

    At least that is what I would say if i were in your position.

  • Alan says:

    28 Jul28 July 15:07

    Used to be able to split Avios.com accounts – if you still have one and can transfer in and make/break a HHA then might still be do-able but option rapidly closing (if still even possible). For a BA redemption it doesn’t matter if you’re in a HHA anyway, they’ll just be taken pro-rata from each.

  • Rob says:

    28 Jul28 July 15:18

    Best just to agree a figure that she can spend and give her access to her account so she can redeem that many. Alternatively buy her out at a suitable low offer!

  • Andy says:

    28 Jul28 July 15:30

    Use enough Avios to buy her a one way redemption to a place in the sun so she can find a new toyboy?

• Adam says:

  28 Jul28 July 12:03

  OT:) I have an Plat Amex offer spend 150 pounds on hilton, get 5000 MR points. There is a list of hotels (UK+ Western Europe) Do you know if I can split the 150 among two hotels?

  • Pangolin says:

    28 Jul28 July 12:18

    Mine is spend £500 to get the same number of points as you.

    Not gonna bite.

  • John says:

    28 Jul28 July 13:42

    Yes it usually works

    • Adam says:

      28 Jul28 July 14:29

      Thank you John.

• Mark2 says:

  28 Jul28 July 12:43

  Waitrose only sell their own cards which are, of course, also useable at John Lewis stores.

  • the real harry1 says:

    28 Jul28 July 14:27

    there’s the answer 🙂

• Robman says:

  28 Jul28 July 15:03

  OT, I’d like to fly business class to Durban in September for a week. I’ve been looking at flights ex-Europe but unable to find anything less than £1800 from Amsterdam to Johannesburg on BA as there are no direct flights. Prices out of London typically exorbitant. Does anyone have any advice for how to get a better price and route? When can we expect a Qatar sale, there doesn’t seem to have been one for ages? Any help appreciated.

  • Rob says:

    28 Jul28 July 16:08

    I’d say £1800 is pretty reasonable to be honest, especially as Amsterdam is very convenient and quick.

    • Robman says:

      28 Jul28 July 16:27

      Maybe I’ll have to bite the bullet then but was hoping to do better. I now see for about £4058, I can get 5 nights at Hilton Durban included and fly to Durban, not Joburg, so that seems like a good deal.

      • Rob says:

        28 Jul28 July 16:41

        I would be trying a random selection of Qatar departure cities – Lisbon, Cardiff, Scandi, all the tiny ones ….

  • TT says:

    28 Jul28 July 17:20

    Looking on google flights bru cpt in september with ethiopian is to be had for around £1350? Might want to look at that…..

  • Jack says:

    30 Jul30 July 15:57

    I would always avoid travelling to South Africa via Qatar or Dubai, regardless of class because your time is worth something and you are adding hours and hours of unnecessary travel time. Virgin and SAA are decent enough to Joburg even in economy, and Virgin a premium economy/upper class always beat BA. If you’re doing a connection Ethiopia makes more geographical sense and they’re not bad now, modern fleet and good service.

• Robman says:

  28 Jul28 July 15:22

  Sorry for another O/T – I recently took out a SPG Amex card 3 months ago and have banked the 10000 SPG points for meeting the minimum spend target. Is there any reason that I should keep this card any longer or am I better to cancel and obtain a pro-rata refund. I find that I put most of my spend on BA Amex and Platinum cards and that there is not much value in earning SPG/Marriott points when Hilton is my preferred brand.

  • BJ says:

    28 Jul28 July 15:37

    Some people have been offered double points when calling to cancel, if not offered you can always back out. A lot of us have cancelled already in hope of a further churn before year end. You would be looking at January for that now.

• ChrisA says:

  28 Jul28 July 15:38

  O/T

  Avios redemptions from Cuba

  Has anyone any experience of doing these? I thought it would be possible to do AA redemptions to US e.g. Miami but can’t find that option on BA.com

  Am aware of Iberia and Virgin options.

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