The new HFP chat thread – Thursday 7th May

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We have decided to run this new daily chat thread on Head for Points.

Historically, the daily ‘Bits’ articles were the defacto repository for random comments and questions. It is unlikely that the news flow will be so big over the next few weeks that we will need many ‘Bits’ articles, however.

The comments under this article are where you should post questions about travel and, indeed, anything else on your mind. At this tricky time, and given that many of you are stuck at home self-isolating, we want the HFP community to have a place to chat.

Please only comment under the main articles on the site if your comment is directly related to the topic of the article. This has long-term benefits as its keeps the commentary relevant for people who read those articles in the future.

By default, HFP shows the last page of comments under the article. If you want to see the first page of comments and read them all from beginning to end in order, click here: https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/2020/05/07/the-new-hfp-chat-thread-thursday-7th-may/comment-page-1 The page will refresh with this article but the comments will now show the first page and not the last page.

We will continue to monitor how this is working. Let’s see how it goes. Take care!

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Froggitt says:

7 May7 May 13:47

Now you can no longer do Opinion Polls for 5 pts a pop to keep your points active, you can spend 3 of those 5 pts on an ebook

https://digitalrewards.ihg.com/ebooks/details/839279-how-not-to-worry
Froggitt says:

7 May7 May 13:48

“Points expire 07/05/2021”

Perfick
BJ says:

7 May7 May 13:54

Just for our very own @Secret Squirrel…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-52575674
- Secret Squirrel says:
  
  7 May7 May 13:56
  
  Aww, how cute 😍
  - Secret Squirrel says:
    
    7 May7 May 15:50
    
    Who’s my new copycat as above? If your going to want to use my username, please ask first and I will review your request.
    Otherwise, please use “Secret Squirrel is Best”, “Wot No Secret Squirrel Today”, “My Lord, Secret Squirrel”. 😉
  - Lady London says:
    
    7 May7 May 19:04
    
    So sweet
- Secret Squirrel says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:56
  
  @BJ:
  You’ve never seen me in my latest starring role. Here is my debut below:
  https://youtu.be/wGMxyElj0So
  - Secret Squirrel says:
    
    7 May7 May 19:29
    
    That will be me after a few sherbets at the next HFP party! 😂
rams1981 says:

7 May7 May 14:11

Tesco pet insurance. After numerous emails and formally raising a complaint my points have finally posted. Took out the policy on 20th Feb. They had offered me £10 compensation which i turned down. Be interesting to see if they offer more or not.
- Secret Squirrel says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:59
  
  You got your points, but your turned down £10 as compo – what are you hoping for?
  - Genghis says:
    
    7 May7 May 18:53
    
    I got £50 for home insurance
    - Secret Squirrel says:
      
      7 May7 May 19:30
      
      For complaining you didnt get the bonus points in the stated time frame?
- Baji Nahid says:
  
  8 May8 May 01:26
  
  Ugh tell me about it! they are now playing ball and refusing to pay out! it has been day 76 for me and now they are taking the mick!
Peter Taysum says:

7 May7 May 14:17

Any news on BA status? I was set to re-gain Gold before the pandemic; at the moment they seem the only company not to be extending.

Do they want me to fly Air France/KLM via PAR and AMS; as I’m NCL it makes no difference to which hub I use… If my status dies why stick with BA?
- J says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:35
  
  Yes. There’s enough people who’ll still fly BA, they won’t go above and beyond because they don’t need to.
BA refund helper says:

7 May7 May 14:37

Just a notice to all Head for Points readers:
‘BA refund helper’ was set up to help FlyerTalk members get refunds if they are struggling through regular channels. It is only me processing these refunds in my spare time.
* Please do not contact me unless you have been unable to source a refund through the usual channels for two weeks. There’s limits to the amount of time I have so this makes things fairer for all
* I will be giving priority to existing established FlyerTalk members, unfortunately I’ve been getting loads of messages from people with no posting history often asking questions they’d already know the answer to if they participated in the forum
- Rhys says:
  
  7 May7 May 14:39
  
  Hello. Can BA perhaps assign a couple of members of staff to do the same for people here? Might take some of the pressure off. If you’re doing it for FT there’s no reason you can’t do the same here (over email). Would save a lot of people time on the phones. You can give us an FAQ so that common questions are avoided.
- Harry T says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:36
  
  Just wanted to say thank you for your help, BA Refund Helper – you’ve done a lot for the Flyertalk community. Sorry to hear that some people have been trying to request your assistance inappropriately.
- Brasov says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:56
  
  Thank you for helping so much, and in your spare time as well!
- Baji Nahid says:
  
  8 May8 May 02:07
  
  Hi there,
  
  I have not needed to use your services but wanted to say thank you so much for you taking your time out of your day to help people, I hope good things come your way!
  
  Many Thanks
Rhys says:

7 May7 May 14:37

Which one o’ yous decided it was a good idea to start impersonating Branson Cruz and Cherie Blaire?! We’re running a reputable travel site here, not a loony bin!
- Secret Squirrel says:
  
  7 May7 May 15:52
  
  And copycatting your famous squirrel, leave it!
Michael C says:

7 May7 May 14:40

So the Virgin Media owners have just merged with Telefónica in the UK?! Looks like the name will survive in some areas, at least.
- Andrew says:
  
  7 May7 May 20:53
  
  Wouldn’t “Liberty” be a better brand name?
  - Avanti says:
    
    7 May7 May 20:55
    
    Why not Telewest?
- Baji Nahid says:
  
  8 May8 May 02:08
  
  All absolute rubbish!