The new HFP chat thread – Tuesday 23rd June

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• John says:

  23 Jun23 June 11:49

  Curve withdrawing cash on Hilton keeps getting blocked due to “fraud” despite buying something also with Curve-Hilton in person a few minutes before. Shortly after put 1K into the treasury and it went through.

  • Sina says:

    23 Jun23 June 11:59

    Do you know how long does it take to for NS&I transactions to become “cleared” in my account?

    • Michael says:

      23 Jun23 June 12:05

      I want to say eight days but could be a day less.

    • Pablo says:

      23 Jun23 June 12:07

      7 days

    • Lee says:

      23 Jun23 June 12:15

      Is there a cap on NSI transaction using curve? per day, per week?

    • Des says:

      23 Jun23 June 12:35

      It clears on the 6th working day.

    • Nick_C says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:00

      I thought it was seven banking days – so pay in today and you cannot withdraw until Thursday next week. Could well be wrong, but the website says 7 banking days. And if you pay into an Income Bond today the deposit will be pending until July 5th (backdated though)

      Also, it takes a day to get money out. Request a Faster Payment Out today, and you will get it tomorrow.

  • kevbar says:

    23 Jun23 June 13:17

    I keep getting blocked for curve cash withdrawals (with John Lewis not Hilton), curve claim they can’t even see them, but everything else works fine.

  • BJ says:

    23 Jun23 June 15:21

    With both the changes and uncertainty I now find Curve more trouble than it’s worth. Parked it for a while.

  • Pid says:

    23 Jun23 June 18:23

    For the NS&I payments due you get charged a fee?

• Adam says:

  23 Jun23 June 12:11

  Just tried booking a Singapore airlines flight via Virgin Flying Club and received a message stating ….

  “ Thank you. I am sorry to say we have temporarily suspending making bookings on Singapore airlines. We hope to start making bookings soon.”

  Anyone aware of this and why?

• David says:

  23 Jun23 June 12:15

  Virgin Flying Club Gold Line “unavailable”, online chat defaulting to “send us a text” and texts defaulting to “an agent will contact you” (several hours ago). Refund agreed on 21 March (up to 90 days) still not posted despite being “escalated”. Is VS about to go into administration?

• Rts says:

  23 Jun23 June 12:38

  I thought I’d share this IG post here! The second clip and the final 😳😳😳…

  https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBxnDGOqNcg/?igshid=1sp1eyez7tavs

• youngtraveller says:

  23 Jun23 June 12:44

  I have Melia points expiring soon and I am not sure I will be able to use them. I recently saw that you can exchange them for Amazon gift cards. I wanted to know if it is worth it? I did buy MeliaRewards when they were on offer for 40k for 144Euros.
  So my question is if I was to exchange 40800 points to a £120 amazon gift card is that good value, or should I keep my points in case I can book a stay? Thanks

  • Rob says:

    23 Jun23 June 12:59

    Doesn’t paying Euro 5 for another 1000 points reset the expiry?

    • youngtraveller says:

      23 Jun23 June 13:06

      It does indeed, thanks!! It was mentioned a few times on this site as well!

• Jeff 99 says:

  23 Jun23 June 14:02

  Staycations are on from 4th July then. Great news.

  Just need to do a bit of research and find out which places won’t be overrun by yobs.

  • Jeff 99 says:

    23 Jun23 June 14:04

    I definitely won’t be queuing up to get into a pub or restaurant though. Sounds awful. Drinking in the park with no restrictions or rules it is!

    • Rob says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:14

      Queueing has been ‘the thing’ at hip London restaurants for the last few years. Taking bookings is so last century. You’re meant to queue up in the street for an hour (if lucky, they will take your mobile number, let you sit in a nearby pub and give you 5 minutes to make it in once called). It’s how you maximise your profitability.

      It also stops the fairly common, unfortunately, London practice of booking multiple restaurants for the same time slot and deciding at the last minute which one you’re going to go to …..

      • Jeff 99 says:

        23 Jun23 June 14:32

        “ Queueing has been ‘the thing’ at hip London restaurants”

        I prefer to do what I want and think for myself rather than be swayed by what “the thing” is 🙂

      • Anna says:

        23 Jun23 June 14:33

        That London! 🤣

        • Jeff 99 says:

          23 Jun23 June 15:09

          Do people in other parts of the UK (I’m from London) also worry about doing “the thing”? 🤣

        • Anna says:

          23 Jun23 June 15:26

          Trendy youngsters in university cities probably do but I’m in the “life’s too short” category now.

      • Chris Heyes says:

        23 Jun23 June 15:48

        Rob@Avoid London like the plaque just toooo many people milling around.
        Been 3/4 times in 72 years (unless you call Heathrow, Gatwick, or Trains Blackburn-Bognor Regis)
        London Marathon many years ago (1970s)
        1960s London was good
        I tend to try to avoid all Capitals much to crowded

  • Anna says:

    23 Jun23 June 14:32

    It’s great news, I have booked a posh lodge with a hot tub in the wilds of Northumberland and plan to take a week’s worth of gourmet food and wine. Though I’ve just realised I haven’t checked if they have wifi 😬

    • Anna says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:34

      Though we all have masses of data from not having been out of home wifi range for 3 months…

      • Jeff 99 says:

        23 Jun23 June 15:40

        Fingers crossed the weather stays good.

    • Cat says:

      23 Jun23 June 19:52

      Best dust off Hille…

• AJA says:

  23 Jun23 June 14:05

  Are e-rewards and rewardsforthoughts owned by the same company? I have had an e-rewards account since 2012. I signed up for rewardsforthoughts in Jan 2019 thanks to HfP making me aware of it. I was happily completing surveys with them until 12 May 2020 since when I’ve not had any invitations to complete surveys.

  On Sunday when I successfully logged in I had a big message on screen saying that my Avios and BAEC number don’t match, please check my profile. This was weird as I have never had an Avios account. Anyway I checked and the BAEC number in my rewardsforthoughts profile matches my BAEC a/c so I contacted them asking if there was an issue as I haven’t had any surveys to complete..

  Yesterday I received an email reply stating:
  “Unfortunately, the accuracy and attentiveness of your account activity has been flagged, and upon review of your account, we have been forced to suspend your account. As a member of our program you may only have one account, provide accurate profile information and survey responses. You must also be thoughtful and attentive in responding to our surveys. When we have concerns about any of these program rules we are obligated to take steps to investigate and unfortunately suspend accounts.”

  I am surprised by this as I have never done anything other than answer the surveys diligently. I used to get screened out 3 times out of 5 surveys so I don’t think I’ve been doing anything untoward. I also only have one rewardsforthoughts a/c but it struck me this morning that I do also have the e-rewards a/c. Is this the reason I’ve been suspended from rewardsforthoughts?

  It is weird as I can still log in to the account so I’ve not actually had the account closed down. If I deactivate my account do you think it is possible to re-register in a few month’s time using a different email address?

  It was a nice Avios earner for me especially since I stopped flying in Feb and my spending on my BAPP has reduced significantly.

  • Rob says:

    23 Jun23 June 14:12

    I believe they are, yes.

    • AJA says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:30

      Thanks Rob I wondered as the layout of both websites now look very similar. Oh well. it was a nice earner while it lasted. I liked the way I earned Avios which credited directly to BAEC after a couple of days.

      I will stick with the e-rewards although it is less flexible as you earn points and then can redeem them for Avios once every 30 days. At least you do get credit for just clicking on the survey even if you subsequently get screened out.

      • Baji Nahid says:

        23 Jun23 June 23:10

        i used to do em all the time, i stopped in october 2019 after they hacked me off and didnt give me my points.

• Ian says:

  23 Jun23 June 14:21

  Just had my July booking at The Langley cancelled, might not reopen until November!

  Dear…

  We do hope that this email finds you and your family safe and well.

  As we continue to work our way through the impact of COVID-19, we would like to give you an update on the current situation at The Langley and inform you that the hotel management have decided for the hotel to remain closed throughout the month of July 2020.

  The safety and wellbeing of our guests is of paramount importance and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

  We are continuing to offer our guests postponements or full refunds for pre-paid reservations . Kindly advise if you wish to postpone your reservations until further date or if you would like to cancel your booking altogether. Please note that the hotel may only re-open in November 2020 and should you wish to postpone your reservations, we would recommend selecting a date in November or later.

  We look forward to welcoming you back as soon as our doors reopen.

  I wish you a lovely day and should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

  • Anna says:

    23 Jun23 June 14:36

    Yes some other readers have had this. We are supposed to be going in August, it was my (re-arranged) 50th birthday trip! Is the IC Park Lane closed? Wondering about alternatives now. Probably be a cash stay as I’ve spent virtually nothing on celebrations yet.

    • Anna says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:40

      It’s typical the IHG point stay bargains have now gone!

    • Ian says:

      23 Jun23 June 14:45

      Not sure about the IC Park Lane. I was due to stay at the Langley for my 40th birthday. Sad to see they may not reopen for such a long time

    • Ronald Jeremy says:

      23 Jun23 June 17:49

      Good news the rose and crown is opening in Langley, but i’m not sure whether that’s KIngs Langley or Abbots Langley, though I know that the De Vere is opening in Abotts Langley

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