The new HFP chat thread – Friday 10th July

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• CheapCharlie says:

  10 Jul10 July 16:50

  Just seen on the app all the upgarde offers to club within Europe have dropped from £99 to £69. Applies to all my current bookings to end of January including Canaries flights.

  • memesweeper says:

    10 Jul10 July 17:28

    I’ve seen £69 before.

    My only eligible future flight is showing an upgrade “offer” price of over £400, so this is not a bargain on all flights!

• Harry T says:

  10 Jul10 July 17:38

  Trying to pay Amex with my Curve card with Revolut card underlying, but the transactions are being declined. My understanding is it should be possible to pay Amex with Curve backed by an underlying debit card (but not a credit card), even if I just have the free Curve subscription. Am I missing something here?

  • Pangolin says:

    10 Jul10 July 18:11

    It works for me (IHG via Curve).

    Why would you have Revolut as the underlying card instead of something that generates points though?

    • Harry T says:

      10 Jul10 July 18:27

      Because I should get charged 1.5% if I use an underlying credit card when using Curve to pay amex but a debit card like Revolut should be free?

      • BJ says:

        10 Jul10 July 19:06

        Never noticed any 1.5s, 2.99s or whatever on any of my many recent transactions.

        • Chrisasaurus says:

          10 Jul10 July 19:35

          Assume Harry is referring to Fronted.

          Harry just pay by bacs?

        • BJ says:

          10 Jul10 July 19:40

          Fronted is in MIAmi.

        • Harry T says:

          10 Jul10 July 20:09

          @BJ you can pay the seagulls with Curve and not pay 1.5% or have to blocked? Do you have Metal?

        • BJ says:

          10 Jul10 July 20:49

          @Harry, I have blue, and see comment above, I am not alone, and I have no idea why. I raised the question the other day as to whether it was curve-related or customer-related but got no illuminating answers.

      • Travel Strong says:

        10 Jul10 July 22:49

        Fronted is not in miami for me. Tried an amex payment and authorisation appeared with a fronted fee (declined as fronted turned off).

    • slowbrain says:

      10 Jul10 July 20:09

      I have the legacy black card with fronted turned off.
      For any transaction where a debit card would be required, whatever underlying card I use, the transaction is declined and the declined transaction entry shows that there would have been a curve fronted fee applied.
      What am I missing?
      How are people making use of the MCC issue without also paying Fronted fees?
      Or are the people successfully doing debit card transactions with underlying IHG etc simply using Metal?

      • BJ says:

        10 Jul10 July 20:52

        See my reply to Harry above.

        • James says:

          10 Jul10 July 22:14

          I have blue card and no transactions to pay credit cards are accepted without Fronted turned on. Ernie works fine mind without fronted

  • Anna says:

    10 Jul10 July 19:53

    You can do it straight from Revolut, no need to involve Curve.

    • Harry T says:

      10 Jul10 July 20:09

      Thanks, figured out a way to do it from Revolut.

      • Secret Squirrel says:

        10 Jul10 July 20:19

        How about paying IHG with Curve with Virgin card behind?

        • Roberto says:

          10 Jul10 July 21:00

          I have stopped collecting Virgin and not using my (free) card. Nurdled my balance to 1 more mile than I need for my next planned VS award and now back on the Hilton band wagon.

        • Travel Strong says:

          10 Jul10 July 22:51

          There is no need to do this, cut out the curvey middle man

    • Secret Squirrel says:

      10 Jul10 July 21:46

      How much are you all putting through Revolut a week?
      I’m only doing £700 but I suspect others are putting through a lot more without any KYC?

• Alice says:

  10 Jul10 July 17:48

  Query about BA vouchers. We had a flight to ATL scheduled for March 2020, booked in economy with Avios in the sale in December (so only paid 50% Avios), but decided at the last minute not to travel (inbound flight was subsequently cancelled). Given that we a) made the decision in a hurry, b) were less than 24-hours away from the flight, c) had checked in, and d) BA were making it all but impossible to do anything else, we requested the voucher (in an attempt to avoid losing out altogether). I’ve since tried to get it changed to a refund, but with no luck. Does anyone know whether, if we use the voucher to re-book equivalent flights, we would then have the option of cancelling them and getting a refund that way (paying the usual £35 fee for Avios booking changes)? Any help here would be appreciated!

  • Rob says:

    10 Jul10 July 19:06

    Apparently BA IS now allowing you to break a voucher if you agree to pay the £35 if it was an Avios booking. Apparently this is policy but BA refuses to confirm it in writing, so we haven’t covered it. Two readers told me separately they had done it though.

• Simon says:

  10 Jul10 July 17:48

  Anyone else get a letter from Amex re Marriott 3 point to 2 points per £1 earning rate happening in Aug?

  • spk says:

    10 Jul10 July 17:52

    Yes. Aug 22nd for me.

  • Pangolin says:

    10 Jul10 July 18:17

    Nothing so far

  • Harry T says:

    10 Jul10 July 18:27

    Got it yesterday!

  • BJ says:

    10 Jul10 July 18:55

    Got mine yesterday despite having already cancelled my card. Knowing it was coming I tried for a retention offer without success.

  • slowbrain says:

    10 Jul10 July 20:11

    How come I’ve been getting 2 points per £ for some time now?

    I thought this change happened ages ago?

    • BJ says:

      10 Jul10 July 20:59

      If you held the card before the change you should still be getting 3 points. Contact them and they will credit you the missing poihts, and suggest that you feel a goodwill gesture should be considered to retain your loyalty (but make sure you get the Brighton team).

• BJ says:

  10 Jul10 July 19:57

  UK opts out of EU Covid-19 vaccine scheme:
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53361906

• Drennan Duplooy says:

  10 Jul10 July 21:14

  At Schipol – Denied access for Both BA and Priority Pass lounge at 5.30 pm. Told they shut at 6 now.

• rams1981 says:

  10 Jul10 July 22:03

  GBIT back working on curve

• Nigel W says:

  10 Jul10 July 22:26

  FYI regarding Tesco Bank Current Account holders, they’re scrapping the 1% interest rate. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-8506729/Best-bank-accounts-Tesco-Bank-axe-credit-September.html

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