The new HFP chat thread – Sunday 2nd August

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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 de facto 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.

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Harry T says:

2 Aug2 August 19:59

Bit of a long shot but does anyone know when the Moxy in York might reopen? Thinking of a weekend in York and want to clock up some Bonvoy nights. The Marriott is open but seems a little outside of the centre.
- E says:
  
  2 Aug2 August 20:55
  
  Moxy York opened last year. A colleague of mine stayed in it in February. Think it’s just closed again temporarily till ‘after COVID’ like many of the Moxy hotels.
  - E says:
    
    2 Aug2 August 20:56
    
    Oops, sorry Harry T…thought you asked when it would open not re-open!
- BJ says:
  
  2 Aug2 August 21:32
  
  I wonder if they are all shut. I was planning same at Aberdeen but the hotel appears to be closed with no sign of reopening.
Pthy887 says:

2 Aug2 August 20:01

Hi everyone,

Am trying to dig up the forum post where I saw this but alas I have given up.

If I book an Avios ticket with BA and maximise the avios portion (say 12k avios + £0.5) to a destination in Spain, do I still incur the £35 cancellation fee should I choose to cancel?
- EJH says:
  
  2 Aug2 August 21:02
  
  Yes
  - Peter K says:
    
    2 Aug2 August 21:12
    
    Rob said he’d had a few reports people say they were only charged the £1 fee (return). I searched for and checked this same info on hfp a few days ago.
    - Rob says:
      
      2 Aug2 August 22:31
      
      I actually have a couple of short hauls to cancel in the next 2 weeks so I’ll see for myself what happens.
Leigh says:

2 Aug2 August 20:43

Amex Shop Small: just noted that I haven’t received the £5 credit for a transaction made over two weeks ago. Checking the Saving tab, it says the offer was redeemed 18th of July, so should have been credited Anyone noticed Shop Small credit delay?
- Connor says:
  
  2 Aug2 August 20:50
  
  Had mine for a restaurant within 2 days. Give them a bell over live chat and they should credit it.
- David Butcher says:
  
  2 Aug2 August 20:50
  
  Most of my credits have posted within 48 hours but I used two separate cards at a lounge in town and received the confirmation emails but no £5 credits and now over a week for both. I queried this with Amex who told me that if I had the emails I will definitely get the credits and sometimes it is the retailer’s system that causes the delay. I have to say I am not at all confident that these credits will come through.
  - Leigh says:
    
    2 Aug2 August 21:13
    
    Thanks. Live Chat is useless, insisting it may take up to 90 days as per T&Cs.
    - Liz says:
      
      2 Aug2 August 22:32
      
      I’ve done over 50 transactions and received emails for all of them – credits all posted within 2-3 days.
      - Leigh says:
        
        2 Aug2 August 23:01
        
        I only did one transaction. Email received almost instantly; offer is shown as redeemed under the Savings tab two weeks ago, but no credit to my account. Very odd.
Crafty says:

2 Aug2 August 22:29

Amusing new low from Amex online chat tonight. “I have thoroughly checked your account and there ain’t no credit balance on any other card.”