The HfP chat thread – Sunday 23rd August

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• Simon Lark says:

  23 Aug23 August 16:07

  If you have a Amex plat reward card , if you apply for the nectar Amex card will you get the sign up bonus or not , as I have read that Amex are stricter now and you don’t get the bonus on a second card

  • TGLoyalty says:

    23 Aug23 August 17:17

    No bonus If youve held any other personal card in the past 24 months.

  • Rob says:

    23 Aug23 August 21:14

    No.

• you've insulted my wife damn you! says:

  23 Aug23 August 16:49

  I really like the new format HFP, but not as much as these two. Posts since the revamp. The winner is…. drum roll please…… a worthy second place Anna on 30 posts, and Lady London on a whopping 51 posts.

• stevenhp1987 says:

  23 Aug23 August 17:19

  Just checked into the Crowne Plaza in Newcastle. Got a club lounge, but the lounge is closed.

  They are not even offering free breakfast in the bar as an alternative! Seems some hotels are using covid as an excuse to cost cut.

  • Anna says:

    23 Aug23 August 20:20

    Is that reflected in the room price though? Some CPs are an absolute steal at the moment, which wouldn’t be viable if the club lounge was being provided. Some aren’t though, which make the lack of lounge, pool etc, more annoying!

    • stevenhp1987 says:

      23 Aug23 August 20:34

      It was a redemption so I’m not too bothered.

      Did pay more points for it though… That’s what’s jarring.

      Would have taken the amenity drink in lieu, but they offered points only which, unusually, have not posted yet.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        24 Aug24 August 00:24

        If the bar is open they should be providing the drinks voucher. I’d complain.

  • John says:

    24 Aug24 August 08:34

    They stopped offering lounge access to spire a year or so ago

• KBuffett says:

  23 Aug23 August 17:40

  I mentioned yesterday that John Lewis are always knowingly undersold. Today I’ve ready they are ditching their false slogan! They are an undeservingly hyped up retailer.

  • Doug M says:

    23 Aug23 August 18:47

    Never found anything special about them, and some really poor experiences, including being told to buy it where it was cheaper when mentioning the never knowingly undersold policy.
    Having some knowledge of being a supplier to them makes them a very hard business to be positive about.

    • Louise K says:

      23 Aug23 August 21:16

      I agree.

      A few years back we had to furnish an entire new home – sofas, beds, mattresses, lights, lamps, cabinets, kitchen ware and so on.

      At least half of it went back or had to be replaced. Ridiculous.

• Clive says:

  23 Aug23 August 18:26

  https://hiltonhonors3.hilton.com/en/promotions/double-rewards/faq/index.html

  • Pangolin says:

    23 Aug23 August 20:05

    This is a big deal and I’m surprised not to see more comment on this (HFP article coming up tomorrow?).

    Hilton are giving double elite night credits as well as double points!

    • TGLoyalty says:

      24 Aug24 August 00:27

      The registration link is broken and it doesn’t start u til September 8th so id hold onto the excitement for now.

  • ChrisC says:

    23 Aug23 August 20:30

    Please just don’t post a link. Yyou really need to write a couple of lines to say what the link is about / offering.

  • mr_jetlag says:

    23 Aug23 August 22:31

    Clicking on Register gets a 404, so I wouldn’t get too excited just yet.

• DJ says:

  23 Aug23 August 18:27

  Hi all,

  What’s your opinion on the Lloyds Avios credit card? Is it worth keeping still? I have Amex and the HSBC card, so just wondering if there is any reasons to keep the card now.

  Thanks

  • Colin MacKinnon says:

    23 Aug23 August 18:51

    One good reason:

    If you want any new credit in the foreseeable future, you’ll find it very hard.

    So worth keeping active with a transaction every few months.

    • guesswho2000 says:

      24 Aug24 August 03:04

      “If you want any new credit in the foreseeable future, you’ll find it very hard.”

      Why exactly? I get there’ll be a level of tightening of banks’ belts given these times, but surely if personal circumstances are unchanged it won’t be that much more difficult?

      Genuinely interested, as I have a stack of unused cards now, and have been wondering what to do with them, 2x from Lloyds (inc. the Avios card), included.

• Pid says:

  23 Aug23 August 22:04

  if you need to cancel a one way avios ticket, do you get charged the full £35 cancellation fee or do you just loose the taxes paid which would only be £17.50?

  • Rob says:

    23 Aug23 August 22:37

    Some talk recently of the call centre insisting on the full £35 by making you pay the extra but it has gone very quiet on this score. If you could cancel online, which you can’t, it would only be £17.50.

• Kate says:

  24 Aug24 August 18:00

  Hi folks, I’m a (recent, via Zoom U) MD/PHD, long planning move to Cambridge for a postdoc and work for the NHS on a COVID-related project. Finally, my visa has been granted but now flights are right expensive. HELP? I need two bags and have no clue how to game the system because I’m an American with no culture, flight or car experience (but a great cyclist, which I’m told will help my assimilation)

  • Lady London says:

    25 Aug25 August 01:18

    skyscanner.net
    momondo.com
    kayak.com

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