The HfP chat thread – Sunday 11th October

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• Anna says:

  11 Oct11 October 10:38

  Amazon Prime offers include an Echo Dot at £18.99. You have to order via your current Alexa to get that price. It shows £29.99 on your account but you get billed the lower price. The Heather grey will perfectly match my new bedroom lol.

  • James. says:

    11 Oct11 October 14:25

    Probably looking to get rid of old stock before the new Echo Dot is released. Plus Prime day in 2 days

• Ben says:

  11 Oct11 October 10:42

  Based on one world website, BA lounge is closed at Edinburgh but you can access the No1 or Aspire lounge, can anyone confirm this is the case? Any recommendations for which one is best?

  • Keith says:

    11 Oct11 October 11:17

    Number 1 by a country mile

  • TGLoyalty says:

    11 Oct11 October 12:47

    Be careful.

    No. 1 only if flying Qatar and Aspire only if flying Iberia

  • Harry T says:

    11 Oct11 October 13:07

    I used the new Aspire because No 1 wasn’t open – it was actually pretty good! Got in with Priority Pass too.

    • John says:

      11 Oct11 October 17:11

      No1 terminated with PP in any case.

• Mark says:

  11 Oct11 October 10:44

  Does Marriot tend to charge my card as soon as I booked the cheapest rate? (i.e non-refundable blah blah, because my booking is 1st week Jan and the
  policy ends 31st Dec). Wanting to take advantage of the Amex promo for £50 off with £200 spent but that ends 31 Dec as well.

  • ao40 says:

    11 Oct11 October 17:11

    Sometimes, usually up to the individual hotel. I have successfully used prepay rates at both Marriott and Hilton to trigger Amex deals, but it is variable.

• Matt says:

  11 Oct11 October 10:50

  Are virgin Atlantic actually making USA flights at the moment, given that non-USA citizens are being denied entry (I think)?
  Have flight booked for November with my little boy – don’t want to go, but still no sign of cancellation from Virgin. Don’t seem to have many options at moment, and only get taxes back if I cancel.

  • Anna says:

    11 Oct11 October 11:13

    Insurance, as you would be travelling against FCO advice?

  • Nick_C says:

    11 Oct11 October 12:25

    “at the moment” they certainly are! VS687 is winging its way to JFK right now, and has been operating every day.

    Flight Radar 24 shows you which flights are operating.

• JSlv says:

  11 Oct11 October 11:31

  Good morning all
  Looking for suggestions for 2 nights in London at the end of the month using the Amex offers for IHG or Hilton.
  Enjoy your Sunday

  • Rob says:

    11 Oct11 October 12:11

    Hilton Bankside is probably the best modern option. Park Lane is shockingly cheap for a flagship (but dated) and they are good for upgrades with status.

    IHG – Kimpton Fitzroy is cool but base rooms are tiny. CP City has a strong following.

    • JSlv says:

      11 Oct11 October 12:44

      Thanks Rob, will look at those.

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      11 Oct11 October 13:04

      Also CP Kensington, firm favourite of mine

    • John says:

      11 Oct11 October 17:13

      But crap due to Covid. Conrad is the only property providing something decent wrt lounges and breakfast substitute. Rates are extremely low, especially if you combine with Impressario which Emyr can sort out. Three nights should be about £120ish pn and you are billed direct.

  • Anna says:

    11 Oct11 October 14:06

    I don’t think there are any IC Amex offers but the O2 IC has some good deals on rooms and suites with club access. It’s one of the few places where you can squeeze good value out of an Ambassador bogof certficate as well at the moment.

  • Tom H says:

    11 Oct11 October 20:19

    if you have the marriot offer on your card, i just stayed at the renas St Pancreas as plat, and it was awesome, big upgrade to the grand staircase suite, free minibar, some free drinks and snacks in the bar, awesome. Compared to my stay at the fitzroy a couple of weeks ago as spire amb, which i put on flyertalk. Fitzroy is beautiful but the service/covid cutbacks really detracted from the stay

    • Kyle says:

      11 Oct11 October 21:57

      Do you know if the lounge is opened?

• Spk says:

  11 Oct11 October 11:57

  Does a supplementary card (Amex) get effectively the same credit limit initially? I know it’s a subset of the primary card holder’s limit, but can it be managed online?
  Have to say Amex credit dept works in mysterious ways. Wife got approved for Gold with double my limit even though she earns less. And double what she had on her Marriott card.

  • Genghis says:

    11 Oct11 October 12:47

    A supp doesn’t have its own credit limit. The only limit is that of the primary card holder.

    My wife generally gets higher Amex limits than me even though I earn substantially more since I have more credit cards than her.

    • Anna says:

      11 Oct11 October 14:08

      Women must be seen as a better risk! I have nearly twice the credit limit on my BAPP as my OH even though his salary is 3 times my pension.

• Chris Heyes says:

  11 Oct11 October 12:17

  How inconvenient and annoying, i booked our flights to Denver Aug 2021, returning Phoenix- London
  Booked seats to Denver no problem 3 of us we have free seat selection.
  Phoenix to London couldn’t book seats comes up as error contact a BA Representative so i did three times 1st one said can’t book until nearer time bull. 2nd one said no-one can book seats for that flight yet bull. 3rd one said has i hadn’t been issued my confirmation email yet (although it’s in manage my booking) i would need to wait until it was sent out and could be a while as they are only doing early flights he noticed seats were now being books now for the flight but said they must have booked flight online
  3rd one sounds feasible ?
  but he said there was nothing he could do.
  So i told him i would need to revoke my right to all 3 of us sitting next to each other regardless of seats one disabled each side of the non-disabled
  Not only may it be annoying for us but even more so for somebody who has paid to reserve a seat who his then forced to move to accommodate us
  All this easily avoided

  • Clive says:

    11 Oct11 October 13:41

    I have an Avios ticket booked about 3-4 months ago which although “booked” is not ticketed so cannot reserve seats. Chased them and the same story that they will eventually get around to it.

  • Lady London says:

    11 Oct11 October 14:03

    Difficulty booking seats even when others have booked can mean a pending equipment change or flight possibly going to be cancelled. I wouldnt have thought Phoenix was a major route. Keep an eye on it.

    • Chris Heyes says:

      11 Oct11 October 14:41

      Hi LL Phoenix flight is 31st Aug 2021
      This as happened once before passenger refused to budge (don’t blame him after all he’d paid for his seat lol)
      after a long heated discussion between him and BA crew (not us)
      we was separated, but crew noted down we told them they was breaking the rules they had signed up to.
      (a disabled passenger has a “Right to be seated next to a traveling companion) even if other passengers have to move
      we received compensation eventually for them not complying

      • Doug M says:

        11 Oct11 October 15:54

        Almost every time I’ve seen a seat argument the underlying cause is those wishing to sit together want to move to the better pair rather than just sit together. Not suggesting that’s you, just pointing out my experience.

        • Chris Heyes says:

          11 Oct11 October 19:24

          Doug M the disabled passenger has the right to be seated next to a traveling companion (a BA crew problem to sort out)
          should normally be easy to sort with all travelers having free seat selection (unless the disabled person does’t know their rights or forgets to book seats
          To Meta no FTV involved booked with a 241 and Avios

    • meta says:

      11 Oct11 October 16:00

      This is a new issue, especially if the booking involves FTV. This then goes to manual ticketing and this is done in order. You could not be ticketed at all for the flight if not careful and have to sort it out at the airport.

• Mark Attwood says:

  11 Oct11 October 12:21

  Gatwick North; is there any lounge I can prebook with Priority Pass or Lounge Club? Having no success with Number One Lounge on line; seems to be no longer accepting Priority Pass.

  • Rob says:

    11 Oct11 October 13:03

    It’s not. Neither is My Lounge (same owners).

    Your only option IIRC is Club Aspire which doesn’t take prebookings.

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