The HfP chat thread – Saturday 24th October

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• JM says:

  24 Oct24 October 12:03

  Booking Bonvoy reward stay for December, Category 8 so 100k point per night… Conditions state:

  You may cancel your reservation for no charge before 11:59 PM local hotel time on November 6, 2020 (30 day[s] before arrival). Please note that we will assess a fee if you must cancel after this deadline. If you have made a prepayment, we will retain all or part of your prepayment. If not, we will charge your credit card.

  Anyone know if there is any flexibility with this due to Covid-19? Travelling to Dubai so a lot could change within the 30 days before our stay!

  • Anna says:

    24 Oct24 October 12:18

    I don’t see that they can charge you a fee without telling you what it is beforehand! But sometimes you can remove your credit card details form your account.

    • meta says:

      24 Oct24 October 14:12

      They can keep the points though, so you’d lose that.

      • Anna says:

        24 Oct24 October 16:21

        Would they though? Points being returned to your account might be a separate process, it doesn’t say you will forfeit the points, just that a fee will be assessed, which is incredibly vague!

  • yc says:

    24 Oct24 October 18:25

    just cancel now. rebook when u have greater clarity, doubt reward will go in these conditions

  • TGLoyalty says:

    24 Oct24 October 20:30

    I’m guessing Al-Maha. Pop over to the Marriott forum on flyertalk as there is recent discussion about this.

• Bob says:

  24 Oct24 October 12:16

  I posted recently about refunds on an avios redemption on which I had already also purchased a proactive online upgrade. Agent advised that refund would have to be processed manually so its still in the queue and can take some weeks to action. Finally spoke with a helpful agent yesterday who was able to calculate the refund amount I should get back and it will be the full amount paid (inc the POUG cost) less £35. He did however offer an alternative which is receive Avios back instead of the cash refund. The Avios amount offered would be around 52k instead of £400 due for refund. Sent an email outlining this too so I can get back to him if I want to proceed.

  • ChrisBCN says:

    24 Oct24 October 12:31

    The good old Bank of Avios

• Jen T says:

  24 Oct24 October 13:35

  I am about 14000 points short on IHG to hit Spire but have the Black IHG card – aiming to put £7000 or so through by the end of the year… can I spend with Ernie (via Curve?) to do so? Will there be a charge? Any other suggestions that don’t charge also welcomed.

  I am sure the answer is in the comments somewhere on the site, but after some searching, I still can’t find it – sorry!

  • mark2 says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:32

    Yes, you can. No charge.

    • Jen T says:

      24 Oct24 October 18:58

      Thank you!

• Vicky TM says:

  24 Oct24 October 13:46

  Does the 5 nights for 4 on redemptions at Hilton apply to all hotels at all times? I’ve got silver status, and am trying to book a 5 night redemption at a hotel, but its just showing me the full 5 night amount of points.
  Thanks

  • meta says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:15

    You might be booking premium room. Even standard rooms can sometimes be classed as premium during peak periods.

  • the_real_a says:

    24 Oct24 October 15:05

    Did you take it through to the final page at checkout? The grid shows “X points per night for 5 nights” but you only get charged for 4 on the confirmation screen.

  • Olly says:

    24 Oct24 October 17:20

    I don’t think it applies to Silver, only Gold and Platinum.

    • Charlieface says:

      24 Oct24 October 19:23

      Silver also. It’s basically the only perk

• John W says:

  24 Oct24 October 14:11

  Curve Question please
  Tandem is closing end of the month and I am looking for my replacement fx card . With curve , what points card is popular for using alongside . From what I understand Amex is not possible …..

  • mark2 says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:34

    I use Lloyds Avios and Hilton (neither still available but you may have), Virgin and IHG.

• Andrew says:

  24 Oct24 October 14:43

  LBG Hotel Offers

  Popped up on BoS this afternoon:-

  Earn 10% on your next stay at any QHotels Group Hotel Max reward £60. Expires 8th December.

  Excludes Marriott, Hilton and Holland House.

• BLT says:

  24 Oct24 October 14:44

  Anyone had problems with HMRC / curve 3D security in the past 2 days? I approve the transaction in the app, but then the web page just stalls and doesn’t complete

  • BLT says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:46

    Sorry just seen the same Q on page 2, will try SMS!

• Alan says:

  24 Oct24 October 14:48

  Hi,
  I have to pay a large CGT bill in January. Does anyone know if there is any way of paying this via a Amex CC and getting points.

  • BLT says:

    24 Oct24 October 15:11

    Billhop (2.99% charge) or Amex premium rewards (1%-1.25%)

    • Alan says:

      24 Oct24 October 17:02

      Thanks BLT
      At that rate looks like its best just to transfer the cash.

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