The HfP chat thread – Thursday 29th October

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• Jane says:

  29 Oct29 October 12:05

  any quick ways to stop Radisson points expiring in 2 days ? there are only 11,000. can you book a cheap room and cancel ? in which case does anyone know where there is a category 1 hotel ! thanks

  • Kai says:

    29 Oct29 October 12:16

    “We are extending our pause on the expiration of Radisson Rewards points. Any points that were set to expire between March 1, 2020 and March 30, 2021 will now expire on March 31, 2021, if the account remains inactive.”

    • Jane says:

      29 Oct29 October 12:18

      excellent – that’s that sorted then ! thank you.

      • Genghis says:

        29 Oct29 October 13:35

        Then send over a handful of Amex points to reset.

• Andy says:

  29 Oct29 October 12:12

  Bravo to BA – I’ve always tried to go for Virgin over BA when I’ve had a choice between the two on any route, but despite the initial hiccups BA is doing things the right way now. Customer service are extremely helpful and efficient with rebooking options, and I’m receiving refunds in a matter of days, whereas with Virgin I’ve had to wait 3+ months in once instance and still waiting in another…pretty sure if I’ve got a similar choice to make in the future, BA will get my business (as long as it’s not a flight with 7/8 wide CW)

  • Andrew says:

    29 Oct29 October 15:55

    There’s plenty of us going through the legal or mediation routes with BA.

    • Andy says:

      29 Oct29 October 17:52

      Which is unfortunate, but I can only speak from my own experience. Maybe it’s because I’m a FF, maybe because I’ve got a lot of miles with them, but in every interaction I’ve had in the past 6 months and the tens of flights I’ve had to reschedule or request refunds for, the people who have assisted me have been extremely helpful. With Virgin maybe they try, but the last message ends up being “it may take up to 120 days”

• Travel Strong says:

  29 Oct29 October 12:13

  Refunds for a cancelled virgin flight have landed exactly 80 days after requesting.

  They stated they would be holding the money for up to 80 days, and sure enough they did.

  However the payment was in 3 parts on 3 cards (due to paid upgrades)… refunds to the 2 Amex cards went through fine … 1wk later and I’m still waiting for the refund to appear on the Virgin Money card. Looks like Virgin Atlantic are not the only Virgin company to be taking free loan of customers cash!

• aviosnewbie says:

  29 Oct29 October 12:26

  Any recommendations for a large cottage that can sleep 8? Looking for options for a 3 night staycation in early December. Ideally within a 3-4 hour drive from London. With kids in tow, don’t want to risk public areas at a hotel, so will prefer a good cottage in the country. I can’t seem to find high end luxurious cottages for 3 nights or less.

  • dezbez says:

    29 Oct29 October 12:37

    We’ve used this website a couple of times before – they seem to have a very decent range across the country, at a number of different price points.
    https://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/
    We stayed at this place near Richmond in N Yorks for a long weekend last October – very impressive
    https://www.gorgeouscottages.com/cottages/gilling-lodge

  • Andrew says:

    29 Oct29 October 16:03

    3-4 hour drive from London?

    That’s almost the whole of England. From the M25, 4 hours will get you as far as Penrith or Chester Le Street going North.

    Have a look on the Landmark Trust site.

• A270 says:

  29 Oct29 October 12:53

  Re the $100 food and drink credit when staying at Marriott, can certain % gratuity (added by restaurant) be paid by it too or is that always separate from the food and drink paid by the voucher? I’m assuming the voucher amount will be deducted at check out and not by the restaurant at the time.

• Optimus Prime says:

  29 Oct29 October 13:13

  Tesco spend £40 and get £5 back – does it work with cumulative spend?

  • Alex M says:

    29 Oct29 October 14:08

    Just buy 40£ gc.

  • Sundar says:

    29 Oct29 October 14:10

    Is that an Amex offer ?

  • Reeferman says:

    29 Oct29 October 14:26

    Mine didn’t, unfortunately – despite the spend showing the same AMEX code and being in the same store on the same day.

    • Optimus Prime says:

      29 Oct29 October 15:49

      Thanks, I’ll try the gift card route then.

      • Gary says:

        29 Oct29 October 22:49

        No – it doesn’t work – tried it and spoke to Amex must be done in one transaction. Gift card route works – done and have received the credit

      • Polly says:

        29 Oct29 October 22:55

        All ours worked with gift card of 40 plus

• Peter K says:

  29 Oct29 October 14:27

  Has anyone had the 5k bonus IHG points for using the IHG premium card at checkout, but with curve as the fronting card?

  • stevenhp1987 says:

    29 Oct29 October 14:35

    The offer doesn’t start until 1st Nov so no-one would have had the points yet.

    I wouldn’t expect it to work via Curve though as IHG wouldn’t be the merchant.

    • Genghis says:

      29 Oct29 October 14:36

      For point 2, you’d be surprised.

    • Peter K says:

      29 Oct29 October 15:48

      I forgot it started in November 🙄

• Diydegsy says:

  29 Oct29 October 14:28

  Onefinestay spend £200 get £200 back on BA Amex until 31/12

  • Charlieface says:

    29 Oct29 October 14:43

    Yeah been talked about. Apparently you can split over multiple cards.
    I had a look but nothing in the UK outside of London. Maybe I’ll go for Italy.

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