The HfP chat thread – Thursday 5th November

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• Leo says:

  5 Nov5 November 07:13

  A quick question: for someone single, who did not have Amex personal cards, what’s the best sequence to follow to maximize points/avios? Thanks.

  • Jonathan says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:53

    Search the site as there are regularly updated articles on this but sequence for maximum sign up bonuses is;

    Card 1: Nectar or Marriott Bonvoy

    Card 2: BA Premium Plus or Platinum

    Card 3: Platinum or BA Premium Plus (whichever you didn’t take as card 2)

    • Sundar says:

      5 Nov5 November 17:21

      @Jonathan – You missed a Step 0 – Get a partner if you are single to maximize points bonus 😁

• Ellie says:

  5 Nov5 November 07:16

  Advice needed: for a family trip (2 adults + 2 kids) to Dubai in December, can someone recommend a nice beach hotel, which would be family-friendly but not too expensive?

  • Anna says:

    5 Nov5 November 09:23

    I think Rob has mentioned the Jumeirah as being good and family friendly – don’t forget Emyr can get good deals on some of the hotels as well.

  • David says:

    5 Nov5 November 12:03

    If you have Marriott points to redeem, I really recommend the Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert (about 1hr drive from Dubai). We went with a 2 year old and found there to be quite a lot to do and the staff incredibly helpful with our son! I was expecting to like the Ritz Al Hamra more (location on the beach) but Al Wadi has more facilities and generally more to do and the experience of being in the desert was very special. Would be expensive for cash though.

    • Rob says:

      5 Nov5 November 13:00

      We have reviewed both of these if you search.

• TheThunderer says:

  5 Nov5 November 07:48

  Hugo Boss offer on Amex. Anyone know whether it works online? T&C’s say in-store only… Thanks

  • Andrew says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:02

    E-commerce probably run by a slightly different company to retail stores, so I would take the T&Cs by their word.

    • Super Secret Stuff says:

      5 Nov5 November 12:20

      One would assume given their stores have probably just clossed, that it will work online! Check the list of participating locations.

• Andrew says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:01

  Mr Porter offer – anyone found a way to buy a gift card? Website says no longer available but I thought I read someone did?

  • Jonathan says:

    5 Nov5 November 09:11

    Buy something & return it but ask for store credit rather than refund

• Harry T says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:04

  Does anyone know how the Morrisons vouchers situation works these days? I bought a load of paper vouchers at the start of the year and used them for fuel. Is there now a different system?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:09

    Yes proper plastic gift cards now

    • Alan S says:

      5 Nov5 November 15:42

      Is there a limit to the value loaded on these?

      Presumably you can still use them ‘like cash’ at the petrol station?

      • Josh says:

        5 Nov5 November 15:56

        Thing is, they could turn around any time and say gift cards can no longer be used on fuel. At the moment though they are valid (if staff know how to put them through the till).

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:09

  Since there’s an Amex (well, Marriott) thread, could we have all the Amex comments there please?

  It’s frustrating for those of us in the mid two-year cycle!

  • Pete says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:19

    Hear hear!

    • Andrew says:

      5 Nov5 November 08:22

      Although there is kind of nothing else to talk about these days 😉

      • Freddy says:

        5 Nov5 November 09:57

        Shall we discuss all the exciting places we’ve been…oh wait

  • BuildTheWall says:

    5 Nov5 November 10:25

    Yes, one article for Amex and one for BA please. The rest can be on this article 😉

• d4ve says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:09

  Hi, I seem to recall mention of the difference between a Curve Business and Curve Personal card and how to determine what you have but cannot find the article or comments. Can anyone help point me in the right direction please?

  • Crafty says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:21

    My card says “Commercial” on the back. I’ve always ignored this, assuming it was an error. However as of the beginning of November it can no longer be used to pay HMRC.

    • roberto says:

      5 Nov5 November 08:31

      ask to swap it to a personal version. I did , took 3 or 4 days to arrive – no costs

    • Rob says:

      5 Nov5 November 08:40

      Ask and it will be reissued.

  • BP says:

    5 Nov5 November 10:51

    One of the comments on here suggests personal has lower spend limits. I think max £5k a day

• Manny_D says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:21

  Still no new offers on my Green Card for 2 weeks now. Any idea why this may be? Tend to get new offers every week.

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