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New Hilton LXR hotel to open in the Seychelles

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A brand new fourth Hilton property will open in the Seychelles. This is a relatively late signing as the hotel is due to open in March 2021, which suggests that it is already close to completion.

The Mango House Seychelles is a new-build property on the southern coast of the main island of Mahé, along Anse aux Poules Bleues.

Hilton already has three properties in the Seychelles (including a DoubleTree) but Mango House will be its most luxurious offering on the archipelago.

Mango House Seychelles LXR Hilton render

The resort will join Hilton’s LXR brand, of which there are just four currently open. (The Baltimore Mayfair re-opened as an LXR property in 2019 after a big refurbishment.) Four more, including Mango House, are due to open next year.

LXR is a ‘collection’ brand comparable to Marriott’s Autograph Collection. It lets individual boutique hotels join the Hilton Honors network without having to implement any fixed brand standards.

The Mango House Seychelles will feature just 41 guest rooms including nine suites. It will offer three different pools and five different cafes, bars and restaurants.

Hilton Honors has yet to decide what category of hotel this is so we don’t yet know how many points per night it will be. It may be on par with the Waldorf Astoria Maldives which goes for 120,000 points per night but it is more likely to be at ‘standard’ luxury level of 95,000 or 80,000 points. Status members receive ‘5 for 4’ which effectively knocks 20% off this price for a five night stay.

It is not currently bookable but you can see more renderings of the resort on the Hilton website here.

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There are various ways of earning Hilton Honors points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

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Did you know that the Virgin Atlantic credit cards are a great way of earning Hilton Honors points? Two Virgin Points can be converted into three Hilton Honors points. The Virgin Atlantic cards are the only Visa or Mastercard products in the UK which can indirectly earn Hilton Honors points. You can apply here.

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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which can be used to earn Hilton Honors points. 

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  • Waribai says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:08

    ” You can request a voucher online but, for Avios bookings, there is little benefit in doing this unless you want to artificially extend the life of your British Airways companion voucher to 30th April 2022.”

    Surely, if you want to cancel an RFS return flight which is still operating, since you would lose all the cash. So, the voucher is the way to go? Or am I missing something?

    • TGLoyalty says:
      20 Nov20 November 09:18

      the bit where the article said “At the moment, the form is only available for cancelled flights.”

      So cancelling tickets for flights that are still running is irrelevant to Rob’s comment.

      • Lady London says:
        20 Nov20 November 15:26

        Will BA be making customers aware that if BA cancels a flight on their booking the customer doesn’t just have the right to a refund but customer can choose to book to another date convenient to him instead? which can;t be restricted to peak/offpeak, within 14 days etc., despite what BA has sometimes offered.

        So far as I am aware BA is required by EU261, which gives the passenger the right to choose a new date (=”reroute”) if BA cancels, to make the passenger aware of their rights under EU261 which include the right to choose to reroute or to take a refund, and a few other things.

        I do hope BA will also be able to explain to the regulator at some point quite why it was acceptable to have previously disabled their website from the passenger being able to choose refunds, twice (which the website was always able to readily offer previously), as well.

  • Sebastian says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:33

    Does the 10% apply the taxes on reward bookings?

  • Frankie says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:41

    This refund link is very timely, as I’d put aside time today to call BA for a refund for my cancelled flight to FRA on 3rd Dec. Manage My Booking isn’t offering this link for a refund. It still says I can claim a voucher online, or change my dates for free, or call them for my ‘refund options’. Does anyone know what happens if you don’t do anything regarding an upcoming cancelled flight, and the date of departure passes? Is it an automatic refund, or an automatic voucher, or an automatic nothing until you do something?

  • Andrew says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:54

    Is the code online only or could it be used over the phone alongside a FTV?

  • Oli says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:57

    Monese related, can you still top it up at co-op with a card?

  • Denis says:
    20 Nov20 November 09:59

    Hi, has anyone got Monese referral code for a new customer? Thank you.

    • Rhys says:
      20 Nov20 November 10:22

      They’ve scrapped the referral bonus unfortunately. Feel free to apply through our links though!

  • Harry T says:
    20 Nov20 November 10:56

    Has anyone who doesn’t hold one of the fintech accounts managed to pay with an amex and use the discount code?

    • Nick says:
      20 Nov20 November 12:11

      I haven’t actually managed to pay… but it lets me get all the way to the payment page and still provides all the normal options so there would be nothing stopping you. Unless this is intentional, they’re absolute idiots setting it up this way.

  • BH says:
    20 Nov20 November 10:59

    Curious about this statement in the article “unless you want to artificially extend the life of your British Airways companion voucher to 30th April 2022.”

    I have 2 Avios tickets booked to Brazil for Xmas, using a companion voucher. If these end up getting cancelled (really quite likely), I was under the impression my companion voucher would be returned to me with the original expiration date – which from memory is about March 2021. This would be bad news for me as it’s unlikely I’d be able to use it by then.

    Is there a way to cancel and get the companion voucher extended?

    • Rob says:
      20 Nov20 November 11:13

      Yes. Take the Future Travel Voucher and not a refund. The Future Travel Voucher is valid for travel completed by 30/4/22. You are committed to leaving your taxes money and Avios tied up in the FTV however.

      • BH says:
        20 Nov20 November 12:54

        Thanks for confirming, some how I missed that in my daily read of your articles!
        (But interested how it works with a FTV – do they give me a defined-by-a-formula monetary value to cover the two business class tickets return tickets + taxes?)

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