The HfP chat thread – Friday 20th November

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• Tazzy says:

  20 Nov20 November 07:38

  Do you do the test yourself or does someone do it?

• Zark says:

  20 Nov20 November 07:43

  I have tried to add somebody to my house account on BA, but the email the system is supposed to send new memeber to confirm does not get sent, so new member is left pending. Reported this to BA who said it is an error caused by system picking up my email from my saved log in, so to flush, etc. This does not work as tried from a tablet which has never been used for BA. BA say they are working on it and will be in touch. Two weeks now…..
  Anybody found a work around that works?

  • Michael C says:

    20 Nov20 November 07:58

    Same problem here, Zark – still pending after a month.

  • Matthew says:

    20 Nov20 November 08:37

    I had the same problem. Ended up changing the email address of the person I wanted to add and then it worked straight away.

    • Michael C says:

      20 Nov20 November 09:20

      Will try that, thanks!

• Fred S says:

  20 Nov20 November 08:19

  Amex offers: Would the LHW offer stack (say with Set)?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    20 Nov20 November 10:30

    In theory as its unlikely they use a different billing system for LHW bookings vs direct bookings

    • Rob says:

      20 Nov20 November 10:40

      But they use the same credit card machine ….

      • TGLoyalty says:

        20 Nov20 November 13:45

        🙂 I can’t say 100% but if I had the LHW deal I’d be trying it as I’d be 99.99% sure it would work.

• Sam says:

  20 Nov20 November 08:47

  Is it relatively common for online check in to be ‘unavailable for this flight’ for a BA flight?

  • Rob says:

    20 Nov20 November 08:48

    Yes, if you need to show documentation first eg a Covid test or visa.

    • Sam says:

      20 Nov20 November 09:00

      Can’t think what this would be, we’re flying to Barcelona tomorrow, so should avoid the need for a negative test. Would it be just the normal Covid questionnaire that Spain ask for?

      • Reeferman says:

        20 Nov20 November 09:03

        Yes – we used it for Malaga 3 days ago. Nothing changes until next Monday.

        • Sam says:

          20 Nov20 November 11:18

          Thanks all, a helpful reminder to get those forms done nice and early and I can relax about not being able to check in online.

      • Lady London says:

        20 Nov20 November 11:49

        Let us know when you get safely to BCN @Sam we know you’ve been worrying

  • Rhys says:

    20 Nov20 November 08:53

    Common atm if BA have to check you have certain covid documentation for your destination. When I went to Greece they had to check I had filled out the form and got a QR code, for example.

  • Anna says:

    20 Nov20 November 08:58

    If you’re going to the US it can mean you’ve been selected for extra security checks. Which if for some reason you wanted to avoid, you’ve now had plenty of notice for cancelling your travel plans!

• Lilly says:

  20 Nov20 November 09:12

  I have some orphan Virgin miles from a sign up bonus and I went to go use them before they expire. Their redemption website pages are as rubbish as ever, with broken and circular links. Anyway it seems that I can’t get Virgin wine anymore? Is that going to be a permanent feature, do we think?

  • Rhys says:

    20 Nov20 November 09:14

    Virgin Wine is available through Virgin Red, see our article here: https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/2020/11/18/redeem-your-virgin-points-at-greggs/

    • Lilly says:

      20 Nov20 November 09:23

      Ah, thank you. Yes I didn’t put it together that there would be a lull period before access to the Virgin Red would be available for everyone.

  • Andrew says:

    20 Nov20 November 09:17

    When do they expire?

    You might be able to treat yourself to a sausage roll or custard doughnut fairly soon.

    • Lilly says:

      20 Nov20 November 09:21

      Well apparently the new Virgin points *dont* expire, which I suppose I am pleased about because they were due to expire 1 December. But as per what Rhys has said, I need to wait for access to Virgin Red before I can do anything.

      Doughnuts will be on me before too long it seems 🙂

• Michelle says:

  20 Nov20 November 09:17

  Hi, sorry if I’ve missed this but is there any word on Amex shop small this year? Is it a ‘super Saturday’ only on 5th December? Many thanks

  • Rhys says:

    20 Nov20 November 09:17

    We don’t know!

    • Rob says:

      20 Nov20 November 09:25

      A small shop owner I know says it is happening and that Amex has budgeted £18 million for it according to comms he received. Let’s see if this is correct.

  • Andrew says:

    20 Nov20 November 09:38

    There’s of course a level of uncertainty about what, if anything will reopen by then – could be non-essential retail and restaurants, maybe not pubs though.

  • Toppcat says:

    20 Nov20 November 10:16

    Lots of Shop Small adverts coming through LHR on Monday (and I mean lots), so I presume something will be announced once we come out of lockdown?

• Raz says:

  20 Nov20 November 09:26

  Probably been discussed and answered before can you use Amex 10% back At Morrison. to buy amazon voucher if so what is maximum

  • Rob says:

    20 Nov20 November 09:42

    You can, but a lot of people have had issues with the tills activating them properly. If you do it, CHECK YOUR RECEIPT before walking away and ensure it says ‘Activated’ on it.

    • Raz says:

      20 Nov20 November 11:30

      My wife’s Santander Debit card is showing 15% back not sure if this would work

  • Doug M says:

    20 Nov20 November 10:11

    Been written before by many, but the safest way is to buy Morrison’s own gift cards which you can do in £250 lumps. Then use these at your leisure to buy the gift cards you really want.
    There are a variety of experiences and problems with buying multiple gift cards, and many methods that work in one store don’t in another.
    I bought Amazon £100 ones, John Lewis £100 ones and Morrison’s own £250 ones without problems. If self checking out use at till choc bars to fool the scales which are not sensitive enough for gift cards.

    • Chris says:

      20 Nov20 November 10:23

      Are Morrisons still selling paper gift vouchers?

      • TGLoyalty says:

        20 Nov20 November 10:32

        No all plastic now.

    • sam says:

      20 Nov20 November 12:23

      Do Morrisons own gift cards only come in £250, nothing smaller?

      • The real John says:

        20 Nov20 November 12:48

        Choose your own amount

      • Doug M says:

        20 Nov20 November 13:21

        Yeah, I think it’s £10 to £250, you choose at the till.

• AviosNewbie says:

  20 Nov20 November 09:33

  Has anyone stayed at the Pullman Maldives? Looks great from the various videos, but because it’s new, there aren’t too many actual reviews. I had originally booked at the Shangri-La, but sadly the resort has closed because of covid. So looking for alternate options: one week in March for a 2-bed villa. Was luckily able to snag CW seats on avios, but need a good hotel now. Not looking to spend more than £10-12k for 7N all-inclusive for a 2-bedroom villa (which by Maldives standards is just mid-range!)

  • BossBaby says:

    20 Nov20 November 10:53

    If you are looking to stay at Pullman check out Luxury Escapes. They have a deal on at the moment that is much lower than the number you quoted.
    We are hopefully going to Maldives in a few weeks (not to Pullman).
    If you don’t want to book through an agent, try and get the hotel to match directly. The hotel we are staying at matched the quoted agent price.

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