The HfP chat thread – Thursday 26th November

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• Ashraj says:

  26 Nov26 November 19:30

  I have flights booked to the Seychelles next year with Avios and 2-1 towards the end of may. Wanted to add a hotel to the booking with BA any chance they will be willing and offer a discount based on a package booking? Thanks

  • Rob says:

    26 Nov26 November 20:13

    No, because when you book a cheap package the saving is from the flight element. BA doesn’t get big hotel discounts so there is virtually no saving to give you.

    • Ashraj says:

      26 Nov26 November 22:18

      Thanks for your reply interesting to know

• Tom says:

  26 Nov26 November 20:06

  Can anyone help me with this. I have booked flights to Barbados (x4) for next year using Future Travel Vouchers in August. The same flights are now significantly cheaper in the BA sale. Can I cancel this booking and rebook during the sale?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Nov26 November 20:07

    You can take another FTV and rebook.

  • James says:

    26 Nov26 November 20:08

    In short yes. You should be covered by the Book with Confidence and can obtain a voucher. Check the T&C to be sure or call to check.

    • Tom says:

      26 Nov26 November 20:31

      So I phoned this evening and was told that I had to cancel online and the voucher could take 7 days to be issued, is this the case? Obviously no good if I want to book during the Black Friday deals.

      • memesweeper says:

        26 Nov26 November 21:03

        When I’ve done this vouchers were issued immediately.

• Cat says:

  26 Nov26 November 20:25

  Looks like my Langley booking is going ahead (YAY!), but I can’t bring my teaching friend (who I work in close proximity to 5 days a week)! Will any other HfP people be there 12th – 13th?

  • Anna says:

    26 Nov26 November 20:49

    No, though we may be there at Feb half term now that our Vienna trip is cancelled! Are you sure it’s not a study trip, though, or some kind of team-building event?

    • Cat says:

      26 Nov26 November 20:53

      Ha!
      No, the rules are driving me mad (especially when I consider what I have to do at work vs what I’m allowed to do when I leave work), but I’m sticking to them. I have too many doctor and nurse friends (and teachers for that matter) who are put at increased risk on a daily basis by people who broke the rules (or just bent them a little), and are now in hospital.

      • meta says:

        26 Nov26 November 21:01

        @Cat I’ll be there five days later.🤞 Did you confirm with them that they are opening? I just sent them an email.

        • Cat says:

          26 Nov26 November 21:15

          No, I couldn’t find an email address for the hotel. Which one did you use?
          🤞 here too!

        • meta says:

          26 Nov26 November 21:25

          reservations (at) thelangley.com

        • Cat says:

          26 Nov26 November 21:33

          Thanks @Meta!

    • Cat says:

      26 Nov26 November 20:54

      Sorry about Vienna though!

      • Anna says:

        26 Nov26 November 21:27

        I’ve used reservations@thelangley.com in the past.

        Oh yes – my son was telling me earlier that one of his teachers was telling the class that his own daughter is almost continually isolating because her college has been badly affected but he still has to go into school and teach classes full of kids!

      • Anna says:

        26 Nov26 November 21:29

        And thanks – though quarantine would have really thrown a spanner in the works! If we get out of Tier 3 by then I might have a look at last minute availabilty which will be the first time we’ve done anything that spontaneous in 15 years!

        • Cat says:

          26 Nov26 November 21:42

          Our school has done an absolutely incredible job with year group bubbles – so far we’ve had a few isolated cases and some people who’ve had to isolate as a result, but no major community spread. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

  • Harry T says:

    26 Nov26 November 23:03

    Isn’t the Langley in a tier 3 area? I don’t think it will be opening any time soon, if so. I really think they screwed up by not opening in the summer and marketing to the staycation crowd.

    • Cat says:

      26 Nov26 November 23:16

      It’s Tier 2 apparently

      • Polly says:

        26 Nov26 November 23:45

        Hope you have a nice rest, and that the pool is open! Arrive early Sat and leave late Sunday. And bring a good book. Did you get the new Lee Child book yet? Wonder if they have those nice outdoor heaters so people can eat outside? Business dinner?

        • Cat says:

          27 Nov27 November 06:22

          The pool inside will still be closed I think, but the outdoor pool is heated, so there will be lots of speed walking (no running, of course) to the pool and jumping in quickly (no bombing, obviously).
          Thanks for reminding me about Lee Child – I should start from the first one though presumably…

    • TGLoyalty says:

      26 Nov26 November 23:27

      Yes Tier 2

    • Polly says:

      26 Nov26 November 23:47

      Yes, that was a strange decision. Think they might have got a lot of interest, but may have had to do deals to get the people visiting…and they don’t do deals? Or do they?

      • Cat says:

        27 Nov27 November 06:19

        It’s because The Langley is in Buckinghamshire, I think.

        • Polly says:

          27 Nov27 November 11:01

          The Sentinal, the Lee `child. Can be read in any order really, as we have done over the years…they refer often to background, the odd para…outdoor pool, you are a adventurer! As we well know…have you watched the Amudsen film this week. Simply amazing scenography…

• SL says:

  26 Nov26 November 21:37

  Friend told me today he got 80k sign up bonus on his Amex business plat. Anyone know if this is a targeted offer/promo or a glitch?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Nov26 November 22:25

    Or BS.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      26 Nov26 November 22:50

      A slightly more helpful reply is this really the sign up bonus or did they get an extra 5k per supp multiple times too. I recall that being a targetted offer at some point.

    • SL says:

      27 Nov27 November 08:18

      It turned out to be 2 x 40k sign up bonuses so I imagine was a glitch

  • Rob says:

    26 Nov26 November 22:44

    Nothing I’ve heard.

• Nick says:

  26 Nov26 November 22:50

  So I have tried to link my IHG to normal bendy, how long will it be before my card verification number will show on IHG transactions? The transaction shows as pending but even customer services couldnt see the 6 digit number?

  • Mo says:

    26 Nov26 November 23:33

    Took me 2 days I believe (on a different type of card)

• aDifferentSimon says:

  26 Nov26 November 23:57

  Er, my curve annual limit has gone up suddenly. Didn’t ask. Insane increase. A wider gremlin? Anyone else?

  • Aston100 says:

    27 Nov27 November 00:03

    Err, move just went up from 50k to 1.6m…..
    9k per day.

    • Aston100 says:

      27 Nov27 November 00:03

      *mine

      • H says:

        27 Nov27 November 00:09

        Mine too.

        • memesweeper says:

          27 Nov27 November 07:49

          No change to my daily but my annual just shot up to £1M6. Even I might struggle to hit that — but thanks bendies!

    • mark2 says:

      27 Nov27 November 07:51

      Mine increased from 100,00 to 1,400,000.
      But will it stay like that?

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