The HfP chat thread – Friday 27th November

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• OllieE says:

  27 Nov27 November 21:11

  Is anyone having issue paying IHG with bendy? I keep getting a message saying I’ve exceeded my card limit despite nowhere near there (prior to the new limit today as well)

  • Steve says:

    27 Nov27 November 21:55

    Why are you using Bendy to the creative one? Just pay directly

    • OllieE says:

      27 Nov27 November 22:04

      Creation with creation?
      Does that work with no fees?

      • Travel Strong says:

        27 Nov27 November 22:28

        Passes through the MCC so it is no different. Paying creation with curve is a waste of limits, always.

        • OllieE says:

          27 Nov27 November 22:33

          Thank you!
          New strategy now then

      • TGLoyalty says:

        27 Nov27 November 23:28

        You can’t pay creation with a creation card.

        • The Urbanite says:

          28 Nov28 November 01:38

          Unless Curved which some people here are actually doing (I wouldn’t risk it!). I imagine usual 6012 limits would apply.

        • TGLoyalty says:

          28 Nov28 November 08:47

          Well yes why going direct isn’t an option.

          I’d say it’s very risky business paying a card with itself.

  • The Urbanite says:

    28 Nov28 November 01:39

    You have exceeded the limit Creation have put on MCC 6012 transactions.

• Jimmy says:

  27 Nov27 November 21:29

  Anyone else think this Virgin BF deal is a crazy good!?
  Yesterday I managed to get 3 x upper class tickets LHR-MCO for a total of 89000 miles + £2k.

  how is that even possible?

  It is in august however and I used two credit card vouchers but that is amazing value for what are £8030 flights!

  • Mo says:

    27 Nov27 November 21:49

    Does seem like a crazy good deal, especially with the upgrade vouchers

    Even better if you’re Silver/Red FC and can then use one voucher to get the 2nd UC for no miles at all.

  • babyg says:

    27 Nov27 November 22:03

    i paid 40k miles + £1.5k for 3 x upper return LHR-Barbados (used 2 vouchers)… good times!

    • babyg says:

      27 Nov27 November 22:09

      actually i just checked (because 40k seemed low when thinking about it)
      Redemption – booking… looks like i also actually paid 90k… hmmm this is not what the agent said on the phone….
      LHR-BGI Virgin Points -27,400
      LHR-BGI Virgin Points -62,400
      not 100% sure how it was all calculated to be fair..

      • Jimmy says:

        27 Nov27 November 22:14

        Yes I cant see how mine was calculated either. Where did you get your redemption amount?

    • Jimmy says:

      27 Nov27 November 22:13

      Nice one – Does anyone know when the redemption miles are accurately shown on your account? At the moment its showing 0 which isn’t right at all.

• TGLoyalty says:

  27 Nov27 November 21:56

  I think come august they’ll be £3600 flights.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    27 Nov27 November 21:56

    Something going on with reply’s today. That was meant for Jimmy.

  • Jimmy says:

    27 Nov27 November 22:07

    Really? Due to covid or prices being too high?

    • Super Secret Stuff says:

      27 Nov27 November 22:24

      I’d say both. You have to remember that many people have a lot saved up for a holiday right now because this year got canceled so they’ll “splash the cash” on the next one

      • Jimmy says:

        27 Nov27 November 22:34

        Wouldn’t that mean the prices will go up rather than down?

      • TGLoyalty says:

        27 Nov27 November 23:33

        There will still be over supply and not to burst a bubble but I very much doubt the global economy is going to recover in 2021. Lots of people will tighten their belts and the “holiday” fund will be the rainy day fund or perhaps it was already spent on the extension.

        I guess I’m saying there will be many losers as well as some that are unaffected or those that’ll win (perhaps they got contracts supplying PPE)

        Good thing is if cheap cash fares comes along you can cancel your redemption for £30 each.

• YC says:

  27 Nov27 November 22:11

  Looking for flights to BGI in Dec 21. Any way of making use of the Virgin BF 50% deal?

  • Mo says:

    27 Nov27 November 22:20

    @YC, unfortunately not. Offer ends on 30th Nov and Virgin only let you book around 355 days in advance I believe so won’t have those flights available to book.

  • Rob says:

    27 Nov27 November 23:12

    No, flights won’t be bookable until January.

• Mo says:

  27 Nov27 November 22:19

  That still seems quite cheap for only 2 vouchers.

  Assume you booked one at premium with a voucher costing 17,400

  And then another at UC using the 2nd voucher for a companion so 1.5x 86,100

  I figure those 3 flights should have cost 103,500 on non peak dates?

  • Mo says:

    27 Nov27 November 22:21

    This was meant for babyg, don’t know why it’s posted here 😅

• Mo says:

  27 Nov27 November 22:22

  And 1.5x 57,400 to equal 86,100. Not 1.5x 86,100

  • babyg says:

    28 Nov28 November 00:07

    hmmm perhaps its a bank error in my favour, collect £10…
    my flights were off peak out, peak return. 1 voucher was a 2for1, 1 voucher was prem to upper.
    i think its been priced wrong, they have charged to prem as 27400 (peak only), and have charged to upper correct as (62400)… but they didn’t 50% mile for the 2for1

• FlyingJ says:

  27 Nov27 November 23:32

  Bendy declining everything for anyone else?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    27 Nov27 November 23:43

    When you say everything what do you mean and which underlying card(s)?

    Used mine earlier at Morrison’s only £7 though.

• FloriGuy says:

  27 Nov27 November 23:52

  OK. I know Bendy, Curve and Beardy but not sure on Che? Is that a reference to what he did in Cuba?

  • rams1981 says:

    27 Nov27 November 23:58

    Revolutionary

    • FloriGuy says:

      28 Nov28 November 00:01

      Thought so.

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