The HfP chat thread – Thursday 25th March

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• TGLoyalty says:

  25 Mar25 March 16:17

  It’s only on your first purchase.

• 747_Brat says:

  25 Mar25 March 16:25

  Data Point:
  * Virgin Money account opened on 15th March.
  * Switch completed on 24th March.
  * And just received the code for 15k points, which I just redeemed successfully without any issues.

  I know many of you are facing issues, but in my case it was as smooth as Tennessee whiskey! 🙂
  Just keep screenshot of the account opening process every step of the way, in case push comes to shove!

  • KBuffett says:

    25 Mar25 March 17:20

    Is there a free way of recording the session of Windows or Mac?

    • 747_Brat says:

      25 Mar25 March 17:32

      You might find this useful:

      https://betanews.com/2019/01/14/windows-10-screen-recorder-ultility/

    • Chris says:

      25 Mar25 March 19:48

      if its not got audio on a Mac you can screen record with QuickTime. File -> New screen recording.

    • @soundnomad says:

      25 Mar25 March 20:39

      https://screencast-o-matic.com/

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      26 Mar26 March 09:03

      Loom is the gold standard, I believe…

  • TedL says:

    25 Mar25 March 17:35

    Opened account 13th March, switched 24th March and 15k points in my account. I opened the account from the website so maybe they have fixed the wine/points issue.

• Graham says:

  25 Mar25 March 16:34

  Was searching for avios flights to Barbados and or Antigua for March 2022 and could find nothing. Have I missed the boat or have BA yet to release any redemption flights ?

  • ChrisC says:

    25 Mar25 March 16:41

    BA release 4 economy and 2 club seats when flights forst go on sale If there are none showing then it’s likely they have already been nabbed. They may release more but likely not for some time.

    BA have also only released booking dates up until 15th March 2022

    • The cyclist says:

      25 Mar25 March 19:45

      @Graham, Its worth calling BA, if you are flexible on dates, mid week you will have a better chance, also be flexible on departure airports.

  • Anna says:

    25 Mar25 March 16:53

    SeatSpy is showing a fair bit of economy availability up to March 14th, plus 1 J seatL on the return leg from BGI on a couple of dates. Like ChrisC says, these are the kind of routes where the premium cabin award seats get snapped up at T-355. If you’re set on one of these routes it’s worth waiting up till midnight (or 1 am from next week) to see what appears.

    • Anna says:

      25 Mar25 March 17:08

      https://bernews.com/2021/03/ba-delighted-to-launch-flights-from-heathrow/

      Is this likely to be a permanent move, or will it revert back to LGW when travel begins to resume properly, I wonder?

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  25 Mar25 March 16:52

  If I order a Greggs sausage roll for home delivery, do I get 10% of my Virgin points back?

• AJA says:

  25 Mar25 March 17:05

  Not sure that your plan will work as you are currently Blue. The status extensions are for all of those who already hold it and basically extending status even if you haven’t earned the required TPs to renew.

  In your case the only benefit you have is the lower number of TPs required to achieve Gold status. It will still only be valid for the remainder of the year in which it is earned plus the whole of the following year. So if you get 1125 TP by 8 Sep 2021 you will only be Gold until 31 Oct 2022.

  What we don’t currently know is if BA will continue with the lower TP requirements. As it stands they will revert to higher levels at some point.

  • @soundnomad says:

    25 Mar25 March 20:41

    Thanks..

• Amy Kent says:

  25 Mar25 March 17:07

  Anyone received the Daily Mail Nectar bonus? I was targeted for the bonus and have paid 2 DDs but still waiting for the bonus. Planning to cancel the DD but not sure if I should wait until the bonus is credited.

  • James says:

    25 Mar25 March 23:02

    Be careful Amy, this is a VERY sore point for many on here.

• Anna says:

  25 Mar25 March 17:09

  https://bernews.com/2021/03/ba-delighted-to-launch-flights-from-heathrow/

  Is this likely to be a permanent move, or will it revert back to LGW when travel begins to resume properly, I wonder?

  This was supposed to be a new comment!

• Doug M says:

  25 Mar25 March 17:46

  Likewise, applied and heard nothing. Hertz customer service virtually non-existent so just moved on.

  • Doug M says:

    25 Mar25 March 17:47

    This was reply to Aston100 on previous page.

  • Aston100 says:

    25 Mar25 March 17:52

    Thanks. I’ll chase IHG in 4 weeks as they requested.

    • John says:

      25 Mar25 March 18:04

      I tried for 3 successive years and never got it

      • Aston100 says:

        25 Mar25 March 18:25

        Seems IHG benefits aren’t guaranteed then.
        Obviously this is nothing compared to the free night certificate debacle, but still worth noting I suppose.

        • The uncivil servant says:

          25 Mar25 March 19:01

          your obviously bored with lock down.

        • The cyclist says:

          25 Mar25 March 19:38

          Go via the back door and ask Hertz, tell them your a Spire member and asked to be linked that way.

        • Aston100 says:

          25 Mar25 March 20:43

          Thanks Cyclist, I shall try that.

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