The HfP chat thread – Friday 23rd April

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• George says:

  23 Apr23 April 13:34

  I’m closing an Amex account (I want to start the 24 months clock) so have transferred out a few thousand MR points to BAEC. I’m left with 397 points. Is my best option to transfer them to Nectar?

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    23 Apr23 April 15:13

    Radisson Rewards has no minimum transfer. Probably better value if you’re already collecting them.

    • George says:

      23 Apr23 April 15:21

      I don’t really have use for hotel points at the moment. Avios would be useful but minimum transfer is 500 points and at least I know if I can’t use the Avios then I’ll get 0.8p value from transferring to Nectar.
      So I’m stuck with 397 MR right now.

      • mark2 says:

        23 Apr23 April 15:43

        Add £104 to your Amazon account

        • Anna says:

          23 Apr23 April 17:45

          I wish 397 MR points were worth £104 on Amazon!

      • mr_jetlag says:

        23 Apr23 April 18:38

        I think the idea is top up Amazon with the Amex to round up to 500pts – £103 would do it

• Andrew says:

  23 Apr23 April 13:36

  Email from Barclaycard:-

  “Whether it’s a local trip or an adventure abroad, get £25 off flights worth £200 or more on Opodo when you pay with your Barclaycard. To take advantage of this offer, book by 23 May 2021 and enter BARC25 at the checkout.”

  There is a click through link, not sure if it requires you to click through on a targetted link for validity.

  • John says:

    23 Apr23 April 13:38

    I’d have to be saving a *lot* more that £25 for the risk and hassle of booking via Opodo, especially if there’s a chance I’ll to contact them to deal with COVID-related changes, cancellations, etc…

    • Pete says:

      23 Apr23 April 13:39

      Opodo have been a nightmare during Covid – never again!

      • Sam G says:

        23 Apr23 April 16:51

        +2 , they totally fell apart , had to push my airline hard to touch the booking instead (or my family would have been stranded in Thailand!)

        Wouldn’t be booking any flights with anyone except the airline currently, just not worth the hassle

    • kitten says:

      23 Apr23 April 19:09

      +1 don’t. Just don’t.

• PK says:

  23 Apr23 April 13:41

  I cancelled my Amex Gold 2 years ago, and have BAPP as my only Amex at the moment. Will I qualify for Platinum sign-up bonus if I apply?

  • Harry T says:

    23 Apr23 April 13:44

    Yes

  • Anna says:

    23 Apr23 April 13:50

    Yes, my OH just did this, spurred on by the current 50k bonus offer. Approved immediately even though it was a Saturday and I had my 12k referral points from gold within 24 hours. Card arrived in 3 working days.

  • Rob says:

    23 Apr23 April 16:13

    Yes

  • PK says:

    23 Apr23 April 16:38

    Thanks everyone. Just wondering whether I will qualify for a Gold sign-up bonus too, because I still can’t get myself to justify the fee for Plat considering the reduced travel.

    • Anna says:

      23 Apr23 April 17:46

      You would qualify if you haven’t had any MR card for 2 years. Gold is a better option if you want to hang on to the card for a bit longer and not pay a fee.

    • Steve says:

      23 Apr23 April 18:09

      You will NOT qualify for the gold sign up bonus, as you currently have a personal Amex card.

      • PK says:

        23 Apr23 April 18:16

        But Anna just said I will qualify for Gold bonus. Which one is it? I am befuddled!

        @Rob Can you confirm please. Thanks.

        • Anna says:

          23 Apr23 April 18:27

          Apologies, Steve is correct – you could get the gold fee free for the first year and get 10k bonus points for £15k spend, plus 3k for adding a supp. You can do quite well out of this over 12 months.

        • Rob says:

          23 Apr23 April 18:55

          Only Platinum

        • Peter K says:

          23 Apr23 April 20:35

          No bonus on the gold card as you have the BAPP (ie another personal Amex). The platinum only looks at if you have had a person *MR* earning card in the past 24 months (so green, gold, platinum, ARCC), so it sounds like you will be okay to get the bonus.

• BuildBackBetter says:

  23 Apr23 April 13:54

  Has anyone received the bonus MR points on Sainsbury’s spending that includes a gift card?

  • The uncivil servant says:

    23 Apr23 April 16:37

    No but following offers; Loose Broccoli 40Points, Easy Peelers 90 Points, 4 pint Milk 60 Points, Easy access Lube 20 points, Chopped Tomatoes 70 Points, Taste the Difference fish Pie 80 Points, Butt plugs 50 Points, Back bacon 40 Points, 400g strawberries 120 points, Bananas 20 points.

    • Gruntfuttock says:

      23 Apr23 April 17:13

      Butt plugs? 😅 Bargain! 🥳

      • AndyGWP says:

        23 Apr23 April 18:22

        🤣🤣😳

    • David wakelin says:

      23 Apr23 April 22:06

      Prefer the east access lube !

• Doug says:

  23 Apr23 April 16:22

  I’m travelling from London to Glasgow on next bank holiday Friday evening, but I would like to break my journey around Manchester, can it be a reasonable excuse to stay in a roadside hotel Premier Inn style?

  • Memesweeper says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:40

    Depends… call the hotel. If they accept your booking I’d not worry.

    • Doug says:

      23 Apr23 April 18:04

      Yes the hotel accepted as they agreed it is an essential stop to break the journey due to fatigue, yeah right sounds like they are happy with my cash as I couldn’t leave next morning 🙂

  • Anna says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:49

    Technically you’d need to be travelling for business or another exempt reason and you may well have to provide evidence of this. You don’t say why you’re travelling but if Glasgow is your home it may be permitted to stay overnight somewhere en route, but again you’d need to check the regulations.

    • The cyclist says:

      23 Apr23 April 18:09

      Doug,

      Don’t worry about the naysayers and bores on here, course its fine, its unreasonable to expect to drive that distance especially if your leaving late and battling Bank Holiday traffic.

      • Anna says:

        23 Apr23 April 18:29

        Doug might appreciate the advice of the naysayers and bores if he failed to check whether he was allowed to stay at a hotel under these circumstances and had to sleep in his car.

      • Ernie says:

        23 Apr23 April 21:41

        Are you being serious?

        Driving London to Glasgow is perfectly doable. I drive 400 miles most days, 400 miles should be a breeze on a motorway route.

        Set adaptive cruise control, lane control and off you go.

    • Tariq says:

      23 Apr23 April 18:10

      Perhaps the exemption “not being able to return home“?

• Waddle says:

  23 Apr23 April 16:32

  Does anyone know what MCC is used when paying TV Licence?

  Thanks

  • mark2 says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:31

    Just paid it so still pending.
    Marked as ‘Business Services’ but I have changed it to ‘Bills’ FWIW.

• Fm says:

  23 Apr23 April 17:07

  My wife has randomly received a priority pass card in the mail today, with a letter saying it’s in association with her ‘amex platinum membership.’ The issue is that she hasn’t had an amex card for nearly 2 years! 2 year anniversary is in July. Anyone been in this situation before? Not sure what to do with it

  • NC says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:49

    Yes this happened to me too recently – no Amex in years. We just threw it in the bin.

  • Blair says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:49

    Use it

  • Tom1 says:

    23 Apr23 April 18:27

    I received one today, also without platinum currently. My parents also recently.

    Seem to remember someone saying that when you try to use it, it will decline as no linked card.

    • Fm says:

      23 Apr23 April 19:15

      Thanks all, is going to the shredder, just worried the AMEX account is still marked as active somewhere – hopefully won’t affect bonus eligibility

  • @mkcol says:

    24 Apr24 April 13:42

    Mum’s been getting one at my house for the last 4 years despite me not having had her as a supp cardholder on my platinum account for at least 5 years.

• Lee Brown says:

  23 Apr23 April 17:26

  Anyone have an idea/opinion if the IHG Rewards Club Premier Credit Card is likely to re-appear in the UK. In USA it currently has a 125k point plus free night sign up bonus (after $3k spend)

  • Memesweeper says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:42

    Opinion? Very unlikely. There are no new generous non-Amex cards being launched and many of those that existed are being withdrawn.

  • Anna says:

    23 Apr23 April 17:44

    Aren’t they issued by a completely different bank in the US as well? Sign up bonuses are always better across the pond, though less opportunity to churn, apparently.

    • bafan says:

      23 Apr23 April 18:45

      Yes I’m working on a AAdvantage card SUB at the moment – 60k / $3k in 3 months spend. Free for the first year then $95 after but free bags when you have the card.

      The value proposition is incredible relative to here. But then again they don’t have airlines like Ryanair and Easyjet pushing the prices down in the same way…

      • Chrisasaurus says:

        23 Apr23 April 19:38

        I really, really wish I could get that exact card

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