The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 18th May

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HeadingForNoPoints says:

18 May18 May 12:02

Sorry another curve question, can I use curve cash to top up HL or even Binance with no fees?

Binance I know will pay 1.8% fee on their side.
Tiger says:

18 May18 May 12:03

Can you pay Hong Kong using a debit card?
- BuildBackBetter says:
  
  18 May18 May 12:12
  
  Nope
LewisB says:

18 May18 May 12:12

Advice please:

I’ve booked LHR-ORD in September using a 241 companion voucher. Just tried to change the return to be from ATL but I’ve been told I can’t do this because of the zone change. Is this a case of phoning back up and speaking to someone else to get it sorted or is this a legit thing?
- LewisB says:
  
  18 May18 May 12:14
  
  Not enough seats left if the seats don’t come back available so I can’t risk cancelling.
- Anna says:
  
  18 May18 May 12:42
  
  I think that may just be correct re the zone, at least I’ve heard it before! You can certainly try but you may end up having to cancel and rebook if it’s vital – as an open jaw you’d need to do it on the phone as well. I don’t think you can rely on BA cancelling either as it wouldn’t fall within the 300 mile change rule.
  If more availability comes up, another option would be to cancel for a FTV, then call back and ask them to use it to rebook you on your preferred route (plus extra avios for the return leg). This would save you the £35 pp fee anyway.
Guernsey Globetrotter says:

18 May18 May 12:14

Amex Platinum Personal sign up bonus data point – I was referred for card by Mrs Trotter in February, while the 30k+5k SUB applied. I hit the £4k target spend mid-April but no MRs materialised. Chat agent said I would have to wait for the 3 month SUB period to expire before they’d do anything. Duly chatted them again today and they acknowledged their support team had checked and for some reason the spend tracker was not calculating – now have to wait up to 7 working days for them to rectify but at least they seem to be doing it… In the meantime that’s another month’s fee I won’t get back if (when?) I cancel!
- Aston100 says:
  
  18 May18 May 12:37
  
  Mr Trotter, I suspect you’ll be offered at least 35k not to cancel.
  That should comfortably compensate you for the additional one month payment.
  - Guernsey Globetrotter says:
    
    19 May19 May 07:36
    
    Good point & top tip – thanks Aston!
N says:

18 May18 May 12:44

Any retention points for Bus Plat holders?

About to hit my 10k so lining up my next moves…
- trader363 says:
  
  18 May18 May 13:49
  
  Not in my experience – they happily just told me to cancel when I hinted that I would stay even if they gave me something menial like double points. . . .
  
  FYI I didn’t call during UK hours
- Ryan says:
  
  18 May18 May 14:13
  
  I got offered 2x points for next 3 months, phoned 3 times and told same thing everytime that the only offer was a downgrade with pro rated refund
Writelines says:

18 May18 May 13:19

Thank you to Lady London, Rob, Rhys & everyone who has posted help regarding BA cancelling flights and how to get them rebooked. I wanted within ticket validity but BA we’re determined to not honour the Avios 2-4-1 October offer. In the end You First rebooked them for me.
I’m not a frequent flyer or in business but this site and the daily chat has been invaluable for me.
- AJA says:
  
  18 May18 May 14:07
  
  Well done. Glad you got what you wanted!
Ben says:

18 May18 May 13:39

Quick question – The Amex website is still telling me that the referral bonus is 24,000 points – has the offer been extended?

Also o/t – Anyone know of any pubs in central London that would likely have outside availability for 8/9 people on Thursday?
- Andrew says:
  
  18 May18 May 13:44
  
  Yes the referral bonuses have been extended to targeted people.
- Mouse says:
  
  18 May18 May 15:14
  
  If you don’t mind a Wetherspoons they are all walk-in only so you can just pitch up and find a table or two
- Memesweeper says:
  
  18 May18 May 17:21
  
  Vinegar Yard near London/Tower Bridge
John says:

18 May18 May 13:46

Ominous (especially last paragraph). Sad for the Aer Lingus staff.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0518/1222358-aer-lingus-cork/
- bafan says:
  
  18 May18 May 16:19
  
  Inevitable once they relocated the planes for the MAN long haul operation.