The HfP chat thread – Friday 28th May

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• Amy says:

  28 May28 May 12:54

  Apologies if this has been covered before – I just had my first Virgin Red purchase confirmed. But sadly the 500 bonus points were not posted. What is the most efficient way to get the 500 Virgin Red points on first purchase?

  • PMG says:

    28 May28 May 12:59

    I think for me it took about 7 days after the points posted to receive a code for the 500 points. If I remember correctly T&Cs say it could be up to 14 days after points posted that you receive the code?

  • Ed says:

    28 May28 May 13:48

    Chase, chase and chase again. They are absolutely hopeless, the only way to get it is keep nagging.
    Ask me how I know….

    • Amy says:

      28 May28 May 14:22

      Thanks PMG, but I am already past the 14 day period. I just realised it today that the transaction was confirmed but the actual date of points posting was 5th May.

      @ED Thanks. But that’s the questions – what is the most efficient way to chase them – Twitter, email, call or messages?

      • Craig says:

        28 May28 May 14:58

        Very responsive on Twitter.

  • Patrick says:

    28 May28 May 15:01

    It`s a pitiful setup. You`ll just have to nag relentlessly if you care enough.

• Optimus Prime says:

  28 May28 May 13:35

  Need to cancel a BA Holiday and use the FTV to pay for another one. Can be done over the phone only, right?

  • Anna says:

    28 May28 May 13:40

    You can get the FTV online but need to call to use it. Probably best leaving that bit till another day though!

    • Optimus Prime says:

      28 May28 May 14:33

      Thanks, will do. Though I have till Sunday to pay off the other holiday 😛

      • mr_jetlag says:

        28 May28 May 16:21

        Call their Bremen call centre if its BA Holidays.

      • Chelseafi says:

        28 May28 May 16:22

        Think you can only use a FTV on a new booking.

• Keely says:

  28 May28 May 13:37

  Afternoon anybody able to confirm please how quickly bonus nectar points post for nectar Amex (I’m talking intro spend bonus ). Thanks

• Chrisasaurus says:

  28 May28 May 13:58

  Anyone recently withdrawn from nsandi? Withdrew a bit Wednesday evening and it shows as processed yesterday but no funds yet – I was used to it appearing the following morning?

  • Sam says:

    28 May28 May 14:07

    Normally takes me a few days

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      28 May28 May 14:23

      Ok, thanks both perhaps I just don’t check very often!

  • Pete M says:

    28 May28 May 14:07

    Took about 4 working days for me last time…

  • garyE says:

    28 May28 May 14:33

    Depends on the amount – under 50K it should appear by the end of the next day – over 50K it will appear at the end of the 3rd after request.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      28 May28 May 18:20

      Yup always in the afternoon the day after you withdraw. Unless you withdraw after hours then the afternoon two working days later.

  • Sean says:

    28 May28 May 14:44

    my last few didn’t appear until later in the afternoon of the day i expected them

    • Rob says:

      28 May28 May 15:34

      Agree it is slower than claimed – always tells me ‘same day’ and then it appears the next day.

• mark says:

  28 May28 May 14:01

  Has anyone stayed in the Waldorf in London?
  Ive stayed in the Conrad and enjoyed it and also Bankside but never the Waldorf, is it as bad as the reviews online make out?
  Just fancy a change more than anything but don’t want to chance it being really bad.
  Thank you

  • YC says:

    28 May28 May 14:22

    Its not a “Waldorf Astoria”. Its just Waldorf Hilton

    • Rob says:

      28 May28 May 14:42

      Yes, not Waldorfy at all.

      W-A London is coming, however.

  • DarrenS says:

    28 May28 May 14:25

    We stayed a couple of years ago and it was OK. Lounge was fine, breakfast a bit of a scrum and no-way would I pay the then £25 asking price. Good location.
    On balance, we decided that we would not go back.

    • Patrick says:

      28 May28 May 15:47

      I have always found the place to be tired and the food low grade.

  • Laura says:

    28 May28 May 15:48

    I’ve used the pool there a few times via Classpass, I think it’s FitnessFirst who run it, and I always thought it was a bit grotty for such a ‘posh’ hotel

  • Lyn says:

    28 May28 May 16:28

    I stayed a couple of years ago for a single night using points. The location was around the corner from where I needed to be and it had a pool, so it was an easy decision. I afraid I can’t compare it to other nearby Hiltons.

    They gave me a charming room and lounge access as Gold “since it was my first stay”. The lounge was adequate and useful to save time at breakfast after my early morning swim.

• Stagger Lee says:

  28 May28 May 14:03

  Has anyone got an Octopus Energy referral code I could use?

  Bulb are jacking up their prices so time to move.

  Cheers

  • Carol says:

    28 May28 May 14:06

    share.octopus.energy/peach-crab-530
    Thanks 🙂

  • Travel Strong says:

    28 May28 May 14:11

    Have a feeling there is a hfp referral link.
    Happy to refer if not though.

• Aston100 says:

  28 May28 May 14:15

  If I cancel a BA Holidays booking and obtain an FTV, can that FTV be used to pay the charges & taxes on an avios (with companion voucher) booking for elsewhere?

  • Rob says:

    28 May28 May 14:43

    Don’t think so. Avios FTV can’t be used for a cash flight and I think vice versa.

• Anna says:

  28 May28 May 14:54

  I did exactly this last year but they have possibly changed the terms since then. I just had to book the Avios flights as normal then reply to the email BA sent me about the FTV and they refunded me the relevant amount within a few days.

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