The HfP chat thread – Monday 19th July

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BP says:

19 Jul19 July 11:01

Are there any Plat Business referral codes worth using at the moment?
- Optimus Prime says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:15
  
  I think now the referrer gets 30k points instead of 18k (until 7 Sept). The signup bonus is still 60k though.
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:18
  
  I don’t think there’s anything but the 60k available from any referral link.
- James says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 12:20
  
  There are 70k personal plat referrals still though and not sure whether the business plat gives you anything over and above what you would get from the personal one?
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    19 Jul19 July 12:23
    
    A bonus every 6m rather than 24m and doesn’t exclude you from personal.
Mark says:

19 Jul19 July 11:07

Looking at a Hilton booking in Barcelona which is a non-cancellable rate. Because I want to get the 50 pounds off Amex offer, I’m guessing I have no choice but to pay in the hotel’s local currency rather than being able to pay in GBP online it seems to avoid the FX fee etc.
- Rob says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:23
  
  If you’re booking via the Hilton website it is almost certainly charging in Euro even if you set the display to £. Amex does not allow businesses to charge in any currently other than their home currency.
  - Mark says:
    
    19 Jul19 July 11:30
    
    Thanks!
Ben says:

19 Jul19 July 11:13

Just noticed that the bonus when I refer on my Amex plat is a whopping 70,000 points (usual spend £4,000 within 3 months). The referral bonus I receive is 24,000 points (has been that way a while), but I did not realise the recipient bonus has been doubled aswell – is this targeted? Happy to provide a referral code if offer not widespread.
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:14
  
  Yes it’s targetted.
- mark2 says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:17
  
  I have got it but have already exceeded 90,000 for referrals.
  Amex computer must have a sense of humour!
Bill says:

19 Jul19 July 11:19

I’ve got a referral code if anyone needs it
Nomid says:

19 Jul19 July 11:27

I will be flying to Switzerland on Sunday. Anyone with experience departing terminal 2 recently?
- MIchael C says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 11:53
  
  Just seeing someone off 10 days ago, but all v v easy. No queues anywhere at all, everything on time, Costa + WHSmith’s open!
- iSub says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 16:12
  
  I was in T2 a month on a Saturday morning / lunchtime for a flight to Ireland. I was hand luggage only and the queues at security were a little lighter than average. The queues at Aer Lingus bag drop looked worse than normal though. The terminal felt emptier than usual, but as Michael C said, everything was open. I went to the Plaza Premium lounge and it was as busy as ever. You could not help yourself to food – there was a chef, but you could grab soft drinks. The bar was open as normal
Manny_D says:

19 Jul19 July 11:43

I saw someone mentioned that the Gold supplementary cards have adopted the new card design similar to the Business Gold. I do wonder if this means a redesign will come for the main Gold cards (although I don’t see them rolling out the metal card without a fee increase)
- Youllnever says:
  
  19 Jul19 July 13:16
  
  That was me – I don’t think it was confirmed whether the new design is already on the main card as well – someone will need to request a replacement and confirm.
  
  If it has the new design, It’ll be left to be seen whether or not this is temporary until the release a metal card/few increase, or if that isn’t happening here.
George B says:

19 Jul19 July 11:45

Reposting my comment from yesterday –
The Snoop App article from January mentions that the app supports Nectar and Tesco Clubcard content – I’ve just started using the app but can’t see anything on there related to the schemes. Is the ‘support’ limited to giving suggestions related to your spending using a BA card or shopping at Sainsbury’s, or does it more actively track these schemes?
NutJuice says:

19 Jul19 July 11:47

BA Edinburgh lounge rn (finally), not busy at all. Food and drink offering basically the same as before, as in quite limited. Staffed counter service only, more than friendly but not quite efficient.