The HfP chat thread – Friday 30th July

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• r* says:

  30 Jul30 July 14:02

  A friend has had to travel to india, does anyone if there are any country they could fly back to for 11 days without needing to quarantine, or at least where they could quarantine in a cheap hotel rather than the uk red list hotels? The complicating factor is they only have had 1 vaccination and may be travelling with someone thats had 2 doses of the indian vaccine?

  • Aaron C says:

    30 Jul30 July 14:24

    Iceland – but as they are not fully vaccinated that may be a problem.
    Russia or Serbia too maybe – I think they are pretty liberal.

    I think some EU places do recognise full Indian vaccination including Ireland so maybe the partially vaccinated person could complete their vaccines in India?

    • Blenz101 says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:36

      Are they both on UK passports? Doubt they can apply for a Russia visa from India using the example above.

      I would have suggested Georgia but I think they have specific rules just for anybody who has been in India.

  • Pete M says:

    30 Jul30 July 14:31

    I know Mexico is allowing everyone in – saw loads of Indians at the airport. Have heard rumours it could itself go red, though…

    • meta says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:37

      Croatia – entry with a PCR or antigen test. They’ll also need a letter from accommodation to confirm reservation.

      • Mutley says:

        30 Jul30 July 16:51

        Unless staying with relatives of course and then no need for confirmation

  • Blenz101 says:

    30 Jul30 July 14:47

    If you look here https://www.kayak.ae/travel-restrictions/ and select origin as India you can see where you can get in.

    Just then need to see how that aligns with the UK list and hope nothing changes at the next review.

  • AJA says:

    30 Jul30 July 18:57

    Assuming they have a British passport this is where they can go. Basically limited to Romania, Albania and Mexico

    https://apply.joinsherpa.com/map?affiliateid=ba&originCountry=IND&fullyVaccinated=true&language=en-US&affiliateId=ba

• Olver says:

  30 Jul30 July 14:16

  Hi all, just wondering about the following what happens to your priority pass after cancelling the platinum card, does it get cancelled, or can I still use it?
  We want to downgrade to gold as we can’t really justify the yearly fee any more.

  • sloth says:

    30 Jul30 July 14:16

    cancels at same time automatically

    • Rob says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:18

      … because a PP is automatically rejected at the lounge if it doesn’t have a valid credit card ‘behind it’ to fund additional guests. If it was possible to swap your Amex Platinum for another credit card then it may continue to work, but you can’t.

• Aaron C says:

  30 Jul30 July 14:16

  Worth taking a punt on the USA opening for Brits in January or not a chance?

  • Rob says:

    30 Jul30 July 14:19

    Depends what your punt is! Would I buy a cash ticket now, knowing that I’d be forced into taking a voucher if I couldn’t go? No. Would I book an Avios ticket if availability was there, only risking £35 to cancel? Yes

    • Aaron C says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:26

      Cheers Rob. Would either be Avios or an existing FTV.

      • ChrisC says:

        30 Jul30 July 15:54

        Personally my US trips have all been booked via BA holidays. Even if you just have one night in a hotel (it can be at the airport the night before) it counts as a holiday and you only need to pay a deposit

        True you would need to cancel 3 weeks before and get an FTV but at least you’ve only paid BA a small deposit rather then the full cost of a flight,.

• Michael says:

  30 Jul30 July 14:23

  Currently at the new royal senses Crete curio collection… Can’t recommend it enough for a family getaway! Enjoying it so much just extended my stay!!

  • Rob says:

    30 Jul30 July 15:16

    Nothing to rush back for if you check the UK weather forecast ….

  • Richie says:

    30 Jul30 July 16:00

    Looks great, is there a sunset if you look to the left?

    • TGLoyalty says:

      30 Jul30 July 17:11

      Surely that depends on which way you’re facing ..

    • Michael says:

      31 Jul31 July 06:32

      It is slightly to the left to be fair yes ☺️

• Marie says:

  30 Jul30 July 14:54

  Well done BA. An amazing 9 minutes on BA bronze line to cancel Rome flights !
  Now whether or not a should take a punt and swap to Montenegro?

• Toby says:

  30 Jul30 July 15:26

  Niche question: I’m considering opening a Wise Business account. If anyone has a referral link for that, please pop it below.

  • Tim says:

    30 Jul30 July 15:34

    https://wise.com/invite/i/timm11

    I got the Wise Business card recently, impressed so far.

• Tony Soprano says:

  30 Jul30 July 15:42

  Afternoon all, very basic question today.. How do I search through historical daily chat threads?
  I’m sure it can be done via google advanced search but cannot remember how exactly! Would rather not ask the same questions that I have seen answered previously, if poss.
  Many thanks!

  • Doogie says:

    30 Jul30 July 17:17

    Normally googling site:headforpoints.com and the words or phrase should bring up the results. You can also use “phrase in quotes” for exact phrases

    • Tony Soprano says:

      30 Jul30 July 21:53

      Thanks Doogie. That seems to work to find articles but not working to find comments within the daily threads. I’ll keep playing around!

      • Doogie says:

        31 Jul31 July 00:31

        Certainly site:headforpoints.com “bendy beard che” gets you a chat thread, and site:headforpoints.com bendy gets you a load so they are indexed

• BJ says:

  30 Jul30 July 16:19

  What’s happening with the avios-Nectar transfers since the nonexistent automation returned; are the Nectar points appearing exactly 10 days later? I did a transfer on the 21st but no sign of the Nectar points yet although the avios were deducted from BA when I initiated the transfer.

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