The HfP chat thread – Saturday 31st July

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• BrianZL says:

  31 Jul31 July 14:33

  Hi does anyone know if the Amex offer for Hilton £200 spend £50 back is cumulative or singular spend? Thanks

  • Rob says:

    31 Jul31 July 14:53

    These things are almost always cumulative, Hilton offers definitely are.

  • Pid says:

    31 Jul31 July 18:14

    Yes definitely as used it in several cards.

• Points says:

  31 Jul31 July 14:50

  Is there a quicker to know if the transaction has been passed as Cash or Purchase for Creation or VA with Curve Metal. Do i need to call customer service ?

  • Genghis says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:13

    Yes, you need to call and tell them what you’ve been doing. They’ll then let you know.

    • Peter K says:

      31 Jul31 July 18:59

      Naughty naughty Genghis 😂

  • Jimmy says:

    31 Jul31 July 18:26

    Nope – keep an eye on your statement online – sometime a fee will show straight away – sometimes at the end of month.

    Obvs Gemnghis was joking about calling them!

• TJ says:

  31 Jul31 July 14:55

  As an Ambassador member, if I book an IHG Lux Life rate at an IC hotel via Emyr, do I also get the Ambassador benefits in addition those offered by Emyr, e.g. the $20 F&B credit, guaranteed room upgrade, and 4pm check-out? Is a double upgrade feasible?

  • Rob says:

    31 Jul31 July 15:27

    In my experience you do get a double upgrade (and you certainly get your Ambassador benefits) but it isn’t written anywhere.

• Billy says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:27

  Haven’t read all 218 posts so sorry if this has been covered. The Avios to Nectar transfer is back online, but it isn’t instant.

  I think the online transaction is simply a form to save a phone call and then someone verifies.

  My email confirming the transfer said to allow up to 10 working days (although in my experience it’s usually around 3 or 4 days).

  • Bill says:

    31 Jul31 July 16:15

    I called about two weeks ago and the transfer was done later same day iirc

• Billy says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:33

  BA cancelled my BA flight from Inverness to Heathrow last August with two days notice.

  They say they won’t pay EU261 because the route was suspended due to COVID but I know got a fact it wasn’t, as they operated a week later.

  I can’t seem to get them to admit this. Is there a historical “flights flown” website? I’ve searched and can’t seem to find it.

  • Optimus Prime says:

    31 Jul31 July 15:36

    I think ExpertFlyer shows the cancellation reason.

    • meta says:

      31 Jul31 July 15:41

      Note this was last year, so it won’t show that far in the past. I think that the only way to know is to submit a request to the ATC (airport traffic control) which might be rather difficult.

  • Lady London says:

    31 Jul31 July 15:58

    If they said the *route* was suspended due Covid and then it ran a week later there’s some chance IMO they can get away with that excuse depending on the pattern of flights they ran around that time. Personally I wouldn’t pursue it. I suspect the CAA may be obliged to keep or receive such records.

    On the other hand I hope you didn’t just meekly take a refund unless you wanted it and exercised your full duty of care rights including rerouting instead.

    • Billy says:

      2 Aug2 August 10:23

      I had to get back to London, thankfully LNER were offering £50 tickets for first class and that train was delayed so I received a full refund for the train and a future travel voucher for the flight. British Airways did not offer any assistance with rerouting.

• meta says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:40

  Anyone travelled to Portugal (mainland) recently? Is Qured or Prenetics fine for antigen test? The Portuguese government website says self-collected antigen tests are not accepted which theoretically Qured and Prenetics one are. Qured certificated does say done by video consultation.

  • Babyg says:

    31 Jul31 July 16:52

    We did a in clinic DAM-health.com (lateral flow antigen) which cost £29 and was accepted, to be fair they didnt seem to look that closely the details of the test, just looked for the negative antigen stuff…

    • Babyg says:

      31 Jul31 July 16:53

      ps this was for faro and was checked by BA checking in staff and faro immigration staff (briefly)

      • meta says:

        31 Jul31 July 17:54

        Thanks. I still prefer at home test, so I have ordered Qured one. Hopefully it will be ok.

  • r* says:

    31 Jul31 July 20:08

    Whats the link to the site that says self collected arent valid? Im sposed to be going this week and was planning on using a prenetics

    • meta says:

      31 Jul31 July 20:24

      This is the EU document that is referenced everywhere including Portuguese government.

      https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/default/files/preparedness_response/docs/covid-19_rat_common-list_en.pdf

      It says “conducted by trained healthcare professional or trained operator…”

      I think Qured one is ok, but now I’ve changed my mind, I am going to go to the local centre. They are doing fit to fly antigen tests with DAM Health as @Babyg suggested and it’s only 15-minute walk. Just don’t want TAP saying it’s self-administered despite and not letting us board. I can reuse Qured for another trip in Sept.

• Wally1976 says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:43

  Hi all, just wondering if anyone on here has completed the Greek passenger locator form? It only asked for vaccination/covid test information for myself and not the other 3 family members I entered. Is that correct?

  • Sam says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:41

    Yup was correct for me, got glanced at in the airport in Greece then they looked at NHS app and let us through

  • Blue Mountain says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:49

    Yes, that’s correct. It’s a bit strange but had no issues. Just make sure you have the required certificates. Ours were checked closely at check in in the UK and barely at ATH. Flight was 17th July.

  • Wally1976 says:

    31 Jul31 July 20:59

    Thanks both 👍

  • John says:

    1 Aug1 August 06:40

    Some arriving flights are being sent for testing at random

• Mco says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:54

  Looking for car hire in Santorini. Someone mentioned a good and cheaper website here a few weeks ago. Anyone remember the name?

  • David says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:38

    Just use the bus – it works.

  • Yorkieflyer says:

    31 Jul31 July 22:22

    Using Kronos now picked up from port and thought we were heading into a Breaking Bad experience picking up car from farm but all good so far at €33 per day

    • Mco says:

      1 Aug1 August 00:28

      Thank you

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