The HfP chat thread – Thursday 26th August

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• G says:

  26 Aug26 August 09:33

  BA book with confidence – not really been keeping up with comments but need to get my head round it now I have the eVouchers from the offer the other day.

  How long can you leave it before cancelling a flight? For example you try to check in at the airport and don’t have the right test or documents for example are you able to cancel the flight at that point and get a eVoucher back?

  Also, can you cancel the return part of a journey (or get the date moved, subject to fare difference) if you have already flown the first leg? Or would this only be applicable if the county changed colour on the list?

  • Sam G says:

    26 Aug26 August 09:40

    1hr before departure for the voucher request

    Yes you can cancel a part flown itinerary but this will generate an FTV for offline use, not an evoucher. You can always change a flight subject to fare difference. If the country goes red then BA will get you home FOC subject to seats

    • G says:

      26 Aug26 August 09:55

      Excellent, Thanks Sam.
      On a part flown itinerary, can it be cancelled in MMB or do you have to call in to do that?

      • Sam G says:

        26 Aug26 August 10:48

        You can do it online – https://www.britishairways.com/travel/webforms/public/en_gb?eId=120001&wfpId=covidn

• trader363 says:

  26 Aug26 August 09:35

  On the Shops Away portal, I get this on the Morrisons In Store page: This offer is not currently active for you.

  Does anyone else get that? I did do a lot of gc purchases last November but nearly all went through and was fine

  • Yorkie Aid says:

    26 Aug26 August 12:24

    Same for me too.

• trader363 says:

  26 Aug26 August 09:39

  Just got my first creative. Will be testing ernie via bendy backed with the creative ones.

  Any way to pay off my barc mortgage each month manually without fees? Also lookin to give money to che without fees.

  I will be testing them all my self but any advice would be much appreciated . . . no matter how cryptic!

  • Sean says:

    26 Aug26 August 09:51

    try to use creative card somewhere with pin before adding to bendy – as i found only this allowed me to add the card.

    • Yorkie Aid says:

      26 Aug26 August 09:58

      +1 Also ramp things up slowly. Topping up Che is a pain because it incurs interest if not immediately repaid.

      • trader363 says:

        26 Aug26 August 10:15

        Thanks both, will do

      • Reney says:

        26 Aug26 August 10:24

        immediate repayment may cause it to go into credit which someone for shut down for. going to have to live with some interest costs

  • Guernsey Globetrotter says:

    26 Aug26 August 09:58

    Che works with Solihull without any need for Bendy.
    Maybe ask Barclays if you can settle your mortgage via self-initiated bank transfer (as opposed to S/O or DD) and if so you could do via Che?
    Can’t help on Bendy as they won’t issue to Guernsey 🙁

    • trader363 says:

      26 Aug26 August 10:15

      You can actually cancel your DD and opt to pay off manually via debit card :). Have been doing this for a while using Che until beardy started charging me fees for transactions to Che!

      • KBuffett says:

        26 Aug26 August 12:10

        Wow, this is so risky if you ask me. If/when it gets flagged by their launderette department, I genuinely don’t think you will be able to explain it to their satisfaction.

        • trader363 says:

          26 Aug26 August 13:11

          I didn’t think there was any real risk. If queried, I would be honest and explain that I use Che as my main card and want to pay it off using Che . . .

        • Youllnever says:

          26 Aug26 August 13:30

          Agree with KBuffett – not sure I would risk this with mortgages.

  • SteveJ says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:33

    Put some standard transactions on Bendy and Solihull too, else you’ll flag as only doing MS and get a slap on the wrist. More likely from Bendy. Same story with Che, put the odd standard transaction on there too.

    • trader363 says:

      26 Aug26 August 10:47

      Can you pay off beardy using creatives?

      • Reney says:

        26 Aug26 August 11:04

        I feel like 🧔 has not accepted curve for a while.

        • Travel Strong says:

          26 Aug26 August 11:53

          Coincidentally just tested and curve is accepted, goes through on mine but then gets blocked b/c I am curve blue with fronted turned OFF. So may go through if curve metal, but have not tested whether underlying card accepts.

• High Grade says:

  26 Aug26 August 09:48

  Morning HfPers, Any tips for the best lounge at Barcelona Airport (T1). I have HSBC WE, Amex Bus Plat and we are flying BA Club Europe, so hoping we have a few options.

  • Richie says:

    26 Aug26 August 09:58

    Non-schengen Miro lounge is good if not busy.

• Jim says:

  26 Aug26 August 10:04

  Hi all, p@w in store purchase, anyone had any experience on how long it takes to post as pending/confirmed?

  • Reney says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:26

    +1 following. Someone said they managed triple stack re morrison. Did my transaction on Sunday and nothing yet. Airtime has been slower recently, they and pAW then to post similar time for me previously.

• NC says:

  26 Aug26 August 10:15

  Has anyone successfully managed to change dates at Six Senses Douro Valley for an intern-rate award booking in the top room category? If so did you do this via the hotel or by calling IHG?

  • meta says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:19

    Doubt you’ll be able to change dates. The suite is fully booked until the end of schedule and the hotel in general is at full capacity non-stop according to staff. Worth a try though, but don’t have high hopes. I’d contact the hotel first.

  • Rob says:

    26 Aug26 August 11:15

    They wouldn’t change ours.

• Alex says:

  26 Aug26 August 10:15

  AMEX BA cards relaunch next week, probably with a “bang” bonus. Any guesses?

  • Reney says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:27

    too much to hope it lasts till April 2022 🤣 when my 2 year is up.

  • Craig says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:51

    Decided to twist and wait.

  • J says:

    26 Aug26 August 10:55

    I’m literally about to press submit on my sisters BA Premium application. Is it worth waiting? Will the bonus be better than the 26k on offer? @Rob any hints would be great 😀

    • Rob says:

      26 Aug26 August 11:13

      It’s a sunny day, I wouldn’t be wasting time on credit card applications.

      • Sina says:

        26 Aug26 August 11:28

        @Rob Perhaps where you are is Sunny!? 🌞

      • J says:

        26 Aug26 August 11:44

        I guess i should close the laptop lid and go for a stroll…

        • mike says:

          26 Aug26 August 13:01

          J – Pop back from your stroll after 1 Sep 21

    • Lady London says:

      26 Aug26 August 15:44

      Wayne P STOP! Move away from the keyboard *now* !!!

      What makes anyone think Amex would launch any tasty offer in August? Of course they’ll wait till they think their customer base is back from holiday ie sometime September. I’d wait till end September and then probably wait some more if necessary – autumn is prime time for card offers so as to catch Christmas spend.

      • Lady London says:

        26 Aug26 August 15:45

        sorry J, not Wayne P

• Bob S says:

  26 Aug26 August 10:27

  Has anyone else had any delays in receiving the double tier points BA are offering on BA Holidays? We went to Malta a few weeks back with a BA Holiday, arriving back on 22 July but we are still waiting for the double tier points to come through when the T+Cs say that we should get the double tier points within a month of the return flight (and I’m sure we have met all the other conditions of the offer – away 5+ nights, 2+ travellers, etc)

  • roberto says:

    26 Aug26 August 11:21

    Not had mine. Raised a “complaint” online. Don’t need TP this year but will add to my lifetime tally.

  • WaynedP says:

    26 Aug26 August 13:16

    Oh dear, I hope this isn’t going to be another one of those time and effort wasting occasions when I need to submit the screenshot I have of the T&Cs to some uninformed frontline CSA when I really shouldn’t have to.

    Thanks for the heads-up though – hope it gets sorted for you soon, and the benefit trickles down to the rest of us without unnecessary hassle.

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