The HfP chat thread – Friday 1st October

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• Richie says:

  1 Oct1 October 14:34

  If the destination of the BA Gatwick flight doesn’t move to LHR and is cancelled, is re-routing possible by MMB or is it a call?

  • meta says:

    1 Oct1 October 14:36

    You need to call, but re-routing will be a struggle unless OW airline flies the route.

    • Richie says:

      1 Oct1 October 14:50

      No OW airline flights at all. So is it then one-stop on BA and an airline BA interlines with?

      • meta says:

        1 Oct1 October 15:10

        Nope. BA will very likely refuse re-routing unless they have some sort of agreement. You can suggest, but be prepared to purchase it on your own and then claim it via MCOL (or CEDR).

        • Richie says:

          1 Oct1 October 15:12

          Ok thanks. So re-routing to nearest airport with a BA non-stop service is more likely?

        • meta says:

          1 Oct1 October 15:56

          Yes, they can move you 300 miles, but they are known to waive even that.

• berneslai says:

  1 Oct1 October 14:44

  I know this routinely gets asked but does anyone have any recommendations/discount codes for a PCR (or any NAAT) test to satisfy Spain’s entry requirements?

  Just thought I’d check before using ExpressTest at Gatwick the day before we fly.

  • Therooster says:

    1 Oct1 October 14:48

    You don’t need a test before entering Spain if you are double vaccinated?

    • berneslai says:

      1 Oct1 October 14:53

      Yep, but my daughter (12+) isn’t even single vaccinated.

  • BLT says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:00

    I’ll be using Randox for £43. As my teen kids will be at school, I’m not sure I can wait until the day before to find out if they test positive!

  • TGLoyalty says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:36

    Lamp test at collinson ?

• Aston100 says:

  1 Oct1 October 14:55

  Only 1800 card closures?
  I reckon someone hacked HfP and got all our email addresses.

  • Peter K says:

    1 Oct1 October 20:48

    😂

• Dave says:

  1 Oct1 October 15:09

  Damn, looks like my India trip is off then unless there’s a compromise reached between the two countries. Can’t blame India though really, ridiculous stance being taken by the UK govt

  • Zoe says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:18

    what happened?

    • Dave says:

      1 Oct1 October 15:26

      As we won’t let Indians vaccinated by the Indian manufacture of AZ without quarantining, they are introducing reciprocal arrangements so despite opening up to other countries, UK citizens will have to quarantine for ten days on arrival

      • Lady London says:

        1 Oct1 October 15:57

        Perhaps they should manufacture to the standard they’re supposed to then.

        • Robert says:

          1 Oct1 October 17:29

          @LadyLondon, I’m afraid you’re letting your either prejudice or ignorance influence you here. I work in the field and the reason it isn’t acceptable in the EU isn’t because of any sub standard manufacture, more that it hasn’t been approved yet by the EMA. Same here in the UK and same for why the US wouldn’t accept UK AZ vaxxed people at first

        • Lady London says:

          1 Oct1 October 19:43

          ignorance, Robert. Trusting me assumed that if the vaccination was being rejected by multiple countries, then it had failed quality tests.

    • John says:

      1 Oct1 October 15:27

      India is angry that their vaccine proof isn’t recognised by the UK so the UK is moved to their “red list” (though you can quarantine at home if you have one)

      • Anna says:

        1 Oct1 October 15:40

        Surely that’s going to have the most impact on people who have family and connections in India?

  • Therooster says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:12

    What happens if you are not coming from the UK but the Maldives??

    • Andy says:

      1 Oct1 October 16:32

      I imagine some compromise or reciprocal agreement might be reached at some point but there is a lot of anger out there about the UK not recognising vaccines in certain countries

• J says:

  1 Oct1 October 15:18

  Got the Creation account closure letter. Shortly followed by an email from them:

  “Over the last year, we’ve seen a lot of changes in the way our customers get in touch, changing not only when they call, but what they call about. That’s why we have introduced new services to make it quicker and easier for you to manage your account.”

  🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂

  • Jill (Kinkell) says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:24

    Haven’t got the letter…yet! But just got an email :
    IMPORTANT – Changes to the way you can pay your IHG Rewards Club Premium Credit Card credit card.

    • Sandra says:

      1 Oct1 October 17:33

      Same, no letter but changes to way you can pay email arrived yesterday. Do not use curve or do any MS, just spend 10K throughout the year to get the free night & IHG points & have done since the black card was launched. Mind you we are in the sticks a bit so it could be a letter is still winging its way here….

• Safety Card says:

  1 Oct1 October 15:36

  Very much off topic – but has anyone here got access to Amex FHR who could check a price for me to see whether it’s the thing that’ll make it worth me switching from Gold to Platinum? It’s the Ritz Carlton Budapest, 4 to 7 Dec

  • Ste C says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:43

    For 2 Adults: £368.36 per night for a deluxe room (park or city view)

    • Safety Card says:

      1 Oct1 October 16:49

      Thank you!

  • TGLoyalty says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:57

    Probably not. The FHR rate is the fully flex none member rate.

    The pre pay but refundable club rate is better than FHR. And even then 80 EUR a night probably buys you a decent spread elsewhere.

    • Safety Card says:

      1 Oct1 October 16:49

      Thank you. Yep. Seems better to just book direct with the hotel in this instance.

  • Sukes says:

    1 Oct1 October 18:15

    Travelzoo via a tour op called Deluxe Travel are advertising a v gd package rate to RC Budapest from various regional UK airports which may be worth looking at. Eg 3 night Gatwick departure on 4 Dec with Deluxe room on B&B is advertised from £249pp.

  • barnaby100 says:

    1 Oct1 October 18:22

    Emyrs rate and benefits are usually the same/similar to FHR. Try emailing him for a quote

    • TGLoyalty says:

      1 Oct1 October 19:05

      His rates are the same as the fully flex rate. As all rates come with breakfast of some sorted the $100 won’t make a difference. However there may be a 3 for 2 offer on for example.

• Babyg says:

  1 Oct1 October 15:48

  another day, and another 400 curve related posts… the forums feels like I’m at work these days…

  • Babyg says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:06

    No they consulted with Robert Langdon who figured out the “bendy” was actually “Leonardo da Vinci” and creation was “the Mona Lisa”, and those are the first 8 members of the Fibonacci sequence, written in a jumbled order, this was all creation needed to crack the code…. (not the constant repeat of daily ways to MS)

  • the_real_a says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:25

    Do you work for Curve customer support? 🙂

  • John says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:27

    You work for a spend manufacturer?

  • His Holyness says:

    1 Oct1 October 16:29

    Thinking to send Curve only my NS&I statement and leave it at that. Not going to comply with 15 months of credit cards, bank account statements.

    • the_real_a says:

      1 Oct1 October 16:48

      If you haven’t withdrawn anything then you dont need to provide CC info.

• Rory says:

  1 Oct1 October 16:27

  Just purchased some Qatar QMiles. Does anyone know how long they take to appear in any account? Cheers

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