The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 6th October

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• Mark says:

  6 Oct6 October 08:39

  How long do Virgin points take to post from a Clubcard reward order?

  • Andre says:

    6 Oct6 October 09:36

    Last time it took over 5 weeks

• Mr. AC says:

  6 Oct6 October 08:40

  Thinking about Sri Lanka for late October / early November. We like Hikkaduwa, but the hotel we stayed in before (and loved) has closed down. Anyone has any recommendations of hotels around that area?

  • BuildBackBetter says:

    6 Oct6 October 08:46

    This year? They just came out of lockdown with a lot of restrictions still in place.

    • Mr. AC says:

      6 Oct6 October 09:33

      Would it really affect us if our intention is to stay in the hotel and on the beach?

  • JRC says:

    6 Oct6 October 09:17

    Possibly too far for your liking but we stayed in The Fortress Resort & Spa which is an hour from Hikkaduwa.

• Yorkieflyer says:

  6 Oct6 October 08:52

  Thinking about my unused 241 which expires March 22. Can I use my existing BWC voucher AVIOS and cash to book a one way booking using the 241 obs in the phone, if possible! Then cancel for another voucher with the 241 in the wrapper?

  • Tracey says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:09

    You should be able to do this.

• Suze says:

  6 Oct6 October 09:12

  Can anyone recommend a decent taxi firm in Nice? The normal one we use for getting to and from the airport have doubled their rates!

  • Rich says:

    6 Oct6 October 09:48

    Uber are active in Nice, aren’t they? Unless you want something special, I wouldn’t look any further than that.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      6 Oct6 October 10:54

      I’ve used Uber exec a few times for a small premium.

  • HH says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:18

    I’ve always used Uber. I’m also aware the tram now serves the airport, which may be a good option if you’re downtown and without bulky luggage.

  • Andrew says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:51

    Don’t bother with the taxi, if you’re going to Monte Carlo, book the helicopter transfer.

• Shaw West says:

  6 Oct6 October 09:37

  Spain travel question. I have postponed the travel by a week, Strangely the Spanish website doesn’t let me change the flight details. Do I need to let it expire and complete another one later or is there anyway to change the flight dates?

  • Sam G says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:22

    I made a mistake with mine and just did another one. No point doing it until 48hrs before your new flight

    • Shaw West says:

      6 Oct6 October 10:30

      thank you. I will let this one expire and create another one. 🙂

• Josh says:

  6 Oct6 October 09:44

  Hi All,

  SO & I want to plan a trip to NYC and treat my mother with joining us as a surprise.

  What would you say are our best hotel options for 3 adults? We would love to stay in Chelsea/Greenwhich area however I’m hoping for a cheaper solution than booking 2 hotel rooms (i.e. a suite with 2 rooms/bathrooms?)

  Any recommendations? Thanks!!

  • Louise K says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:57

    Not quite Greenwich / Chelsea but I believe the Conrad in lower Manhattan has big rooms. I’m sure Rob wrote a review on here.

    I’ve stayed at the Hilton Doubletree in Chelsea and found the rooms decent – two large beds and large closet.

    • Rob says:

      6 Oct6 October 10:59

      There are two Conrads now, I’ve only stayed in Downtown. Both are ‘all suite’ so huge rooms, by NYC standards.

      • Genghis says:

        6 Oct6 October 11:30

        Midtown has rooms with two double beds available for points.

  • Richie says:

    6 Oct6 October 11:35

    There apart’otels across in Jersey City.

  • ChrisC says:

    6 Oct6 October 11:57

    Not your location but I like the Mint House (previously The Lyric) on Pine Street in the Financial District which has a number of suites with 2 rooms 2 baths plus kitchen and seating area.

    And these would be 2 proper bedrooms not someone sleeping on a sofa bed in the living area (though they have those as well)

    Next to Wall Street but easy access to several subway lines.

• Aliks says:

  6 Oct6 October 09:45

  I have some 3,500 Hyatt points that expire by the end of the year. As far as I can tell, the only realistic way to spend them is to get some meal/drinks vouchers and spend them in a Hyatt Hotel restaurant.

  Hyatt have a few decent hotels in London (Old Scotland Yard, Liverpool St Andaz and the Regency off Oxford St) but we aren’t really tasting menu gourmets, so there is little point in spending £300 just to save £30. So maybe its down to cocktails in a swanky bar then on to a more down to earth restaurant.

  Is that our only option or does anyone have a suggestion?

  • Josh says:

    6 Oct6 October 09:49

    Take advantage of 30% bonus and buy lowest amount of points. Hyatt has incredible redemption value so trying to top up to 10/15k might be worth it to redeem a good night.

    • BJ says:

      6 Oct6 October 10:04

      Anybody heading to Yosemite might want to consider Hyatt El Capitan JdV in Merced, buying the points cuts the rate by over half at times. There are better bases than Merced such as Mariposa but I’m not sure there are any chain options.

  • Lyn says:

    6 Oct6 October 12:42

    You can also earn points through spending in one of their hotel restaurants, so that would extend your points.

    Hyatt have a promotion at the moment for earning extra bonus points for dining. I think the London hotels are included.

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    6 Oct6 October 18:54

    The Andaz has a serviceable pub attached if you want an entirely down-to-earth experience.

• BJ says:

  6 Oct6 October 09:54

  Seems like there has been more e-gate misery at LHR this morning, 2-4h delays according to Sky News.

  • Joints&Piles says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:19

    I arrived into T2 a week ago and it took almost 2 hours because there were only 6 e-gates open. Spent the whole time adjacent to the one man who didn’t want to wear a mask and kept banging on about it. He was very annoying. Fine, don’t wear a mask, just don’t go on about it for an hour. Even more annoying was his delight when they started handing out water, which of course led to half the queue removing their masks.

    • Dave says:

      6 Oct6 October 11:34

      Is it a legal requirement to wear masks at UK airports (byelaws etc)?

      • Pete M says:

        6 Oct6 October 13:26

        No

      • Anna says:

        6 Oct6 October 16:05

        It definitely was over the summer, I don’t know if this has changed with any recent tweaks to the travel regs.

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