The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 13th October

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Saiz says:

13 Oct13 October 20:12

Can the FHR only be used by Platinum customers? Also, if I get a platinum card, what is the referral bonus if I refer someone from it?
- Harry T says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 20:22
  
  Platinum and centurion only. I believe that the current referral bonus for Plat is 24k (I don’t hold one).
  - Saiz says:
    
    13 Oct13 October 20:25
    
    Thank you Harry.
- YC says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 20:24
  
  Yes, I would imagine centurion too. 24k but it is a limited time offer (I think nov ends)
Jason says:

13 Oct13 October 21:01

Just gone to book a flight in February to JFK from LHR and came up with a lower price of £2187. After looking at a few different routes looks like the prices have gone down on most in First. These fares are not coming up on the lowest fare finder yet, just when you go through to actually chose the flights!….sake coming ???
- Blair says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 21:36
  
  More of a JAL/ANA thing is sake
Jason says:

13 Oct13 October 21:01

Just gone to book a flight in February to JFK from LHR and came up with a lower price of £2187. After looking at a few different routes looks like the prices have gone down on most in First. These fares are not coming up on the lowest fare finder yet, just when you go through to actually chose the flights!….sale coming ???
- Richie says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 22:07
  
  Boxing day.
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    13 Oct13 October 22:50
    
    Groundhog Day?
    
    Is £2k a sale fare to JFK in first?
    
    It was £1400 each when buying 2 in September 2019. (I booked business @ £1k)
Lee says:

13 Oct13 October 21:02

Just received my Virgin CC, will cash fee applied if paying off Solihull? I always use HH card without any charge. Thanks
- Blair says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 21:37
  
  Try and see. No one has reported as yet the charges incurring
- Jonathan says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 22:36
  
  Don’t use Revolut
- Mr. AC says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 23:45
  
  No fee as of last week in my experience. However there’s some issue on Solihull’s side that was confirmed to me by their call center staff – payments are getting applied with a significant delay, so pay early.
- babyg_wc says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 23:53
  
  Cool, creative/curve killed via endless chat so let’s kill some more.. alternatively try small amounts and keep the results to yourself
GERARD CREAMER says:

13 Oct13 October 21:03

Anyone know what oneworld lounges are open in Frankfurt T2, Websites doesn’t seem to be up to date.
- Andrew says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 21:50
  
  https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location=FRA
Elguiri says:

13 Oct13 October 21:26

Car hire company for Tenerife south airport – recommendations please !
- Bill says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 21:33
  
  Hertz
- Hotinnewcastle says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 21:45
  
  Autoreisen…someone on hfp recommended it, whilst the car was older, not bothered as everything was in included including zero excess. 86 pounds for 4 days recently.
  - Ben says:
    
    13 Oct13 October 21:54
    
    +1 on Autoreisen. Used them in 2019 with no issue.
    - Peter K says:
      
      13 Oct13 October 23:13
      
      Another vote for Autoreisen
- Harry T says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 23:04
  
  Hertz were great last year. They gave me a big upgrade as Hertz President’s Circle.
Anthony says:

13 Oct13 October 21:35

If you’ve got a booking for a restaurant on the Amex platinum dining offer, I’d check to make sure that the restaurant is still on there. We’d got an upcoming reservation at Core based on the fact that it was on the list when the offer first launched, just checked and it’s not on the list anymore. Spoken to Amex and they confirmed it’s been removed
- KP says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 23:31
  
  thats good to know, thanks
Imran says:

13 Oct13 October 22:25

On the way back to the UK. Have been away for a long time. Has the petrol situation eased out since last month? Need to fill diesel in my car upon arrival.
- Graham Walsh says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 22:27
  
  No issues. I drove into the Tesco garage this morning. No queuing.
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  13 Oct13 October 22:50
  
  All the idiots have full tanks and Jerry cans now
  - Aston100 says:
    
    13 Oct13 October 23:14
    
    And that’s just the army.
  - Harrier25 says:
    
    13 Oct13 October 23:44
    
    I’m waiting for the entertaining news reports of a few car boots and/or garages going up in flames. It’s bound to happen especially now that they’re getting back to bulk buying toilet rolls again and they’re bound to store them next to the jerry cans!