The HfP chat thread – Friday 15th October

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• N says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:24

  What are the absolute must-dos in UAE? First time visit in a few weeks and got a rough itinerary/to do list, but wandering if i’ve missed anything. Got a car + lots of time so happy to travel. Rough itinerary is Dubai > Al-Ain > Hatta > RAK > Al-Maha > Abu Dhabi. Hotels all booked, but trying to fill out the days a bit!

  • BP says:

    15 Oct15 October 11:33

    Expo 2020

  • BP says:

    15 Oct15 October 11:33

    Eat

    • Peter K says:

      15 Oct15 October 14:34

      Breathe

  • J says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:19

    For Abu Dhabi – Sheikh Zayed grand mosque, kayaking in the mangroves.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      15 Oct15 October 13:56

      Quite liked the Qasr AlHosn. Shame they built high rises all around it.

      The new presidential place is impressive, your is cheap and worth doing late to see the light/projection show on the outside.

      The Louvre was interesting I found the building more impressive than the art on my visit. There was no special exhibition.

  • Sandgrounder says:

    15 Oct15 October 13:27

    Drive up Jebel Jais and Jebel Hafeet. Visit Dibba and walk the corniche, and see the difference in wealth as you cross from Fujairah to Sharjah. Visit Khor Fakkan and experience a totally dry seaside town. The new road for Sharjah proper is excellent. Visit Madha as well so you can sample a tiny slice of Oman without a visa.
    In short, I like the mountains and the East coast:-)

    • Kevin C says:

      15 Oct15 October 13:43

      We went walking in Jebel Jais. You had to hire a local person to take you. We organised through the WA RAK. It was great.

  • Andrew says:

    15 Oct15 October 13:56

    Dubai Mall and Medinat Jumeriah.

    • Rob says:

      15 Oct15 October 14:47

      Do something in the desert – couple of nights at Al Maha is best, but you can do day trips out there too.

      Dubai Mall dancing fountain show is cool.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        15 Oct15 October 15:31

        Great view from tribes. Food isn’t bad either.

• aviosnewbie says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:27

  Hi HfP fam, we’re planning 6 nights in Dubai in Feb, and would like to split this as 3 nights in a ‘city high rise tower’ hotel and 3 nights at a beach. We’re a party of 5 (me, wifey, 3y old & parents). Any suggestions for a good hotel combination? Will it be too much to add a desert hotel within this? I am Spire Ambassador, Hilton gold and have Amex plat. It’ll be great if a hotel has a 2-bed suite that isn’t too expensive, but can otherwise get separate rooms. Ideally, would like a hotel with a golf course and great food options. Thanks!

  • KP says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:14

    With the whole family in tow I wouldnt want to change hotels too much.

    High rise in downtown I would say JW Marquis or any other in the vicinity

    Beach hotel, I have good experience of Le Meridien (in Marina) and Park Hyatt ( creek, on the other side)

• Iain Kelly says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:30

  hi, Can anyone help here , the BA website seems to have gone haywire again, looking at Flights to Canada in December in Eco a few days ago it was around £7-800 return now is showing around £1392 single and that’s more expensive than premium economy. i have seen it do this before to then return to ” normal” a few .

  is there a reason for this lunacy or is it just a feature of BA’s website

  • Damian says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:35

    Single flights always cost more transatlantic, it will be cheaper to book a return.

    • Memesweeper says:

      15 Oct15 October 14:12

      +1

      Single is often only available full flex.

      • Iain Kelly says:

        15 Oct15 October 14:39

        sorry i wasnt clear. i was always trying to book a return, my point was the first leg was £1392 before even looking at the second, compared to two days ago when the prices were more reasonable

        • Jonathan says:

          15 Oct15 October 15:47

          Just on 1 set of dates or widespread? Did you click all the way through to payment page? Sometimes the leg prices are all over the place but when you have got full return selected it will return to normal levels. Note that if you haven’t included a Saturday night the pricing will generally jump substantially.

• Zoe P says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:34

  Another question from me. Does anyone remember an bonus offer a few months ago with adding a supplementary card to BAPP card. I swear it was 3000 avios for the card and then 3000 if spent £500 in first 3 months. I just did live chat to ask where the second lot of 3000 avios are and they have advised that the offer was 3000 for the supplementary card only. I have thrown away the letter I got about the offer. Am I going mad? Does anybody else remember this?

  • Amy C says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:14

    I remember it clearly. You are right. I am in the exact same position and still waiting!

    • Zoe P says:

      15 Oct15 October 21:37

      I will try again and update on my progress.

      • AJA says:

        15 Oct15 October 22:43

        My OH is waiting for the second 3000 Avios (I am the supp) . The offer T&Cs state that it can take up to 120 days for the second set of Avios to post and the date to spend the £500 only runs out on 31 Oct ie a couple of weeks time. I have screen shots of the offer. I’m holding off chasing until then.

  • Rob says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:17

    You are not dreaming – https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/2021/07/31/last-day-add-amex-supplementary-cards/

• Dave says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:36

  Spend £40, get £20 credit at Craft Gin Club on our Amex Golds.

• Will says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:47

  Considering quitting Amex and concentrating on VA+ for a couple of years before returning with a clean slate for the SUBs. Is there anything I need to consider since I have a 241 BA booking next spring? Assuming there would be nothing to worry about if the flight isn’t cancelled and we are able to travel, but would things get complicated not having an Amex if any changes are needed?

  • Ikaz says:

    15 Oct15 October 14:32

    You would need to find a friend with an Amex if you need to pay extra for a rebooked flight.

    • Will says:

      15 Oct15 October 15:46

      Thanks – if that’s the only consideration then it feels like it’s worth making the clean break to start the two year timer going.

• Amo says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:56

  Trying to get through to BA on the silver line to rebook a cancelled flight. After 3 mins of blurb I get “sorry we can’t take your call right now”. Does anyone have a number that works that can do BA holiday changes?

  • QFFlyer says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:24

    Not sure if they can deal with holidays, but call the contact centre numbers for alternative countries – I couldn’t get through using the Aussie, UK or US numbers a couple of weeks ago, eventually got answered in about 15 mins calling the Hong Kong number (call then select option 2 for English).

  • WaynedP says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:31

    BA Holidays line = 03444930787

    Good HfP experience reported for 02079493086 and 02032500145 but have not tried any of the above personally for many months so can’t personally vouch.

  • Amo says:

    15 Oct15 October 14:23

    I managed to get through after 45mins on the silver line in the end. I tried the first number shared above but it cut me off immediately after selecting options. Weird!

    Thanks for the replies and help though, I appreciate it

• Andy D says:

  15 Oct15 October 11:58

  Morning all – there’s no points benefit to spending money at IHG properties using the white/free IHG card is there? I think it’s still lucrative to use my usual Amex but I wanted to check that I hadn’t missed something.

  • Harrier25 says:

    15 Oct15 October 12:59

    On the white card you will receive 2 points for every £1 spent at IHG properties.

  • Tw33ty says:

    15 Oct15 October 17:55

    2 points per pound spend at ihg on the white card isn’t as good IMO as per 1 point per pound via Amex

    • Harrier25 says:

      15 Oct15 October 19:41

      I agree.

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