The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 19th October

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• Sam says:

  19 Oct19 October 10:53

  I’m probably being stupid, but can someone tell me the exact phone number / option to add a return flight to an existing avios booking? Spent an age on hold this morning only to be disconnected once I was being transferred to the correct line. I have no status.

  • Anna says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:21

    There isn’t one unless you’re in F on one of the legs, you have to take your chance with BAEC like everyone else!

    • Sam says:

      19 Oct19 October 11:38

      I actually am flying first on the outbound, will You First be able to help? even though the return I’m looking to add is in Club? Only asking as I don’t want to waste my time on hold.

      • Lyn says:

        19 Oct19 October 11:43

        The thing about calling You First is you don’t usually have to waste much time at all on hold. They should be able to help since your existing booking is in First.

        • Sam says:

          19 Oct19 October 11:44

          Thanks, will give them a go.

      • Aston100 says:

        19 Oct19 October 12:21

        0800 408 7667

• Matt says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:04

  Email from Post Office savings – no longer able to pay in by direct debit after March next year. Going to make switching bank accounts more irritating.

  • Andrew says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:50

    Why not just send by Faster Payment instead? That way you don’t lose out on the 4 days (meagre) interest in the process.

    • John says:

      19 Oct19 October 12:28

      The only use of the post office savings account is to have a direct debit to qualify for switching and other offers.

      • Genghis says:

        19 Oct19 October 13:12

        I used to have a few of them back in the day – Tesco x 2, BM and PO – all for £1 pcm.

  • Toaster says:

    19 Oct19 October 13:14

    Plum, Moneybox and Paypal are useful for creating some DDs for one off and ongoing use. If you need them only for a switch then there are charity ones available or onepounddd

• VickyTM says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:06

  Hi, any recommendations for a hotel in Liverpool. Preferably IHG or Marriott.
  Thanks

  • Ikaz says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:14

    I wouldn’t recommend the Aloft after an unsafe stay last year, I quite like the Marriott although the hotel is dated, a great team there. The Indigo is modern, but I didn’t get any benefits as spire except for welcome drink over multiple stays last year, I have not tried the other IHG hotels (the Pullman, Radisson and Doubletree hotels are quite good too). Parking a car is a challenge at most of them, although the Marriott typically waves the parking charge for elite members

    • Sandgrounder says:

      19 Oct19 October 11:22

      Why was the Aloft unsafe?

      • AL says:

        19 Oct19 October 11:24

        The Aloft used to be the best of a bad bunch, at least in 2016 when I was there for work.

      • Ikaz says:

        19 Oct19 October 13:47

        With Covid they failed to do complete clean between giests. The room was tidy enough for me to only notice on day 2, after I had slept in the same sheets than the previous guest… Completely unforgivable

        • kitten says:

          20 Oct20 October 10:36

          Erggghh! how did you deal with the hotel on that?

  • ianM says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:16

    Titanic

  • Diydegsy says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:34

    Have stayed at Aloft the last 2 times in Liverpool and it was great – no problems, excellent upgrade and great breakfast, loved it.

  • Red Flyer says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:58

    Crowne Plaza has plentiful parking and right on waterfront next to 3 graces. Lots of roadworks in city centre at the moment and this is just outside where they begin, so will save you some hassle (as will the Indigo which is a 2 mins walk over the road).

    • Oh! Matron! says:

      19 Oct19 October 16:44

      Seconded. A fantastic bar too 🙂

  • John says:

    19 Oct19 October 12:30

    I like the DT (Hilton) as long as it’s returned to its precovid service levels which may not be the case yet.

  • Don says:

    19 Oct19 October 22:14

    Staybridge Suites in Liverpool

    • Olly says:

      19 Oct19 October 22:50

      I second the Staybridge Suites having stayed there in the summer for the first time with the brand due to needing a dog-friendly hotel. Stayed there for a week and found it very good – service very friendly and studio well equiped. I’m Spire so got a great upgrade and given parking in the basement after the first night. Still had to pay but preffered to public parking. It was only a couple of minutes walk and reasonably priced for the public one however. Breakfast included was okay but a bit samey. Ideally located for the city being in the Albert Docks is a few of minutes walk into Liverpool One et al.

• Lula says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:14

  I’m trying to book using avios on AA from Miami to Rio next year. Miles availability is showing on AA, but when I try and book via BA, it’s just showing no availability, in any class, on any date. I followed the instructions in the HfP article from earlier this year, but am I missing something??

  • ChrisC says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:27

    Are you seeing the lowest ‘saaver’ awards on the AA website?

    Those are the only rewards you can use avios for.

  • Sam G says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:27

    Is it saver availability? Usually there isn’t much of this on AA in biz

    • Lula says:

      19 Oct19 October 11:35

      Oh, didn’t notice anything about award types, but couldn’t see any availability in any class via BA. I’ll try again. Thanks for responding!

• H says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:22

  Has anyone applied for / received a Qatar travel voucher? If so how long did it take from cancelling the flight? Any experience applying the voucher to flights?

  • Dave says:

    19 Oct19 October 15:38

    Took 48 hours for it to arrive when my friend cancelled a booking for a voucher recently, no problem just using it to rebook online

    • H says:

      19 Oct19 October 15:46

      Thanks Dave

• Pete M says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:23

  After shunning Verifly for ages, I tried it out flying from BER on Sunday and was very impressed – scanned my vaccine and PLF QR code, got automatic immediate approval, which unlocked online check-in. One quick glance at the Verifly app by the agent on boarding and was done. I gather mileage varies depending on the airport you’re using, but this was impressive.

  • Ben W says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:35

    I travel HBO and Verifly has meant no faff at Heathrow, Lisbon, Malaga, Barcelona or Valencia so far.

• Pete M says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:25

  I don’t think they could, but it’s limited to £5, no? If you’re referring to the Tesco Express offer?

  • BuildBackBetter says:

    19 Oct19 October 11:29

    Improved offer now. £10 max.

• Phil W says:

  19 Oct19 October 11:37

  Had a similar situation with HI Salzburg. Checked in on the 29-Sept and as we were checking out 1-Oct, I asked to pre-pay the bill. Due to the fx movement, my carefully planned spend target landed on my Amex pending @ £199.34. Raced down to the bar on as soon as I saw that, bought a beer, charged it to the room and immediately went and settled the bill at reception. Luckily the cost of beer showed as 30-Sept and the £50 statement credit was processed.

  • Pete M says:

    19 Oct19 October 13:34

    Definitely worth the hassle for the £50 I’d say in both cases! 🙂

    • Magic Mike says:

      19 Oct19 October 20:27

      Last winter I had to buy an emergency bottle of wine on checkout as I had miscalculated my bill at the Moxy Southampton…

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