The HfP chat thread – Sunday 24th October

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• George says:

  24 Oct24 October 04:10

  OK!

  • N says:

    24 Oct24 October 09:18

    OK!

    • Peter K says:

      24 Oct24 October 13:22

      OK?

  • ChrisC says:

    24 Oct24 October 13:49

    I prefer Take a Break or People’s Friend.

• Blue Mountain says:

  24 Oct24 October 05:11

  G’day all! Apologies if it has been answered before. The Amex Plat offer of “Get 100% back, up to £200”. Have people triggered the credit by purchasing online gift cards from the Ivy? TIA!

  • gareth says:

    24 Oct24 October 05:16

    Won’t work, different processing system and they can see if you won’t have used a point of sale machine in a restaurant if you challenge it

    • Blue Mountain says:

      24 Oct24 October 05:25

      Thanks for the reply, good to know. Would buying gift cards in the restaurant trigger the credit?

      • Andrew says:

        24 Oct24 October 06:08

        No. Question is asked daily. It’s a different point of sale machine in the restaurant.

        • Blue Mountain says:

          24 Oct24 October 06:20

          Thank you for replying again today.

        • David says:

          24 Oct24 October 10:46

          Exaggeration there. Somewhat regularly not daily.

        • Brian W says:

          24 Oct24 October 12:22

          Very over exaggerated from @Andrew as is often the case. Even if it was asked daily, which it isn’t, it’s irrelevant to the OP’s question which clearly irks @Andrew who replies as if everyone should know everything 🙄

• Kumar says:

  24 Oct24 October 06:27

  Have Amex stopped selling experiences on their travel website. I couldn’t find it on their site now. Earlier i used to purchase unlimited Dubai pass when they have travel spend offer on Amex Plat. spend 600 pay 400 .

  • Hannah D says:

    24 Oct24 October 06:52

    How much is the pass?

    • Kumar says:

      24 Oct24 October 07:43

      My last purchase in Dec 2018 was 600 for 3 days (2Adults and 1 child) for unlimited Viator pass through Amex.

  • Flyoff says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:02

    They appear to have been removed. I looked a few months ago and there were none available.

    • Paul says:

      24 Oct24 October 09:00

      Yes I too looked a while back having bought in the past and found them seemingly gone.

• Js says:

  24 Oct24 October 07:39

  Does anyone know what is the best (cheapest) country of residence for car rental bookings?

  • Swiss Jim says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:05

    Thinking of a fraudulent booking and having your insurance invalidated if you have a serious accident?

    • Jonathan says:

      24 Oct24 October 08:45

      You’re not claiming to be resident in the country if you buy off Brazilian or Australian Hertz website.

      I’ve done it many times & my address on the booking is always in the U.K. as well as providing a U.K. driving license.

      You do need to be aware that country of sale will affect the insurance provided though. Eg. with U.S. POS they remove all insurance as you use your own car’s insurance policy to cover you driving a hire car. This obviously makes the price cheaper. If you read the T&C’s you will notice that in most states they give you the basic insurance free (which is then topped up with Amex Platinum) if you are an overseas resident. This is due to state laws ensuring rental co’s provide minimum coverage for all vehicles/drivers. The benefit is Hertz U.K. POS will charge you for the cover but Hertz USA POS won’t.

      It’s all completely legal but you do need to understand what you are buying.

  • Andrew says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:08

    What a bizarre question

    • Rob says:

      24 Oct24 October 11:40

      Very sensible question. I have saved over £1k over the years booking via Hertz Australia (which doesn’t ask for a home address at all).

• Scott says:

  24 Oct24 October 07:43

  Are the Premier Inns around Heathrow just a case of driving up and hoping for the best, parking wise?
  Not sure whether just to park at a tube station (arriving 10pm on a Tuesday and leaving 9pm next day), or just drive to a hotel and pay the £12 there etc.

  • H says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:28

    Cost won’t be much different as the tube is by calendar day not by 24 hours

  • Ed says:

    24 Oct24 October 10:46

    Try ‘your parking space’

• Aaron C says:

  24 Oct24 October 08:06

  What’s the best Lufthansa lounge for Biz at Munich?

  • John says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:33

    The one that is open

  • Save East Coast Rewards says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:56

    Just go to Airbrau, all Lufthansa business lounges are a bit depressing!

  • Phil W says:

    24 Oct24 October 11:09

    Airbrau is the way forward if you are traveling lunchtime and beyond.

    Not all the LH lounges are open at the moment, so I’d go for whichever one is closest to your departure gate. One thing we found at MUC and FRA recently was that using Amex Platinum we were able to access Senator Lounges. I think this is due to the reduced offering caused by Covid, we saw little difference between Senator and Business lounges.

• Pablo says:

  24 Oct24 October 08:14

  Another 5000 miles rocketmiles bonus http://www.rocketmiles.com/rm/new-bonus/en
  Book by 31 Dec 21

  • ChrisC says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:39

    For new customers only though.

  • Rob says:

    24 Oct24 October 11:39

    Top man, thank you.

    • Super Secret Stuff says:

      24 Oct24 October 19:23

      It appears that the bonus is not applicable if crediting to BA Exec club or there is significantly higher spending requirements such that I haven’t seen one yet!

      Virgin Atlantic, loads of options with the bonus

      • Rob says:

        24 Oct24 October 22:09

        Avios not included.

• Gary says:

  24 Oct24 October 08:31

  Getting some J tickets LHR BKK for summer 2022. Swiss, Austrian, Lufthansa have reasonable prices for fully flex tickets, but seats on all three looked pretty mediocre which is fine. Hence want to see if any views/preferences on soft product pertaining to these three airlines?

  Or should one just plunge for Thai direct with more restricted ticket terms for £500pp extra return?

  Never flown with any of the four above so do mention if poor CS (eg one hour phone waits… etc) which would be major deterrent.

  • John says:

    24 Oct24 October 08:34

    If happy to pay £500 extra I’d always choose Thai

  • BuildBackBetter says:

    24 Oct24 October 09:34

    Given the fast changing covid situation and testing requirements, I’d choose an airline that’s flexible in ticket terms.
    Have you looked at SQ? They’ve been adding a lot of flights recently and if not too expensive, I’d choose them. Vastly superior product and good customer service too.

  • Rob says:

    24 Oct24 October 11:39

    Is Finnair still £1040 or has that finished by then?

    • Gary says:

      24 Oct24 October 11:48

      Not anymore at least for our dates, but Finnair still the cheapest around. The day flights both directions are a killer (for us anyway)

  • Gareth says:

    24 Oct24 October 14:26

    I booked a businessflex on LH (lH ANA , Cathay, LH) on LH website london to sydney rtn for sept 2022 , yes it was fully flexible and refundable, but turned out only class P not J. Dont care as it was only £3200 ,over grand cheaper than any other fully flex and refundable fare. So may not be J

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