The HfP chat thread – Friday 29th October

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• David says:

  29 Oct29 October 16:28

  Does anyone know how long Amex Travel take to refund back to an Amex

  • Paul says:

    29 Oct29 October 16:38

    took quite a while the last time I did it, probably somewhere 1-2 weeks

• Joints&Piles says:

  29 Oct29 October 16:41

  Tesco CC – 1000 clubcard points bonus.

  100 extra Clubcard points on up to 10 eligible contactless transactions using your card between now and 28 November 2021

  Eligible transactions made from 29th October 2021 to 28th November 2021 inclusive will qualify for the promotional 100 Clubcard points which will be added to your Tesco Clubcard account by 31st December 2021. An eligible contactless transaction is defined as a purchase, valued between £0.01 and £100.00, made with your Tesco Bank Credit Card by tapping your card against a contactless card reader

  • Liz says:

    29 Oct29 October 17:11

    Was this an email – just checked my Tesco app and email and nothing showing for me.

    • Niall says:

      29 Oct29 October 17:14

      Yep / I got an email about it today.

• PY says:

  29 Oct29 October 16:51

  I am looking to use a 2-4-1 voucher which is due to expire at the end of May 2022. However, I would like to travel after this period.

  I am wondering if I can make any avios booking (say EDI-LHR) and turn it into FTV. I can then use this FTV combined with my other FTV to book long-haul flight at my preference with departure date well after May 2022. Is this possible?

  • BJ says:

    29 Oct29 October 17:15

    Ask @Andrew H 😀

  • SteveJ says:

    29 Oct29 October 17:33

    You were all good until you mentioned combining with another FTV. I could be wrong but I’m not convinced you can combine FTVs

    • ChrisC says:

      29 Oct29 October 18:34

      Depends on the FTV amd what they contain.

      No harm in asking when PY comes to use them.

    • PY says:

      29 Oct29 October 19:11

      Thank you. Thinking of combining:

      FTV 1: avios booking from last 50% sale
      FTV 2: avios booking including 2-4-1 voucher.

      Not sure if that’d be possible?

      • BJ says:

        29 Oct29 October 20:31

        Might be wrong but I think I recall a couple of comments stating that readers used elements of FTV with unused events being returned to accounts. No harm in asking, if first agent refuses then probably worth trying one or two more. If we have learned anything, it’s that the odd agent will, for whatever reason, will do us a favour. Good luck.

• ChrisC says:

  29 Oct29 October 17:32

  Just has a scam test from +44 7305 608912

  Says ‘you have failed to register for your covid passport’

  then an official looking address that ends with . com

  On one of those scam reporting sites people report that looks to an official looking form but that asks for your bank details.

  • thehornets says:

    29 Oct29 October 19:23

    Forward it to 7726…
    https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-deal-with-spam-text-messages-axsG54B0mH0H

    • davef says:

      29 Oct29 October 19:46

      And this actually does have a postive outcome. I’ve seen a couple of prosecutions/fines handed out to the scum I’ve reported.

  • Andrew says:

    29 Oct29 October 21:59

    If you know how to, also do a whois look up and report it to the domain registrar.

    I’ve managed to have a few of these spam text sites taken down by a proactive registrar.

• Shaw West says:

  29 Oct29 October 17:45

  Does virgin provide Wifi on 789 fleet? IF do, any idea o the price bands. Planning to travel long haul on weekday and wondering if I could have enough bandwidth to login to office network inflight

  • Andrew says:

    29 Oct29 October 18:02

    Taking WFH to a whole new level – like your thinking!

  • AL says:

    29 Oct29 October 18:58

    I flew a 789 on Monday which had it – it’s been some time since I flew VS that didn’t have WiFi. Pricing on Monday was £4.99 for 40mb and £14.99 for 150mb. They don’t offer their unlimited plan on the 789 fleet, annoyingly.

    If you’re using a VPN, be aware that there will be a small, but not inconsiderate given the 150mb cap per session, overhead that you lose to the VPN.

    Unlimited WiFi exists on much of the rest of the fleet for the sub-£20 mark.

  • CH says:

    30 Oct30 October 03:14

    Not sure about VS, but my office VPN is not able to connect over the on-board WiFi connection on TK.

• RC says:

  29 Oct29 October 17:57

  Can someone confirm that I can get a FTV for BA Holiday booking with just the initial deposit paid? And I just need to request the voucher via the standard BA voucher claim form?

• VerdantBacon says:

  29 Oct29 October 18:20

  Looking for some advice on a hotel in Honolulu that will do an early morning transfer service.
  Will only be in Honolulu for 2 nights and have flight out at 7:25am. Would anyone have ideas on the best place to stay?
  Looking to avoid renting a car as we won’t be there long, will be flying in from Maui in the afternoon of the first day of the stay, so will only really have one full day in Honolulu

  • JDB says:

    29 Oct29 October 19:02

    The Halekulani is well located, very comfortable and will do a transfer at any time. It’s expensive but good value for the location, quality of rooms and public areas, although the pool and surrounding area is a bit small for the size of hotel, although you also have a bit of beach.

• James says:

  29 Oct29 October 18:46

  Can a 2-4-1 be upgraded for cash at a later date if Avios availability is there?

  • Njb says:

    29 Oct29 October 19:07

    Good question- I have had an email from BA re a 241 avios CW booking offering an upgrade to First. Click on link though and no option to upgrade.

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