The HfP chat thread – Sunday 7th November

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• Mikeact says:

  7 Nov7 November 13:50

  Just a heads up for anybody interested.
  Fri Nov 12. BBC .11.55pm. That Clooney film, ‘Up in the air’, guy trying to rack up 10million miles, but of course, love gets in the way.
  Worth a watch with a couple of G&T’s to hand.

  • John says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:18

    Very underrated movie, covering economics/downsizing, and love/lust in middle age (and at Anna Kendrick’s age) as well as frequent flying. Great way to spend a couple of hours.

• Kevin says:

  7 Nov7 November 14:16

  Got Shangri-La points expired end of the year. Would that possible to convert them to vouchers to be used at restaurant/bar at a later date eg. 2022? Or to be used in Asia if managed to get in during Dec.

  • Sam G says:

    7 Nov7 November 14:36

    once converted you have 6 months to use at the hotel that you pick

    • Kevin says:

      8 Nov8 November 13:40

      Thx gor the confirmation

• Nick says:

  7 Nov7 November 14:51

  Does the Amex travel additional MR offer apply to both Gold and Plat, or just Gold (like the airline bonus?)

  • Youllnever says:

    7 Nov7 November 15:07

    3x MR for Gold, 2x MR for Plat.

• John says:

  7 Nov7 November 15:01

  I’ve got a re-re-rebooked cruise with P&O Cruises next year and they ask for the following before boarding (failure to do so voids the holiday with no refunds – so pretty keen to sort this one out!):

  “ Your policy must include medical cover of £2 million minimum that includes cover for emergency evacuations and medical expenses related to COVID-19. You must also ensure your policy includes cover for repatriation, cancellation and curtailment and full cover for any and all pre-existing medical conditions worldwide, or as a minimum, in the countries you are due to visit. ”

  And, “ Standard travel insurance is generally meant for a land-based holiday and as such, won’t cover many of the elements of a cruise holiday. A cruise holiday requires more specialist cover, for example if there was a need to be medically evacuated at sea”

  Anyone know if Platinum Amex travel insurance covers this? I’ve not long had the card, does anyone know what they’re like in answering specific cover questions like this?

  • Anna says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:47

    I think it’s underwritten by AXA, you need to call them and ask anyway!

  • Reney says:

    7 Nov7 November 17:32

    I think it does, however none of the documentation says the word cruise. When I went in the summer, I was worried that someone would not accept the insurance documentation so I ended up buying separate insurance just in case.

• Tom says:

  7 Nov7 November 15:53

  Creation have blocked my card for fraud AGAIN after a small order with a craft brewery even after entering my SMS confirmation correctly. The transaction was under £100.
  I can’t unblock it without ringing them due to their IT systems from the 1990s.
  Debating if I can be bothered or if I just wash my hands of the card and the totally inept company…..

  • Anna says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:48

    Well don’t commit fraud then (or don’t write ambiguous posts, 😂)
    Depends how much rinsing you had planned for the next 4 weeks I suppose.

• Bobri says:

  7 Nov7 November 15:56

  Does anyone have Natwest Premier? How strict are they about having the salary paid into that account vs. just transferring it from another bank?

• BP says:

  7 Nov7 November 16:03

  Marhaba Family arrival service Dubai. Is it recommended when arriving at 00:45 with a 2 year old? Price is £78 for all of us.

  • Tarmohamed says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:13

    I’ve always found that Dubai arrivals / immigration is always empty… most people are actually on connecting flights. There are porters at baggage claim who are cheap.

  • MisterE says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:52

    I think that’s good value and well worth it for a family and 2 year old, especially if you will be tired after travelling and aren’t very familiar with DXB

  • John says:

    7 Nov7 November 17:18

    It’s only 2045 UK time – and Dubai is a 24 hour airport. Depends on your child’s sleep patterns I guess.

    If you’d use it during the day then go for it

• Mco says:

  7 Nov7 November 16:12

  I got BA revenue tickets that had some AA flight cancellations. Being told by BA that since this is a mixed ticket between AA and BA they can only offer free changes 2 days before or 14 days later. She double checked with her manager.

  This is incorrect right? I want to fly in December for March tickets.

  • Jonathan says:

    7 Nov7 November 16:45

    What’s the exact itinerary & which flights are cancelled? EU261 won’t apply for internal AA flights on the return leg as operating carrier of cancelled flight (AA) not an EU/U.K. airline and route is to EU/U.K.

    • Mco says:

      7 Nov7 November 16:51

      CDG-MIA-PHL-LHR-CDG. Cancellations are on the PHL and LHR flights.

  • Sam G says:

    7 Nov7 November 18:51

    Is correct -3/+14
    AA themselves would be even less generous

    • meta says:

      7 Nov7 November 19:37

      Do you mean MIA-PHL or PHL-LHR? Makes a difference really.

      • Mco says:

        7 Nov7 November 21:49

        Both. MIA-PHL cancelled and rebooked 3hrs later. PHL-LHR cancelled from BA metal and moved to AA 45 mins later so new flight numbers on both flights.

        • meta says:

          7 Nov7 November 23:17

          I’m afraid no EU261 will apply. You have no right whatsoever. The time changes are not that much. 3hrs is nothing. If it was longer than you might be able to get somewhere.

        • meta says:

          7 Nov7 November 23:18

          Sorry I mean no right in respect of EC261. I mean you can ask for refund or ask to be put on a BA flight rather than AA for PHL-LHR and then get duty of care post-flight.

        • Mco says:

          7 Nov7 November 23:56

          I would have though the cancelled flight on PHL-LHR would mean EC261 kicks in?

        • meta says:

          8 Nov8 November 01:00

          @Mco you could try arguing extra-territoriality as per EU case law, but it’s really not tested for non-EU to EU/UK with mixed carriers. Only EU to non-EU. You would have to go to MCOL and it can go both ways there. You really need to have a really good reason why you wouldn’t be able to travel at that time. It’s not like the flights are next day or two days later, it’s only 3-4 hours delay or slightly longer.

          You can get EU compo though if final delay is longer than 3hrs because originally your operating carrier was BA. So you need to fly to claim that. Though not officially announced by EU authorities, it seems a growing cases proved that the pandemic excuse no longer applies, so the onus is on the airline to prove that the cancellation was for covid reasons.

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