The HfP chat thread – Monday 8th November

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• Aston100 says:

  8 Nov8 November 18:59

  Has anyone got experience of the abcv vegetarian restaurant in New York?
  It is on the Amex Plat dining credit offer.

  Thanks.

  • HH says:

    8 Nov8 November 22:53

    I suggested abc cocina, the sister restaurant in the same building as abc kitchen and abcv, last time you asked for NYC restaurant recommendations. You can’t really go wrong with Jean-Georges…

• Backpacker says:

  8 Nov8 November 19:13

  Hi All, Opinions please – What do you think is the Best Bank Account for Avios – Barclays Avios account OR
  HSBC Premier (and their associated credit card – Given curve is on the way out for most accounts, I’m assuming it no longer works here either)?

  What’s the upside/downside for each in your opinion?
  The great Tesco current account is finally closing down and I only have this week to lodge a current account switch…

  Thanks in Advance HFP’s!

  • The Canuck says:

    8 Nov8 November 19:16

    I’ve been with HSBC premier for the better part of 20 years and never once been impressed with their customer service. Lately though it has gone from terrible to absolutely shocking…

    Can’t say I would recommend them at the moment and I’m actively looking for something else….

    • HBommie says:

      8 Nov8 November 19:42

      I understand your pain but if it’s so bad a complaint should result in compensation. This may not be enough to salve the pain.

  • Froggee says:

    8 Nov8 November 19:26

    Well HSBC will simply depend on your credit card spend (plus the Avios for signing up for the credit card). HSBC have occasionally run bonus point promotions for converting also. For Barclays you get your 1,500 Avios for £12 a month plus the switch bonus assuming you’re doing that. And of course the upgrade voucher. Neither will be life changing for Avios. So it depends on your credit card spend; what you actually want out of it; how much value you can get out of the upgrade voucher; and whether the upgrade voucher is much use to you (eg are you single or a family of four).

    I have both HSBC and Barclays and the relationship managers thankfully leave me alone. If you actually want good service then there are better options for banks!

    • Froggee says:

      8 Nov8 November 19:29

      Oh and I stopped Curving with HSBC a long time ago as I don’t want to provoke their systems. I value the HSBC relationship more as my wife has an overseas bank account with them that gets Premier status by relationship because of me (a joint account means my Jade status apparently transfers to her) and it is very handy for her to have.

      • Axel says:

        8 Nov8 November 20:38

        If you are Jade their “systems” are configured to not question any odd spending especially financial transactions. So I would return to the Curve party while it lasts.

    • Rob says:

      8 Nov8 November 19:39

      Barclays is down for a couple of weeks whilst the Avios IT work is done so you would have to apply for standard Premier and add Avios Rewards in a few weeks.

    • BuildBackBetter says:

      8 Nov8 November 19:46

      Do you get salary credited to hsbc and transfer to Barclays? Or vice versa?

      • Jimbob says:

        8 Nov8 November 20:28

        It doesn’t matter. My salary is paid into another account and then transferred to HSBC then Barclays.

• KP says:

  8 Nov8 November 19:46

  Hi, Can i do the bag drop at LHR T3 for Virgin Atlantic the night before for a flight the next day 12.05pm, google results shows as NO for LHR .I can do bag drop on the same day at 7 am as alternative to beat the rush hour drive from east london to LHR . Do they accept bags 5 hrs before? How can i check the check in desks will be open at that time?

• vlcnc says:

  8 Nov8 November 20:14

  Did anyone have any luck with the ITA status match?? What do people send – is a screenshot of the card from the app enough??

  • Rob says:

    8 Nov8 November 20:44

    They are coming through fine. Only did mine today, will report back on how long it takes.

    • Clive says:

      8 Nov8 November 21:06

      Out of curiosity Rob what did you send them? I have been asked twice for additional info as they said they could not verify a phone grab of my BAEC card

      • Rob says:

        9 Nov9 November 08:44

        Phone grab of my BA card in the app ….

  • Nectar Collector says:

    8 Nov8 November 21:07

    Applied on Tuesday last week, received confirmation of successful match on Friday

    • vlcnc says:

      8 Nov8 November 22:10

      What did you send?

      • Nectar Collector says:

        8 Nov8 November 22:38

        I sent a downloaded file of my status card from the BA site, and a photo of my passport page

  • PMG says:

    8 Nov8 November 21:08

    I sent mine on 31/10 and received it back this morning so just over a week. Used the downloadable card from Exec Club online.

    Matched BA Silver to Premium if that is useful info to anyone 🙂

    • vlcnc says:

      8 Nov8 November 22:32

      Ah ok, I sent just a screenshot from the app. Will see what they say and if it doesn’t work send the downloadable one.

      • avstar says:

        8 Nov8 November 22:51

        i sent a screenshot from the app, executive status confirmed after 4 days

        • vlcnc says:

          8 Nov8 November 23:24

          Oh that’s good to know! I saw a lot of people seem to be rejected for screenshots from a cursory glance on various forums, where as the downloaded version seems to have more success. I will see what they say and report back!

        • Genghis says:

          9 Nov9 November 08:00

          +1

• jj says:

  8 Nov8 November 20:31

  That reply was for Backpacker earlier

• Alex says:

  8 Nov8 November 20:35

  Had a quick scan through comments and can’t see anything

  On my BAPP I have 5% and 7% off at Costa coffee. Will these stack? Or will Amex just use the higher one and one is a glitch?

  • Rob says:

    8 Nov8 November 20:44

    I have the same on my Plat …

• Reney says:

  8 Nov8 November 20:50

  Saw this last week, did a bunch this weekend. Awaiting points.

• meta says:

  8 Nov8 November 20:55

  Not sure if this has been mentioned in previous daily chats, but I have again increased referral offer on my Amex Platinum. 70k sign up bonus and 24k for referrer. I thought that was supposed to end of 2 Nov.

  • Reney says:

    8 Nov8 November 21:02

    It is now a targeted offer, not everyone has it.

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