The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 9th November

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• mr_jetlag says:

  9 Nov9 November 16:46

  Any flight+hotel/car on ba.com becomes a BAH booking when booked together. You’ll get an ATOL page / holiday summary at some point during the process, if you didn’t then something’s gone wrong.

  Also this bit was answered yesterday, but just to avoid confusion, you need car hire or hotel for the *entire booking* which needs to be at least 5 nights.

  • mr_jetlag says:

    9 Nov9 November 16:47

    @Cranzle

  • Cranzle says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:16

    Thanks. It’s confusing/unclear because if you try and book for Maldives, it clears states double tier points during the booking process, but if you try and book for Paris, it doesn’t say anything about double tier points during the booking process

    • ChrisC says:

      9 Nov9 November 17:42

      I’ve just responded to your original post

• Nigel W says:

  9 Nov9 November 16:48

  Quick question, can anyone recommend a good hotel by Copenhagen airport? Also, does anyone know when the last trains from the airport go to Malmo?

  • elguiri says:

    9 Nov9 November 16:59

    We stayed at the Park Inn by Radisson about 5 years ago. Was 2 stops by train directly from airport, and 5 stops from city centre, which was great for a quick visit when we were just overnighting before flight to BKK.

  • Sandgrounder says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:00

    The trains run all night, but they drop to hourly after about 1am. Check there aren’t any engineering works though, there were ail replacement busses across the sound this weekend, for example.
    What is good? Cheap? Functional? Super convenient? Downtown is relatively close to the airport (15 mins or so), and unlike some cities it’s a standard ticket on public transport. The metro and the trains run all night.

  • Luke says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:07

    Clarion is in walking distance (2 mins) and is fine but pricey.

    The other question. Seriously you simply need to Google the Danish railways website.

  • HH says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:16

    A 5 minute train from the airport is the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, with nice high-floor views. It used to be one of the better IHG points redemptions considering Scandinavia hotel pricing.

    • QwertyKnowsBest says:

      9 Nov9 November 18:00

      +1

      • David says:

        9 Nov9 November 19:59

        +2

    • Tariq says:

      9 Nov9 November 19:44

      +2

      • ben says:

        9 Nov9 November 21:57

        +3 Nice Lounge. Mall just across the road.

• Imran says:

  9 Nov9 November 17:21

  Applied for a VA+ card during the recent sign-up bonus offer but was rejected at the time of application. Sent a letter to them appealing the decision as Rob suggested in his article. They overturned the original decision and approved my card but it was done after the sign-up bonus was over.

  Considering my situation, will I get the 15k bonus or the enhanced 30k bonus?

  • Harry T says:

    9 Nov9 November 20:04

    I imagine the 15k bonus, if you were approved after the enhanced bonus was withdrawn. But it’s just a case of trying it and seeing what happens with the IT.

• Scott says:

  9 Nov9 November 17:21

  Any recommendations of hotels in Seattle?
  Might pop over for a few day in Feb or thereabouts. Not been before, so somewhere that’s easy to get to the main touristy things from (no issues walking or using public transport if need be).
  May book as part of a BA holiday although would lose any Hilton or IHG benefits this way, but hey.
  Not after anything too fancy. Functional, but a nice size room where I can swing a cat.

  • mark2 says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:25

    We stayed in Hilton (a few years ago); would not recommend.
    Would recommend ferry across to Bainbridge Island and coach trip into mountains.

  • Vasco says:

    9 Nov9 November 18:35

    Stayed at the Kimpton Monaco on 2019 and would recommend, but might be dearer than you’re looking for.

    • Scott says:

      9 Nov9 November 20:44

      That’s coming in at around £160ish/night. Much the same as I’m paying for upcoming NYC and SF stays, so not that bad.
      $20/night resort fee perhaps on top?

      If the evening wine tasting is free, that would take the edge off it 😉

      • Vasco says:

        10 Nov10 November 08:48

        Definitely was free back then and I can’t imagine they changed it! It’s one of my favourite things about Kimptons in the US.

  • ChrisBCN says:

    9 Nov9 November 21:38

    Four seasons is good

• Shaw West says:

  9 Nov9 November 17:27

  Looking for a webpage that shows ATM charges by foreign banks in Europe. I do renembber it being posted here earlier last month

  • Bigmaggot says:

    9 Nov9 November 20:43

    Only remember Spain https://community.monzo.com/t/monzo-in-spain-wiki/5152

• Tomgold says:

  9 Nov9 November 17:33

  does the trick to extend BA 241 vouchers still work?

  • ChrisC says:

    9 Nov9 November 17:44

    I think we use ‘strategy’ these days.

    But yes it does still work.

    • Tomgold says:

      9 Nov9 November 19:24

      thank you for your advice regarding the STRATEGY

• ChrisC says:

  9 Nov9 November 17:58

  re Simplytestme

  Arrived home from a UK weekend away to find my test had arrived.

  From what it said when I ordered was supposed to be delivered ready for the day of my arrival back into the UK – 15th November – from a trip to The Netherlands

  Envelope mail label had ‘post by end of 11.11.21’ on it – so they definitly did that!

  Test brand is ‘HEALGEN’ with expiry date of Sept 2023

  • Travel Strong says:

    9 Nov9 November 19:22

    Just received mine 1wk early, so certainly no apparent issue with them getting the tests out!

• Alex B says:

  9 Nov9 November 18:01

  Does IHG have a hotel points cap or is it pure dynamic pricing (i.e. could get to 200k per night)?

  • Rob says:

    9 Nov9 November 18:15

    InterCons seem to be capped at 100k, as does Kimpton. No at other brands I think.

    • chris says:

      9 Nov9 November 19:23

      IC Maldives is 120k this year

      • Guernsey Globetrotter says:

        9 Nov9 November 21:35

        You can still get nights at the Six Senses Laamu in the Maldives for 100k

        • Chris says:

          10 Nov10 November 08:51

          Paying 900 a night for that next week. Can’t wait. And yes I did 2 mattress runs to get the 3x offer for the stay

    • TGLoyalty says:

      9 Nov9 November 22:33

      Seen IC PL for 100k + so no camp there ..

      • TGLoyalty says:

        9 Nov9 November 22:34

        Cap not camp!

        120k on 24-25th Nov for example if you want to check.

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