The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 16th November

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• Geoff Foster says:

  16 Nov16 November 14:33

  How do I transfer my Flying Blue miles to ALLAccor points? I know it is not very good value but better than losing them

• Mco says:

  16 Nov16 November 14:44

  In regards to the Platinum offer on One Fine stay. Some properties price up for a one night stay so can I book a night and the other half book a night with her add on platinum card? Would both cards get the cash back? Or say if you book 3+3 on both cards would you get 2 sets CB?

  • Anna says:

    16 Nov16 November 16:06

    Do you mean your OH has a supp card on your account and you both have the offer? If so then this would absolutely work but depending on the hotel/property they will usually split the final bill over two cards anyway if you tell them you want to do that. I don’t know how OFS works but it’s worth asking.

  • Ollie says:

    16 Nov16 November 16:42

    Out of interest, what properties have you found that allow you to book a 1 night minimum stay?
    Pre-COVID, I think I worked out that the only ones were in Bali, at £180/night, so in theory you could stay for free if you hopped between these every night! (cos of course Amex refunds up to £200 per booking)

    • Polly says:

      17 Nov17 November 09:02

      Yes, we booked 6 nights that way, as had the offer on our gold cards and supps also

• Ja says:

  16 Nov16 November 15:11

  I need help

  Flying to Toronto tomorrow. I have done ArriveCAN and Verifly. When I try to check in BA comes up with I’m not authorised. Can anyone help please.

  Thanks

  • James says:

    16 Nov16 November 15:31

    I flew there last week with air France and it said something similar but that documents needed checking at the airport. All was ok though as long as you’ve done everything required

    • Ja says:

      16 Nov16 November 15:37

      Thanks James

      I think I have done everything. I’ll just turn up at checkin a bit earlier

  • Jen T says:

    16 Nov16 November 15:52

    Strange – for us, we did everything and could check in online. You might just be unlucky.

    • James says:

      16 Nov16 November 16:11

      I thought it was odd when I got the same message as well and wouldn’t allow online check-in but they did it straight away once the documents got checked at the airport!

  • Iain says:

    16 Nov16 November 17:13

    Hi my son just travelled to Canada and could Not Check in on line ,as per other comments the documents were all checked quickly and easily at the airport .

• Boi says:

  16 Nov16 November 15:29

  I left it til late…. I need to spend 3K on my gold by today. Of the fully refundable things which one can I book which can be charged immediately?

  • Mick S says:

    16 Nov16 November 15:35

    I doubt anything will work, because the transaction will be “pending” for a day at least.

  • Peter K says:

    16 Nov16 November 15:55

    Not refundable, but gift cards for the supermarket you normally use.

    If your have the Morrisons offer, you can lock in 10% off gift cards for other retailers.

    • Anna says:

      16 Nov16 November 16:11

      Do they have Morrisons in Canada?!
      Presumably it’s several hours earlier there so a transaction might go through in a business day?

      • Boi says:

        16 Nov16 November 16:15

        Gift cards won’t work for reasons by Anna🤣
        I thought even if it is pending for a day or 2 it will still show transaction date as 16th?

        • Guernsey Globetrotter says:

          16 Nov16 November 17:37

          Hotels.com my Boi !

  • SteveJ says:

    16 Nov16 November 16:17

    Doesn’t have to clear today surely, but needs to be processed today.

    • Boi says:

      16 Nov16 November 16:22

      Yes, that’s exactly my question. What can I do that is likely to be processed today (no guarantees)?

      • Tom says:

        16 Nov16 November 16:41

        Anything online that will ship today. Amazon would be a good shout. As long as they charge your card today you will be fine.

      • Leo says:

        16 Nov16 November 22:49

        Gift cards – supermarket (Sainsburys gift card – get the digital version so you can load it on your phone and use in store)/Amazon/Deliveroo/Uber gift cards. They will be recorded as processed today which is the key thing. Amex will count these towards your 3k spend, even though the transactions will be pending and clear a few days later.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    16 Nov16 November 19:11

    Unless you plan on immediately cancelling the card you’ll lose the points as soon as it’s refunded. So ensure it’s something you can actually use.

    £3k Amazon might be too much even if you can cash out via other means.

• Anuj says:

  16 Nov16 November 16:07

  Hyatt place east through amex travel and the £50 off £200 spend is the cheapest I could fine.

• Anuj says:

  16 Nov16 November 16:26

  I don’t really follow BA prices in business class. What’s a good price for Business class to Delhi? Does it ever go as low as £1200 ish? Currently £1700

  • Anuj says:

    16 Nov16 November 16:51

    Additionally is it possible to book business one way and then a low cabin on your return with cash flights? I know you can do that using avios.

  • Aston100 says:

    16 Nov16 November 17:17

    I find Google Flights is a useful starting point.
    You’ll see a message suggesting whether the current price is high or low.
    As an example, if I select a random week in Feb 22, it gives me some prices with BA / Virgin and Air India (in the £1900 – £2000 range) with a message that this is currently high and that “The least expensive flights for similar trips to New Delhi usually cost between £1,300–1,800”

    • Anuj says:

      16 Nov16 November 18:51

      Thanks Aston, while I had looked at that the issues (afaik) is that the “usually cost between” is across all airlines, not BA specifically.

      • GT says:

        16 Nov16 November 19:53

        I find this a useful tool for looking up past BA sale prices. http://blog.continentalclub.co.uk/
        From there you should be able to get an idea of what typical prices are.

• Ikaz says:

  16 Nov16 November 16:34

  I have an IHG Ambassador free night voucher for up to 40k points, does anyone know if I can already use this + points for a stay (hotel is 43k points)?
  Voucher is currently attached to a different booking for a hotel that is now sold-out, so don’t want to risk loosing that stay if new booking doesn’t work out

  • Phil W says:

    16 Nov16 November 17:53

    There is no automated way to do this AFAIK. The IHG website did appear to suggest this was possible a few months back when I was searching for somewhere to use mine but once you got through to the room selection page, it only offered cash rates.

    Potentially, you could email a hotel and ask them if it is possible directly. They may be willing to fudge it to make it work.

• SteveJ says:

  16 Nov16 November 16:54

  Creation statement has dropped, xxx “points earned this month” (their words). 0 “points transferred”.

  Cue query to customer services to ask why no points have been transferred. Followed by a complaint following their inevitable reply.

  • Jonathan says:

    16 Nov16 November 18:52

    I’m wondering if they’re trying to use this as a negotiation tactic. Give you absolutely nothing & hope you then accept earned points as a halfway house for the voucher/fee refund. They cannot genuinely believe they have a leg to stand on over earned points though.

    • Aston100 says:

      16 Nov16 November 18:58

      What about people with the white card?
      They are only missing the points.

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