Bits: Virgin / Clubcard comp, 2000 free Virgin miles, Shangri-La to Krisflyer bonus

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• Danksy says:

  23 Aug23 August 07:20

  Does anyone know if the shangri LA golden circle points can still be converted to food Nd drink at the shard?

  • cheekychappie says:

    23 Aug23 August 07:56

    Still got 2 x 1000 to use up ourselves 🙂

  • TimS says:

    23 Aug23 August 08:01

    Yes they can, until the end of the year. You may even have a few months into 2016 to use the f&b voucher as I think you just need to redeem the points before 31 Dec 15.

    I converted and used mine earlier this month. Nice and easy. Still £61 for $100 conversion rate.

    • xcalx says:

      23 Aug23 August 10:16

      Do you still pick up the f&b vouchers at reception, is booking still required an finally do all members requiring a voucher need to be present at pick up point.

      Many thanks.

      • TimS says:

        23 Aug23 August 11:30

        Yes you still collect at hotel reception (not ground floor buliding reception) on same level as Ting.

        I don’t think booking is essential, especially for lunch but it is certainly advisable.

        ie booking a table isn’t required to use the f&b vouchers, but may be required to get a table in the first place.

        The receptionist asked for proof of identity for me but didn’t adk my wife for hers. However they may question in more detail if 2 people tried to redeem 4 people’s vouchers for example. I wpuld recommend at least one redeeming member is present.

        • xcalx says:

          23 Aug23 August 11:47

          Thanks, Tim.

          One last question are the vouchers valid for the day of collection only.

          Thanks.

        • TimS says:

          23 Aug23 August 11:55

          The hotel-specific voucher you collect at reception is valid for that day only but the generic f&b voucher you get when you redeem your points is valid for any day in the following 6 months. You don’t need to specify a date to use the 2nd voucher when you redeem the points online for the first one, or indeed at any time up to the date you present it at reception for ultimate use.

          So if you redeem the points on 31 Dec 2015, you could potentially use the $200/£122 spend voucher for any day up to 6 month later.

        • TimS says:

          23 Aug23 August 15:46

          What’s weird?

          Some hotels have the instant dining offer and some (inc Shard) don’t. For those that don’t, you have to convert online and redeem by voucher.

        • Danksy says:

          23 Aug23 August 19:19

          @ TimS Sorry I read it as being ‘weird’ that it wasn’t possible to redeem at the Shard when other people have… thanks for correcting 😀

        • Chris says:

          23 Aug23 August 22:00

          I redeemed 4 people vouchers for a meal in the Shard about this time last year. I think when you redeem it does mention gifting it to family , and I checked out with customer service the maximum number of vouchers that could be redeemed at once and they said there wasn’t any. So I happily redeemed 4 vouchers ( the wife’s, the inlaws and my own voucher) for a total of £218…nice lunch it was!!

• mark2 says:

  23 Aug23 August 07:29

  I am sure that I am not the only one to receive an invitation from Virgin Flying Club to enter a competition to ‘ Win the ultimate trip’.
  This turns out to be two ECONOMY tickets to Dubai and three nights room only in a hotel.
  But it does include ‘complimentary unlimited access to Wild Wadi Waterpark™ and many other leisure facilities’ which must be the deciding factor!

  • Max says:

    23 Aug23 August 08:10

    Sounds like an “ultimate” nightmare me. Whilst I am not too proud to sit in Economy, Dubai and a water park sounds like hell.

    But each to their own!

    • Fenny says:

      23 Aug23 August 12:10

      Same here, but I entered the competition anyway. The chances of me winning are minimal, but better if I actually enter!

  • Raffles says:

    23 Aug23 August 09:32

    Wild Wadi is a) fantastic and b) £50 a head unless you stay at a Jumeirah hotel when it is free. I love it!

    • Worzel says:

      23 Aug23 August 12:11

      Sorry Rob, I’m with Max on this one 🙂 .

      • cheekychappie says:

        23 Aug23 August 19:19

        Having worked out there, I would say anybody contemplating a holiday in Dubai/ UAE/ Qatar etc needs their head examined. (Oman might be OK.)

        Just don’t do it. Europe is just 1 million times better in every respect.

        The whole place is the armpit of the world.

        You might get 5* hotels & the international food is OK – but you also get universally arrogant indigenous people who generally think you are a piece of dog poop, a rubbish climate that makes you feel ill, no history or culture, repeat: no history or culture (it doesn’t exist beyond about 50 years), it’s a prison cell masquerading as a destination.

        • Jason says:

          23 Aug23 August 20:43

          I’m with Rob, sorry Max 🙂
          Although we go to Aquaventure. The weather in April and October is flawless!

        • mark2 says:

          23 Aug23 August 21:23

          I have to agree. The only way I would go there is for work with an enormous tax-free salary and I would just work.

        • mark2 says:

          23 Aug23 August 21:25

          but if everyone liked the same place it would be very crowded!

        • Rob says:

          23 Aug23 August 21:58

          Get some kids, you’ll change your tune!

          However, even though I am there 20 nights a year for holiday there is NO WAY that I would live there – and that is despite having my wifes sister and her kids already living there.

• Saif says:

  23 Aug23 August 07:55

  Just wondering, if there’s multiple CC accounts in one household, can you set the Virgin autoconvert on with only one Flying Club account?

• avidsaver says:

  23 Aug23 August 08:02

  Looking at the T & C’s of the Virgin competition am I right to deduce that you can only enter if you choose to auto convert or are already set up to do so? So does this mean that you can’t set a dormant account to auto convert and enter the competition?

  • Raffles says:

    23 Aug23 August 09:33

    I reckon it may work, and nothing to lose of course.

    • Jason says:

      23 Aug23 August 09:52

      If you do set auto convert up, how quickly do the miles post so you can switch it off again?

      • Pol says:

        23 Aug23 August 11:31

        Mine posted within a week. Then turned it off and set it up to auto convert to my husband’s account and got the bonus miles for him too.

• reds says:

  23 Aug23 August 08:07

  Redeemed my 1000 points at the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong last week.
  The lunch buffet at the Cafe Too was excellent (including the dim sum). Recommended.

• Steve Blower says:

  23 Aug23 August 10:09

  I had lunch at Amba Charing Cross recently. Although it still looks just like Thistle, the ambience and service have been totally transformed. Highly recommended.

• Iain2015 says:

  23 Aug23 August 15:00

  I didn’t receive 1000 bonus miles in early august on auto convert. Do I need to change this to avios and then amend back to benefit from the miles and competition?

• Martin says:

  24 Aug24 August 00:10

  The Amba Charing Cross hasn’t been a Thistle for a few years. It was formerly one of GLH’s Guoman brand and became an Amba last year.

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