Bits: World Cup Avios seats available, 400 Avios with Spain’s Uber-clone, 25% off Priority Pass

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• barry cutters says:

  4 Jul4 July 07:05

  I left a comment yesterday but Im not sure if it was clear. Basically I was asking if the Ba PP card can be re-applied for within 6 months. I don’t expect to get the bonus points but is there anything stopping me cancelling today and re-applying in 3 months time? -Iv just ha my 241 posted when I really didn’t want it to,

  • Genghis says:

    4 Jul4 July 07:07

    No problem Cutters. You might even get a bonus

    • Barry cutters says:

      4 Jul4 July 07:49

      Thought so – Cheers ,

  • TripRep says:

    4 Jul4 July 07:10

    But the 241 is valid for 2 years? That’s impressive forward planning 😀

    • Barry cutters says:

      4 Jul4 July 07:52

      There is a very important sporting event being held in Japan in Nov 2019.
      Planning to go out at the start and again for the finals

      • Anna says:

        4 Jul4 July 08:09

        Is your travel companion someone you could refer for the card and use their 2 4 1 for your tickets?

        • Barry cutters says:

          4 Jul4 July 14:18

          We already have other plans for hers

• Roger says:

  4 Jul4 July 07:16

  OT
  1. On Lloyds Avios Duo (£24 fee), can one get an add-on card for free for spouse?
  2. Can this then be set in Curve with currency of local ATM (non £) for cash withdrawal and be still treated as foreign spend by Lloyds (and not cash advance)?

  • JamesB says:

    4 Jul4 July 07:27

    You will find the answer re: curve in comments to bits post yesterday.

    • Rob says:

      4 Jul4 July 07:58

      1. Not sure
      2. Yes, according to someone yesterday

      • Alan says:

        4 Jul4 July 09:18

        2. Yep, me – although haven’t tried it personally yet, but know a few folk that work abroad and have done it quite a few times.

  • the_real_a says:

    4 Jul4 July 14:26

    And there is a £2 charge for each non-uk ATM withdrawal

    • Alan says:

      4 Jul4 July 14:34

      That’s not what I’ve seen reported by others who are using it – they only noticed it if the card currency was different to ATM currency…

      • Alan says:

        4 Jul4 July 14:58

        More info – it seems to depend not on location but on currency.

        Example : cash withdrawal in £ in the UK with a card set up as € card -> £2 fee
        CASH withdrawal in $ in the US with a card set up as $ card : no fee from curve
        Cash withdrawal in £ in the US with a card set up as £ : no fee from Curve

        Therefore ‘non-domestic’ as in their FAQ seems to really refer to a mismatch between currencies for the ATM and underlying card…

      • the_real_a says:

        4 Jul4 July 15:00

        Alan – sorry you are saying only a £2 fee if there is a currency exchange at the point of the ATM withdrawal. That would be interesting.

        • Alan says:

          4 Jul4 July 15:02

          Yep – not based on personal experience though (I used a mix of Monzo and Revolut last time I needed ATM cash out abroad in Jan – thankfully had a big chunk of USD sitting at home from 1.6 exchange rate!), however from someone that has made quite a few withdrawals. No guarantee it’ll stay that way, but sounds promising…

      • the_real_a says:

        4 Jul4 July 15:04

        Thanks Alan. Useful info (agree Monzo is fantastic for FX and foreign ATM for now)

        • Alan says:

          4 Jul4 July 15:05

          Yep, plus they don’t charge for a card like Revolut now do – I’ve set my folks up with a Monzo card for when taking cash out abroad – nice and easy to use app, they can top-up with their debit card and take any remaining cash out when back in the UK.

        • Rob says:

          4 Jul4 July 16:54

          Good to see Revolut announcing a £7m loss last week, on revenue of £2m, with no obvious route to profitability …..

      • the_real_a says:

        4 Jul4 July 19:42

        I guess there are multiple exit possibilities… If you were Amazon Bank which Fintect platform would you buy?

        • Alan says:

          4 Jul4 July 19:54

          Wirecard seems to be the best bet given they all seem to use them as the middle man 😉

  • Alan says:

    4 Jul4 July 14:29

    I wonder if they’ve updated the app? When I looked at it last night (before posting) it only lets you pick one of those currencies -the others just say ‘not available in Curve’…

    • the_real_a says:

      4 Jul4 July 15:01

      Yes looks a change in today’s release. A positive move for clarity i think!

      • Alan says:

        4 Jul4 July 15:03

        Ah, cool – I’ve had the beta for a couple of weeks so they must have changed it in that. Totally agree, much much clearer now! 🙂

• Josh says:

  4 Jul4 July 07:16

  I think you’ve missed an “s” of “final” in your article. I’d say it’s highly likely that England don’t make the final although miracles do happen…..

  • JamesB says:

    4 Jul4 July 07:38

    I just knew this was coming 🙂 Does second comment equate with the usual 30 second theory? If it takes a miracle to reach the final then I’m curious what it will take to win it.

    • Rob says:

      4 Jul4 July 07:59

      I think this whole irony thing doesn’t really work in print …..

  • Ro says:

    4 Jul4 July 08:22

    it will be a miracle if we get past the group stages

    • the realharry1 says:

      4 Jul4 July 09:25

      why’s that? England should win its qualifying group (ie the games that are being played currently) which means it gets an easier run in the group stage out in Russia

      that will be 32 teams —> 16 against generally weaker opposition so I can’t see it being anything like a miracle to get through to the knockout stage – indeed, precisely the opposite, it would be quite a surprise if they don’t get into the last 16

      • JamesB says:

        4 Jul4 July 10:07

        The seeding will need to be extremely creative to include England in the top eight though given their current ranking and more recent championship performances. If any teams outside the top eight are to be elevated to top seeds they are most likely to be Spain and Italy. I think Englands chances of progressing beyond the group stage will be reliant on those two teans staying in the second seed pot with them. As always though the major difficulties will be presented not by the top seeds but those who are perceived to be weaker opponents.

    • RussellH says:

      4 Jul4 July 17:25

      ‘We’??

      Do yo mean England, or one of the other nations in the British Isles, or even the world? I may currently live in England, but I do NOT want to see an England team in the Russian bit of the contest. Monaco, Liechtenstein, Andorra and San Marino maybe.

      Please, please, please: pray that none of the British nations at least qualifies – it might means less trash in the papers, on the wireless and in newspapers.

• Lesley says:

  4 Jul4 July 07:48

  Sounds appealing were it not for the likelihood of major trouble from Russian ultras.

  • JamesB says:

    4 Jul4 July 07:54

    …or the politsiya!

    • Rob says:

      4 Jul4 July 08:00

      Is this some Russian frequent flyer group who nick all the seats early on?!

      The Guardian has a piece on Wimbledon centre court ultras today, and they don’t sound too appealing …..

      ‘Things that do not really exist elsewhere these days exist here as staples, essentials. Panama hats. Blazers. Endless crinkly, sun-bronzed men with elegantly bouffant hair and crested ties: where are they the rest of the year?’

      • Anna says:

        4 Jul4 July 08:13

        Probably in their retirement villas in Cyprus or the South of France 🙂

        • Gavin says:

          4 Jul4 July 09:25

          I saw a lot of them at Murcia airport a few weeks ago, presumably after a spell at La Manga

• Lumma says:

  4 Jul4 July 08:16

  Was on the costa del sol a few weeks back and Google maps suggested Cabify. Went through the whole process of signing up only be told “there’s no cars in your area”.

  Maybe it’s more useful in the actual cities listed rather than nearby, but was slightly annoying

• MS says:

  4 Jul4 July 08:33

  Is it free to cancel an Avios redemption? Looking at BA’s website, it seems to cost £50?

  • Genghis says:

    4 Jul4 July 08:38

    Max £35, no?

    • JamesB says:

      4 Jul4 July 08:48

      I think MS referring to £35 + £15 telephone CS fee perhaps,.

      @MS £35 if cancelled online. If cannot be cancelled online CS will waive £15 telephone fee.

  • Rob says:

    4 Jul4 July 08:53

    Sorry, free was bad choice of words.

• Doubleornothing says:

  4 Jul4 July 08:54

  I know it should be obvious but the article doesn’t mention what sport is being played! Not picking on Raffles as most sites do the same but find it strange if it was rugby it would be called the ‘Rugby World Cup’ on most sites but if football it is simply called the ‘World Cup!

  As an aside just received a reply from my EU261 BA claim from the IT failure on 27th May. Been given double the amount I am entitled to!

  • Graeme says:

    4 Jul4 July 09:09

    That is what it is known as though. Being the most popular sport, it doesn’t need to differentiate.

    • Mzungu says:

      4 Jul4 July 13:36

      Like when they refer on the news to “The England Captain” without mentioning captain of what! I didn’t realise that the country had an overall captain! Not all of us like football, and assume every reference to sport must mean football 🙂

  • Alan says:

    4 Jul4 July 09:17

    Haha have they had an IT failure in your favour when calculating the refund? 😉

    • Doubleornothing says:

      4 Jul4 July 09:56

      It’s really bizarre. Total delay was 10mins compared to scheduled arrival but as BA booked us on an earlier flight with another airline that departed 2 hours earlier we were entitled to 125 euro. Have actually received 250 euro each. Thing is whilst I didn’t mention any amount on the claim I did state the flights we were rebooked on so there could be no doubt. MMB even shows the rebooked flights as well.

      Strange thing is I submitted two claims, one for my wife and one for me. My wife is the one who got a reply (I still am waiting for one) and a cheque issued to her for the both of us, yet I was the lead person who made the booking and original payment.

  • Rob says:

    4 Jul4 July 09:33

    Because Rugby (Union) is a weird niche game almost unknown outside public schools in the south east?!

    PS. I met my wife at a rugby game, for clarity ….

    • Alan says:

      4 Jul4 July 09:39

      Lol pretty big in Scotland too. With F1 yesterday and football today I’m really hoping that’s the HfP sports quota fulfilled for a while! 😉 (COI – not a sports fan!)

    • Concerto says:

      4 Jul4 July 09:59

      I thought you met her on a Ryanair flight?

      • Rob says:

        4 Jul4 July 10:40

        Technically I met her in the check-in queue for the plane that Norton Rose (as was) had chartered to take us from Luton to Dublin for the European Cup Final. Or European Rugby Cup Final 🙂

    • Doubleornothing says:

      4 Jul4 July 10:04

      Only two of the 12 Premiership teams are based in the SE compared to 8 out of 20 in football!

      Not a massive rugby fan as it happens, just used that as an example that lots of sports use the term World Cup!

    • JamesB says:

      4 Jul4 July 10:15

      And I’m sure she was in a league of her own and it was love at first kick 🙂

      • Genghis says:

        4 Jul4 July 10:22

        After Rob “tried” it on? 🙂

        • JamesB says:

          4 Jul4 July 10:30

          That’s exactly what I meant, he tried it on, she got in the first kick and the rest is history as the saying goes.

        • Genghis says:

          4 Jul4 July 10:35

          With Rob propped up at the bar, he took advantage and converted the opportunity? I’ll get my coat.

        • JamesB says:

          4 Jul4 July 10:50

          …the game progressed beyond regulation time withe some exciting rucks, mauls and scrummages, a couple of kids arrived to spectate, Rob spent increasing perios in tbe sin bin and eventually retired from playing ball to write HFP.

        • Genghis says:

          4 Jul4 July 11:12

          Not to mention the amount of number 2s on mattress runs?

        • Roger says:

          4 Jul4 July 12:18

          You forgot to mention HFP Credit Card with a million mile HFP Reward Points signup bonus which can be converted to any loyalty program of your choice with Gold/platinum status for all airlines and hotels!!!

          Sorry Rob had to post this!

        • Rob says:

          4 Jul4 July 13:03

          Curve offered me a branded version but I felt the potential for conflicts of interest outweighed the PR boost!

    • Gavin says:

      4 Jul4 July 13:58

      Rugby huge in the SW and in S Wales.

      Lots of state rugby schools in the SE as well, usually grammar or ex grammar

• Alan says:

  4 Jul4 July 09:07

  PP news – Brisbane has now joined Sydney and Gatwick as being locations where you can receive credit to use in restaurants – A$36pp in Oz. Excellent development.

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