Bits: 500 Avios from Tesco, Aer Lingus launching Philadelphia, new Amex Hong Kong lounge

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• Gulz says:

  4 Oct4 October 09:31

  Has anyone noticed that Amex have changed their website. When I login to my amex, I see a completely new style page… looks like its a mobile version website. When my wife logs in, she’s still seeing the good old amex site.

  • Alex W says:

    4 Oct4 October 10:06

    Oh great, I can’t stand these dumbed down websites, designed only for a phone and a finger.

  • Chick says:

    4 Oct4 October 14:18

    New website is dreadful on the mobile.

  • Alan says:

    5 Oct5 October 20:43

    Still the normal version for me (Chrome on PC)

• Linda says:

  4 Oct4 October 09:42

  The offer’s not appearing on my Premium Plus account either. I use my AMEX PP card regularly at Tesco. Perhaps they’re targeting customers under a certain store spend?

  • Sarah says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:43

    I haven’t got it on either of my cards and very rarely shop in Tesco

  • Tom says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:54

    I didn’t get it and I do spend quite a bit in Tesco so I assumed it was a directed offer. My other half did get it on her free BA card though. I managed to copy and past the link and it is now showing on my account and I redeemed the offer last night.

• Sharon says:

  4 Oct4 October 09:50

  Called Amex to get it added to our cards. Their systems are down. Lady said to call back after 2pm!

  • Sharon says:

    4 Oct4 October 15:30

    Refusing to add it via chat.

• rams1981 says:

  4 Oct4 October 09:54

  Finding with the new website format can’t force offers on…

  • rams1981 says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:55

    On Amex

    • Lawro says:

      4 Oct4 October 10:12

      Same here, new website format on one of our accounts but not the other – and yes ‘moving’ Amex offers looks to have been fixed unfortunately!

  • Pierre says:

    4 Oct4 October 11:07

    +1

• Liz says:

  4 Oct4 October 10:01

  UPdate on using the Tesco app to pay for fuel: for my £43.78 fuel spend the other day I have now received the Payqwiq bonus of 10 pts but still only received 1 CC for £2 using the app with my Tesco debit card saved on the app instead of 43CC pts. Will wait another day to see if the extra 22 pts are added before calling again. If they are not going to,post automatically then you should not use the app for buying fuel if paying with the Tesco debit card.

  • Alex W says:

    4 Oct4 October 10:08

    At Tesco PFS I think it yields the most points if you insert Tesco debit card as a clubcard, and pay with a decent Amex.

    • Liz says:

      4 Oct4 October 10:46

      Just been half an hr on to the manager at Pay+ – he is phoning me back but they are not getting it. Using the app for fuel with a Tesco Bank credit card or debit card is not working and they don’t seem to understand what I am explaining. For fuel you should get 1CC for £1 using the Clubcard and 1CC for using the Tesco debit or credit card. Using the app you should also get the bonus of 1CC for £4. The app doesn’t recognise the card behind it so only awards 1CC for £2.

      • RichS says:

        4 Oct4 October 11:17

        Liz – In the Pay+ app, what clubcard have you got linked to it? It doesn’t matter what card you pay with, it will always give the base clubcard points to whichever clubcard you have linked to the app. If you link the clubcard number given on small print on the back of your debit card, you should receive 1 point per £ on fuel, and then also receive 1 point per £ from debit card spend. It works on mine (getting total of 2 points per £ on fuel).

    • Liz says:

      4 Oct4 October 10:52

      If you have the Tesco debit card or credit card it is better to use that than Amex as you get 2CC for £1 spend. Using the app you should get 9CC pts (21 Avios) for £4 but it is only giving 7CC pts (16 Avios).

      • Liz says:

        4 Oct4 October 11:23

        RichS – yes it’s linked to our main Clubcard account. We used the debit card the week before without the app and it gave us 1CC + 1CC for fuel. But when you link the card to the app the CC bit on the till receipt only gives you 1CC for £2 and 1CC for £1 on the debit card spend. So missing out half the points on the Clubcard point. Is no one else having this problem.

      • Liz says:

        4 Oct4 October 11:28

        RichS – I think you might have cracked it ! I have the app linked to our original Clubcard number but the numbers on the back of the debit card are different but link in to the main account. I need to change the app Clubcard number to the debit card Clubcard number. I didn’t think of that! Thanks !

      • Alex W says:

        4 Oct4 October 15:40

        Fair do’s. For me a decent Amex works out better than 1 (additional) Clubcard point per £ if you factor in the sign up bonus and/or spend bonus.

• Artem says:

  4 Oct4 October 11:18

  Does the travel insurance bundled with Amex Plat cover End Supplier Failure? Like, if I had bought Monarch tickets on my Plat – would they pay for the replacement ticket on another airline?

  • Simon says:

    4 Oct4 October 13:00

    They haven’t with me…… Am waiting the refund, but extra cost of my new tickets is my own problem…..

• Richard G says:

  4 Oct4 October 12:13

  I got that Avios offer. First of the ones I’ve seen on the site that I’ve actually managed to get in mine too. lol

  • Aaron says:

    4 Oct4 October 14:10

    Care to share the offerid?

• Tom says:

  4 Oct4 October 13:28

  We’ve triggered the 2 for 1 flight on the BAPP card. Couple of (probably silly) questions;

  1. Does the voucher just appear in your Executive Club? Is it highlighted anywhere and is it clear how to use it (we’re newbies to this)?
  2. We will probably be flying to Abu Dhabi or Dubai next year. However we start in Leeds when it comes to our BA flights and route through T5. I presume the voucher only covers say the LON – DUBAI flight not the LEE – LON – DUBAI flights even though it we generally do this on one booking?

  • lev441 says:

    4 Oct4 October 13:34

    1) yes appears in your account. When logging on to BAEC it should come up as an e-voucher with the voucher number, expiry date etc.
    2) It covers the whole trip, there would just be extra taxes to pay.

    • TripRep says:

      4 Oct4 October 13:38

      2) “Taxes” = Mainly a hefty BA surcharge.. :p

      ps Lev441 – hope the UC trip was cool 😀

      • Lev441 says:

        4 Oct4 October 19:23

        It was great, enjoyed the clubhouse and on board product. Definitely happy I diversified from just collecting avios and using BA!

      • TripRep says:

        4 Oct4 October 19:32

        Find VS UC much more relaxed and less formal than BA CW or F.

    • Tom says:

      4 Oct4 October 14:00

      Brilliant, thank you, should make the trip easier!

  • Kathy H says:

    4 Oct4 October 13:43

    Hello Tom
    1. The 2-4-1 voucher automatically appears on the primary Amex card holders BAEC account and you will get and email confirming this.

    2. The 2-4-1 voucher covers any domestic connection to Heathrow – in this case LBA-LHR only taxes, fees and charges are payable for the whole journey for both passengers, no extra Avios needed. If used for Club World or First tickets the domestic connection would be booked in CE, again no extra Avios needed.

    • Tom says:

      4 Oct4 October 14:04

      Excellent, thank you Kathy!

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