Bits: 240 Avios with £24 of rioja, Concorde Room, 4000 Flying Blue miles with Europcar

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• chris says:

  6 Nov6 November 10:26

  OT,

  There is and amex offer on my gold card today for £10 back on a £30 spend on Addison Lee

  I’m looking to get from Euston to LHR T3 a week on wednesday just before midday
  not used Addison Lee before, if it realiable?

  I can pre book for £22.50 using the above and the new app user code, failing that i have £18 uber credit on mu account. advice on what best please (there are 2 travelling with cases, tube not really an option and I’m in a rush to get into the clubhouse)

  • Simon says:

    6 Nov6 November 11:10

    Addison Lee are great, far better than an uber in my opinion.

  • David says:

    6 Nov6 November 14:53

    Note Amex offer T&C says it excludes airport transfers.
    Not sure how that is defined not an Addison Lee person.

    • roberto says:

      6 Nov6 November 15:12

      I got a similar discount a while back whilst going from LHR to LGW and that was also advertised and as a “non airport inclusive” offer so not sure how its policed.

    • Ray says:

      6 Nov6 November 17:16

      I got the discount on a LHR run.

  • Drav says:

    6 Nov6 November 17:18

    uber to paddington then heathrow express?
    be much quicker

  • Mark says:

    6 Nov6 November 19:42

    I personally don’t like taking a car/taxi to Heathrow (and definitely not Gatwick), if you get stuck on the motorway you’re in trouble. I prefer taxi to Paddington then HEX, far more relaxing.

    My experiences of Addison Lee have been scary to say the least (lane discipline anyone?). MyTaxi do fixed price Black cabs to airports from central London locations. Enter the dropoff location using the Airports tab: £55 from Euston Station. Or 50% off offer extended another month so i assume £27.50 Friday evenings and weekends.

• RTS says:

  6 Nov6 November 11:01

  Bit of OT assistant required here.

  If I booked a trip and paid for the flights on my Amex Platinum but the accommodation was paid for on my BAPP..

  Will my Platinum insurance cover for cancellation for the accommodation due to unexpected illness (not pre-existing)?

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    6 Nov6 November 11:12

    Yes should do. You’re covered as long as you pay on any Amex-issued Amex (or the merchant doesn’t take it). In fact I have an notion that the illness cover might not even have the payment method exception.

    • JamesB says:

      6 Nov6 November 17:25

      Yes, this is correct, the medical elements of the insurance apply regardless of how you pay for the trip according to the answer they gave me when I asked them this question.

      • JamesB says:

        6 Nov6 November 19:40

        Thanks Genghis, the complexity of their insurance has been the main factor in disuading me from holding their platinum card long term…that and churning 🙂

      • Alan says:

        8 Nov8 November 00:23

        Interesting, info on final page confirms 11/17 issue date – anyone spotted any obvious changes? Presumably they’d have to notify cardholders of anything substantial…

        Will need to run a comparison of the older and newer versions at some point!

  • Rob says:

    6 Nov6 November 11:47

    Yes – the insurance rules allow this.

• Garry J Cape says:

  6 Nov6 November 12:45

  Re IB Rioja – is that 400 avios or 240 avios per 6 bottles ? and is 12 bottles 2 x 400/240 ? Thanks

• Jenny says:

  6 Nov6 November 14:29

  Does buying the 6 bottles of Rioja by credit card tie you into a contract? I.e. having to buy a specific number of bottles from them each month, year? Thanks.

  • Andrew says:

    6 Nov6 November 16:08

    No but you might get the odd mailing or phone call from them in the future with new offers

    • mark2 says:

      6 Nov6 November 16:16

      I had a phone call last week from Spain trying to sell me a case of wine priced at £400 at a discount which I did not bother to find out!

    • Jenny says:

      8 Nov8 November 08:15

      Thanks

• Tom says:

  6 Nov6 November 14:30

  OT re AMEX Plat. I could upgrade to get the 20kMR for the £1k spend in the first three months. If the card arrives soon enough I could do this very quickly (I’ve a present to buy).

  How soon after the card arriving does it take for the £450 charge to be levied as I’d like to get the card, hit the spend, transfer out the MR and then cancel.

  • Genghis says:

    6 Nov6 November 14:54

    It depends. Sometimes in month 1, sometimes on the anniversary of you getting the Gold card.

  • Drav says:

    6 Nov6 November 17:20

    or you could get lucky and not be charged the 450 at all 😉

    • Tom says:

      7 Nov7 November 08:17

      Cheers – weighing up what to do. Just got a bonus 3000MR for adding a supplementary on my GC which I have transferred out immediately….question is now do I go for the upgrade. How long does the plat take to arrive from approval?

• mark2 says:

  6 Nov6 November 14:46

  re Vinoseleccion:
  have people who have ordered this wine received an email confirmation please?

  • the real harry1 says:

    6 Nov6 November 17:59

    yes

    ummed & aahed a bit then went for it x2 – the wine’s worth it in any case and saves worrying about IB a/c expiring

    ‘Latin style label, fruity in smell, starts with a fruity flavor (red fruit like) and soft on the tongue. Not very special but a very decent wine, easy to enjoy. Safe choice if you cater to a varied crowd.’

    sounds about right, 2013 worth about £4 but with the points ours are £3.60 with free delivery

    if you could keep it a few years would improve a bit

  • Tim says:

    6 Nov6 November 19:02

    I ordered the wine deal via VinoSeleccion. I did receive an email confirmation, it is not what I would call a detailed email. The email mentions the product I purchased, but doesn’t play back any other details. Also the payment isn’t taken at the time of purchase (albeit you do submit your credit card details). Anyway, fingers crossed and hopefully 6 bottles of wine will turn up in a couple of days/weeks….

    • the real harry1 says:

      6 Nov6 November 19:09

      points can take 6-8 weeks

    • Geoff says:

      9 Nov9 November 12:07

      Just an initial email, no money taken yet, but already getting marketing emails despite ticking the no contact box. Don’t get the 400 Avios headline when this appears to be a 240 avios deal.

      • Rob says:

        9 Nov9 November 12:11

        That was a test to see who was on the ball this morning …. you won!

  • Liz says:

    6 Nov6 November 20:20

    I did 2 orders – one of each of our accounts. I didn’t get an email on my account but hubby got one on his.

• Andrew says:

  6 Nov6 November 14:46

  OT but about BA as a customer service-related data point.

  We (read “I”) can be guilty of a bit of BA bashing at times but I had a return CE trip to OSL over the weekend and the service was exemplary on both legs. On the way out, there were only 4-5 of us in CE, so I expected the service to be good.

  On the way back it was even better, despite there being 8 fully-occupied rows of CE on an A319. Great service because the crew wanted to make a difference:
  – one crew more than happy to hold babies or bags and take either down the aisle to help parents with not enough hands
  – At one of these times, the CSM was dealing with a customer who’d left their phone at the gate so the First Officer overheard what was going on and came to the door to greet passengers
  – CC greeting each seat pair in CE and introducing themselves to the passengers
  – Two members of staff in CE were joined by a third after they had done the ET BOB-dash. This made the service seamless
  – The CSM coming round with he champagne bottle every ten mins, offering top-ups (with spare glasses for those joining the party late), plus proactively offering liqueurs.
  – CSM addressing me by name (I’m only BAEC silver-soon-to-be-bronze).

  Thought of mention here as might be of interest that there’s still great service going on out there, but it was actually so positive an experience I wonder whether there is more to it than blind coincidence??

  • JamesB says:

    6 Nov6 November 17:38

    At the end of the day CE is still mutton dressed as lamb and will remain so in the absence of a proper business seat and space. I’m not bashing BA, just being realistic. If paying for CE then the service you refer to should be the norm, not something to be flagged up and praised. Flew to BKK in CW in September, also a good experience from a mixed fleet crew, could not fault it.

    • Leo says:

      6 Nov6 November 19:58

      I’m not bashing BA either but I gave up with CE when the took the legroom away. I usually try for an exit seat now. It may yetvbe the reason I go back to easyjet.

• Cate says:

  6 Nov6 November 16:01

  OT but as it’s bits, MrCate has just had an email saying his referrals allowance for BAPP has been doubled. Don’t know if it’s targeted.

  I’ve never really understood why these are capped. Surely if you know people who want the card then why shouldn’t they be rewarded for pushing more business to them?

  • Scallder says:

    6 Nov6 November 16:32

    I’ve had the email today too, although on my online account it was showing that for a week perhaps? Had a similar email re SPG Amex too (although had closed it a few weeks before), so I’m guessing it might be across the entire portfolio (or at least for credit cards?)

    • JamesB says:

      6 Nov6 November 17:40

      Me too, on my nectar card.

      • Cate says:

        6 Nov6 November 18:20

        @Scallder and JamesB. Not just BA then. Interesting.

  • bagoly says:

    7 Nov7 November 10:38

    Probably because they they think you might be pushing people who won’t contribute to their income long-term (E.g. mutual churners)

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