Primera Air drops flights from Birmingham to North America

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• Darren says:

  8 Jun8 June 19:27

  OT, Amex Platinum question –

  When booking a FHR trip do you need the Platinum card at check in?

  • the real harry1 says:

    8 Jun8 June 21:25

    ‘Per the T’s and C’s of FHR, you must pay with an American Express card when checking out of the hotel. However many front desk agents don’t notice or care so it is possible, but not a guarantee, that you can pay with a non-Amex card.’

    • Rob says:

      8 Jun8 June 21:37

      And even if they do insist on Amex, any old Amex will do.

      • Darren says:

        8 Jun8 June 22:30

        Thanks chaps, that’s good to know.

• Robman says:

  8 Jun8 June 20:41

  O/T help required from those of you more mathematically capable than I.
  Want to book a hotel for the Goodwood Festival of Speed and use IHG points to stay in Portsmouth HIX North. Normal value can be had as cheap as £70 per night, but on night of 14/7 is £300!
  Whats the best option for me please as I can’t work out whats the best deal?
  a) 20000 points
  b) 15000 points +£40
  c) 10000 points +£65
  p.s. I brought 120000 IHG points a little while back with a 100% bonus for £480, so 20000 points cost me approx £80.
  Grateful for any advice.

  • Genghis says:

    8 Jun8 June 20:52

    a

    • Cat says:

      8 Jun8 June 21:17

      I concur!

      • Cat says:

        8 Jun8 June 21:25

        For anyone interested in the Maths (sorry, occupational hazard), so that you can do this yourself, using Rob’s valuation of 0.4p (or £0.004) per IHG point (which is exactly what you paid)
        a) 20000 x 0.004 = £80
        b) 15000 x 0.004 + 40 = £100
        c) 10000 x 0.004 + 65 = £105

      • the real harry1 says:

        8 Jun8 June 21:34

        Not everybody paid 0.4p

      • Cat says:

        9 Jun9 June 00:20

        “so 20000 points cost me approx £80”
        The “you” was singular! 😉

• Robman says:

  8 Jun8 June 23:31

  Thanks everyone.

• Andrew Carter says:

  9 Jun9 June 14:29

  Out-there. Qn for you HFP gurus! A family member has sold up in the UK and moved to the continent. His/her UK Amex has expired and he/she has just re-applied, using my UK address. I know because the new BAPP card has arrived. He/she did not ask me for permission. Is this above board? If I live with it, are there any risks for me to be aware of? Thanks in advance Andrew

  • the real harry1 says:

    9 Jun9 June 14:53

    Not exactly good manners to do that unless you’re, like, close as brothers – wouldn’t bother me personally overmuch if a sibling did that – as to risks, provided there’s nothing in your name, just the other person using your address, I think the risks are small. So the family member has problems and ends up owing Amex £5000. No bailiff can take your goods (though thick ones might try, I suppose). Amex know that houses can be in multiple occupancy so won’t identify you as being the same person as the relation, ie you won’t get tarred with the same brush if things go wrong. Credit records belong to the person, not the address. It’s not identity theft, in other words.

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