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• Mark says:

  31 Jul31 July 12:56

  O/T just gone to transfer some Avios from Iberia to BA for the first time in a few months (earned from Accor hotel transfer) and I get a message on the combine my avios page saying “You can only move Avios from British Airways to Iberia Plus – you cannot move your Avios back again.” anyone else seeing this?

  • Genghis says:

    31 Jul31 July 13:04

    Yesterday I pulled from avios.com and then pulled from BAEC.

    • Mark says:

      31 Jul31 July 13:14

      thanks, seems to be working. Very surprised to see that message as I thought there had never been any restriction for transferring within IAG…oh well!

      • Genghis says:

        31 Jul31 July 13:18

        Are you in a BAEC HHA?

      • Mark says:

        31 Jul31 July 13:24

        Yes, what difference would a HHA make? Transfer gone through ok via Avios.com BTW

      • Genghis says:

        31 Jul31 July 14:57

        No online transfers direct to BAEC if a HHA

  • Anna says:

    31 Jul31 July 13:19

    Wouldn’t that contradict what Iberia said at the weekend about moving the bonus avios to BAEC?

    • Mark says:

      31 Jul31 July 13:26

      The Iberia page you go from when combining my Avios says you can transfer back and forth so theres a contradiction there too!

    • Rob says:

      31 Jul31 July 14:15

      That is the long-running CMA IT quirk. Go via avios.com and all is fine (unless you’re in a BA household account).

      • Mark2 says:

        31 Jul31 July 15:54

        or unless your avios.com is semi-closed as mine are.

        • Rob says:

          31 Jul31 July 16:03

          In which case you open an Aer Club account and use that.

• Mark S says:

  31 Jul31 July 14:22

  OT regarding Virgin Atlantic Credit Card. I signed up to the free Rewards Card, spent a fiver and bagged the points then put the card in the sock draw. Received a letter (almost a package) saying that there was an offer that will apply to new cards and mine of a further 2k points each month for 3 months if spending £500 per month on the card. Card now out f the sock drawer.
  However, the offer on the paid card makes that very attractive. I am travelling at present, and may or may not have thrown the offert away, but the basics was to receive 15k miles on first spend, then 6k (or perhaps 5k) per month for 3 months on a 1k per month spend.
  Thought I’d use some downtime to apply, but can’t find a link with that offer. Anyone have a link?

  • Alan says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:10

    I thought the offer was only if you already had the card? Agree was much more generous on the paid-for one, annoyed I only had the free one, but didn’t seem like they’d honour it if you then did paid-for too.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    31 Jul31 July 22:27

    No link just apply and they will add the points manually.

• KevMc says:

  31 Jul31 July 15:21

  OT anyone had any issues linking their VFC account to Amex MR? When I try to submit my VFC account number, it seems to send me around in circles and never actually adds it…

  • ankomonkey says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:08

    Yes. Had exactly the same about 2 weeks ago when trying to add it. I didn’t need to transfer urgently, so left it with the plan to try again soon. I thought I would try Chat if it didn’t work upon next try.

• Rash says:

  31 Jul31 July 16:05

  OT can I transfer Amex MR points from my wifes account to my Hilton Honors account?

  • Mark2 says:

    31 Jul31 July 16:57

    probably not, but when they get to hers you can transfer them (called Pooling).

  • Genghis says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:13

    Yes. Sent from my MR to wife’s HH a few months ago to stop hers expiring.

  • Mr(s) Entitled says:

    31 Jul31 July 22:44

    Yes. I have done this twice.

• Ade says:

  31 Jul31 July 16:15

  OT – Potential Now TV offer (not sure if its been mentioned before, as I’ve been away and not kept up on the threads), especially for those of us that remember the various NoW TV/Tesco offers.

  On BA Shops (and avios) they are showing 2,000 points for a monthly cinema/entertainment pass, which seems to cost £7.99 or £9.99, the small print is a bit vague, but the offer runs until mid-August.

  • Sussex bantam says:

    31 Jul31 July 23:32

    I can’t see this – where did you find it ?

• john says:

  31 Jul31 July 16:16

  OT: Got an e-mail from curve that they are upgrading me from a prepaid mastercard to a debit mastercard.

  It also suggests that if I use my card primarily for personal use I should let them know and they will send me a ‘personal debit card’ instead of a commercial debit card. I’m assuming that I’d no longer get Curve Rewards in that instance?

  • Genghis says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:09

    I upgraded to personal debit and I am still on the old Curve rewards scheme, 3% at Boots etc.

  • Andy S says:

    31 Jul31 July 17:32

    I’d like to know too the difference between personal and commercial. There never used to be a choice, they always assumed you were using it for business! What are the pros/cons of switching to “personal”?

  • Darran says:

    31 Jul31 July 19:45

    Got the email too. I would also like to know the pros and cons of each, particular where HMRC is concerned. We have until Friday to decide.

    • CDB says:

      31 Jul31 July 20:38

      I had issues paying HMRC Childcare (not the main self-assessment) using a corporate debit card the BIN seemed to be blocked but now fine after they switched me to a personal debit card. Not on the old rewards scheme though. I also saw on their facebook/twitter a potential metal card…

      • CDB says:

        31 Jul31 July 21:08

        edit the metal card was a revolut wind up

    • Rob says:

      31 Jul31 July 22:45

      Personal card lets you use it for deposits at hotels and car hire which you can’t now.

• the real harry1 says:

  31 Jul31 July 17:44

  My complete disinterest in Curve is because I don’t pay HMRC (well, I do, for my sole employee, personal trainer, fit as, but that’s largely irrelevant, cute though she is 🙂 ). No other earthly point in it.

  • Mark2 says:

    31 Jul31 July 19:23

    I thought that (and said it), to start with …

  • Jimbob says:

    31 Jul31 July 21:32

    Manufactured spends got me a free night at a IC hotel

• Jimbob says:

  31 Jul31 July 19:37

  OT – I’m looking on spending my Iberia avios, and looking at BA flight London to Rome on the 18th July. It shows up as available on the BA reward site, but doesn’t appear on Iberia Plus.

  Are some BA reward flights kept back from Iberia Plus? I’m trying to keep to the t&c’s and not transfer the avios out of Iberia

  • Steve says:

    31 Jul31 July 22:05

    Correct – some BA flight availability does not show up on Iberia plus, eg BA001 from LCY to JFK is non existent on IB Plus but lots of availability on BA, JFK to LCY shows up on some days on IB Plus but not as many days as shown on BA.

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