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• Go says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:08

  how long does it take for the golden circle points to post?

  • Rob says:

    30 Nov30 November 08:28

    No idea unfortunately.

  • Genghis says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:31

    Last time they ran the offer I downloaded the app on 23 Jan 18, points posted 15 Feb 18.

  • New Card says:

    30 Nov30 November 10:10

    2 to 4 weeks – is in the Terms.

• The streets says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:19

  Anything available for pub crawls?

  • AJ says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:50

    I had toyed with that idea but left it for now given v busy

  • S**mo says:

    30 Nov30 November 11:55

    That would be great!

  • The Streets says:

    30 Nov30 November 23:01

    amazing!

• Lev441 says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:21

  Great tool – I used this a lot last year!

• MDA says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:33

  Can you explain the caveat? Re: receipts and one go trx?

  • AJ says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:53

    Last year TfL’s automated systems were quite trigger happy in blocking new Oyster cards that were topped up (to near max). It seems that an almost sure way to flag the card is to top it up in chunks of £10. So if you have multiple amex cards, ask the shop to take payment (in £10 chunks) off your amex’s first, then apply 1 top-up (the sum of all your £10 spends) to the Oyster card. That should reduce the number of oysters that get blocked.

    If they do get blocked, TfL request proof of payment so best to keep the receipts as you go along. Given plenty of people are doing this, they’re usually well aware of what’s going on and it’s not too much hassle to get the money back off TfL!

    • Roger Carpenter says:

      30 Nov30 November 10:34

      I got blocked last year. Would it not be safer to marry individual CCs with individual Oyster cards and get each shop to top up each Oyster with a different card? I was assuming that the problem was using multiple CCs with the same Oyster card which is, I guess, what someone who had stolen a load of credit cards might do.

      Probably best not to register them on the site all at once….

    • AJ says:

      30 Nov30 November 11:01

      Roger – oyster have no idea which amex card you used to top up with. The oyster topup system is in no way linked to card terminals (you could have paid for it in cash and TfL wouldn’t know..)

• Rob says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:39

  ….. and live in Asia, and a Mastercard issued in Asia (which they can tell by the first six digits).

• Nate1309 says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:39

  Great map. You should expand out of London or get a job for amex.

  The official map is awful this year. Loads of shops I know are shop small are missed of the map overview, yet if you search for them they them pop up on their own on the map.

  • Mark2 says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:25

    the map is awful every year. Lots of shops listed which do not take Amex including our local travel agent who do not take any credit cards.

    • Nate1309 says:

      30 Nov30 November 09:33

      I haven’t had that happen luckily. I have a list saved of ones near me now and just add and take away each year.
      Rob should make a community based map on HfP ;p

  • AJ says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:54

    Thanks Nate – it was rather quickly hacked together on my end. Helpful when community comments on shops so we can minimise time wasted with some shops!

• Matthew says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:49

  Can’t find where it says you can get $31 per 250 points for being a Jade member. I did an old style food and beverage conversion with the vouchers (didn’t realise you could do instant as I remember the Shard being excluded at one point) so it seems I may have missed out on lots of extra credit…having just exchanged 7000 points!! 🙁

  • Yorkieflyer says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:20

    Terms and conditions state that the Shard is excluded from the higher rate of 1.25 for Jade members

    • Matthew says:

      30 Nov30 November 10:14

      Ok thanks for the info.

  • Alan says:

    2 Dec2 December 21:51

    It’s not very obvious but if you look at the table here:
    http://www.golden-circle.com/thetable/member-benefits/

    It lists both enhanced earn (1.25 Jade/1.5 DIamond) and redemption rates (1.25 for both).

    T&Cs at http://www.golden-circle.com/thetable/terms-and-conditions/ – see the following section:

    REDEEMING GOLDEN CIRCLE AWARD POINTS ON DINING
    A. Instant Dining

    Certain blackout dates apply too, although not that extensive.

• Craig says:

  30 Nov30 November 09:00

  OT: Cape Town. Currently have 3 nights booked at the Hilton mostly using points, this will give me lounge access as Diamond. Somehow managed to keep Marriott Plat Elite, so looking also at the Westin. Does anyone have any experience of the two hotels or other suggestions? Thanks.

  • Roger1* says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:21

    What experience are you looking for? Both are well appointed tourist hotels ofering the usual ranges of services. Not particularly close to the sights you may want to see, but that’s easily overcome by taxi/Uber/sightseeing buses/rental car.

    The Hilton restaurant is dry though alcoholic drinks are available in the lounge. No bacon at breakfast. Restaurant has a limited menu, much of which was unavailable earlier this year.

    IMO the Westin is an expensive Sheraton (which is whatit was before they increased the prices). It’s out on its own, not on the main drag so more difficult to mingle with locals, unlike the Hilton which is nearer local restaurants.

    • Ben says:

      30 Nov30 November 10:20

      I have stayed in the Westin for work (its a very business oriented hotel) the outside pool is tiny and next to the motorway then the indoor pool/spa is great (but as the name suggests indoors)
      The lounge in the Westin is nice, its best to have breakfast up there as its a much nicer experience. As Roger1* points out its not really near anything, I walked home a couple of times from Long Street and let just say I walked pretty fast

      I will say that a couple of weeks ago I stayed in the Radisson Red and was very impressed with it all, location, staff etc (although no lounge etc). And the red bus tour stops outside the hotel (well the silo hotel next door but its about a 10 second walk)

  • Craig says:

    30 Nov30 November 12:18

    Thanks all. I’ll probably stick with the Hilton and use Uber.

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