Get a 15% discount on UK Aspire airport lounges

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• Scallder says:

  10 Jan10 January 10:52

  Had an email from Amex Shop Small today thanking me for taking part. It said the average amount saved by each cardmember was £13. I’m guessing the average on here is considerably higher… 🙂

  • buije says:

    10 Jan10 January 13:11

    That £13 figure shocked me! I wonder whether they used the whole cardholder population (some of whom won’t have used the promotion at all) in order to work out the average…

    • Scallder says:

      10 Jan10 January 16:47

      Indeed – i’m guessing some people won’t have got anything – some people might have only got £5

      • John says:

        10 Jan10 January 19:28

        I got £0 and my wife got £5. There was nothing we wanted from any shops actually taking part. Now the Morrisons offer we did very well out of.

    • Polly says:

      10 Jan10 January 17:51

      95% of amex card holders won’t have bothered.. it’s the 5% that’s us lot here on hfp that even bother…other lot too wealthy!

  • Nick M says:

    10 Jan10 January 13:30

    £13 per day? (per card)

• Chelseafi says:

  10 Jan10 January 10:58

  O/T I’ve booked flights to Vegas for Nov & wanted advice on Hotel, I have amex Plat so only status from that & think cash booking better value then points, thinking of Aria Hotel Corner Suite room via £200c/b Amex travel offer £300pn going 4 nights & have offer on mine & sup card so can get 4 nights for £800 after £400 c/b. Has anyone stayed in these rooms? Was particularly interested in the lounge access what do you get, just light breakfast offering would be great & do they have free beer & wine early evening? Thanks guys

  • bsuije says:

    10 Jan10 January 13:16

    Have a look here re Marriott/Hilton > Wyndham Rewards > Caesars status match: https://headforpoints.com/2018/11/09/wyndham-rewards-status-match/

    Have seen quite a few discussions on Vegas trips in comments this past week, as well.

• Benilyn says:

  10 Jan10 January 11:01

  OT: Koh Samui Thailand: Got 5 nights there coming up in Jan, need to book a nice resort. Anyone have experience with Banyan Tree, Six Senses, Silavadee, or others they can recommend?
  Also neighboring island Ko Phangan, anyone been to Santhiya Koh Phangan Resort & Spa?

  I am leaning towards Banyan Tree, but bit expensive, 2 nights in a Deluxe Pool Villa @ £815 or so, so might split the stay, 3 nights elsewhere. Thanks

  • bsuije says:

    10 Jan10 January 14:27

    We stayed at a place called The Akaryn 3-4 years ago and liked it. Small, nice beach & decent restaurant. Has since rebranded toOutrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort (or been sold to Outrigger). We had 2 pool villas next to each other (semi-detached), and you could slide a door on the terrace between the two properties and turn them into 1 2-bed villa (still separate entrances to each, though).

• AndyGWP says:

  10 Jan10 January 11:17

  OT – can Tesco Christmas Saver vouchers be used on fuel?

  (I have got £12 to use before the end of the month so in the abscence of Harry, if you did it you need to consider using your £12 up soon!) 🙂

  • Alan says:

    10 Jan10 January 11:21

    Yep, I’ve used them for that before – just can’t be traded up to Clubcard Boost.

• BlueHorizonuk says:

  10 Jan10 January 12:07

  OT – Has anyone stayed at Fairmont Hamilton Princess in Bermuda?

  Is the breakfast option in Gold Class as good as the normal buffet? Trying to decide between a Luxury Room, Gold Class and a Junior Suite.

  The price difference between Luxury and Gold is the same as if I buy breakfast every day but not sure if the upgrade is worth it.

  The price of Gold and Suite are the same (albeit there is no breakfast with the suite).

  Decisions, decisions, decisions……lol

  HELP!!

  • Neil says:

    10 Jan10 January 14:23

    I would be interested to know this as well as I’m playing to go in October. P.s – Bon Vivant got me an excellent price. Check with Emyr

    • BlueHorizonuk says:

      10 Jan10 January 14:42

      I did but his price was similar to Amex Travel and without any extras so used my £200 off £600 spend to get it cheaper.

      Have used him elsewhere though and is quite good.

    • Curious says:

      10 Jan10 January 15:18

      Just curious, what exactly is there to do in Bermuda? I’ve been told its a place of tedium but am genuinely curious. Is it also true tourists cannot hire a car (to drive at the 23mph speed limit) ?

      • Anna says:

        10 Jan10 January 15:46

        OH has family there. It’s only about 20 miles long so that limits the amount of stuff to do! It is also fiendishly expensive and the residents complain bitterly on the import restrictions (basically they have to pay loads of tax on anything they buy abroad). There is an aquarium and historic dockyard as I recall and some nice (but pricey) bars and restaurants. Very pretty beaches for swimming but the climate isn’t tropical so it’s not always warm enough for the beach. Tourists can now hire little electric cars but they only seat 2 people so no good for a family.

        All that said it’s one of the options for my 50th/retirement trip next year!

      • BlueHorizonuk says:

        10 Jan10 January 16:15

        As the island is so small only locals are allowed to own/use cars.

        There are ZERO car hire companies on the island.

        Only way around is to walking/buses/taxis or mopeds

      • Anna says:

        10 Jan10 January 17:49

        BlueHorizonuk, that is not strictly true. As of last year tourists can hire small electric cars (called Twizys or something), though these only seat 2 people and like everything else in Bermuda are very expensive. (Someone mentioned $100 per day!)

      • Steve-B says:

        10 Jan10 January 18:54

        Explains why there is often lots of BA reward availability 😀

      • Curious says:

        10 Jan10 January 21:41

        Hi Anna, pricey yes, but remember the locals do not pay tax (or may minimal single digit tax on some income). They all complain sure, but conveniently overlook this key fact. Oh and they earn bucketloads too.

    • Anna says:

      10 Jan10 January 15:59

      It’s worth checking on the likely weather conditions depending on what you’re hoping to do there. We visited in October one year, we did have plenty of sunshine but also a few wet and blustery days which churned the sea up too much for OH to do the diving he’d planned. We also just missed a very severe hurricane.

  • Jamie says:

    10 Jan10 January 22:22

    Good choice. I have family who live in Bermuda and have visited once before. The island is small, an go around it in one day but lovely views and scenery. Wouldn’t live there though, however it is close to the Caribbean and America.. thats a plus I guess!

• Ross says:

  10 Jan10 January 12:43

  OT – I’ve a stay at the IC Malta coming up soon. It was booked via BA Holidays with my flights. Will I be likely to get my Ambassador Benefits on arrival? Obviously it doesn’t show on my IHG App due to it’s booking being made via BA. Wondered what my chances are of getting these benefits on arrival (or if I e-mail prior) due to it being a 3rd party…

  • Neil says:

    10 Jan10 January 14:24

    You can email them and provide evidence of your Ambassador status but very unlikely to be honored.

• Stu N says:

  10 Jan10 January 13:02

  Yep, wil hang onto it. I’ve looked back at previous redemptions and this is the first time there has been a breakdown of the charges, fees and taxes on the e-ticket.

• ChrisC says:

  10 Jan10 January 13:15

  BA surcharges are not a tax so stop calling it one! Even as shorthand it’s inaccurate.

  Call it out for what it is. 100% airline profit.

  • Alan says:

    10 Jan10 January 14:19

    Well, part of it is APD – and that is a tax.

    • ChrisC says:

      10 Jan10 January 23:58

      As you would have to be in CW to upgrade using avios then youve already paid full rate of APD.

      The extra BA is charging is NOT a tax and shouldn’t be called one. That’s the point I’m making.

  • SimonW says:

    10 Jan10 January 14:22

    And we cant be sure the balance is 100% profit. I would think some of it covers operating costs. Try and be more accurate please.

    • Chris says:

      10 Jan10 January 23:30

      ??

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