Get an extra 5% off Malaysia Airlines sale fares this weekend

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• Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

  15 Feb15 February 09:10

  Gig tickets at the Marriott box in Berlin are significantly cheaper at 10-20k points. Seems to be a similar deal with catering etc. Worth a look if you’d be travelling into London to see the show.

  https://moments.marriottbonvoy.com/moments/category/entertainment/search?City=Berlin

• PeterR says:

  15 Feb15 February 11:21

  OT – looking to book HKG-LHR on Avios for May 26th. The BA booking site displays this date as off-peak, but charges the peak rate of 30k Avios instead of 19.5k in Economy (no Business redemption available for now). Checking the peak/off-peak calendar May 26th shows as being a peak date, so the “off-peak” banner on the booking site must be an error. Naively hopeful here – is there any way of enticing BA to honour the mistake and sell the ticket for 19,5k Avios?

  • Anna says:

    15 Feb15 February 12:02

    I really doubt it given their refusal to honour “error” cash fares.

  • John says:

    15 Feb15 February 12:37

    There are lots of errors on other dates too. Use rewardflightfinder for your initial search then you won’t get a nasty surprise later

  • Lady London says:

    15 Feb15 February 15:19

    Why not phone them and ask them to do it over the phone then politely point out the dichotomy?

• Benylin says:

  15 Feb15 February 12:00

  OT: was the MR to HH points transfer 50% bonus a one off, or do we see this offer regularly?

  • Andrew M says:

    15 Feb15 February 12:29

    Irregular, twice in the past 16 months. Both times targeted. No obvious pattern re eligibility. So hit and miss as to whether you will get it if it is repeated.

  • Rob says:

    15 Feb15 February 13:28

    One off, and even that was targeted.

    • Benylin says:

      15 Feb15 February 15:05

      You snooze you lose I guess 😣

• Ian M says:

  15 Feb15 February 13:31

  OT but Marriott related..

  Are people still receiving personalised promotions? I’m yet to receive anything and wondering if that ship has sailed now or if people are still receiving them?

• nick says:

  15 Feb15 February 13:42

  OT: anyone been recently to a football match at Brighton courtesy of Amex?

  Did it include free parking, food and drinks? any other insights please?

  • Rob says:

    15 Feb15 February 14:21

    https://headforpoints.com/2018/10/13/review-amex-lounge-brighton-hove-albion-fc-premier-league-game/

• nick says:

  15 Feb15 February 13:43

  If a reward booking is made using Virgin Flying club miles- and then cancelled – do Virgin return all miles redeemed plus refund all taxes/fee’s paid?

  • Louise says:

    15 Feb15 February 13:54

    Yes minus an admin fee. But u will be waiting. Had about an 8 wk wait for taxes back when
    I cancelled a flight

  • Genghis says:

    15 Feb15 February 13:54

    Less £30.

• TripRep says:

  15 Feb15 February 13:45

  Bits OT: Plaza Premium at T5.

  £40 walk up fee for max 2hours (I’m on my Amex Plat)

  No craft ales, just one beer available, a luke warm Carlsberg.

  Complimentary Gordon’s Gin & JD Whiskey. all others extra.

  Maybe it’s just me, but I’m missing the “Premium” part?

  • marcw says:

    15 Feb15 February 13:59

    It’s been like that for a while. I’ve never been impressed by the lounge. The set up is nice,,, but everything else is below average – or £.

    Thanks god I don’t have to be there anymore. Was there every friday evening (commuting) for about 2 months.

  • Lady London says:

    15 Feb15 February 15:20

    Do people actually pay the walk up rate? That amount could be better spent even at T5 unless you need shower, I suppose (if that’s not charged extra).

    • Russ says:

      15 Feb15 February 16:58

      Had an email from Heathrow rewards offering extra 500 points if I spend £30. Possible to take the sting out of the walk up rate?

• Keith says:

  15 Feb15 February 13:51

  OT:

  Remember the other day there was a bit of chat about using the Hertz Auz site to make bookings in order to get a lower price on car rentals? Is there a specific way to do this or is it just a bit hit-and-miss?

  Have just tried to book a car from Port Elizabeth (27th April) – Cape Town (7th May). It is showing a lower price on the Auz site but only by 172 Rand (about £9).

  Is there something I’m missing or is it just luck of the draw? Have got a Gold, BA normal & See Through Amex on the go at the moment in case that makes any difference?

  Any help much appreciated.

  Keith

  • xcalx says:

    15 Feb15 February 14:01

    I must be missing something too. 3 day Hertx AU Tampa to Miami US$ 180. UK using Plat 633306 £90 for ICAR

    • SimonW says:

      15 Feb15 February 14:13

      I used amex plat code 211762 on aus site. Gave best price for Miami to Orlando 8 day rental

      • Rob says:

        15 Feb15 February 14:19

        Yes, you need 211762.

  • Rob says:

    15 Feb15 February 14:21

    Are you using 211762? It is hit and miss though.

    For clarity, you MUST have an Amex Plat to use this as it strips out some insurance you otherwise need.

    • Ben says:

      15 Feb15 February 15:03

      Rob, I think you have said this before but the Amex plat means you do not need any of the insurances they try and sell you right? I just booked a car in Palm Springs and it says I need to bring proof of insurance in order to pick up the car.

      • Benylin says:

        15 Feb15 February 15:08

        There’s quite a lot of chat about United Hertz code too on FT, I think upto 40%, worth a try ok that too.

      • Rob says:

        15 Feb15 February 18:32

        They will accept a credit card preauthorisation for the value of the car.

    • paul says:

      15 Feb15 February 22:22

      Is there any issue with using the Auz Hertz site to book and pay (with my Amex plat). do they query this on collection?

      • Rob says:

        15 Feb15 February 22:45

        No. You don’t need to give an address anyway, just an email.

  • Alex W says:

    15 Feb15 February 16:58

    Just use autoslash.com

    • Louie says:

      16 Feb16 February 07:46

      Problem with Autoslash is they don’t replicate your booking exactly, AIUI. They keep sending me emails about a forthcoming Hertz booking, but if I went with them I would have to pay for an extra driver which would more than negate the saving. I have yet to find a single occasion when Autoslash was actually cheaper than going direct with Hertz (either AU, US or Brazil/Argentina, I’ve had cheapest rate with all three).

      • AutoSlash says:

        17 Feb17 February 03:09

        You should email support@autoslash.com in cases where the deal offered does not meet your needs. We have a very experienced staff that can often help to ensure you get a lower rate that has the same features/benefits of your original booking. It’s often difficult to take those sorts of things into account with the automated system, but our team is always available to assist in those cases.

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