See the Spice Girls with your Hilton Honors hotel points

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• Cuchlainn says:

  13 Mar13 March 04:39

  OT ( already !! ) :
  Flying domestic on BA into LHR pm on Mon 15th April, for onward connection to JFK at 11.20am next morning again with BA. Couple of queries please :
  1. Can I check our hold baggage right through from BHD-LHR-JFK ? ( 4 pax, all on one ticket )
  2. Best way to get from Terminal 5 to 4 for overnight hotel lodging ?
  3. Transit time to get from Terminal 4 to 5 next morning and through security at Terminal 5 ? ( approx )
  TIA

  • John says:

    13 Mar13 March 07:20

    1. Yes, as it’s less than 24 hours. But some staff will claim that you can’t because of “security”, these are people who lie and make stuff up when they don’t know the answer or don’t know how to do their job.

    2,3. Easiest way is local buses 482 and 490 – it’s free within the airport, so just walk on, no need to do anything. Takes about 20 mins, around every 15 mins unless you’re arriving very late at night.

    You can also take the tube or train, but you need to change at Terminal 2/3. For the tube you need to use a contactless bank card but won’t be charged, for the train you can also do that, or get a free transfer ticket from a machine. It may be faster or slower than the bus depending on your luck, as you need to wait for 2 tubes or trains. The tube to T5 is every 10 mins, T4 every 8 mins, and the big trains are every 15 mins.

    Security at T5 is variable, but as it’s a Tuesday and not at the start of school holidays you’ll probably be OK, I guess 5-20 mins.

    • Andy says:

      13 Mar13 March 08:28

      There is no direct tube from T2/T3 to T4, so going from T5 to T4 on the tube you need to change at Hattons Cross. You can go from T4 to T2/T3 direct however in that direction only.

    • Cuchlainn says:

      14 Mar14 March 04:07

      Thanks John

  • Anna says:

    13 Mar13 March 16:20

    Don’t forget your flight to JFK will depart from the B or C concourse so you’ll need to factor in a bit of extra time to get over there. If you’re flying in J, the B lounge is usually quieter than the main T5 one.

    • Cuchlainn says:

      14 Mar14 March 04:11

      Good thinking Anna – yes, ticketed in J too !

      • Alan says:

        14 Mar14 March 21:37

        Remember you can also book spa treatments in B lounges from the A lounge spa if you’re not heading straight across to B!

  • marcw says:

    13 Mar13 March 18:44

    No more 737 MAX Flying in the USA either until further notice.

• roger says:

  13 Mar13 March 05:17

  OT- Amex Apple Offer

  Has anyone received the offer redeemed email?
  I have used the offer but so far not received the email.

  • Doug M says:

    13 Mar13 March 07:20

    No email, no cash back.

    • Barry says:

      13 Mar13 March 08:46

      Same – made iPhone XR purchase on 7th March. Transaction moved from pending to processed on the 12th. No email, no credit yet.

  • Grant says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:09

    Not Apple, but I’ve had the same experience this week with offers from Virgin Trains and Gousto

    • Mzungu says:

      13 Mar13 March 13:47

      Likewise, not Apple but another offer. I called as had not received an email – was told it was all OK, but could take up to 60(!!) days to post.

  • AndyW says:

    13 Mar13 March 14:16

    Had some take a few days recently.

• Matt says:

  13 Mar13 March 07:23

  O/T last night I impulsively booked outbound F tickets to Sydney next Feb using 2-4-1 voucher. At D-355, do non-UK call centres still allow me to add return leg to my existing 2-4-1 booking? Thanks!

  • Genghis says:

    13 Mar13 March 07:28

    Yes. Good luck getting through and booking ex-SYD. I struggled getting to US call centre (confirmed next morning by UK their call volumes were ridiculous) but luckily booked online and sorted the numbers in the morning.

    • Pf says:

      13 Mar13 March 07:36

      Thanks Genghis, just to make sure I am clear on booking return leg online – You booked a separate redemption flight SYD-LHR online for full points and then called next morning to add it to the outbound flight and therefore get half points back as it’s part of 2-4-1?

      • Genghis says:

        13 Mar13 March 08:11

        I didn’t book ex-SYD but yes.

      • pauldb says:

        13 Mar13 March 10:27

        I also did it this week – very straightforward call to get it adjusted. You’ll also save £33pp by paying Oz YQ instead of UK YQ oneway. It’s not “added” to the outbound, in the sense you retain two separate bookings.

    • Neil says:

      13 Mar13 March 08:43

      It’s a shame this entire process isn’t automated! Honestly, how difficult could it really be to just write a script.

  • Paul Stevens says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:43

    I did a similar thing last year. Got the F flight out to Sydney but there were no returns available, even at D-355. Had add the return leg from Singapore and get a cheap flight there. Advantage of this was the Singapore – London flight was on a A380 whereas the London – Sing – Sydney flight was all on 777.

  • Bonglim says:

    13 Mar13 March 21:35

    I have done it a few times at D-355 from the Japan call centre. They have always been really helpful.

    There is a slight problem if you want to book a flight back on a wednesday etc as the call centres don’t tend to be open on a sat night/ sunday morning. But if a weekend flight then calling midweek worked really well.

• Jovanna says:

  13 Mar13 March 07:59

  My Radisson status dropped from gold to silver at the beginning of the month. I had gold status through Amex Platinum. I still have the Amex Plat card. I can’t apply through Amex again, having applied already. The box is greyed out.

  • Andrew says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:01

    When I’ve dealt with Radisson Rewards they’ve always been very helpful. Explaining to them your situation in a cheery manner has usually got them to resolve it (aka re-upgrade your tier) without any hassle.

  • john says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:25

    Interesting. Mine says I earned Gold again despite not having stayed and no longer having Platinum.. for nearly a year

  • Olly says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:57

    I had the same, dropping from Gold through Amex to Silver, as well as someone accessing my account and treating themselves to a two night stay at Niagra Falls Grand Hotel with my points. A short conversation with Patty at Radisson CS got both issues resolved there and then.

    • Alan says:

      14 Mar14 March 21:38

      Hope they don’t inform the person that nicked your points and they arrive at Niagara to find no room waiting for them!

  • James says:

    14 Mar14 March 15:01

    I always have to chase this up. Radisson (Club Carlson) always ask me to have Amex email them that I’m still eligible.

• stevenhp1987 says:

  13 Mar13 March 08:41

  O/T – How long does it take to get the £10k voucher on the Virgin Rewards+ card? Had the card just over 2 weeks and have had over £11k post on it thus far (it posted past £10k Monday) – no sign of any voucher in my FC account (my last activity was a +750 points for a Virgin Wine purchase in January…)

  • Neil says:

    13 Mar13 March 08:44

    It should show up in the next few days on your account summary “Virgin Atlantic Reward +”

• Sussex Bantam says:

  13 Mar13 March 09:18

  I hadn’t looked at the Hilton site for some time. Some of the pricing on there is “interesting”….

  A helicopter ride over Netherlands and 2 nights in the Waldorf Amsterdam – yours for just 2 Million points !!

  • S says:

    13 Mar13 March 11:24

    probably Americans who can print millions of points doing large scale manufactured spend. Fixed price redemptions are pretty opaque but these auctions bring out how low some people value their points

• Lee says:

  13 Mar13 March 09:46

  OT – how much do you value for Hilton points?
  Booked 2 nights for Conrad New York using Amex £200 off offer plus third night using points.
  Now if book 3 days in cash will only cost £250 more.
  Really need to get my head around, will you pay £250 more to save about 95000 points + diamond benefits (mainly brekky maybe upgrade). Thanks

  • Brian says:

    13 Mar13 March 09:52

    If you’ve booked via Amex, you may not get Diamond benefits for those nights. I’ve even had Accor refuse to give me status benefits for a paid stay tagged on to an Amex booking – not sure if the Conrad will do the same. Whether the third night is booked with points or cash shouldn’t make any difference to that, so the only question is whether you prefer to keep 250 pounds or 95000 points.

    • Dale says:

      13 Mar13 March 10:01

      95000 points worth more than £250 imho

      • Neil says:

        13 Mar13 March 10:08

        I would also value the 95,000 points to be more worth more than £250.00. Opt for the cash booking and don’t forget the points you will earn for the booking.

  • Lee says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:17

    Thanks, I will go for the cash booking through Hilton.

  • Rob says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:58

    Because of the fixed value floor to Hilton points it is almost impossibly to be worse off if you switch. You will always get at least £250 for 95k points and usually more.

    • Lee says:

      13 Mar13 March 11:57

      Thanks, Rob

• Dave says:

  13 Mar13 March 09:54

  OT – Do Amex have any retention offers with the Platinum card when you cancel?

  • Lev441 says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:40

    Occasionally may offer an additional point per £1 spent.. call and ask!

  • Graeme says:

    13 Mar13 March 10:57

    Other half cancelled last month. No offers to retain, only offered to talk to someome regarding alternative cards.

  • Dave says:

    13 Mar13 March 12:34

    I rang up and got offered an additional point per £1 for the next 3 months.

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