Earn 25 Avios points per £1 spent at Hackett, online or instore

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• illuminatus says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:38

  Do reward flights booked via Iberia Plus have the same flexibility as BA reward flights?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:19

    only those booked on Iberia and maybe BA but not other partners.

    • illuminatus says:

      26 Mar26 March 13:14

      Thanks, an Iberia flight is what I am after indeed. Ie it can be cancelled with a smallish fee? (can’t find info on the website)/

      • Optimus Prime says:

        26 Mar26 March 13:21

        When you choose a reward flight it does let you see the difference between fares and their cancellation terms. I think some let you reschedule/cancel for free (but require more Avios when booking) and others charge you EUR 25.

  • Rob says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:26

    Not on partners. Yes on BA and IB.

• PussyGalore says:

  26 Mar26 March 10:48

  O/T: If I wanted to buy cheap insurance, say for 6 months, say for no more than £2.50 a month, would I want to insure my pet or my life? Struggling to get it below £5 a month at present. Harry maybe?

  • BJ says:

    26 Mar26 March 11:02

    Start with £10k life for mortgage over 10y, that should do it. Got me x2 for little over a £1 each.

    • David says:

      26 Mar26 March 16:42

      If your pet insurance ever costs more than your life insurance, it’s time to take a long hard look at your pet…

      • Lady London says:

        27 Mar27 March 00:58

        Well an awful lot of people’s pets only seemed to survive about 6 months during one period a few years ago. Poor things you just never know when pet insurance is worth taking out.

    • Shoestring says:

      26 Mar26 March 17:21

      BJ – not this old frat – but my 18YO son came in cheap, bit more than that, though

      • BJ says:

        26 Mar26 March 18:01

        Will need to check DD, I am sure one is £1.34 or £2.34 and the other was cheaper still, and I’m older than you. Currently got 4x LI on the go thanks to you Harry but I need to be more disciplined on payment and cancellation dates. However, truth to tell they are so cheap I’m tempted just to let them run.

      • BJ says:

        26 Mar26 March 21:48

        @Harry, just checked, £1.34 & £1.62 … must be my clean living 🙂

    • Jon says:

      27 Mar27 March 00:58

      Was there a specific insurer, can’t see any with less than £5 monthly premium and the CB is low…

  • The_real_a says:

    26 Mar26 March 16:43

    Are you still able to buy UK only basic travel insurance for the “purpose”?

    • Shoestring says:

      26 Mar26 March 17:20

      yes

  • Graham Walsh says:

    26 Mar26 March 21:31

    Intriguing

    • Phil says:

      28 Mar28 March 15:28

      Is this an Avios deal? Care to share?

• Mikeact says:

  26 Mar26 March 11:20

  I guess we’ve all got the AerClub email this morning, ‘Pay with Avios.’….I’m guessing it’s not at all a good deal.

  • Peter 64K says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:10

    I did and I would also guess not.

• Lev441 says:

  26 Mar26 March 11:29

  O/T – If a car rental company doesn’t take amex, would i still be covered under the Amex platinum charge card car hire insurance?

  • bsuije says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:37

    Yes

  • Louise says:

    26 Mar26 March 13:28

    I believe you are covered even if you don’t pay with amex

  • Lev441 says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:16

    Thanks all

  • Lev441 says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:17

    For £20 weeks hire I’ll take the risk… covered by Amex if they try to screw me over…

    • The_real_a says:

      26 Mar26 March 16:45

      You were ripped off. I just paid 8quid for 7 days hire in faro. Hard sell on insurances and fuel but was geared up for a fight but there wasn’t one…

    • Lev441 says:

      26 Mar26 March 18:14

      @The_real_a

      £8 is a steal.

      Althought this was last minute in London as my lease came to an unexpected end and have a few weeks to wait until my new car arrives!

    • Polly says:

      27 Mar27 March 09:04

      39.14 for 4 days in Ireland…joy…

  • Alan says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:18

    You don’t need to pay with Amex to obtain the car hire benefits – see the T&Cs of the insurance policy

  • Rob says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:20

    You don’t need to pay on Amex, full stop.

    • Jim says:

      26 Mar26 March 17:24

      Does the plat cardholder need to be a driver? Or will being a passenger be good enough for the benefits to apply?

      • Rob says:

        26 Mar26 March 17:27

        Must be named on rental agreement IIRC.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Mar26 March 21:44

    Thought the car rental cover was only when on holidays?

    • Polly says:

      27 Mar27 March 09:04

      Sorry, typo, £9.14

• Aliks says:

  26 Mar26 March 12:10

  O/T Amex Welcome Bonuses – When I log in to my account I see a section on the web page talking about the Welcome Bonus. It gives details of how much more to spend to earn the bonus, and how many points will be credited.

  On my latest Platinum card, I don’t think I am eligible, but I still see this section on the web page. Does this mean I am eligible, or is it just a standard web page for all users?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:23

    Just poor IT very likely you wont get it if you are not eligible

• Harvey says:

  26 Mar26 March 12:25

  Ot Travel Insurance
  I left expensive glasses in my rental car. Returned car and company can’t find them. Would my travel insurance cover it? I have amex plat and nationwide. ty

  • Mary Berry says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:39

    Ask the insurer maybe? J.C. 🙄

  • Insurer says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:48

    Bet answer is No

    But do update us on outcome

  • Louise says:

    26 Mar26 March 13:29

    Try personal possession cover on your home insurance (if you have it)

  • Jimbob says:

    26 Mar26 March 21:31

    My wife left her makeup bag in our rental villa, and managed to claim on Aviva travel insurance

  • kevbar says:

    27 Mar27 March 10:10

    I left my glasses on a plane and Amex Plat covered it – but they only paid out £22.50 on £145 glasses! Hardly worth the effort of submitting claim.

• Travel Strong says:

  26 Mar26 March 12:37

  O/T Business is continuing as usual at FlyMaybe. Flight in to BHX delayed 3 times, then cancelled, after 9hrs put on an alternative flight … but bags were not, for all those who were delayed. Surely Virgin’s reputation is going to be ruined unless they rebuild Flybe from the ground up.

  • Fred says:

    26 Mar26 March 12:49

    Is a joke airline

    the only people who don’t believe this, don’t use FlyMayBe

  • Andrew says:

    26 Mar26 March 13:37

    Where were you travelling from?

    If that was a domestic, you could have driven from almost anywhere in the UK to Birmingham in that time!

    • Mike says:

      27 Mar27 March 07:31

      I’ve used FlyBe out of SOU maybe 4 or 5 times in the last 18 months, never had a delay more than 30mins. Never had a cancellation. I guess I’m just lucky?

• Leigh says:

  26 Mar26 March 13:07

  OT Urgent help please
  I made hotel bookings using the 90,000 Iberia Avios. I’m trying to check in now with the Iberia hotel voucher, but the hotel doesn’t recognise the booking and asked me to contact Iberia!
  Background: a few month ago, Iberia changed my original booking (Hotel A) to a different hotel (Hotel B) as they claimed that hotel A is closed (although not true – another story). Anyway, I’ve just made three international calls to Iberia Plus, but they are now saying they can only see my original booking (Hotel A) which their hotel team claimed is closed a few month ago via email. I’ve now paid cash at Hotel B for 1 night (the booking is for 5 nights). Hotel A is still open but when I rang them they didn’t have my bookings either.
  Any advice on what I should do now? All suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

  • Anna says:

    26 Mar26 March 13:53

    Have you not got an email showing the change to the booking from Hotel A to Hotel B?

    • Leigh says:

      26 Mar26 March 14:05

      Yes I have the confirmation email also the Hotel B pre-paid voucher, but the Iberia plus agent said he can’t see the change in his system while the hotel B Receptionist can’t find my booking!! I’ve now made 4 costly international calls to Iberia but to no avail! Shocking Iberia customer service.

  • meta says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:01

    Also you don’t mention what Iberia team is now saying about Hotel A?

    • Leigh says:

      26 Mar26 March 14:09

      The problem is that the phone agent insists that the booking is with hotel A, but the change is via email. It seems that the two teams (phone/email) don’t talk to each other. I’ve now emailed them

      • meta says:

        26 Mar26 March 14:54

        Sorry to hear that. In any case, if it doesn’t get resolved by the time you check out, you might be able to fight Iberia to reimburse you.

  • Reeferman says:

    26 Mar26 March 14:02

    Leigh
    I’ve just returned from a USA trip where I used several hotels that were booked thru’ the Iberia Avios promotion.
    On 2 occasions, the hotel changed my booking to another hotel (one from “Holiday Inn” to “Holiday Inn Express” about 3 minutes drive away and the other from “Westin” to “Elements” – part of the same hotel, apparently but a different check-in etc)
    Both times, there was no reference to an Iberia booking – but instead to bookings through Expedia and Booking.com. Seems the hotels only know of this – the Iberia bit is unknown to them (one had no idea who or what Iberia was!!).
    Might be worth checking with them again – in case your name/booking appears through Expedia or Booking.com?
    Good luck

    • Leigh says:

      26 Mar26 March 14:13

      Many thanks Reeferman. I’ll try your suggestion now. What concerns me is that there are no bookings under my name at all and it seems that all booked guests have now checked in (according to the receptionist).

    • Leigh says:

      26 Mar26 March 15:08

      Thank you so much for the information Reeferman! The hotel receptionist phoned her manager (who is out of office at the moment) to check Expedia booking and it appears that our names are in his guests list. The manager will be back tomorrow to contact Expedia about the booking (he didn’t give a reason why he needs to contact Expedia if the booking is confirmed). Thanks again!

      • Reeferman says:

        26 Mar26 March 15:54

        That’s brilliant – pleased it worked out.
        Have a good trip.

  • Doug M says:

    26 Mar26 March 21:28

    I used the 90K Iberia Avios for two hotel bookings. The one in Barcelona took ages to check-in, from memory something like 30 minutes, the reception were on the phone to their head office for most of this time. The second one was for a Novotel in Berlin this last weekend which was fine.

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