Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor hotel is leaving the chain tomorrow

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• Grant says:

  29 Apr29 April 10:04

  OT – any way to earn some points on FX cash? I need a few hundred USD which I was going to pre-book and collect at Travelex T5 but Travelex doesn’t seem to like Revolut or Curve.

  • Dev says:

    29 Apr29 April 10:52

    Try MoneyCorp with Amex. Have had MR points in the past from them, last time was just before Xmas last year.

  • Shoestring says:

    29 Apr29 April 11:04

    checked Sainsburys, Post Office for you – Visa/ MC only, I don’t think you can get behind the wall with Amex using Revolut etc unless somebody knows a way

  • SimonW says:

    29 Apr29 April 11:13

    Post Office has in the past treated $$$ purchases as a purchase….. Used Amex many times. Do not make a habit of it though as I was put under Amex review for doing it a dozen times over a couple of years.

    • Shoestring says:

      29 Apr29 April 11:18

      I guess that was in the Post Office itself rather than online?

      • SimonW says:

        29 Apr29 April 12:09

        Indeed. Never tried online

  • Grant says:

    29 Apr29 April 12:13

    Thanks all. Virgin / IHG points would be fine doesn’t necessarily need to be Amex. If Sainsburys / Post Office etc. are OK with Curve then I’ll go with one of them.

• Chas says:

  29 Apr29 April 10:13

  OT: My 10k bonus MR points (for spending £15k) on my Gold Charge Card has now posted, and am interested in going to Plat. I recall people saying that you can get 20k MR bonus for the upgrade. Do I need to wait for that to appear as an offer, or is it automatic? Have also read about people upgrading from Green to Plat for similar bonus – should I downgrade to Green first to get the best bonus?

  • Shoestring says:

    29 Apr29 April 10:54

    Don’t downgrade to Green – the upgrade Green —> Plat doesn’t always work for 20K welcome points

    • Chas says:

      29 Apr29 April 11:17

      Thanks both – application now made (although it kept hanging on Safari, and I had to move to Chrome to get it to work).

• Anna says:

  29 Apr29 April 10:16

  Thanks Rob and other HFP-ers who convinced me to sign up for the SPG card – OH and I both took one out in Feb and triggered the sign up bonuses – I’ve just booked the Westin Grand Cayman on points for April next year for 2 nights prior to going into our condo unit, this would have cost $1800 at Easter cash prices!

• Voltron says:

  29 Apr29 April 10:41

  OT – Downgrading to BA free card and noticed there is now an option of choosing to select the insurance:

  YOUR INSURANCE BENEFITS ENROLMENT

  * Your Card comes with insurance benefits, which are provided under a group policy that American Express holds for the benefit of its Cardmembers. There is no additional charge to you if you choose to receive this benefit.

  Please choose whether you would like the insurance benefits:

  • Rob says:

    29 Apr29 April 10:45

    This is a new EU rule, apparently. Consumers must now actively opt in to insurance benefits.

    The same box appears if you apply for a Platinum card.

    • Liam says:

      29 Apr29 April 12:14

      When did that start? I applied for a Platinum card a month or two ago and don’t recall seeing it (which doesn’t mean I haven’t just forgotten, of course).

      • Rob says:

        29 Apr29 April 12:23

        It started on the same day they cut the Gold sign-up bonus.

• Jonny says:

  29 Apr29 April 10:48

  OT: Super specific, but does anyone have any experience with TfL tickets and whether they qualify as a 2% “travel” purchase on the costco amex? I.e. zone 1 – x monthly/yearly travel card (or I guess even PAYG). I have asked a couple of times on Amex chat, but can’t really get an answer.

• Ken says:

  29 Apr29 April 11:31

  I once stayed at the Britannia in Birmingham for work. At breakfast I was eating mine and, sat nearby, was a smartly dressed woman, also eating the buffet breakfast. Next thing, a member of the front desk stormed in and approached this woman. “Where did you get that breakfast? You are room only” she demanded. Then she snatched the half-eaten plate from the lady and told her she could only have it back if she paid £7.95 there and then. The woman took out her bank card and cheque book and paid the sum due, whereupon the remains of her breakfast were promptly put back on her table. That’s customer service for you.

  • Shoestring says:

    29 Apr29 April 12:24

    🙂

  • Brian W says:

    29 Apr29 April 21:39

    I have an office very near the newish Hampton by Hilton West End in Edinburgh. They never have anybody manning the entrance to the breakfast area in the morning so when I’m in Edinburgh I often pop in and have a free breakfast despite not staying there. Works a treat. I’m Diamond and stay about 80-100 nights in Hilton’s annually so I don’t feel too guilty about it!

  • Alex Sm says:

    29 Apr29 April 21:41

    Are you serious?

• Andy says:

  29 Apr29 April 11:32

  I’ve been offered 127k points. 60k of which are the achievement bonus. I haven’t stayed at an IHG property since this time last year, so that likely has something to do with it.

• Ammar says:

  29 Apr29 April 11:55

  Ot – anyone used Kaptan in Paris for rides, is it the same as uber? Any data points or experiences?
  Thanks

  • Liam says:

    29 Apr29 April 12:17

    I used them in Lyon a couple of weeks ago when I was there for a few days and it worked well. Very similar user experience to Uber. Google advertised a discount code on Maps (I think just GOOGLE, but do check) which gave me €5 off my first six rides.

    I tried to use it once in Paris after that and I had a very bad experience—the driver drove straight past where I told him we were, and then proceeded to ignore my calls/messages and just drive around for a bit—but they refunded me when I emailed to complain.

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