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• Lee says:

  1 Jun1 June 06:25

  OT shop small is back on some of our cards with strange name NW6, SW6, SW19
  Once per card

  • PaulW says:

    1 Jun1 June 06:55

    Good spot! Sadly name is postcodes in London with new Amex acceptance 🙁 there is a list that works from one of the links.

    • John says:

      1 Jun1 June 08:45

      https://merchantgeo.secure.force.com/selectsImage/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?retURL=/selectsImage/apex/selectsImage&file=00P0c00001LWRad is more useful for cardholders! (I hope the link works)

  • Craig says:

    1 Jun1 June 06:56

    More London based bias to go with the Addison Lee credit!

    • EwanG says:

      1 Jun1 June 08:59

      Addison Lee have partnerships in other UK cities (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester according to their website) and billing is handled by them, so the credit could be used by those outside London!

      • David says:

        1 Jun1 June 11:03

        SW19 is basically outside London too!

  • ankomonkey says:

    1 Jun1 June 10:00

    I saw the postcodes and thought it was an HfP competition.

• PaulW says:

  1 Jun1 June 06:57

  Talking of paint jobs. Anyone see that the retro painted 747s are flying domestic routes on 25 Aug? Was lucky enough to snag Avios on lhr-gla-lhr. Now sold out even £ ticket.

  • Rob says:

    1 Jun1 June 07:48

    This is a bit weird, must be more to it than what we have seen so far. These are old knackered planes for a start so if you’re in Y it is probably worse than an A320! Let’s see if an invite arrives, given that all the Upper Decks are blocked out.

    • Dave says:

      1 Jun1 June 08:16

      Although the intercontinental is a little dated, I like it. Especially the chandelier around the bar… Seats in the breakfast restaurant are a little uncomfortable though.

      • Dave says:

        1 Jun1 June 08:18

        This was meant as a response to the Viena Hotel recommendation that comes later in the thread!

    • BJ says:

      1 Jun1 June 08:25

      Speaking of Y and a320s, did you see that whilst BA are removing reclihe from these seats, LH is increasing it.

      • Rob says:

        1 Jun1 June 10:39

        Saw it, do not like the idea. I never, ever recline my seat.

    • PaulW says:

      1 Jun1 June 10:31

      100th BA birthday that day according to FT

    • Jon says:

      1 Jun1 June 11:49

      Are the internals not modernised (or as relatively modern as other plane types)? eg is a seat in First not pretty much the same as a seat on a 777 ?

• BSI1978 says:

  1 Jun1 June 07:23

  Happy Saturday all!

  Massively OT, but can I have some hotel recommendations for a first time trip to Vienna?

  Somewhere ideally suited to seeing the city but also a little chilled and relaxed.

  TIA

  • Rob says:

    1 Jun1 June 07:47

    Park Hyatt is classy and very central. InterCon is near the airport railway station (as is a Hilton) and then 4-5 minutes walk into the centre. InterCon a bit dated though. Vienna is small so nothing will be too far away from anything.

    • Jovannna says:

      1 Jun1 June 09:09

      Hilton Vienna Plaza was one of their better offerings and the lounge was decent too.

    • Nick Burch says:

      1 Jun1 June 09:25

      I really like the Park Hyatt too, and my wife keeps insisting we return there despite the price! If you have some Hyatt points, it can be good value to use them there 🙂

      Moxy at the airport is pretty good, and a night there at the start/end of the trip can help bring the cost down when you’re in the Park Hyatt the rest of the time!

  • Mark says:

    1 Jun1 June 08:10

    I stayed at the Sofitel, which is now a SO/. Modern building and rooms, but my luxury room was the size of a Junior Suite in many other hotels. The restaurant overlooks the city, with a particularly good view of the cathedral (which I had from my room too) and has a Michelin star.

    Many recommend staying in the first district, which the Sofitel isn’t but it is literally just a two minute walk across a bridge away and there is an U-Bahn station (Schwedenplatz) the other side of the bridge too.

  • JAD says:

    1 Jun1 June 10:44

    My wife and I stayed 3 nights in the Sans Soucy in March. It’s right by the Museums Quartier and perfect for walking through the Royal Palace etc. Great spa and friendly staff. Food was very good. We will definitely use again. Also, Motto am Fluss on the canal was great for a bistro lunch. Hope that helps.

  • Jake M says:

    1 Jun1 June 11:45

    The Sofitel (so) is a great hotel. The view from the restaurant is fab and in walking distance to all key sites. I had a cathedral view room….. you can just about lie in the bath and look over the city which is decadent enough for me.

  • Chris P says:

    1 Jun1 June 20:42

    BSI1978
    Stayed at Das Opernring Hotel back in 2015. It’s very central being on the inner ring road so easy walking distance to all the sights plus literally walk out of the door and onto the pavement where there is a Metro station. Very friendly with lots of character, relaxed, nice rooms (especially at the front) and scrummy breakfast.

  • BSI1978 says:

    3 Jun3 June 08:34

    Thanks all for the recommendations – a tough choice to make soon!

• Si says:

  1 Jun1 June 07:30

  OT – morning all,

  How long should it take for marriot points to hit my account after checking out? Checked out last friday and still nothing. The stay isn’t even recorded in the ‘previous stays’ section of my app.

  The stay is eligable for the double points promotion. Could that be what is holding it up?. It should be bit of a windfall

  This is my first go with Marriot, so don’t know usual timetable. My only frame of reference is IHG, who are usually relatively quick.

  • meta says:

    1 Jun1 June 07:50

    My last stay posted 24 hours after. This was in the UK. The one before took 2 days and that was abroad. So I would contact Marriott CS.

  • Sussex bantam says:

    1 Jun1 June 08:27

    2 or 3 days maximum. You need to contact CS – seems like something has gone wrong

• Chris P says:

  1 Jun1 June 07:40

  BSI1978
  Stayed at Das Opernring Hotel back in 2015. It’s very central being on the inner ring road so easy walking distance to all the sights plus literally walk out of the door and onto the pavement where there is a Metro station. Very friendly with lots of character, relaxed, nice rooms (especially at the front) and scrummy breakfast.

• rams1981 says:

  1 Jun1 June 08:12

  OT if I have booked a train ticket in Spain I no longer need can I claim via my Amex travel insurance? Do I need to cancel it or else how will they know I didn’t use it?

  • BJ says:

    1 Jun1 June 08:29

    No, otherwise folks would be claiming for half a cup of tea they didn’t feel like drinking 🙂

  • Marcw says:

    1 Jun1 June 08:54

    Well, good luck claiming it. You need to cancel first and seek whether you can get any refund. If not, you go to your travel insurance, but remember, the devil is in the detail. It’s I likely to get refunded just because you don’t need it anymore.

  • Mark2 says:

    1 Jun1 June 09:31

    suggest you check any excess on policy before any thought.

  • Lady London says:

    1 Jun1 June 12:14

    This is probably something you’ve covered but is there no way of getting the ticket refunded by Renfe or the seller?

    • rams1981 says:

      1 Jun1 June 16:34

      Thanks all. Non refundable ticket. I’ll try Amex and see what they say.

• Shoestring says:

  1 Jun1 June 08:49

  Perfectly legal to sell them on Viagogo, you’d turn a decent profit as well.

  • Paul says:

    1 Jun1 June 09:27

    Horrible attitude encouraging someone to profit at the expense of genuine fans desperate to see their heroes who could not get tickets originally due to touts and their sophisticated software usually.

    • Shoestring says:

      1 Jun1 June 18:33

      you have the horrible attitude, my friend – one that denies decent working folk the chance of making an honest profit through their talents

      • Paul says:

        3 Jun3 June 14:00

        How is it an honest profit when ticket Ta&C’s forbid selling at a profit?! Sell on by all means but for face value – which is what the poster inferred as well.

• Dan says:

  1 Jun1 June 09:17

  Hi Rob, how will the competition winners hear further details? I’m a Daniel F, and entered the comp, but sure it’s not an unusual first name and initial!

  • Rob says:

    1 Jun1 June 10:37

    It wasn’t you! Anika has already spoken with the winners. Sorry.

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