British Grand Prix tickets available NOW to buy with Bonvoy points via Marriott Moments

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• Si says:

  13 Jun13 June 05:50

  Always wanted to go to Grand Prix, and now i am!

  3 left

• Swissytrader says:

  13 Jun13 June 06:28

  Gone !

• Lee says:

  13 Jun13 June 06:43

  Marriott Gold seems rather pointless. Apart from 500 welcome points it gives no real benefit. Shame no breakfast etc.

  I guess I am spoilt with Hilton.

  • Mark2 says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:25

    We stayed in a Sheraton Suites in Canada in May (as Gold).
    After a bit of banter with the receptionist we got a bigger suite and access to the excellent lounge where the food was surprisingly good.

  • Rob says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:36

    It was about 18 months wasn’t it? Not bad going.

• Spurs Debs says:

  13 Jun13 June 07:09

  O/T as not bits. For those people asking about the Hackett offer my points have posted to BA today.

  • Harry T says:

    13 Jun13 June 07:59

    Thank you, still waiting on mine. When did you make a purchase?

    • Spurs Debs says:

      13 Jun13 June 08:18

      May 5th

  • Tom W says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:12

    I’ve had the main Avios through i.e. the 3,500 but not the 2,500 bonus yet

  • Rob says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:35

    Thank goodness for that, was expecting another painful chase up campaign where I end up telling the sponsor that they won’t get free PR on HFP if they don’t pull their finger out ….!

• Anna says:

  13 Jun13 June 07:10

  OT but Marriott – if you gain gold elite status by spending £15k on the SPG card, does the status continue even if you cancel the card after the first year? And does the status kick in on completing the spend or at the end of the card year? Just considering going via this route for gold status (for what it’s worth!) now that we’re not bothering with Amex Platinum for a couple of years.

  • Splashback says:

    13 Jun13 June 07:53

    Whilst you have gold, could you complete a platinum challenge? You’d be covered for most of the two years, and at a better level.

  • Rooster says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:53

    You get to keep the gold status and it applies when you spend 15k, not really worth it if you have other targets to meet, however spend 25k and you get a free night (unto 25k points). Good if you want spa points I guess.

• V says:

  13 Jun13 June 08:02

  O/T: The credit limit on my IHG £99 fee-paying Credit Card just dropped overnight from £6500 to £500 without warning or notification! Have held it for over 3 years without any issues and used it very well to earn annual free night and loads of IHG points. Has anyone else experienced a similar issue with them?

  • Luthar says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:09

    I’d say give them a call. That’s weird though. I also wonder how it works since my balance is almost never below £500! Could they reduce my limit and then start charging me for breaching the limit?

    • V says:

      13 Jun13 June 08:31

      I also normally have a balance in the mid 2K’s. I just happened to have a low balance this morning having just paid the previous month off otherwise I would have been over the new lower limit without knowing.

  • Rob says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:33

    I know Creation does this on unused cards – this is because the rules say they need to keep cash reserves equal to a % of your credit limit. Not heard of it happening on a card used on a regular basis.

    • RussellH says:

      13 Jun13 June 11:15

      I have not used my white IHG for over three months now, as I would rather earn Bonvoy points than IHG (I have enough of those for the moment) and we have not had a UK IHG stay for a few months..
      So most of my spending these days is on my Creation Marriott Mastercard.
      Still have £6 000 credit Limit on IHG, and £5 500 on Marriott

      • RussellH says:

        13 Jun13 June 11:20

        And now just had an “IMPORTANT” letter from Creation, telling me that as a supp card holder on my partner’s IHG Black a/c, Creation are processing my personal data.. They tell me now, when I have had the card for 7 months!!

  • Andrew says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:40

    If haven’t already, have a look at your credit report in case there is anything strange going on.

    Then get on the phone to them.

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    13 Jun13 June 08:57

    Cash like transactions? (Curve, revolut etc?)

    • V says:

      13 Jun13 June 10:05

      No…just straight purchases. The only “oddity” was a purchase refund last month which took the account into credit for a couple of days.

  • Rooster says:

    13 Jun13 June 09:00

    Also odd as usually cards give notice about credit limit adjustments, I would ask for a refund based on not being able to do anything with a £500 limit.

    • Paul says:

      13 Jun13 June 09:50

      They don’t have to give notice of reducing a limit as you could spend up to your original limit then they can’t reduce it.

      They only have to give notice of increasing a limit

      • JPa says:

        13 Jun13 June 10:06

        OT but IHG black related. Has anyone cancelled the Black card and then successfully reapplied after a period of time? I still hold the white card, but I have had since before I previously had the black one. I tried getting the card again after nearly a year. Passed the eligibility check fine, then declined at the end. Gives no way to resolve apart from checking your credit file (which is perfect). I think previously holding it has caused the issue.

        • V says:

          13 Jun13 June 10:26

          I just spoke to Creation on the phone. The agent, who was perfectly polite and as competent as Creation customer services can possibly be, advised me that Creation had reviewed ALL customer accounts on 11th June, had reduced credit limits where necessary in order to comply with “responsible lending”, etc and had issued letters advising of this on 11th June. The agent continued to read the bible on checking credit report, etc. I explained to her that I have access, check everything daily and that there are no issues on my report or account. She also confirmed that there were no adverse issues whatsoever on my IHG Credit Card account and therefore she could not advise any further. In view of above, I suggest people log in and check their current limit. Case of cutting back on reward earners who don’t pay any interest on the cards, perhaps?

        • Mark2 says:

          13 Jun13 June 10:36

          I just checked my card and my wife’s; both still have limit of £7,500.
          Both heavily used for financial transactions and no interest paid.

        • Genghis says:

          13 Jun13 June 10:43

          Mine and wife’s limits have not changed. Our IHG cards are now our go to cards after going Amex-free.

        • EwanG says:

          13 Jun13 June 10:43

          @V. If you now have a £500 limit, I would be asking Creation how they expect you to be able to be able to put £10k through on the card each year in order to get the free night, for which you are paying your £99.

          You could propose they adjust the spend threshold pro-rata 😉

• Anna says:

  13 Jun13 June 09:28

  I was just about to book The Langley for a weekend in early January as it was showing at 35,000 points per night. When I clicked through to confirm I got an error message and now it’s showing as no availability at all for the coming year 😢. Have they decided that even with the terrible buffet they are going to withdraw further redemptions at this level?!

  • Anna says:

    13 Jun13 June 09:49

    It’s back! I’ve booked a 2 night stay – just need to earn the rest of the points now. I couldn’t let it slip away at that rate…

    • SimonW says:

      13 Jun13 June 10:01

      4th Jan? See you there.

      • New Card says:

        13 Jun13 June 10:21

        See you there too.

        • Anna says:

          13 Jun13 June 10:48

          It could be the alternative HFP (after) Christmas party! My OH’s surname is Langley so I thought this would be a special treat for him, though he’ll probably pull a face at the 4 hour drive 🤦‍♀️ – but he always enjoys these things once we get there!

        • SimonW says:

          13 Jun13 June 11:19

          Lucky his surname isnt Travelodge!!

        • Simon says:

          13 Jun13 June 14:54

          or worse, Mr Britannia

        • Lady London says:

          13 Jun13 June 21:04

          I’m sure he’s Premier in.

• Paul Stevens says:

  13 Jun13 June 10:24

  OT: If I cancel a 2-4-1 BA redemption online from manage my booking, how long until the avios are back on my account?

  • Rob says:

    13 Jun13 June 10:25

    Log out, log in, should be there.

    • Paul Stevens says:

      13 Jun13 June 10:40

      Thanks Rob – you were correct – and now I’m flying first to Tokyo!

      • Spurs Debs says:

        13 Jun13 June 11:12

        I’m flying first to Tokyo as well but I didn’t cancel my booking, when 1st came available I just phoned them up and they changed booking straight away.

        • Paul Stevens says:

          13 Jun13 June 11:43

          I really just don’t like phoning people. I hate it when I do the open jaw and am left with no choice. I’m 777 out (which I have done before) but never flown F on the 787 back. So really looking forward to it.

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