Iberia increasing flights to Tokyo and upgrading the aircraft to a new A350

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• Bum says:

  26 Aug26 August 16:05

  What limit do people have on curve, I have an annual limit of 10k which is a bit limiting. How long before it increases?

  • Peter K says:

    26 Aug26 August 16:20

    It’s possible your name doesn’t help the situation. If you do normal spending on the card and not just cash like purchases then it increases or you can ask for an increase and they will do so. If you do not do normal spending on it they will quite likely refuse.

  • H says:

    26 Aug26 August 16:21

    50k annual

  • Anne says:

    26 Aug26 August 16:48

    It took about 3 months from me starting to push decent amounts of spend through my Curve, and about £7k spend total, to my limits being increased – £10k annual has gone up to £50k and £2k per day up to £3.75k per day. I’ve used it for occasional normal spending, hardly at all abroad, the rest are cash-like transactions.

  • Genghis says:

    26 Aug26 August 17:50

    £100k. Just spend on the card and ask them for increases.

  • Will says:

    26 Aug26 August 17:54

    Spend pattern is key.
    I use mine for legit bus spend mainly forex and after asking was granted £100k limit.

    I had previously asked for an extension having only used it for hmrc and was refused.

• Hub says:

  26 Aug26 August 17:46

  OT wasn’t sure to post here or on BA strike. Obviously chose here………………my flight that is scheduled for Sept 6 to Phoenix is no longer visible on the BA website. It uses a companion voucher and avios. I have tried calling BA without success – should I be worried or is it another IT glitch?

  Thoughts appreciated. In anticipation, thanks for taking the time to answer.

  Ian

  • Shoestring says:

    26 Aug26 August 17:51

    what does Manage My Booking tell you?

    • Hub says:

      26 Aug26 August 18:01

      Hi Shoestring,
      Thanks for the quick response, it says “We can’t find any bookings for this account”. It was there on Saturday when I checked just in case we had been impacted by the strike.
      Cheers
      Ian

      • Shoestring says:

        26 Aug26 August 18:08

        then you should be ‘a bit’ worried – yes, I’d be contacting BA in due course to get the real picture

        I wouldn’t be panicking & putting in 100 calls a day to over-worked lines – unless you have a wedding to get to, of course 🙂

        check if your flight can still be booked online, in which case, no problemo

        also, if you received no cancellation text/ email, probably much less to be concerned about

        Sept 6 does *not* sound like a re-positioning or strike day

        • Hub says:

          26 Aug26 August 18:20

          Hi Shoestring,
          It isn’t anything critical like a wedding and all hotels and car I can revise cancel at no cost. Only annoying thing is I paid for the seats as I am a meager blue now. Will that be refunded in the event I have been bumped?
          The flight is still scheduled, with three seats remaining in business.
          I have not had a cancellation email.
          I will try calling tomorrow and attempt to stay chilled……………….. 🙂 🙂
          Cheer
          Ian

        • Shoestring says:

          26 Aug26 August 18:21

          sometimes the money/ payment doesn’t get processed for a booked flight with BA

          you do everything normally, think you paid but something goes wrong with the payment

          it all looks good online until near the flight, then it turns out your payment wasn’t processed & you don’t actually have a booking

          so another thing to look at is: was payment processed normally?

      • BJ says:

        26 Aug26 August 18:45

        That happens regularly, normally it would reappear again soon like the next day. However, if the flight has also disappeared from the schedule and us no longer available to book I would call them.

  • Hub says:

    26 Aug26 August 18:35

    I will get “the boss” to check. I was booked around Oct last year.
    Thanks for the tip.
    Ian

    • Hub says:

      26 Aug26 August 18:42

      Hi Shoestring,
      Just checked. We paid 4 x £100 on 4 Oct 2018 to reserve upstairs business class seats.
      Thanks for your help.
      Ian

      • Shoestring says:

        26 Aug26 August 18:46

        sounds like you’re all set and I’m sure MMB will look perfect tomorrow or Weds when BA sort out their issues

  • Doug M says:

    26 Aug26 August 18:49

    Have you just looked in your account, or did you try to find specifically on your name and flight reference?

    • Hub says:

      26 Aug26 August 19:10

      Hi Shoestring, BJ and Doug M,

      I have just rechecked and it is now showing in manage my booking. No changes made and seats still reserved. It just goes to show “don’t always assume the worst” and as my son says “take a chill pill”.
      Thanks to you all for your excellent support.
      Ian

      • Doug M says:

        26 Aug26 August 19:25

        MMB has a habit of deleting and repopulating your future flights. Often things not shown can be found with a specific search of the booking reference.

        • Hub says:

          26 Aug26 August 19:36

          Thanks Doug
          Lesson learnt 👍👍👍

        • Anna says:

          26 Aug26 August 19:39

          Yes – and I usually find that bookings still show in the app even if the desk/laptop says they can’t find any!

        • Shoestring says:

          26 Aug26 August 19:46

          nice one, Hub 🙂

• BJ says:

  26 Aug26 August 18:12

  O/T: Pointsbreaks are loaded: potentially good deals in UK are Staybridge and M4 at Heathrow. Indigo at Stratford-upon-Avon and Dundee.

  • BJ says:

    26 Aug26 August 18:21

    Sorry that should have been CP T4. Also HIX Chester Racecourse. HI Paris Monparnasse, CP Venice East, HIs in Lisbon, IC Sao Paolo, and CP apartments Dubai.

    • BJ says:

      26 Aug26 August 18:30

      Arguably the best list for ages, a lot of decent hotels in USA, also see Indigo Phuket and IC Hanoi. HIX Krabi is only 5000 but cash rates there are usually around £25-30.

• S says:

  26 Aug26 August 18:17

  OT: Can I get a supplementary card on my Plat account for a friend who lives overseas?

  And if I get him the gold/green card, would he get the full insurance benefits?

  • Shoestring says:

    26 Aug26 August 18:38

    you don’t have to give a different address for your supp

    you are legally liable for all the expenditure (as main cardholder) so Amex basically wash their hands of most other complications

    you can give a supp card to your best mate, an old girlfriend, your 15YO kid if you skip the facts a bit, yourself (ie get 2 cards) etc etc – Amex don’t care that much because their risk has not been increased, since you the main cardholder will still have to settle the bill

    • S says:

      26 Aug26 August 18:55

      I wouldn’t be giving him the card anyway. This is only for insurance.

      • Shoestring says:

        26 Aug26 August 18:59

        then I can’t comment but I commend your ingenuity! 🙂

    • Bum says:

      26 Aug26 August 18:58

      I thought that until they asked for ID for a supp card holder and no she wasn’t called Mrs bum

      • MD says:

        26 Aug26 August 20:01

        Lol.

  • S says:

    26 Aug26 August 19:16

    I called them, and the advice they gave me was to just use my address. So I did.

    I’m sure I’ll get a letter in mail asking for his proof of ID and residence, but I’ll deal with that when I get there

• Mark2 says:

  26 Aug26 August 20:15

  As somebody said Hotel Indigo in Stratford upon Avon or 15,000. Just refurbished at a cost of millions in next town to me.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Aug26 August 23:12

    Yep lovely hotel. Also IC Hanoi gets mentioned alot

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