Important dates for your diary – offers about to close which you shouldn’t miss (October 2019)

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• Roger says:

  20 Oct20 October 07:50

  Any luck with Heathrow FastTrack security with Amex Platinum?

• The Original Nick says:

  20 Oct20 October 09:08

  Rob, when I click on (Last chance to get 50% bonus Avios with Marriot and Accor stays. Article) link it takes me to a different article.

• RussellH says:

  20 Oct20 October 11:31

  Are you sure that the Marriott promo is not targeted in some way?

  If I am logged in to Marriott this promotion is not listed on my promotions page, and if I then click on your link, it takes me to a page saying that I am not eleigible. Only if I am not already logged in to Marriott and click on your link do I see the registration page, but (obviously) one needs to be logged in and as soon as I do that I am again told I do not qualify.

  • Rob says:

    20 Oct20 October 11:54

    No, not targeted (unless your account is set up to earn miles). In the past Marriott I believe has excluded a small % of members from promos in order to create a testing group to measure their effectiveness.

    • RussellH says:

      20 Oct20 October 12:02

      Account still set to points. But I have had at least one targeted promotion during the year – which worked quite nicely.
      I have also had quite a few goodwill points this year for various issues.

  • LB says:

    20 Oct20 October 11:54

    I had this too. Double check that your preferences are set to points. For some reason mine has defaulted to miles and would not let me register.

    • LB says:

      20 Oct20 October 11:55

      What Rob said!

• Graham Walsh says:

  20 Oct20 October 11:42

  OT Anyone know another way to contact Avios?? The 0344 must have one person on the end of it., One hold for 1hr (From Barbados) and got cut off, At this rate the phone call will be more than a flight upgrade.

  • Tom1 says:

    20 Oct20 October 11:56

    I have a few numbers stored in my phone for
    Avios.

    This one was Lloyd’s +44 1925 848770
    Then this one 0344 493 3349
    And this one. 0344 493 3399

    Not sure what they all are, or if you tried already!!

  • John says:

    20 Oct20 October 14:30

    Use Skype to call BA for free (assuming you have status) then get them to call avios for you by feigning ignorance about the difference between baec and avios

    • Graham Walsh says:

      21 Oct21 October 16:49

      Thanks all, I called them on the xxx49 number and it turns out they can’t upgrade me as I’ve flown the outbound leg. Only chance to upgrade from WTP to CW is at the Airport. Bit of a crap system as I can see there were 4 seats on points available on the return journey but now only 3 left. Should have a system like Virgin where you can bid for an upgrade.

  • Anna says:

    20 Oct20 October 14:38

    I redeemed my most recent voucher by calling BAEC, the CSA could see my voucher knew exactly what to do with it. Use Skype and it’ll cost pennies.

• TripRep says:

  20 Oct20 October 12:17

  I’ve maxxed out my Hilton points purchase this year. Tempted to sign my wife’s a/c up for the full 320k and transfer/pool to mine (for a return trip to you know where). Anyone know if there’s a max annual limit for transferring or if large amounts are frowned upon?

  • TripRep says:

    20 Oct20 October 13:42

    ps Anyone else also taking advantage of the more favourable GBPUSD rate, heading towards $1.30 from ~$1.21 earlier this month, could be short lived positive sentiment due to (likely false) hope of a Brexit conclusion.

    • TripRep says:

      20 Oct20 October 20:44

      Decided to go for it…

      Here’s the Ts&Cs

      Hilton Honors Members can transfer Hilton Honors Points to another Hilton Honors Member through Points Pooling or 1-to-1 transfer in increments of 1,000 Points and up to 500,000 Points. Each Hilton Honors Member is limited to sending no more than five hundred thousand (500,000) Points and receiving two million (2,000,000) Points via Points Pooling or Transfers combined per calendar year. Each Hilton Honors Member is limited to making six (6) transfers to other member accounts and six (6) Hilton Points Pooling transactions per calendar year. Invitations to join a Points Pool is not considered transactional. Transactions refer to the transfer of Points to another member account either through 1-to-1 account transfers or through Points Pooling.

      Any points beyond these limits will not be posted to any Member’s account. Limits are at the sole discretion of Hilton Honors Worldwide L.L.C., subject to change.

      A new Hilton Honors Member can pool, transfer, or receive Points 30 days after enrollment providing they have activity on their account. After 90 days of enrollment, a new Member is eligible to pool, transfer, or receive Points regardless of their account activity.

  • John says:

    20 Oct20 October 14:31

    No hard limit but Hilton may audit your accounts

    • John says:

      20 Oct20 October 14:32

      Actually there is a limit but it’s something like 2 million

  • Neil Donoghue says:

    20 Oct20 October 20:42

    Has the afternoon tea been scrapped? I can’t see it anywhere on that site?

  • Henry says:

    20 Oct20 October 21:02

    Do they still provide breakfast or has that been cancelled?

    • TripRep says:

      20 Oct20 October 21:29

      FT says they are both still occurring…

      Gold and Diamond Benefits:
      NOTE: THIS PART OF THE WIKI IS 100% UP-TO-DATE. THE HILTON / CONRAD WEBSITE IS NOT UP-TO-DATE (and has not been for years)! Please read carefully before posting questions in this thread about Gold and Diamond Benefits! Thank you!
      • Free Breakfast. Available at both Atoll and Vilu restaurants for two guests per room. Breakfast can be provided in room and incurs a tray/delivery charge of $15++
      • Afternoon Tea: Every day from 3:30-4:30PM at Mandhoo. Offerings include tea, biscuits & cookies, cakes, scones and rolls. Complimentary for Gold and Diamond members, special repeater guests and special guests of the GM. On the odd occasion held at Vilu Bar if there are a large number of guests attending.
      Note: Originally held at Mandhoo from 4-5PM then changed location and time to Vilu Bar, then Rangali Bar from 4-5PM from around September 2018 to mid May 2019
      • Happy Hour at Vilu Bar: Every day from 4:30-5-30PM. Free drinks and mocktails/fruit juice/water. Canapes served. Everyone welcome to attend but free only for Hilton Gold and Diamond members
      Notes: Used to be from 5-6PM (from around September 2018 to mid May 2019 when it and Afternoon Tea was combined into a single event). Used to also be free for non-Gold / Diamond guests who were staying on Rangali Island (smaller island with water villas only). This benefit for these particular guests was discontinued late 2016 / early 2017
      • 20% of your lunch bill at Mandhoo and Ufaa. Applies to all Hhonors members. See this post for exact details
      • One bottle of wine upon arrival for Golds / One bottle of sparkling wine upon arrival for Diamonds
      • Fruit Basket with Chocolate (which all guests receive in villa upon check-in) is refilled daily only for some guests. Note that the fruit is refilled but not the chocolate
      • As a Diamond benefit you receive an additional 15 minutes to any single spa treatment (treatment has to be 1 hour or longer)
      Note: Previous benefit of Spa Discount Card (giving $25 off any treatment) was discontinued around early 2017
      • Free and full use of the Conrad Lounge (see Airport & Lounge Information above) on departure is no longer given to Diamond members (as of end 2017)

      For All Guests
      • Happy Hour @ Rangali Bar and The Quiet Zone: Every day from 5-7PM. Half-priced drinks and mocktails/fruit juice/water. The discount does not apply to wine. Everyone welcome

• Andy says:

  20 Oct20 October 13:40

  OT: Just wanted to check…anyone have experiences with the car hire insurance included with Amex Plat?

  I take it I wouldn’t need to take out any additional, optional insurance with the hire company and if they bill me for any spurious charges for a scratch or anything, Amex will take care of it? Thanks

  This would be useful in Spain where extra insurance can be costly.

  • Will says:

    20 Oct20 October 16:17

    Pride myself on being an impeccable driver and my only 2 claims ever are on hire cars this year.

    First one in Australia, car was damaged in an underground car park while parked.

    Second in Poland, this reversed into a bollard.

    Amex paid both claims without question. Didn’t have any excess insurance.

    • Andy says:

      21 Oct21 October 00:19

      Thanks. Seems a nice option!

• LewisB says:

  20 Oct20 October 14:11

  OT: looks like the cheap as chips taxes from Rio are no longer a thing. Looking to book a one-way return next October and it’s coming up as 75,000 avios plus £227.80 in taxes and surcharges. A hike from the previous £23.50

  • BigSi says:

    20 Oct20 October 15:26

    keep clicking through to the final screen and the price should drop. just booked a few days ago.

• Will says:

  20 Oct20 October 16:18

  Are there any UK marriotts that sell gift cards? Looking to take advantage of the amex promo.

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