LATAM abandons its planned joint venture with IAG

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• Sal says:

  15 Dec15 December 09:34

  o/t If i book a holiday through British Airways and say for example book a hilton hotel. Will i still get my hotel status from peoples experience or is it classed as a booking agency?

  • Benilyn says:

    15 Dec15 December 10:10

    Agency

  • John says:

    15 Dec15 December 10:34

    Can try asking front desk to add your HH number, but they are not obliged to do anything

  • Anna says:

    15 Dec15 December 11:49

    I took a BA holiday earlier this year staying at the HGI in Rome. After making the booking I asked Hilton to add my HH number to the booking, which they did. We got the gold free breakfast for 3 of us for the 4 day stay, but no points. The Hilton MAN airport also recognises status if booked through BA.

    LL – We booked a Homewood Suites near Washington DC through hotels.com a couple of years ago and our reception verged on belligerent (they were very keen to point out that we were entitled to nothing as we hadn’t booked direct), but in general I find the service in the US much inferior to what we get in the UK and Europe, probably due to so many status customers in America as been pointed out before (except for the Hilton Millennium UN Plaza in New York where we were treated really well, I would thoroughly recommend it).

    • Anna says:

      15 Dec15 December 21:29

      The one we stayed in (Alexandria) was actually very nice, well maintained one bedroom suites with a pleasant lobby with an attractive fireplace (which wasn’t it use in August lol). The free breakfast and 24/7 coffee were also very good and saved us a fortune. The only thing lacking was the staff attitude!

• Clive says:

  15 Dec15 December 11:13

  Morning, does anyone know how long before you receive the bonus Bonvoy points from an Amex transfer?

  • Russ says:

    15 Dec15 December 11:36

    Just 3 clear business days last week from transferring from Amex to showing in my Marriott account.

    • Russ says:

      15 Dec15 December 11:57

      Sorry Clive I thought you were referring to the extra points usually applied.

    • Rob says:

      15 Dec15 December 12:17

      Base points only I assume, not the targeted bonus some people were offered which posts later?

  • stevenhp1987 says:

    15 Dec15 December 11:39

    Early January I’d expect, after the offer ends (runs to 31st December).

    • Clive says:

      15 Dec15 December 12:57

      Yes the Bonus so presume nobody has seen them as yet.

      • Stu N says:

        15 Dec15 December 17:02

        I did a transfer right at the start of the promo and bonus points haven’t hit yet.

• Henry says:

  15 Dec15 December 14:10

  OT what’s the cheapest way to travel from Paddington area into Heathrow (Term 3)
  Also any lounge recommendations for T3 ?
  We are flying eco delight with Virgin so no free entry.
  We have lounge key with Curve card and also a Hsbc world elite card that we can use for getting inside though
  Thank you

  • 1nfrequent says:

    15 Dec15 December 14:41

    TfL Rail is probably your best bet – goes from platforms 12 and 13 and stops at Heathrow Central for Terminal 3 but only goes every 30 minutes so you’ll need to check out the timetable. You can tap in and out using a credit card rather than buy a ticket. It’s about £10.

    I suspect you’ve left it to late to get one of the advance tickets that bring down the cost of the Heathrow Express.

    Tube is cheaper still (about £6) but getting to the Piccadilly Line from Paddington is a bit of a pain.

    1F

    • Lady London says:

      16 Dec16 December 21:27

      Absolute cheapest would be a bus. Anything to Hyde Park Corner then change for another bus to Edgware Road (short walk to lots of Paddington. Other routes on tfl dot gov dot uk.

      Google maps is quite good now for public transport although sometimes does not offer the route you’d take as a local. Citymapper app seems excellent and works in quite a few cities internationally.

  • Liam says:

    15 Dec15 December 22:40

    If there is more than one in the party you may find an Uber/Kapten/Bolt the best option. It won’t necessarily be the cheapest but might work out at a very reasonable per-person cost. It’s certainly worth checking if you’ve never used Kapten or Bolt before and can find a sign-up/referral offer.

    • Lady London says:

      16 Dec16 December 01:19

      Kapten is churning out quite a few offers after I recently signed up – they seem to have a program of them that they send one after the other for a few weeks.

• Shoestring says:

  15 Dec15 December 14:22

  Lounge Key gets you into the 2 lounges, No1 is the only one to let you reserve for £5, though so is your best bet – what day & time are you travelling? – as 80-90% of the time you’ll get turned away without a reservation (both)

  Club Aspire being the other lounge – both reviewed on HFP

  • henry says:

    15 Dec15 December 15:57

    We are flying at 2.45 pm with Virgin to Las Vegas we have not been to Heathrow for over a decade as we use Manchester whenever we go away due to our location.

    • Shoestring says:

      15 Dec15 December 16:15

      and don’t go blaming me for the £5 when you turn up & the lounge looks a bit empty! half the space gets pre-booked by airlines for Business passengers who don’t always turn up

      put it this way: I have put £25 on the line for next Saturday afternoon (5 of us) – & as you may have gathered I don’t like wasting money

      • Shoestring says:

        15 Dec15 December 16:17

        don’t hang around booking, either, if it’s for next week you might already be too late

      • Henry says:

        15 Dec15 December 17:13

        Lol thank you for the heads up i will get it sorted asap.
        Have a great trip Saturday

• Shoestring says:

  15 Dec15 December 14:38

  I felt a touch nervous passing through Great Scotland Yard’s forbidding pine-green doors.

  —> google the above and you can get behind the paywall (Sunday Times/ Times)
  Exclusive review: inside the Great Scotland Yard hotel, London

  • Lady London says:

    16 Dec16 December 01:13

    Did you think they wouldn’t let you out again, @Shoestring? 🙂

• Benilyn says:

  15 Dec15 December 14:40

  OT: Anyone feeling festive and want to gift me Hilton Diamond status?I really would like the status for a January trip for Executive Lounge….

  • TGLoyalty says:

    15 Dec15 December 14:57

    What or which other status allows you to gift Hilton diamond status?

    • Benilyn says:

      15 Dec15 December 15:42

      Hilton diamond who have hit enough nights I think can gift Hilton Diamond if I’ve read correctly.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        15 Dec15 December 17:14

        Looks like yep 60 night diamond can gift Good and after 100 nights they can gift diamond.

  • The Original Nick says:

    15 Dec15 December 17:48

    Would they not gift a good friend or relative first?

• Nic says:

  15 Dec15 December 16:32

  BITS/OT CURVE

  I’m a Curve legacy Black user. Curve just reset the retailer choices and three month trial of Curve Cash as a “Christmas present”. Check your app.

• LK35 says:

  15 Dec15 December 16:49

  O/T

  Best way to keep Turkish Airlines miles from expiring? Received an email saying a chunk of my miles (only 7k) expire in 20 days. Not quite sure if MR points can be transferred or something to keep them alive…

  Any input appreciated!

  L

  • Shoestring says:

    15 Dec15 December 16:55

    https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-tr/any-questions/can-i-extend-the-validity-of-miles-that-are-about-to-expire/index.html

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