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• Anna says:

  12 Jan12 January 11:40

  OT – just looking speculatively on the “I don’t know…” feature of RFF, I noticed there are 2 CW seats outbound to Mauritius next New Year’s Eve if anyone wants to pounce!

• Stella64 says:

  12 Jan12 January 11:52

  I have not been on the site for a while… I got an Amex Plat for a US trip with hotels in November. Trying to figure out whether to keep it or not. I have another US trip in Feb (no hotels) and July. Airports being used by July are LHR, STN, YYZ, ATL and JAX. If I do chance which card is best to switch to?

• sloth says:

  12 Jan12 January 12:12

  O/T – Relais & Châteaux loyalty scheme – anyone have any experience with 3rd party bookings being recognised with status? specifically using Amex Travel…:) thanks

• Howard says:

  12 Jan12 January 12:23

  Sorry off topic but looking for City break to a Milan in June. Any recommendations on decent hotel in good location. Looking at 4 star hotels.

  Thanks
  Howard

  • Roberto says:

    12 Jan12 January 13:55

    We stayed here https://www.spadarihotel.com/it/hotel-milano-centro-4-stelle/1-0.html
    Good hotel – great location

    • David D says:

      12 Jan12 January 17:42

      I’ll always recommend the Melia Milano, and especially the Level rooms with access to the lounge. Also, Ranch Roberta across the road from it is an excellent family pizzeria and seafood restaurant which is very reasonably priced too. The hotel is a short walk away from the Metro line into the city centre as well or to the San Siro.

  • Jill (Kinkell) says:

    12 Jan12 January 22:29

    We stayed Starhotels Echo near the main station. Easy metro link . Great rooms and breakfasts. It was a few years ago an£ booked through booking.com.

• Kevin says:

  12 Jan12 January 12:47

  OT – if I book a hotel through Amex travel for someone else, will they have any issues at check in if I am not travelling? Trying to take advantage of the cash back deal.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    12 Jan12 January 13:22

    should be able to put their name down as the guest, some hotels can be funny about checking the card that booked the stay but it’s a very small %.

    • John says:

      12 Jan12 January 18:17

      If you prepay at Amex Travel the hotel won’t see the card you paid with – they will see a card number that belongs to Amex Travel

  • Craig says:

    12 Jan12 January 15:06

    I have done exactly this, used their name and email address and no issues.

• Andy says:

  12 Jan12 January 13:57

  Talking of Hilton

  Stayed at Doubletree Harrogate last week. Service was abysmal.

  Waited 40 mins to check in at 4pm.
  Phone calls to housekeeping and reception went unanswered.
  Requests for extra shower gel and bottles of water (Should have this as Hilton members) were ignored and needed chasing up.
  Dirty sheets and laundry left outside in corridors.
  No fridge in rooms despite this being advertised.
  Digital key didn’t work for my room.

  Really really understaffed. The breakfast was very good, however.

  • TripRep says:

    12 Jan12 January 20:01

    Oh jeez, it hasn’t improved since my visit in November (I posted on here at the time) I got 25k in points as compensation to rebook which I have done so for June, hopefully by then they will get their finger out.

    • TripRep says:

      12 Jan12 January 20:07

      Here’s my experience in November…
      https://headforpoints.com/2019/11/15/doubletree-cambridge-hotel-closing/#comment-399856

      • Andy says:

        13 Jan13 January 14:10

        Nothing much has changed then!

• Harry T says:

  12 Jan12 January 14:35

  OT:
  Has anyone flown JAL in J between Beijing and Tokyo or Tokyo and Hong Kong? Trying to figure out if it’s worth the extra Avios. Premium economy also available on the HND to HKG leg.

  In other news, I’ve managed to bag two seats in Cathay F from HKG to PEK – will get to experience the Wing and the Pier with my partner!

  • Gavin says:

    12 Jan12 January 15:59

    Between Tokyo and HK I’d say it’s worth it. I flew Premium Economy on JAL but would have paid the extra Avios for business class if it had been available (something like 5000 extra points). I think the taxes remained the same. If you don’t have status it’s even more worth it as you’ll get lounge access.

    • Harry T says:

      12 Jan12 January 19:09

      Thanks, Gavin. We don’t have status so that’s a good point. The taxes are really cheap and don’t change between PE and J, as you say.

    • Yan says:

      13 Jan13 January 01:19

      JAL PE does come with lounge access (designated in outstations, e.g. QF lounge at HKG), so essentially just a non-flat seat and better food.

  • Russ says:

    12 Jan12 January 16:33

    Business class. As the late great Oscar Wilde once said ‘Give me the luxuries, anyone can have the necessaries’ .

    • Shoestring says:

      12 Jan12 January 16:43

      ‘Let me be surrounded by luxury, I can do without the necessities!’

      • Shoestring says:

        12 Jan12 January 16:48

        I think Russ was right though, that was a misquote

    • Harry T says:

      12 Jan12 January 19:09

      @Russ
      Amen.

  • Nick_C says:

    12 Jan12 January 18:24

    Flew HKG to NRT in J on JAL last month. Superb. Well worth the Avios. The meal was the best I have ever had on an aircraft. Looked almost too beautiful to eat! Angle flat seating with a massage function. Seating is forward facing 2-2-2. Easy to talk to your companion during the flight.

    We also flew JAL economy from HND to ITM. Only a 50 minute flight but IFE, free headphones, free WiFi, and a free soft drink. Great airline.

    • Harry T says:

      12 Jan12 January 19:07

      Thanks, Nick.
      I’ve booked HND to HKG in JAL J and I’m looking forward to it. Have also booked JAL J for PEK to HND. I reckon this is far more fun than burning Avios on BA.

      • Harry T says:

        13 Jan13 January 21:24

        @Nick_C
        Looks fantastic, thank you.
        I’d probably survive in economy but cash fares seem expensive and this is an opportunity to use Avios for something really special!

• Princess says:

  12 Jan12 January 15:53

  OT: last week I was in a BA long haul flight that was delayed 3 hours because we had to stop to disembark a passenger that was unwell.
  Am I write thinking that there isn’t any compensation in this case?

  • Shoestring says:

    12 Jan12 January 16:14

    correct

    • Russ says:

      12 Jan12 January 16:25

      Surely it depends what caused the passenger to be unwell i.e. self inflicted alcohol intoxication?

      • Shoestring says:

        12 Jan12 January 16:37

        but then somehow you’d be talking about Princess chasing the passenger for compo?

        from the airline’s point of view (and in the EC/261 context), it (passenger illness causing delay to disembark them) is extraordinary circumstances outside BA’s control

      • John says:

        12 Jan12 January 18:19

        Don’t you mean BA-inflicted alcohol intoxication? As in if BA could be proved to have supplied a drunk passenger with excessive alcohol then the situation could potentially be argued to be within BA’s control

        • Shoestring says:

          12 Jan12 January 18:56

          even then, you’d have a devil of a job getting BA to admit they did it – and I sympathise with them, a passenger can get on already very drunk from the lounge but act quiet and normal, order another – on long haul – (say) 8 drinks/ doubles and still act quiet and normal until the alcohol makes them keel over

      • Princess says:

        12 Jan12 January 23:47

        Ahahah!!! Not sure what happened, she definitely wasn’t drunk… doctor and paramedics cone on board when we landed. She didn’t look great but she walked out by herself!
        Anyway I thought that probably would have been no under BA control rule!

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