Qatar Airways increases its shareholding in IAG, parent of British Airways

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• Peter K says:

  20 Feb20 February 13:12

  O/T
  If you pay off your Capital on Tap balance by card after the statement is created, does it reduce down the direct debit (like the IHG card) or does the full amount get collected anyway (like the Virgin cards).

  I’ve tried looking at the comments on previous CoT articles and on the CoT website but can’t find the answer.

  • Chas says:

    20 Feb20 February 17:47

    It reduces the balance collected by DD. I can’t advise on how far beforehand you need to do it, but use common sense in not leaving it too close to your DD date.

    • Peter K says:

      20 Feb20 February 19:41

      Thank you for that! I’ve already paid it by card a couple of days after the statement date.

• Boi says:

  20 Feb20 February 13:33

  OT:
  If a credit card allows me to pay using another card directly( eg pay IHG with Hilton) will Hilton then charge cash advance?
  This is hypothetical I am not saying it is possible to pay IHG with Hilton.

  • stevenhp1987 says:

    20 Feb20 February 14:36

    MCC 6012. My Barclaycard and Virgin cards are fine (purchase, no fees) with IHG.

    • mark2 says:

      20 Feb20 February 16:34

      +1

• Boi says:

  20 Feb20 February 13:58

  Oh yeah, it was £48 for me. Thanks.

  How long does it take for the £100 to get confirmed?

  • Shoestring says:

    20 Feb20 February 14:04

    about 10 weeks – but judging by last time won’t be payable until ISTR month 9 (it’s a 6 month minimum but I let it ride rather than cancel for the last 2-3 months as you never know if they might decline you)

• Ron says:

  20 Feb20 February 14:15

  O/T had a CX LHR to HKG one way business redemption booking this Sat which was cancelled due to operational changes. Rebooked onto Sunday of which is now also cancelled and bumped to Monday. Does EC 241 still apply post brexit? And do I have a case for two hotel nights as per their duty of care ? Thanks!

  • Anna says:

    20 Feb20 February 14:41

    We are not yet post-Brexit, so yes, you are covered. Shoestring is the expert on duty of care.
    I wonder if the UK will keep the current EU261 legislation, and if so, what will happen if the EU changes the rules as rumoured recently?

    • Shoestring says:

      20 Feb20 February 14:56

      no great expert but I do try and keep up with what C-W-S is saying 🙂

      yep in the OP’s case, duty of care definitely applies but the airlines try and argue that you don’t need anything in the way of hotels/ food etc when your flight is departing the UK (& you live in the UK)! – crazy but they assume you’ll just stay at home free of charge – which is to say: claiming back duty of care might entail more determination

    • marcw says:

      20 Feb20 February 15:39

      The UK has left the European Union – whether you like it or not. Pragmatically it hasn’t changed (yet). as in the transition period, the UK has to follow and obey all EU rules and regulations.

      • Lady London says:

        20 Feb20 February 16:01

        Eu261 has been incorporated into UK law so it won’t just stop applying until it’s actually repealed.

        • Anna says:

          20 Feb20 February 17:03

          But if the EU changes the regs so that pax can only get compo after a 12-hour delay, would the UK still have the old regs unless they were actively repealed for us as well?

      • Anna says:

        20 Feb20 February 17:01

        I didn’t say we hadn’t left, I said post-Brexit arrangements don’t apply yet – they haven’t been agreed yet for a start!

        • marcw says:

          20 Feb20 February 17:17

          By definition, we are post-Brexit. Brexit relates to the process of leaving the EU. The UK has LEFT the EU. During the transition period, nothing changes, but the UK is not a member state of the EU.

  • Charlieface says:

    20 Feb20 February 15:40

    If you were actually rebooked on a new flight then you have two separate claims each of which will have duty of care and also compo if applicable.

  • Lady London says:

    20 Feb20 February 15:59

    Yes full duty of care 2 nights.so accomm, meals, comms (so hotel WiFi if charged), transport to and from hotel.

    • Ron says:

      20 Feb20 February 18:04

      Thanks all for the advice. Had already made plans to travel to London for sat and would have been quite annoyed at having to change.
      Anticipating some to and fro of emails. Thanks @charlieface for reminding I can raise separate claims!

• Max says:

  20 Feb20 February 15:18

  Anyone know what’s the current policy for cancelling partner awards to China due to Coronavirus?
  Got a CX flight from HK to China booked with Avios travelling on 31st March. Is it possible to cancel for free now?

  • marcw says:

    20 Feb20 February 15:35

    Give them a call and ask.

• Kathleen says:

  20 Feb20 February 16:01

  OT:

  Any ideas:

  When you transfer Tesco Clubcard vouchers to Avios how long does it take for them to show up?

  • Anna says:

    20 Feb20 February 17:04

    Usually a couple of days, can be a bit longer if it’s over a weekend.

• Adam says:

  20 Feb20 February 18:24

  OT. just seen a new Amex offer on my gold card. £200 statement credit for any booking made and paid for on onefinestay.com by 30th June.

  Prices vary greatly but on a random date in June I found two bed houses in both Paris and London for around £165 a night. Are Amex really going to pay me to take advantage of this…?

  There are countless properties under £250 a night in great locations.

  • Shoestring says:

    20 Feb20 February 18:34

    From HFP: [$200 credit on EVERY onefinestay house rental
    This is potentially very interesting. You will get $200 cashyback each time you spend $200 or local currency equivalent on The Platinum Card on a onefinestay house or apartment rental.

    (Rentals in the UK receive £150 cashyback on stays of £150+. Rentals in the Eurozone receive €170 cashyback on stays on €170+.)

    I thought this would come with a catch, but it doesn’t. I have spoken to Amex and you will get the cashyback on each and every booking. The nearest thing to a ‘gotcha’ is that you must opt-in to this benefit via the American Express website when it goes live on 11th June. If you forget to opt in, you won’t receive your cashyback.

    The only snag is with onefinestay itself. Most of their houses require a three night minimum stays – not all of them, but most. Looking at a low cost country such as Thailand, the cheapest place I could find is $185 per night in Koh Samui with a three night minimum. The cheapest with a two night minimum is $450 per night – although you are, of course, getting a monumentally large Koh Samui villa for this! If you think that you will be able to book yourself a cheap $200 property and essentially pay nothing due to the $200 cashyback, you will be disappointed.]

    • BJ says:

      20 Feb20 February 18:49

      Good! We in Edinburgh and Glasgow need to find an extra £150ish from our cards this year to offset our Council Tax increases. Edinburgh really taking the P, they just announced they are setting increase at 4.79 %, 0.01% below the maximum allowed. Meanwhile over in Glasgow they keep open a crap arts centre frequented mainly by visitors at the expense of a residential outdoors education centre for the kids from the city.

      • Shoestring says:

        20 Feb20 February 18:59

        OFFER DETAILS
        Save to Card to get a £200 statement credit when you book and stay at onefinestay.com by 30/06/20. Valid once per Card. Terms apply.

        OFFER TERMS
        Book, pay and stay by 30 June 2020.
        Offer includes online payments and is only valid on online spend.
        Visit onefinestay.com to book.
        This promotion is intended for UK Cardmembers only.
        Offer is only intended for the targeted recipients of this offer.
        Offer only applies to the amount settled in Great British Pound (GBP) on the Card to which the offer is saved, including an American Express Card loaded into a mobile payment wallet. Offer does not apply to spend on other Cards you might hold and is not valid for transactions made using third-party payment aggregators. Only one £200 statement credit per UK Card. A rewarded credit may be reversed if qualifying transaction is refunded or cancelled. Offer available to every Cardmember that saves the offer to their Card. Credit should appear on your billing statement within five days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from 30 June 2020. Spend must be billed to your Card account by 30 June 2020 to be eligible for this offer. If onefinestay does not charge your Card during this period you may not be eligible for this offer. For full offer Terms and more details about statement credits click here. By saving the offer to your Card, you agree to the offer terms.

        So you couldn’t be charged in Euros, @Adam

        • Shoestring says:

          20 Feb20 February 19:03

          Enter a date range equal or longer than 3 nights
          London has a 3-night minimum stay policy. Please enter a date range equal or longer than 3 nights to see available homes in London. Alternatively you can contact us and one of our advisors will be able to assist.

    • Lady London says:

      20 Feb20 February 21:20

      ?not each and every booking; conditions say only one per card

      • Rob says:

        20 Feb20 February 21:37

        For Amex Plat, which is where the quote is from, it is unlimited use.

        • Fred says:

          21 Feb21 February 00:52

          I have UK Amex Plat

          “Only one £200 statement credit per card. “

        • Rob says:

          21 Feb21 February 09:42

          … per booking. You can use the benefit unlimited times.

  • Harry T says:

    20 Feb20 February 22:35

    The clever thing to do, if you have a PRGC with the offer and a Platinum card, is to book one or two nights of a multi-night stay on your PRGC to trigger the offer and the subsequent nights with your Platinum card to get the pre-existing c@sh b@ck. Can’t see why that wouldn’t work.

• Shoestring says:

  20 Feb20 February 19:31

  Sorry to ask the same question but I already forgot – I want to book 2 flights on the same route – on Avios – on consecutive days, knowing I will cancel one of them:

  – do I need to book the Avios + 50p RFS option to only pay 50p when I cancel online?
  – or can I choose any combination of Avios + Money and still only pay 50p cancellation online (as things stand)?

  • Peter K says:

    20 Feb20 February 19:43

    From comments on here: As things stand you can book for any amount and only pay 50p cancellation each way.

  • Harry T says:

    20 Feb20 February 22:24

    @Shoestring
    You only pay 50p for each leg either way, regardless of the taxes and charges you pay (for RFS). I’ve done this numerous times recently.

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