DragonPass removes your ability to buy $10 airport lounge passes via RED by Dufry

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• Anna says:

  9 Apr9 April 04:55

  There’s usually a 3 month trial of Kindle Unlimted as well. There’s not an overwhelming choice of books but if you’re a voracious reader like me it’s handy to have a free, portable library, especially just now.

  • Erico1875 says:

    9 Apr9 April 06:34

    Your Prime membership includes a lot of free books via Prime.

    • Paul says:

      9 Apr9 April 07:45

      …and not a lot of UK corporation tax to help repay the government bailout schemes.

      • TGLoyalty says:

        9 Apr9 April 07:54

        but plenty of NI contributions.

        • Paul says:

          9 Apr9 April 08:01

          Yes but still not much Corporation Tax which if they did the right thing – especially given that the worlds highest earner is at the helm – and paid a fair share, it would be considerably more than any NI paid.

        • Mr(s) Entitled says:

          9 Apr9 April 08:29

          If they paid tax he might not be the world’s richest man. Their position on tax, and his wealth, have not come about by accident.

          Hopefully there is a global political will to address this when all governments start to look at their own cash flows.

        • Doug M says:

          9 Apr9 April 09:24

          I hate the ‘do the right thing’ line. Tax is not a voluntary contribution. Tax them on all these transfer schemes and make them pay appropriate tax. Don’t ask nicely, legislate.

      • Aston100 says:

        9 Apr9 April 10:11

        Pretty sure our governments over the years have had opportunities to do something about tax loopholes but have chosen to ignore for whatever reason.

        • Rob says:

          9 Apr9 April 11:26

          Of course. There are a very small number of changes you can make that would end most of it.

      • mark2 says:

        9 Apr9 April 12:57

        tax on the profit on free books?

      • Lady London says:

        9 Apr9 April 21:14

        I saw stuff years ago saying the only way to collect tax from individuals and corporations we need in the UK will be transaction charges, of which VAT is one, as they can avoid pretty much any other form of tax.

      • Callum says:

        10 Apr10 April 01:22

        Granted I haven’t seen it much for a while, but dodgy tax deductions were regularly promoted on here. The only difference is the scale.

        • Rob says:

          10 Apr10 April 10:12

          I hope you’re claiming your £6 per week tax allowance for working from home Callum.

• Erico1875 says:

  9 Apr9 April 06:40

  ‘re Audible. 1 audio book a month isn’t really enough ,so you end up buying more
  I spent a fortune on Paul Noble Spanish and German and Pimsleur German.
  You still get to use them after you cancel though.

• MP says:

  9 Apr9 April 07:10

  Does anyone know how you actually go about getting a refund for a Dragon Pass voucher that you have purchased? Or do you just automatically get refunded if you don’t use the voucher?

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 08:26

    You need to get them to close your DP account I think which automatically does it. Other readers have done it.

  • Tim M says:

    9 Apr9 April 08:38

    I recently removed 14 passes from our Dragonpass accounts, opened via the Red by Dufry offer, that I now will not be able to use. i left 4 passes on each account. Just email support@dragonpassuk.com with your details and request it. The refund arrived back on my card account in a few days.

    On the second point – Dragonpass membership extension – I asked about this too. As far as Dragonpass is concerned, membership is free courtesy of Red by Dufry and will remain so. It is Red you have to contact and plead for a temporary reinstatement of Platinum membership on the anniversary of the Dragonpass membership, or some such other means of achieving the same thing,

    • Aston100 says:

      9 Apr9 April 09:08

      Based on an email from Dragonpass support, my understanding is that your membership and unused passes get renewed (for free).

    • AndyGWP says:

      9 Apr9 April 15:04

      Likewise, using the instructions above I got a refund for 3 of my 8 passes I had

      Even made a £1+ profit due to the exchange rate shifting 😆

• yorkieflyer says:

  9 Apr9 April 07:28

  Any extension to the Dragonpass membership year in the offing I wonder?

• Dubious says:

  9 Apr9 April 07:32

  RE: DragonPass – the change in price is not limited to status levels.

  I still have Platinum Status in Dufry but the price is also $27.
  When I click throught to a lounge there is a statement that says “From March 1st 2020, as a Red By Dufty member, you pay only USD27 per lounge access and enjoy exclusive discounts of up to 15% at airport restaurant [sic] around the world.”

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 08:24

    Interesting, thanks

    • Ben says:

      9 Apr9 April 08:58

      My 30 day platinum trial doesn’t seem to have expired nearly 3 months later…however as above the price of lounge passes for platinum members has gone up to $27 (same as for gold and silver).

• Lumma says:

  9 Apr9 April 08:12

  If you sign up to the audible 99p trial does the advert no longer appear when watching YouTube videos? It would be worth it just for that

  • Timbo says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:06

    I’m in much the same boat having bought Grammarly.,,

  • John says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:48

    Just get adblock for youtube

  • Lady London says:

    9 Apr9 April 21:17

    🙂

• BJ says:

  9 Apr9 April 08:48

  OT: Unfortunately I’ve not been able to stay up to speed as much as usual with HFP lately due to other demands on my time so I hope somebody could advise me the basics of how to resolve this one please. A relative has booked and paid (using another persons debit card) a Jet2 holiday package at a high street travel agent. Does the current FCO advice on travel provide grounds to request a refund in cash now or does she have to wait to see whether Jet2 cancel or operate the flights? If she can apply for refund now but travel agent refuses can the debit card holder (not named/travelling on booking) attempt a chargeback on the payment to the travel agent? If that fails too would moneyclaim gov against travel agent then be an option? What would the situation be if Jet2 operates but FCO continues to advise against nonessential travel? Thanks very much.

  • EwanG says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:23

    When is their holiday BJ? Jet2 currently expect to recommence flights on 17 June 2020, so everything before then is cancelled.
    I had flights booked with them this and next weekend, at the end of their winter ski schedule. When all ski areas were closed Jet2 proactively cancelled all ski flights for the remainder of the season and advised they would provide refunds, which I am still waiting for. They have since stated refunds are being processed in date order. Also since then they cancelled all other flights and then for a longer period.

    If the current FCO travel restriction extends beyond 17 June I expect Jet2 to resume flights only once restrictions from the FCO and the destinations are lifted.

    I think Jet2 have been pretty fair on how they are treating their customers, so get your relatives to sit tight if they can!

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:35

    Jet2 has cancelled everything to mid June. Beyond mid June I would expect FCO guidance to be lifted. I can’t see them giving refunds on anything from mid June when they restart.

  • The Bits Police :) says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:44

    Try
    The new HFP chat thread – Thursday 9th April
    for OT questions. 🙂

    • BJ says:

      9 Apr9 April 11:16

      Yes, I know but I forgot and went straight to BITS sorry.

  • BJ says:

    9 Apr9 April 11:15

    Thanks @EwanG and Rob, for helpful feedback. I’m inclined to agree that restrictions will be eased and holiday will operate so probably going to be a case of take it or lose it.

    • Lady London says:

      9 Apr9 April 21:28

      I think insurance policies often cover costs of withdrawal from a holiday or a flight if the FCO advises against travel so if all elements of the holiday are still able to be provided and no significant change or cancellation of any element is made then they would lose if they did not take it.

      I would read the terms and conditions of their holiday very carefully – as assuming it’s covered by ATOL there is more leeway on flight timings allowed to be moved – and watch and wait carefully for a big enough change or any part to be cancelled. Do the same for insurance – there might be an applicable reason for cancelling.

      Don’t give up yet unless they would stand to get some more money back by cancelling earlier – but suspect that ship has already sailed so best wait and watch.

• Trevor says:

  9 Apr9 April 09:06

  Thanks for that Rob. Signed up [I’m a Prime member] but for the life of me, I cannot find how to cancel the recurring payment?
  Ta
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  • Anna says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:26

    IIRC if you go into “Your Prime”, there are options there to cancel any of your subscriptions.

    • Anna says:

      9 Apr9 April 09:28

      Apologies, go into Account, pick “Your Kindle Unlimited” or whatever, scroll down and there’s a button to cancel.

      • Anna says:

        9 Apr9 April 09:29

        Though for Audible you may have to sign into that and do it from there. Then they usually try to tempt you to stay with 3 months at half price or similar.

        • Trevor says:

          9 Apr9 April 09:31

          Thanks for the info.

  • Rob says:

    9 Apr9 April 09:32

    On desktop, top left, click your name. One of the options is ‘Memberships and Subscriptions’. I am guessing it is there – most of ours are (including my son’s £2.99 Amazon Video top-up for extra Pokemon episodes …..)

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