What benefits does Heathrow Rewards Premium membership get you?

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• Phillip says:

  25 Feb25 February 05:46

  Once upon a time Premium members got enhanced airmiles transfer rates when there was a promotion in place, but we haven’t seen any transfer promos in over 3 (?) years!

  • Phillip says:

    25 Feb25 February 05:47

    Just like you mention in the last paragraph! 🙂

• Tom says:

  25 Feb25 February 07:21

  The UK Duty Free rules changing I imagine have hit Heathrow Premium pretty hard. I used to spend a lot at Heathrow, now there is basically no benefit to buying at most airside shops. I also find it odd Heathrow didn’t extend Premium status during the pandemic, I was about £100 short of the spending threshold last year and have been dropped to basic tier, which means I will probably spend even less this year as a result.

  • FlightDoctor says:

    25 Feb25 February 08:17

    Exactly the same for me. I was just shy of hitting the threshold this last year and have been downgraded to basic membership, despite having Premier since the scheme started. I agree it’s not worth chasing given the poor returns and there are better deals to be had outside of the airport

  • Paul says:

    25 Feb25 February 14:08

    I spent almost £5000 in 2019 and got no extension. I was in market for a Swiss watch and watched of Switzerland offered 5% off list but it was not enough. VAT refunds from Europe and bigger discounts in Asia, combined with Heathrow’s total disregard for their customers means I actively avoid shipping for anything now.

• Rob H says:

  25 Feb25 February 07:26

  Can you transfer Avios Into Heathrow rewards to redeem on parking at Hesthrow,

  • Rob says:

    25 Feb25 February 08:42

    No

• Wally1976 says:

  25 Feb25 February 07:49

  The beauty of discovering ‘free’ ways into airport lounges (via this site) means I now hardly ever set foot inside an airport shop 😁! Suits me just fine.

• Geoff says:

  25 Feb25 February 07:54

  I’m nowhere near premium and only use my HR points for parking. Unfortunately, although it is relatively easy to redeem them, it is never easy to get the points refunded when you cancel your ‘fully refundable’ booking.

  Previously you had to phone to get them back but now that Heathrow Parking is a subset of the generic Heathrow telephone number you can never get through. I managed it recently via Twitter but we should not really have to rely on social media messaging when the IT should be able to sort it out.

• Jonathan says:

  25 Feb25 February 07:54

  I didn’t know Lufthansa Miles & More has a UK based earning partner !

  I think I recall hearing that there’s an ongoing court case to decide whether or not it’s a cryptocurrency ?
  If I’m right, anyone with some news on the case at all ?

  • Stu_N says:

    25 Feb25 February 10:57

    Its not a very useful one as HR points are difficult to earn in any significant scale. You used to be able to transfer into HR from some airline schemes (I think M&M was one, and Emirates) but those points were ring-fenced so couldn’t be transferred out for airline miles IIRC.

    • Rob says:

      25 Feb25 February 11:13

      You can still do that but, yes, ring fenced. Half decent deal if you use them for Heathrow parking, weak deal if used for Heathrow shopping.

      • Steve says:

        25 Feb25 February 13:46

        Do we know if a Miles & More credit card will be re-appearing in UK market?

        • Rob says:

          25 Feb25 February 14:06

          It’s unlikely as of today and I think you’ll find it will be even more unlikely next month.

• Sean says:

  25 Feb25 February 08:32

  Heathrow rewards did something to the back end during the pandemic. In the old days you would see your transaction seamlessly on the app instantly. Now it is not only very clunky but it doesn’t update often, if at all and you have to chase for anything to credit. It is t really worth having any more and, since there have been no transfer bonuses at all, I’m thinking of just transferring them to an airline program. Im struggling to see why Heathrow bother with this.

  • Scott says:

    25 Feb25 February 09:08

    I can’t remember the last time I used it.
    Shopping wise, a couple of times a year I may buy a drink or meal deal from WHSmiths or Boots, or some random toiletry I forgot.

    Parking is generally far cheaper off site, or it’s more cost effective to connect from NCL into LHR.

• flyforfun says:

  25 Feb25 February 09:22

  I used to use HR a lot, but this was 2 decades ago!! You used to get free/discounted Heathrow Express tickets quite easily if I remember right. But tickets weren’t as stupidly priced as they are now. I think it was only £8, but you could get the tube from Zone 1 for £3ish. My company had a weekend do at a hotel out there and some of the execs were saying they wouldn’t sigh off on the expense of the HEX tickets when the tube was cheaper. After a skinfull and needing to be out of the room by 10am I didn’t fancy 40 to 60 mins on the tube and used my free ticket to slide onto the HEX while the others endured a hung over and tired tube ride back into town.

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