See ICC World Test Championship cricket with Emirates Skywards miles

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• James says:

  27 Apr27 April 06:31

  Those cricket tickets were on cash sale for peanuts. £20-30 IIRC

  • KP says:

    27 Apr27 April 06:51

    Cheapest is £70

    • Michael C says:

      27 Apr27 April 09:43

      Have you a link to cash sales? Or have they ended?
      Tried half a dozen, all came to dead ends on Oval/Surrey pages: IT side looks grim!

      • Michael C says:

        27 Apr27 April 10:51

        Thanks, Tony – just comes up as “no products available”, so presumably sold out? (the link to “Hospitality” comes up as “error”!).

      • The real Swiss Tony says:

        27 Apr27 April 11:25

        OK try putting WTOB23 in the promotional code box. That should do it.

      • The real Swiss Tony says:

        27 Apr27 April 11:38

        And to add, when it tells you the hospitality is sold out, if you then click on the box that says “continue shopping” it takes you to the hospitality. I can only imagine this is made by the team who have now graduated after developing the BA iOS app…

      • Michael C says:

        27 Apr27 April 12:48

        Thanks so much for the effort. Didn’t find any availability so will resort to the traditional who-can-I-ring-in-London tactic!

      • tony says:

        27 Apr27 April 15:38

        Oh, that’s utterly annoying. It was there this morning. I was given a priority slot for applications back in Feb as a consolation for not getting the Ashes ballot, Just checked and sure enough the link no longer works – sorry!

• tony says:

  27 Apr27 April 07:31

  I tried to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel once – found a good rate and was at a dinner round the corner. London in June and the newly refurbed room had no aircon. Needless to say I was checked out within 30 mins. A refund was prompt enough in coming through but it always seemed committed to underwhelm.

  • Ian says:

    27 Apr27 April 09:17

    I found it all in all a very disappointing experience. I had stayed once at the Cumberland, which I found OK but overpriced for what it was. HRC had terrible customer service. Our room was not available till around two hours after check-in time. Not good.

    • Mutley says:

      27 Apr27 April 14:28

      Likewise I had a bad experience with a Cumberland once.

• Dev says:

  27 Apr27 April 07:33

  I would not waste time watching cricket in the UK … it will probably be rained off!

  • The real Swiss Tony says:

    27 Apr27 April 09:24

    I probably attend one match a year and can say the most rain disruption I’ve ever had was a 20 minute interruption to play at a limited overs match in Southampton. Was staying in one of the pitch facing rooms at the Hilton so it was far from being a hardship. More frustrating was having tickets for day 4 of a test to find that it was all wrapped up by tea on day 3…

    • Dev says:

      28 Apr28 April 07:27

      That’s the other risk with Green pitches and teams not used to the cold “summer”.

• No longer Entitled says:

  27 Apr27 April 07:51

  7-9th June – so it is a three day test?

  • KP says:

    27 Apr27 April 08:09

    7-11th

  • Ken says:

    27 Apr27 April 08:11

    5 days.

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    27 Apr27 April 08:28

    I clicked through and Emirates are only offering this on 3 days even though the match is scheduled for 5.

    • Rob says:

      27 Apr27 April 08:47

      Possible they auction the other days although also possible they don’t want the faff of refunds if its a quick finish.

    • Ken says:

      27 Apr27 April 10:34

      No one sells tickets for Day 5 before the match starts.
      There is never any hospitality on day 5

      • The real Swiss Tony says:

        27 Apr27 April 12:19

        That’s not correct. The Oval is offering hospitality on Day 5 of the Ashes this year. I guess the mark up is sufficiently high that they’re happy to take the risk.

        • Rob says:

          27 Apr27 April 13:10

          Depends who takes the risk … better read the small print before you buy!

• Alex says:

  27 Apr27 April 10:46

  Note that they currently use their Thistle City Barbican to house illegal migrants under government contract.. Likely they get a better deal there than selling those rooms on the market.

• Fazzy Bear says:

  27 Apr27 April 10:54

  FA Cup auctions aswell on Skywards

• Zed says:

  27 Apr27 April 11:15

  There were a number of auctions (French Open semis and final for example) on Skywards I couldn’t access – I emailed Skywards who indicated they were only available to Gold and Platinum members. Seemed a new thing as previously had access.

  • Rob says:

    27 Apr27 April 11:32

    Yes, the UK concert tickets one is restricted (they have Blur at Wembley etc) which is annoying.

• Clayton says:

  27 Apr27 April 12:01

  The HR at Marble Arch was a smart move if you booked it for a night/ weekend for BST as it was literally across the road from the event. We snagged Rock Royalty rooms with the free booze and snacks lounge ( underwhelming as it is, it adds a good value proposition when you can self pour hard liquor for free in central London!) for £160 for 2 nights more than once booking far out.

  Service was always good on the hotel side of things with friendly, knowledgeable and proactively helpful staff. The bars & restaurants a little hit n miss but no more than is the norm in the majority of high volume bars in the city.

  We actually have a booking there for this year’s BST so wonder what’ll happen with that/ when we’ll find out. Can’t see the RR Lounge staying and being free pour if it’s being de branded so they’d be in breach of current booking conditions/ policies. Not massively bothered as it was only 191 for a superior room & lounge access for 2 nites when the likes of Pink are sold out and playing across the road( ish)

  • Rob says:

    27 Apr27 April 12:11

    The report in The Caterer implies that free cancellation is available if you’re not happy about the swap.

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