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Yes..I must remember to keep my address up to date! Thanks for the reminder…

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Is it possible/OK to buy points in USD rather than getting legged over by the points.com exchange rate and paying more in GBP. It will make a considerable saving when purchasing a large amount of points. Thanks.

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Ok thanks for your help, much appreciated.

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Hi, please could someone be so kind to check availability using the companion voucher? Mine is currently tied up in a booking and don’t want to cancel unless availability is present. Thank you.

LHR-AUH on 2 or 3 Nov in business.
LHR-DXB on 2 or 3 Nov in business or First.

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Thanks all. Think I’ll use my HSBC card as Lloyds sounds high risk for charges.

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Haha. That’s why I’m getting rid of it!! 😉

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Ok great, thanks for the info.

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Just about to pay off my Skoda finance with either HSBC World Elite or Lloyds World Elite card. Any recent experience of this being ok and not going through as cash advance? Thank you.

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Perfect, thank you!

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Re the Harvey Nichols Platinum card £50 credit. If you return an item, obviously the statement credit is reversed. Does anyone know if I can use it for another purchase or is it lost forever? My OH purchased some shoes online and doesn’t like them! Thanks

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@kaconym Superstar, thank you!

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Can someone with a BA companion voucher be so kind to check if there any extra availability for 2 people opens for LHR-HND on any day 10-14 Jan2025 please? Got a voucher tied up in another booking but don’t want to swap it out if no availability.

Many thanks

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JDB wrote:

ATC wrote:

I had a painful downgrade too last year, to the fee free card. How long do I need to wait to upgrade to the World Elite card again for a new SUB? Thanks.

Do you get a SUB on upgrade, if they allow the upgrade? They sometimes require cancellation and a new application.

Just found this on Rob’s ‘credit card page’ for the HSBC World Elite…

There is no restriction on receiving the bonus if you have previously held the card, as long as you cancelled it over six months ago, or are upgrading from the free HSBC Premier Mastercard.

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JDB wrote:

ATC wrote:

So if it’s >6 months since I cancelled the Barclays Avios Plus card, I should be eligible for a new sign up bonus?

No! It’s six months to be able to open another Barclaycard account, but two years to wait for another SUB. They aren’t that thick and two years is already pretty generous.

Ok thanks for clarifying, makes sense.

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I had a painful downgrade too last year, to the fee free card. How long do I need to wait to upgrade to the World Elite card again for a new SUB? Thanks.

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So if it’s >6 months since I cancelled the Barclays Avios Plus card, I should be eligible for a new sign up bonus?

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OK thanks for the insight Rob.

Rob Burgess wrote:

The ‘extra’ Avios seats are driven by high levels of I-class cash availability. This will be at the point that cash fares are lowest, which multiple surveys show is 3-4 months before departure.

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Thank you.

nectar collector wrote:

ATC wrote:

Would someone be able to kindly help me and check if there is any extra availability with a companion voucher for LHR-AUH and MAN-AUH (via LHR) one way in business on 4/11/24 please? My voucher is tied up in another booking at the mo so it just shows standard availability. Thank you v much.

no business class showing for 4/11 from LHR or MAN. 2 seats available on 5/11.

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Aston100 wrote:

Also, probably not a good idea to state your exact dates openly.

True but just ideas at the mo. Prob will look at the week after now since availability seems to be better. Thanks

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Thank you for all the info.

Aston100 wrote:

ATC wrote:

Would someone be able to kindly help me and check if there is any extra availability with a companion voucher for LHR-AUH and MAN-AUH (via LHR) one way in business on 4/11/24 please? My voucher is tied up in another booking at the mo so it just shows standard availability. Thank you v much.

LHR > AUH
21:25 > 08:30
3rd Nov 2*PE + 2*BC
>>4th Nov 2*PE<<
5th Nov Nov 2*PE + 2*BC

MAN > AUH
4th Nov – A bunch of departures out of MAN, but just the 2 PE flights as above
3rd & 5th Nov – A bunch of departures out of MAN with 2*PE and 2* BC as above

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Would someone be able to kindly help me and check if there is any extra availability with a companion voucher for LHR-AUH and MAN-AUH (via LHR) one way in business on 4/11/24 please? My voucher is tied up in another booking at the mo so it just shows standard availability. Thank you v much.

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Mick S wrote:

went back to them and said as a minimum I expected £335, preferably £415 when you factor-in the 25% bonus just now.
Now had a response to say the points will post in the next few days. Amount of time I’ve spent on this for 20,000 avios is beyond ridiculous.

What’s the process for raising a complaint please? I’ve had the initial call asking where the 40,000 points are and said expect to hear back in 15 days – sure enough not heard a thing.

Hoping this will get resolved before I pay a fee for the 3rd year.

Many thanks

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Can you still upgrade from the free BA Amex card to the BAPP and if you have spent over £10k already you’ll be issued with the companion voucher which can be used in all cabins? Thanks.

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OK thank you. It’s the Staybridge at LHR. I might buzz them first to check.

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OK thanks for the info. I’m done for LH trips for a while so this is a shame.