[philuk]

You can easily use PP lounges in Concourse A. I was very impressed by the Etihad lounge. Used it without a problem and then took the train to Concourse C 40 mins before my flight.

[philuk]

It took 13 days for my double TP from the trip 8-15 Oct to be credited.
For the outbound flight I got revenue based Avios. Contacted BAEC, next day they reversed all the Avios and TP for both flights. Nothing on my account since then apart from the BAH extra TP…

[philuk]

In my experience there are usually more offers on MR earning cards.

[philuk]

You can also try to downgrade without having to make a new application.

[philuk]

Quick update: Avios suddenly appeared today

[philuk]

Same problem here. To my surprise, after third escalation made in August, I got the following email yesterday:
“Dear philuk,

Thank you for getting in touch with us to claim for your missing Avios with AirBnB for both of your bookings made on 13 February 2024.

I have checked your account and can see that your Avios has been credited by AirBnB using the above booking date for both awards, which you can see if you log in to your account at ba.com.

I hope this Information has been helpful and thank you for choosing British Airways.”
Well, my booking was made on 13 Feb 2023, not 2024 + nothing posted between Feb 2023 and now.
It came from missingaviosairbnb at ba.com

[philuk]

When using the BA shopping portal, you also get a discounted rate for some IHG hotels.

[philuk]

You will receive the full Avios the day you make a transaction. If you apply for Plan It, you will pay the balance and fees over time.

[philuk]

Same here, equipment changed from 32Q to 32N and then back to 32Q. Had to manually move myself back to row 2 both times. Aircraft change was always the reason that seemed to trigger the change.

[philuk]

LHR-HEL fits the bill I think, good availability in July on Finnair.

[philuk]

It looks pretty good as an alternative to Curve+Barclaycard. Thanks for the heads-up!

[philuk]

One of the interesting options in Canaries is Paradisus by Melia Lanzarote.

[philuk]

Hilton Spend £200 get £50 back on Asia & Pacific locations on both BAPP and Platinum

[philuk]

@RV Yes, it goes back to your account when you cancel. Tried it yesterday!

[philuk]

B2B in Sofia got trickier after Bulgaria joined Schengen – see the relevant thread on FT

[philuk]

I have the same problem when using wifi in my office. Not a problem at home. Using Chrome solves the problem.

[philuk]

@KevinC it appeared on mine too! Thank you

[philuk]

@MilesOnPoint
That’s really helpful, thank you!

[philuk]

PeteM wrote:

I mentioned this on today’s chat, but probably relevant for here too:

Just noticed and haven’t seen this mentioned before: a Priority pass pre-booking for the “regular” lounges at Gatwick (say the No1 Lounge) doesn’t include fast track security any more – you need to add it for £6 extra, making it £12pp in total. Which makes £15 for the Clubrooms decent value…

It changed a few weeks ago. On the last few occasions the other PP lounges were quiet in the morning so personally I wouldn’t pay the extra for advance booking when there is no fast track included. Question remains if the clubrooms is still worth it.

[philuk]

Not on my BAPP I’m afraid. It will hopefully appear in the next couple of days.

[philuk]

My flight from CHQ to LHR in Oct also shows as DAT. A320 with 29 rows so presumably a bit more space than on BA metal?

[philuk]

If using BAPP, don’t forget to opt in to tier points offer:
https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/11/21/earn-british-airways-tier-points-with-credit-card-spend/

[philuk]

Datapoint:
Upgraded ARCC to Platinum in October using the link. 75k points posted yesterday.

[philuk]

@JDB I must have missed that, thanks for clarification!

[philuk]

Got an email today. Interesting to see:
Taxes and duties
We’re adding a new section to explain that you must pay any tax in respect of any Avios you have earned.