[Roberto]

alexb wrote:

my flight date has changed so date is no use to us

Call them and ask to swap to the new date.

[Roberto]

You could book a flight for just over £500 anywhere before the book with confidence ends in September, then cancel it for an e-voucher and then use this voucher as you see fit (including paying for flights in a different currency)…

[Roberto]

Book a Ba flight before the BWC expires and FTV it.

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[Roberto]

MO for me however I prefer the Shagari La practically next door.

A suite is a couple of hundred quid a night – I dont know the age of your kid(s) but they have a family friendly deal on currently.

This offer includes:

Minimum Two-night accommodation at selected room type
Welcome complimentary minibar on arrival for Deluxe Balcony Room, Premier Room, Horizon Club Room and all suites
Daily buffet breakfast at Next 2 Café for 2 adults
Complimentary daily breakfast for kid under 12 years old, max. 2 kids
One way transfer – airport to hotel or hotel to airport (Commuter van)
1 family activity of choice for 2 adults and 1 child, additional charge of THB 670 nett for second child

– Mega Harbourland at ICONSIAM
– Cooking class
– Origami and fish weaving
– Elephant painting
– Offering alms to monks (available in the early morning only)

Supplement canal cruise at THB 2,500 nett per package
Additional second room will get 50% discount from Best Available rate on room with breakfast only.
High-speed, unrestricted Wi-Fi and broadband Internet access

[Roberto]

Transfer the avios to Iberia and recheck. Its instant through the combine my avios feature on ba.com.

Or just book on Ba.com , they are so much easier to deal with than IB of course.

[Roberto]

Flown MH quite a few times mostly in and out of KUL to Langkawi, Penang and/or Singapore and been pleasantly impressed with their setup both in J and Y.

We do have a MH one way avios booking from Melbourne to KL in business in November which was booked on BA.com which I am looking forward to. Also have an economy booking three days later KUL back to SIN to connect with our BA 241 F class return back to LHR.

Booked premier suite at the Shangri-la in KUL on a 342 night deal, our go to hotel in KL. So much bang for your buck in a Horizon Club room or suite.

[Roberto]

It is on my Ba Accelerating business card.
I would guess a holiday payment will sneak through.

OFFER DETAILS
Save to Card to get a £100 statement credit when you make a single, eligible transaction of £500+ on flights from the UK with British Airways by 30/6/2022. Valid once per Card for the first 5,000 Cardmembers to save. Terms, locations, payment restrictions and future communications will apply.

OFFER TERMS
These Offer Terms (including the offer description above) set out the key terms of our British Airways offer. Please make sure you read these together with our General Offer Terms, which contain important additional terms, including information about when statement credits or points can be reversed or lost.
Statement credits will be awarded for eligible transactions using your Card during the offer period, as explained above and within these Offer Terms and General Terms. A statement credit should appear on your Card Account statement within five days from the date you made an eligible transaction but may take up to 90 days from the Offer End Date.
By saving the Offer to your Card, you agree to all our Offer Terms.
Offer only valid on flights departing from UK airports.
Bookings made direct at http://www.ba.co.uk
Offer only applies to spend made in Great British Pound (GBP) on the Card to which the offer is saved.
This offer only applies to purchases on the Card to which the offer is saved (including where the Card has been added to a mobile wallet).
Purchases made through “payment facilitators” are not eligible and will not count towards your spend for the purposes of the offer. A payment facilitator is an intermediary that accepts payments on behalf of the seller of the goods/services. Payment facilitators can include some online payment platforms/ marketplaces, and entities that provide certain card acceptance products (such as mobile card readers) to sellers of goods/services;
Transactions that are subsequently cancelled or refunded will not count towards your spend for the purposes of the offer.
By enrolling and making a qualifying purchase, you acknowledge that to enable you to redeem the offer, American Express may share certain transaction data and the first digits of your Account number with the merchant to reconcile and assess the offer.

[Roberto]

Used the fast track the last two times and been money well spent on each occasion. Booked it on viator via that we’ll known t0p c@sh b@ck site for 10% or so off the top. As rob says its insurance against a busy arrival terminal. My last one was a zoo in January.

The BIMsafe thing is rubbish bit I would do it anyways (as I did) but you probably won’t get asked for it (as I did not)..

[Roberto]

Happy to help..
Enjoy your trips both.

[Roberto]

Cheese
Sliced meats
Salad
Warm meatballs (one each)
Warm spring rolls (one each)
Bread
Hummus
Nuts
Crackers

Vodka
Gin
Captian Morgan
Whisky
Soft drinks
Coors lite Beer

Afternoon tea is served about 4pm too but I never made that.

Pretty uninspiring to be honest but enough to chow down on – was there this week and plenty of people went back multiple times. The wait staff are excellent especially Ronaldo who trys very hard to get you sloshed in the two hour window.

If you fancy something more substantial the Burger in the Shpere bar was very good for £18 plus 12.5% but the drinks are eye wateringly expensive however get a drink to go as many did.

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[Roberto]

I added mine before I chip and pinned it…

[Roberto]

Was in the First Lounge at Heathrow today and its advert was on every billboard running on a loop so BA must be interested in running with this card

[Roberto]

Did it start out of the UK? If so you only get the extra avios for ex-UK holidays…

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Andrew J wrote:

That’s been the case on mine since the beginning – I don’t think this is new.

Well it was new to me as I have been checking most days so it was new news.. Hopefully others will be inclined to check if they too have this new option.

Whilst I appreciate you have had the option (you have mentioned it often) others are not as blessed as you and it them I am alerting..

[Roberto]

Yes @NorthernLass I had a Dropbox promo saved that’s now gone..

Annoyingly I redeemed it recently and not had the cashback either.

[Roberto]

Whilst it don’t help I think Avis have relocated to the Holiday Inn from their T5 location

[Roberto]

AnotherUser wrote:

Thanks – good point! We don’t drive, but Seville might be somewhere fun and easily accessible. Not sure what Granada or Malaga would be like at that time of year

July in Seville?
Wow……
It’s roasting..
I live 90 mins from Seville and would never go in July. Its mid 40’s (and more)….

[Roberto]

I don’t know what passport you hold but I think I would be wandering into London for some sightseeing and a bite to eat. 9 hours in a lounge and I would be crawling up the walls.

[Roberto]

So, two different answers to my question – thanks to both for taking the time to reply. However as I spent through the £5000 minimum requirement over a week ago and have not had the 45000 Avios SUB added to my account I am hoping its option two. Fingers crossed and I will report back.

(1)

stevenhp1987 wrote:

Same day as transaction posts for the bonus here.

(2)

SamG wrote:

When the statement after you hit the spend generates the bonus will post directly to your BA account. Works differently from a “normal”BA Amex

If there are any others that have received their SUB from this offer please feel free to chime in with their insight.

[Roberto]

I won’t be going back to St Lucia just on the back of the road journey to/from the airport. Most of the best resorts are in the North and the airport is an hour plus away in the south. That plus the late flight home put me off going back.

I have to say I had an amazing time but the $100 long taxi ride on not the best roads means I will be sticking with other Islands moving forwards.

As for the helicopter option the Ba flight leaves so late that you would need to be at the airport well in advance as the choppers only fly in daylight hours. Its an extra faff that doubles down on my desire to revisit UVF moving forwards.

There is another airport in the North of the island much nearer many resorts but I am not sure if its equipped for LH aircraft.

[Roberto]

Late check outs in Vegas are as rare as a running flush so I would not take that as likely. If you could squeeze them a little more then maybe 1pm as as good as it gets however just take your bags down stairs and leave them with the bell hops and go play until its time to uber to the airport. The flights go quite late mostly so you cant keep the room the whole day so you may as well discount the whole idea tbh.

Secondly upgrades, if youre expecting some Baller Penthouse with a wet bar you’re way off base. Upgrades might just be a higher floor or a different view , again its Vegas and you wont really be in your room that much!

Vegas is my happy place , I am sure you will have a blast

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[Roberto]

Currently it’s not an option.

[Roberto]

I too spoke to them on twitter today and they said the same. I can print off a paper one from the web site but it looks like something any 14 year old could photoshop in 20 mins – hardly professional. The one on the app is of a similar vein and I was turned away by Air France offering that in October.

[Roberto]

Later this month….

[Roberto]

I was turned away in CDG last year.